Apollo 8 Mission Report From Moon Vicinity
Apollo 8 crew Faia Dura Navy Captain James A Lovell Jr and Air Force Major William A Anders fired thrusters for 12 seconds slowing less than two mph to place the craft 71.6 miles from the lunar surface. They prepared for lunar orbit as television images captured Earth from 202,000 miles away.
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James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
William A. Anders
Iunar
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Moon
Earth
South Pole
United States
South America
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Houston
State Forecast Windy Cold with Snow Flurries
A brief weather forecast notes windy and cold conditions with snow flurries and a high near 30. Wednesday will be fair but still cold with continued frigid conditions. page 2 has details.
Stock Market Drops Amid Tax Pressure and Tight Money
The Dow Jones average fell 13.24 points to 953.75 on Monday under year end tax pressures and money tightness fears. This marked the second sharpest decline of the year, with the previous big drop on July 22 following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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New York
Czechoslovakia
Stevens Named to U S Senate from Alaska
Theodore F. Stevens of Anchorage, 45, a Republican and former majority leader in the Alaska House, was appointed to the U S Senate to fill the remainder of the Bartlett term until a 1970 special election. The longtime Bartlett successor will serve until 1972 after the election.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Theodore F. Stevens
Alaska House of Representatives
U. S. Senate
E. L. Bartlett
Stevens
Bartlett
Economy Eyes Another Jump in GNP After Q3 Rise
The Commerce Department said indicators point to a further increase in the Gross National Product, with a fourth quarter rise likely near the $18.1 billion jump in the prior quarter. The third quarter GNP advanced from $852.9 to $871 billion, a setback for planners.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Administration
Paris peace talks briefing by Vance noted
President Johnson received a personal briefing on the Paris peace talks from Ambassador Cyrus Vance, deputy negotiator. Tom Johnson said Vance described the current situation as he sees it in Paris and the prospects for the future.
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Washington
Johnson
Paris
Cyrus Vance
Tom Johnson
White House
Vance
Italy's center-left government wins confidence in Parliament
Premier Mariano Rumor's 10 day old cabinet receives final approval in the Chamber of Deputies by 351 to 247 and clears a Senate vote of 181 to 119, setting the stage for education and economic reform amid anticipated student and labor protests.
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Rome
Italy
Mariano Rumor
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
LeRoi Jones Granted New Trial in Newark Riots Case
In Trenton New Jersey LeRoi Jones the militant writer was granted a new trial after an appellate panel ruled the trial judge’s jury instructions were prejudicial The court set aside his 234 year prison term and 1000 fine imposed after his 1967 Newark rioting conviction.
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Trenton
N. J
LeRoi Jones
Newark
Superior Court
Viet Cong Reject Direct Talks with Saigon at Paris Talks
Tran Buu Kiem head of the Viet Cong negotiating team told reporters in Paris that bilateral talks between the National Liberation Front and the United States would shorten the war. He urged direct talks with the United States and backed a four way conference including proposals for a troop withdrawal. He also called for a peace cabinet in Saigon and said the Front had Beijing support.
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Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front of
South Vietnam
Saigon
Tran Buu Kiem
Front
United States
Kiem
NLF
U. S
Peking
Viet Cong Christmas Cease Fire Opened Amid Attacks
A three day truce began at 1 p.m. local time but within four hours Viet Cong forces fired on a South Vietnamese base at Baotrai, 22 miles west northwest of Saigon. Military spokesmen reported damages and casualties as negative.
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New York Times
Saigon
Baotrai
Pueblo Crewmen Feast and Beatings Reported by Bucher
Seoul reports describe the 82 Pueblo crewmen released after 11 months as they travel toward home. Cmdr Lloyd Bucher details beatings and confinement by North Korean captors, noting some crewmen still bear bruises and black eyes. Medical checks occurred at the 121st Evacuation Hospital in Ascom City before two evac transports to the United States.
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Pueblo
Ascom City
San Diego
Calif
Adm
Edwin M. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
United States
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Santa Visits Hard Hit Mining Town Amid Grief
In Farmington a Christmas party hosted by volunteers and aid groups brought brief joy to 124 children fatherless after Mountaineer No. 9 mine disaster. Santa and Mrs. Claus delivered gifts as families faced ongoing sorrow from the explosion and fire that sealed the mine.
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Niles Jackson
Farmington
Mountaineer No. 9
Santa
Mrs. Claus
New York American Legion
Coast Guard
Ohio
Pope Calls Synod to Help Regain Order
Pope Paul VI moves to convene the second world synod of bishops to restore church order after months of dissent. A prior synod in October 1967 advised on canon law doctrine liturgy and seminaries but had only advisory powers. The next synod is slated to begin October 11 with similar limited authority. In Taranto security is tightened as the pope prepares Christmas Eve mass in a steel mill.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Second World Synod of Bishops
Paul
Taranto
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