Missing Link: Marine’s Wife Reunited After Honolulu Search
In Honolulu Marine Pfc. Dale R. Melching, on five days’ leave from Vietnam, is reunited with his 18-year-old wife Linda Sue and their 2-month-old daughter Shonya Sue after she wandered the city for days seeking him. A bartender’s tip led to the reunion at the rest and recreation center. Melching’s leave was extended one day. he returns to Vietnam, while his wife and child plan to fly home to Palmdale, California.
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Honolulu
Dale R. Melching
Vietnam
California
Linda Sue Melching
Rest and Recreation Center
Melching
Palmdale
Calif
Oil workers near strike threat as talks linger
Negotiations between oil industry negotiators and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International continue to midnight. Union president A. F. Grosprion could call a strike affecting about 60,000 workers across 435 companies. The union seeks 72 cents more per hour over 23 months for workers averaging $3.80.
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Denver, Colo
Oil Industy
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International
A. F. Grospiron
Butler Leaves Police After 34 Years of Service
Scotland Yard detective chief superintendent Thomas Butler retires after 34 years, ending a high profile career that included the Nov 8 capture of Bruce Reynolds, a ringleader of the Great Train Robbery gang. Butler avoids a farewell ceremony and meets Commissioner Waldron for a quiet exit.
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London
Scotland Yard
Thomas
Tommy” Butler
Britain
Butler
John Waldron
Bruce Reynolds
New Auto Safety Rules Take Effect at New Year
The Department of Transportation imposes wide safety standards on new U S cars from New Year. Rules require head rests, door and hood latches, windshield wipers and de fogging systems, and permanently fixed vehicle identification tags readable from outside. Earlier, shoulder harnesses were required in new cars.
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Washington
U.S
Department of Transportation
Deep Freeze Forecast Prompts Cautious City Prep
A widely noted deep freeze moves into the region with frigid temperatures and icy conditions expected for the next several days. Officials urge continued precautions for transportation and vulnerable residents.
New Year Celebrations Amid Frosty Chanute Weather
New Year's Eve 1968 brings cold and icy roads to Chanute yet crowds plan gatherings at the American Legion VFW Country Club and Elks Club. As 1969 nears at midnight, whistles blast firecrackers and horns, and resolutions are renewed across homes and clubs.
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Chanute
Auld Lang Syne
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Country Club
Elks Club
New Year Celebrations Spark Global Party Styles for 1969
Across the United States and Europe revelers planned diverse New Year events from family gatherings to lavish hotel galas. Miami predicted good weather for the Orange Bowl parade while Times Square faced possible rain. festive scenes included free Central Park happenings and high priced Waldorf Astoria balls.
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Associated Press
America
Europe
Miami
New York City
Times Square
Miami Beach
New York
Central Park
Waldorf-Astoria
Guy Lombardo
Atlantic
London
Paris
French Institute of Public Opinion
New Year Tax Rise and Open Housing Law Take Effect
Washington announces changes as 1986 ends and 1987 begins. Social Security tax rises from 4.4 to 4.8 percent on the first 7 800 dollars of earnings, with future steps to 5.9 by 1987. The Fair Housing Act now covers most apartments and new single family homes, with brokered sales excluded.
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Washington
Arab-Israeli Hostilities Continue Across Middle East
Renewed violence spreads as U N Security Council prepares to condemn Israel for the Beirut airport raid. Jordan reports Israeli helicopters firing on a police car near Aqaba, killing one Arab and wounding others, while Israel accuses Jordan saboteurs of shelling near Eilat. Ben Gurion calls for death penalty for saboteurs amid Lebanon crisis and Vatican criticism over Pope Paul VI’s Lebanon message.
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Associated Press
Middle East
New York
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Jordan
Gharandal
Aqaba
Eilat
Tel Aviv
Abraham
Hebron
Vatican
Paul VI
Lebanon
Zerah Warhaftig
Athens
Pope Paul
Jerusalem
Warhaftig
Mahaneh Yehuda
Pius XI
David Ben-Gurion
Security Council
Six Below Zero Sets Date Record
Arctic cold grips region with six below zero at 6 a.m. breaking the date record by one degree. By 1 p.m. the thermometer rose to eight below zero, with a three inch snowfall lingering from Friday and Saturday. Schools closed for holidays. cars struggle as batteries flood and engines stall in the extreme cold.
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Martin Johnson Airport
Mercury
Record Low Temperatures Sweep Kansas Stateswide
Kansas woke to bright sun yet bitter cold with state lows from 17 below at Mankato to two below at Liberal. Concordia Salina Lawrence Wichita Topeka set 1927 records as highs today stay around five to ten degrees, with tonight expected near zero to five below.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mankato
Liberal
Pittsburg
Concordia
Salina
Lawrence
Wichita
Moon Surface Cracks May Result From Lunar Quakes
NASA geologist John W. Dietrich says cracks and rilles seen in Apollo 8 photos may be tension features from contraction of surface material or graben formations, with some features resembling rivers. Astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders continue moon impressions. possible Washington ceremony discussed.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Moon
Space Agency
Washington
Johnson
Dietrich
Crater
Earth
Intercepted Letter Cites New Year’s Eve Anti freeze
A brief note notes anti freeze due to New Year’s Eve celebrations and the cold weather forecast, suggesting efforts to stave off the cold may fail.
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Tribune
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