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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1968

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Nixon Escorts Julie In Simple Ceremony

Julie Nixon daughter of the president elect and Dwight David Eisenhower II grandson of the former president wed in a simple church ceremony at Marble Collegiate Church. About 500 relatives attended as Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale officiated while Eisenhower watched via closed circuit TV from Walter Reed Hospital.

New York Julie Nixon Dwight David Eisenhower II Norman Vincent Peale Marble Collegiate Church Julie David Nixon Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington Walter Reed Hospital Eisenhower John Eisenhower

Bob Hope Jokes On Engine Loss In Vietnam Tour

U S Air Force C130 carrying Bob Hope and 65 entertainers lost an engine near Cambodia but landed safely at a base 20 miles northeast of Saigon. Hope joked with General Abrams and entertained 30 000 troops in 100 degree heat during a 90 minute show.

Long Binh Vietnam U.S. Air Force Bob Hope Cambodia Creighton W. Abrams U.S Roosevelt Grier Saigon Ellsworth Bunker Gen. Abrams States Paris Ho Chi Minh Trail

US and North Vietnamese clash near truce talks site

U S and North Vietnamese troops fought six hours near Mole City, 44 miles northwest of Saigon, as a Christmas cease fire talks location approached. The 25th Infantry faced a heavy attack from Cambodian-border positions with 81 enemy dead confirmed. U S losses stood at 17 dead and 12 wounded.

Saigon U.S U.S. 25Th Infantry Mole City Cambodia Viet Cong National Liberation Front

Saboteurs Hit Bethlehem Ahead of Christmas Week

Amid Christmas preparations in Jerusalem and Bethlehem three grenades exploded near Jerusalem police HQ, causing two cars to burn but no casualties. Palestinian Fatah warned against tourists being endangered while Israeli troops prepared for security. Tourism ministers reported full hotels and 20,000 expected visitors with special pilgrim flights sold out.

Bethlehem Holy Land Prince of Peace Holy Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Tourism Ministry United States Europe

Pueblo Crew Freed by North Korea After Apology

North Korea released 82 crew members of the USS Pueblo and Seaman Duane D. Hodges’ body after the United States signed a statement of guilt and apology. Maj. Gen. Gilbert H. Woodward signed the document at Panmunjom, a move US officials called a propaganda ploy. President Johnson welcomed the release as just and said Hodges’ death is deeply mourned while family reunions await in San Diego.

Washington North Korea United States Dean Rusk U.S Pueblo Duane D. Hodges Hodges State Department Panmunijom Woodward Panmunjom Johnson

Fugitive Held After Kidnaping of Coed Barbara Mackle

Gary Steven Krist, pursued after abducting Barbara Mackle and burying her alive, was captured on Hog Island Florida. FBI recovered about $498,000 of the ransom, with $18,000 on Krist. Mackle survived the ordeal and Krist faced arraignment in a Fort Myers hospital. Ruth Lise Mann-Schier remained at large as a co defendant.

Miami Barbara Jane Mackle Florida Gary Steven Krist Ruth Lisemann-Schier Barbara Atlanta FBI Hog Island Krist Lee Hospital Fort Myers U.S George T. Swartz Bond Swartz

Apollo 8 Crew Faces Flu While Televised Space Flight

Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast a TV show from 120000 miles out as Borman recovers from illness and Lovell and Anders improve. The crew demonstrated zero gravity kitchen duties and shared light moments despite a 24 hour flu warning and a lens misfire hindering Earth view.

Charles Berry Sid Borman Lovell Anders Berry

Apollo 8 gives earthlings first live view from space

Apollo 8 broadcasts from 140000 miles out showing earth as a blue clouded globe. Crew members Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders describe the view while technical limits prevent a detailed shot. Lovell salutes his mother on her 73rd birthday in Edgewater Florida.

Air Force William A. Anders Navy James A. Lovell Jr Lovell Blanche Lovell Anders Earth Borman Edgewater Fla

Ky May Seek Direct Talks With NLF For Peace

South Viet Nam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky returned to Saigon and said he would push for direct talks with the National Liberation Front while not recognizing it as an entity. He favored initial U S and North Vietnamese talks on mutual withdrawal and urged moving quickly to substantive negotiations, criticizing Procedural hurdles blocking the peace parley.

Paris South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky National Liberation Front Saigon Viet Cong Front United States North Vietnam CBS Nguyen, van Thieu Washington Hanoi NLF

Thurmond Marries Nancy Moore in Secret Ceremony

Sen. Strom Thurmond and 22-year-old Nancy Moore wed in a covert Aiken Presbyterian Church service attended by about 70 relatives. The couple departed for an undisclosed honeymoon as a public reception was planned later in Aiken. President Nixon was invited but could not attend due to his granddaughter's wedding.

Aiken Presbyterian Church William Thurmond Sen. Thurmond Aiken Nixon Thurmond Julie David Eisenhower

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