U S To Meet Congress For Release Of Three POWs
The United States would meet with the Viet Cong to negotiate the release of three American prisoners of war. Names identified were Thomas Nelson Jones Donald L. Smith and James Brigham. The NLF said it would fly its flag at the Thanh Dien meeting near Saigon, amid ongoing Paris peace talks and threats of renewed Saigon attacks.
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Saigon
U.S
National Liberation Front
Armed Forces
Thanh Dien
NLF
Thomas Nelson Jones
Donald L. Smith
James Brigham
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Walter Kerwin
Nguyen Vang Thieu
Paris
Thieure
Pueblo Crew Release Expected Soon From North Korea
Reports from Panmunjom say 82 crew members of the U S intelligence ship Pueblo could be released Sunday or Monday after 28th private talks between the United States and North Korea. Officials in Seoul and Washington offered cautious comments. newspapers note US admission of intrusion into North Korea waters.
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SHOUL
Panmunjom
U.S
Christian Broadcasting System
United States
North Korea
Seoul
Kyunghyang Shinmoon
Pueblo
Washington
United
Coed Barbara Jane Mackle Freed From Box Kidnap Case
Sealed in buried box for more than 80 hours Barbara Jane Mackle was freed from the red clay woods of North Georgia. Her parents paid a $500000 ransom and she spoke by telephone to her uncle Frank Mackle thanking him. Kidnappers Gary Krist and Ruth Schier fled. warrants issued as police hunted them.
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Miami
Jim Barbara Jane Mackle
North
Georgia
Tin Fing
Frank
Barbara
Frank Mackle
Tamiami Trail
PBS
J. Edgar Hoover
Gary Steve Kfist
California
Ruth Eisemann Schier
University of Miami Institute of Marine Science
Hoover
Mar Atlanta
Clarifying Corry Hospital Room Plan Is Announced
Alwin Kuller, chair of the Corry Memorial Hospital Association finance committee, clarified that there will be no new room maintenance fund for the new wing. The old building program will continue as in past years, with appreciation for annual contributions supporting patient care.
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Alwin Kuller
Corry Memorial Hospital Association
Fuller
Moon Shot Quiz Sparks Awe Over Apollo 8 Mission
A newspaper brief notes the Apollo 8 crew's bold lunar mission stirring awe and prayer for safety. It highlights Corry’s strong interest and mentions Raymond plant hare and the Snap-Tite plant in Union City as suppliers of parts for Apollo.
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Corry
Raymond Plant
Union City
UC Gets 3550 Grant From U S To Develop Park
Washington announces a supplementary grant of 3550 to Union City Borough for second stage Carlisie Memorial Park development. The borough previously received 2530 in May 1967 for initial development.
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U.S
Washington
Union City
Carlisce Memorial Park
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Joseph P. Vigorito
Vigorito
Firestone To Break Ground In Corry Plant
Firestone plans a ground breaking next Monday for a new 1.8 million dollar Corry Foam Products plant in Corry’s east end. Buckheit and Sons engineers and surveyors are laying out the site as bulldozers move in. The plant aims to begin production by September to meet auto and furniture industry shipping commitments.
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Corry
Buckheit' and Sons Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Corry Area
Puppy Falls Into Sewer on Spring Street
A local youngster reported a puppy fell into a five foot sewer at the intersection of Spring Street and West Church. Firefighters and police coordinated with the Streets Department to reach the pup and return it to its grateful owner.
Neighbors Pray and Sing as Apollo 8 Crew Prepares
On the Anders lawn in Space Center Houston neighbors held a spontaneous prayer service for astronaut William A. Anders and two other astronauts awaiting a moon orbit flight. They sang Christmas carols and the Star Spangled Banner, recited the pledge, and lit a four foot high American flag with lights. A priest planned to give Mass before launch.
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Nouston
William A. Anders
Air Force
Andera
Giance
Anders
Exaed
Fas
el Lago
Verne Predicted Moon Shot Echoes Apollo 8 Flight
A historical comparison links Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon to NASA’s Apollo 8 mission. The piece notes Verne’s three crew and Florida launch, likening his cannon-like launch concept to the Saturn V. It contrasts Verne’s fiction with real spaceflight milestones.
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Jules Verne
America’s Moon
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Verne
Florida
NASA
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 8 Blasts From Cape Kennedy Toward Moon Orbit
Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy at 7:51 a.m. EST propelled by a Saturn V third stage. Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders escaped Earth's gravity and began a two orbit test before aiming for lunar trajectory. Tens of thousands watched as families and observers followed the historic ascent.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Apollo
Moon
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
Lovell
Marilyn
Blanche Lovell
Borman
Anders
Manned Spacecraft Center
Corry Firm Subcontractor Aide Killed
Rescue workers, digging feverishly from a sewer ditch, searched for a missing aide after a Corry area firm subcontractor was killed. The incident drew emergency crews to the site in McKeesport as investigators stepped in.
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McKeesport (Ap
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