Eight Flyers Missing After Hanoi Haiphong Raid
AP dispatch details the heavy night attack on Hanoi Haiphong with two B-52s and an F-111 lost, eight airmen missing, seven rescued in Thailand, and North Vietnam claiming civilian casualties. Names and service numbers of missing crew are reported from Hanoi news conference.
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Hanoi
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Georgia
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South Dakota
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Texas
Tim Inkton
New York
Henry Charles Barron
West Germany
Charles A. Brown
Illinois
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South Vietnam
Udorn Air Base
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Future Talks in Doubt Thuy Says
North Vietnamese chief negotiator Xuan Thuy warned a new cease fire meeting may be canceled as U S bombing raids resume, questioning willingness to continue technical talks and possible attendance at the 171st semi public session. He blamed Washington for sabotaging the draft accord and asserted Hanoi will not bow to pressure while insisting on peace with honor.
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Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Thuy
U. S
William Porter
Hanoi
Tokyo to Spend $34.7 Billion to Fight Urban Pollution
Japan combines industry and government plans to invest over the next decade to reduce pollution in major cities. The program totals at least 34.7 billion dollars aimed at cleaner air and water.
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Tokyo
Biden’s wife dies in auto crash after Senate victory
Nelia Biden, wife of Senator-elect Joseph R. Biden, 30, and their 18 month old daughter Amy died when a tractor-trailer struck their station wagon near Hockessin. Biden’s two other children, ages four and three, were injured and hospitalised. The truck driver, Curtis Dunn, was also hospitalised. Biden, in Washington, flew home to support his family.
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Hockessin
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Robert
Curtis C. Dunn
Avondale
Mately
Washington
Wilmington
Delaware Division Hospital
Skaneatles
N.Y
University of Delaware
Syracuse Law School
Syracuse
Robert Hunter
Auburn
Nixon resumes heavy bombing of North Vietnam in new shift
President Nixon orders renewed bombing north of the 20th parallel while insisting peace talks in Paris remain open. White House cites aims to save American lives, but diplomats describe the move as returning to May 1969 positions and blocking a clear path to settlement. Key issues include the DMZ at the 17th parallel, North Vietnamese troop presence in the South, infiltration, and Saigon's sovereignty.
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Hanoi
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Tho
Saigon
Raymond Route Chosen For I 380 Corridor
Ames Iowa The Iowa highway commission voted informally 5 to 0 to accept the Raymond route as the I 380 corridor between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Formal action by the commission follows Wednesday and federal approval from the federal highway administration is still needed to finalize the location.
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Iowa Highway Commission
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Federal Highway Administration
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Apollo 17 Returns: Moon Mission Ends in Pacific
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans landed safely in the Pacific aboard the USS Ticonderoga after a 12 day 13 hour 51 minute flight. They spoke of the mission and were welcomed aboard the carrier as television cameras broadcast the recovery.
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Eugene Cernan
Harrison Schmitt
Ronald Evans
Cernan
America
Samoa
Ticonderoga
Truman Appears More Alert After Restful Night
Kansas City AP reports former President Harry Truman remained in very serious condition yet seemed more alert after a restful night. Spokesman John Dreves said he follows movements with his eyes but has not spoken. Margaret Truman Daniel returned to New York.
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Harry Truman
John Dreves
Dreves
Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
New York
Chamber Officials Endorse Raymond Interstate Route
Cedar Rapids civic leaders endorsed the Raymond alignment for Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The Cedar Rapids Marion Area Chamber of Commerce highway committee approved the Raymond route, contingent on Highway 150 improvements from Urbana to Independence.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Committee
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Urbana
Independence
Commission
Raymond
Iowa
Harold Wendorf
Chamber
Neu Names 14 Senate Committees
Des Moines Iowa Lt Governor elect Arthur Neu announces the 14 Iowa senate committees for the 65th general assembly starting January 8 reducing from 19. He notes some committees had light workloads and merges include law enforcement with judiciary and conservation with environmental preservation. He expects early bills and outlines chairmen ranking members and party splits for Agriculture and Appropriations with multiple Republicans and Democrats named.
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Des Moines
Arthur Neu
Iowa Senate
General Assembly
Neu
Nell
Judiciary
Chuckle Price Tag In Jewelry Window
A witty price label in a jewelry store window lists a diamond studded cigarette lighter at $3,000 with Flint mentioned as five cents extra, reflecting a humorous shopping note from the era.
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Flint
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