Contamination delay grips Apollo 8 countdown at Cape Kennedy
Engineers find nitrogen contamination in an Apollo 8 oxygen tank forcing draining and refilling with liquid oxygen. Officials expect to complete the purge during a rest period without delaying the Saturday launch for Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Moon
Space Agency
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Marilyn
Pate
Paul Donnelly
Eleven American prisoners return home for Christmas
Eleven of twelve American prisoners released by Prince Sihanouk arrived in Bangkok on their way home for Christmas. They received $200 each, cholera and smallpox vaccines, and Christmas gifts from families. The 12th sergeant remained in Phnom Penh for wounds from November 27. The group had been captured July 17 aboard a Mekong River craft and were repatriated after months in captivity.
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Kim Willenson
Bangkok
UPI
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Gurnsey
Sacramento
Calif
Phnom Penh
Mekone
Air Vietnam
Dresent
American Red Cross
W. P. Frenvei
Port Collins
Colo
Ralph McCulloush
Columbus
McCullough
Frmbassy
Sihanouk
Angkor Wat
Bowt
SS Representative Visit Scheduled for Vernon Courthouse
A Social Security representative from the Vernon Office will hold an outreach session at 9 a.m. Monday January 6 in the courthouse to assist residents with benefits and inquiries.
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Vernon
Washington notes on Eisenhower wedding and Nixon kin
Washington reports physicians hopeful that Mamie Eisenhower will attend her grandson David Nixon Jr and Julie Nixon's wedding despite a respiratory infection with asthma. Also in brief, Sammy Davis Jr and May Britt divorce ends Hollywood's first prominent interracial marriage after eight years.
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Washington
UPI
Mamie Eisenhower
David
Richard M. Nixon
Julie
Santa Monica, Calif
Upl
Hollywood
Sammy Davis Jr
May Britt
Elks Lodge 3111 Maps Gift Wrapping Night
Members of Elks Lodge 3111 are asked to meet at the lodge at 7 30 p m tonight to wrap Christmas gifts for the needy children's party.
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Elks Lodge
Ky Threatens U.S. Exit Over Vietnam Talks
South Vietnam’s Ky warned in Paris that he may urge the United States to leave South Vietnam if a negotiated settlement betrays his country. W Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance met Ky as talks with Hanoi stalled, with Ky claiming a pullout would leave South Korea and Thailand at risk and noting a mobilization would have reduced American presence.
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George Libera
PARIS
UPI
W. Averell Harriman
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
L’aurore
South Vietnam
Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Lau
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Clark M Clifford
Maxwell Taylor
South Korea
Thailand
Washington
Texas lawmakers press expanding state sales tax amid budget needs
A UPI survey of Texas legislators shows most favor expanding the state sales tax to cover more items and services. Support includes farm machinery, laundries, repairs, liquor taxes, and higher gasoline levies, with debates over food, drugs, and exemptions. Leader Rep. Ben Atwell backs taxing shifts and higher college tuition.
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David Anderson Austin
UPI
Texas
Clude
Ren. Forrest A. Hardin
San Angelo
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Revenue and Tax Committee
Atwell
Aspirin Water May Be Toast For New Year
Texans toast the New Year with aspirin and water as the Hong Kong flu spreads. State Health Commissioner Peavy warns morning after hangovers could mask flu symptoms and urges rest and private physician consultation. Doctors, school officials, and football coaches report rising cases. Continued on page six.
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Hong Kong
James E. Peavy
Rain and Snow Forecast for Panhandle Cities
A new cold front is set to bring snow to the Panhandle with winter starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. Intermittent snow mixed with rain is expected in upper Panhandle regions including Dalhart as temperatures dip to single digits. Amarillo records lows near 1 degree as the cold snap arrives.
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Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Escaped convict sought in kidnapping case
FBI warrants issued for Gary Steven Krist and Ruth Eisemann Schier in the kidnapping of Barbara Mackle from a Decatur Georgia motel. Krist, an escaped inmate and alias George D. Deacon, is described as heavily armed and dangerous. Schier is a 26 year old biology researcher. Mise Mackle remains missing amid the investigation led by FBI Director J Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Barbara Jane Mackle
Gary Steven Krist
Ruth Eisemann Schier
Mise Mackle
Emory University
Miami
Robert Mackle
Decatur
Emory
Atlanta
J. Edgar Hoover
Krist
Miss Schier
Honduras
Hoover
California
George D. Deacon
Cayman Corporation Drilling Below 6360 Feet Near Childress
The Cayman Corporation No 1 Coda Beavers wildcat south of Childress is drilling below 六360 feet. The test is scheduled for 8400 feet for the Ellenberger formation.
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Childress
Ellenberger
Bacon Services Held For Mrs. Waldo S. Bacon
Mrs. Waldo S. Bacon a Childress resident of over 35 years died at General Hospital after sudden illness while bridge partners attended her. Funeral 10 a m Saturday Central Christian Church Am arillo Rev Parker. burial Childress Cemetery. Survivors include nephews and nieces and a sister-in-law.
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Waldo S. Bacon
Childress
General Hospital
Bacon
Clifford Parker
Amarillo
Newberry’s
Clarence Carter
Vivian Jones
Jerry Hampton
John Robinson
Llovyd Tuck
Harold Wright
Goldie Bacon
Kansas
Enid
Okla
Decoration Lights Judging Tonight
All homeowners with Christmas lighting are asked to leave lights on until 10 p.m. Judging starts when dark and prizes offered by the Chamber of Commerce include 15 dollars for first place 10 dollars for second and 5 dollars for third.
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Chamber of Commerce
Nixon names Woodruff Yost U.N. ambassador pick
President elect Nixon surprises New York by naming veteran diplomat Charles Woodruff Yost as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The move ends speculation that R Sargent Shriver would take the post.
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Nixon
New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Charles Woodruff Yost
U.S
United Nations
R. Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
France
World Organization
Pueblo crew release nears as talks with North Korea advance
Signs point to a quick breakthrough in 1 month negotiations for the release of 82 Pueblo crew members. Officials warn an accord could come before Christmas as Washington buzzes with progress.
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Washington
UPI
North Korea
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