Pope Celebrants Christmas Mass In Plant In Gesture Of Solidarity
Pope Paul VI celebrated a midnight Christmas Mass at a Taranto steel plant, joining 15,000 workers amid roaring furnaces. He blessed workers and clergy, toured the plant, and urged Catholic tradition while a festive city crowd lined the streets with Viva il Papa signs and confetti.
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Christmas Peace Talks Amid Vietnam Cease Fire
Archbishop Cooke urged peace to 1,200 servicemen in Saigon and Long Binh as a battlefield meeting planned with Viet Cong to discuss the release of three U.S. soldiers. The plan, broadcast Dec 19 by the Viet Cong, sought a quick turnaround for the prisoners, while Saigon glowed with Christmas observances and extended curfews.
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Apollo 8 Families Await Christmas in Space Mission
Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders endure a three day journey to reach the moon. Their cabinlike Apollo 8 hosts checklists control panels and a fragile Christmas dinner ration as they capture lunar surface details and look toward home.
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Christmas in Bethlehem Faces Tense Peaceful Night
Israeli troops guard the Nativity site as midnight Mass at St Catherine's church marks Christmas in Bethlehem. Hippies kiss at Manger Square while soldiers overlook the area. rockets and land mine checks at Shepherds Fields. 25,000 visitors in three days amid cautions from El Fatah and Jordanian cease fire breaches.
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Democrats eye leadership shakeup in House vote
The Democratic caucus considers ousting John W. McCormack as speaker with Rep. Brock Adams leading calls for younger vigor. The Democratic Study Group seeks changes to committee selection rules while Pat Jennings and Ralph Roberts contend for clerk of the House, after Roberts challenged Jennings.
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Apollo 8 Crew Ends Christmas Eve From Moon Orbit
Astronauts Lovell Anders and Borman describe moon surface features and read the Creation story before trimming their Christmas Eve flight plan due to fatigue. Borman notes Lovell's snoring as control cuts reduce tasks, then checks weather and recovery area while in lunar orbit about 70 miles up and 220000 miles from Earth.
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Deadly Los Angeles dwelling blaze tied to short circuit
Fire department says the worst dwelling fire in Los Angeles history began in a spotlight on a Christmas tree, injuring and killing residents. Sdldie James Greer, 18, woke to heat and alerted neighbors as flames engulfed the house. Mrs Greer and children were found in the debris with evidence of a failed rescue attempt. Investigators noted the tree remnants and presents beneath the burnt tree.
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Apollo 8 Crew Telecasts Moon Crater Tour to Earth
Apollo 8 astronauts present the first live telecast from a manned craft circling the moon. They guide Earth viewers through lunar craters and describe surface features during the historic broadcast from SPACE CENTER Houston.
Pueblo crew returns home after months in captivity
The Pueblo crew is welcomed back in San Diego after release in a year marked by trauma and reunion scenes. Captain Lloyd Bucher speaks of brutality by captors and Hodges is honored. families face costs while donations surge locally. Apollo 8 crews also share Christmas milestones and moon observations from lunar orbit and Earth.
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Johnsons observe Christmas at White House ranch
Mrs. Johnson and daughters Lucinda Desha and Luci Nugent, with Patrick Nugent and Patrick Lyn, spent Christmas at the White House. The prior three holidays were at the Texas ranch. Eight stockings with milestones hung in the Yellow Oval Room as the family awaited gifts. The menu included oyster cocktail, roast turkey, corn bread dressing, creamed sweet potatoes, green beans with almonds, bib lettuce salad, cranberry sauce, homemade fruitcake, ambrosia and egg nog.
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