VC Fail To Free U.S. Prisoners
U.S. and Viet Cong officials held an unprecedented battlefield parley 50 miles northwest of Saigon that failed to secure the release of three American prisoners. The two hour and forty six minute meeting ended at 5:54 p.m. Saigon time with no prisoner release and no further information given.
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Saigon
U.S
Vam Co Dong
Vietne
Liberation Radio
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Christmas Truce Breaks Mark Vietnam Holiday Fight
In Saigon, communists violated a Christmas truce with 118 attacks, 40 major, killing two Americans and wounding 33. U.S. forces say 22 guerrillas were killed. a surface to air missile targeted a recon jet near Vinh. Three U.S. servicemen listed missing were identified and a ceasefire briefly held amid holiday scenes.
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Saigon
Joyous Pueblo Crew Reunion After Captivity
The 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen celebrated Christmas at Miramar along with families after 11 months of captivity in North Korea. Debriefing and a court of inquiry will follow as families meet at a base hospital reception center.
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San Diego
UPI
USS
Pueblo
Navy
Miramar Naval Air Station
Air Force
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Murphy
Rosenberg
North Korea
Comdr
Jesse D. Hodges
Duane Hodges
Des Moines YMCA Abduction Case Seeks Suspect
Pamela Powers a 10 year old Des Moines girl vanished from the YMCA Christmas eve while buying a candy bar. Police issued a warrant for Robert Anthony Williams a 24 year old Negro minister candidate described as clean cut and formerly with Maple Street Baptist Church. Williams driven away with a wrapped bundle. desk clerk John Knapp attempted to intervene. Pamela's father Merlin Powers expresses hope and fear as investigators pursue leads.
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Des Moines
Pamela Powers
YMCA
Robert Anthony Williams
Williams
John Knapp
Knapp
Wendell Nichols
Missouri
Richard Anthony
Anthony
Robert Gene Anthony
Nichols
Maple Street Baptist Church
Pamela
Apollo 8 Returns From Moon Orbit in Historic Flight
Apollo 8 completes a 20 hour lunar orbit and accelerates toward splashdown in the Pacific near Christmas Island. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders report extreme fatigue but prepare for reentry Iowa time Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Borman
Jim
Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Bill
Anders
Iowa
Pacific Ocean
Christmas Island
19 Killed As Allegheny Airlines Propjet Slams Peak
An Allegheny Airlines propjet crashed while attempting a landing in light snow near Bradford PA. Forty one passengers and six crew were aboard. 19 people died and 27 were hospitalized. Rescue crews battled blizzard conditions as they searched for an additional missing passenger.
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Bradford
Allegheny Airlines
Gary Mull
Fairfax
Richard Gardner
Re Va
Ritane Washington
Detroit
Erie
Harrisburg
Washington
No-Man's Land Show Town Spoils Thai Resort Travel
The piece notes a lush but troubled resort area in a border zone with a bound travel agent, extravagant quarters, and rampant hazards. It lampoons the location as a theatre hub with a rough street scene and lingering wartime tension near the Mekong. The author hints at security risks and mentions Viet Cong era adversaries and a garrisoned environment.
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Thailand
No-Man’s- Land
Conrad Hilton
New
York’s
Mekong River
NLF
Jolly Greens Are Vietnam Heroes Lift Sandys Flight Crew
The 602nd Special Operations squadron known as the Sandys fly A-1 Navy planes to locate downed pilots and guide Jolly Green helicopters to safety. Lt Col John Carlson notes their mission also is to suppress hostile forces. Major O Connor and Lt Don Ewing recount harrowing rescues and near misses.
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the Sandys
602Nd Special Operations Squadron
Sandys
Jolly Greens
John Carlson
Evanston, Ill
Don Ewing
Dayton
Ohio
O’connor
Stu Silver
Anchorage
Alaska
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