Leaves, garbage week, and port upgrades in town
Community readers ask about street leaf removal delays amid early snow and manpower shortages. Public Works Director Carl Wills explains the one way traffic patterns, overtime shifts, and upcoming mid January hope for emptied leaves while noting a Christmas week workload. The State Ports Authority outlines deep water port upgrades at Wilmington and Morehead City and a new large bulk facility.
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Pueblo Crew of 82 May Be Freed By Christmas
Washington reports North Korea may release the 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen soon perhaps by Christmas after seven hours of Panmunjom talks with U.S. officials. Officials called Thursday’s meeting constructive but said no decisions were made with announcements possible very shortly. Relatives had not been contacted with any confirmation by AP late Thursday.
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Yost Named U.N. Ambassador as Shriver Remains in Paris
President-elect Nixon announced career diplomat Charles W. Yost will be the next U.N. ambassador, with Sargent Shriver staying on as ambassador to France. Nixon cited bipartisanship and Yosts deep U.N. experience as key factors in the choice.
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France
Yost
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Parents Make New Contact During Night With Kidnapers
Miami AP report says millionaire parents of kidnapped Emily Mackle made new contact with captors after ransom efforts faltered. FBI hinted of a breakthrough as investigators chased a scientist and two others. a Bahamas flight by a bearded man and woman is probed. a ransom duffel bag was recovered after a gunfight and a Massachusetts registered car links to a University of Miami geologist.
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De Sapio Indicted in Bribery Conspiracy Case
New York AP Carmine G. De Sapio former Tammany Hall leader and a major New York Democratic power was indicted with two others on bribery conspiracy charges. A federal grand jury charged De Sapio with conspiring to bribe James L. Marcus water commissioner already jailed in a kickback scandal tied to Mayor Lindsay's administration.
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James L. Marcus
John V. Lindsay
Contaminated Liquid Oxygen Threatens Apollo 8 Launch
Contaminated liquid oxygen found in Apollo 8 fuel cells risks delaying Saturday’s moon mission launch. 640 pounds are being drained as replacement is sought by today. NASA cites excess liquid nitrogen as the cause. mission proceeds with hold. Astronauts Col. Frank Borman, Capt. James Lovell, and Maj. William Anders remain confident as countdown nears.
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Apollo 8 Flight Plan Outlines Lunar Mission Steps
The text details Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders launching at 7 51 a m EST aboard a Saturn V for Earth orbit then a mid course burn toward the Moon. It notes navigation tests TV broadcasts lunar observations and engine firings leading to lunar captures and two orbits with surface altitudes from 69 to 196 miles before further adjustments.
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GIs Arrive in Bangkok After Cambodian Captivity
Eleven American GIs arrived in Bangkok from five months in Cambodian captivity. A 12th man was released but stayed in Phnom Penh for medical reasons. The group, captured when their river boat strayed into Cambodian waters last July, will fly to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for Christmas. Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced the release as a goodwill gesture. The men were flown by a commercial airliner after transfer from the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh. Names include Ralph W. McCullough, Harley M. Cassell Jr, John R. Chevalier, Donald E. Grigsby, Lee Henry, Terry L. Kramer, Donald E. Price, Harold D. Simms, Floyd A. Wilmoth, Klaus Zupp, Winfred D. Crowe, and Earl Gurnsey.
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Danville
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Jersey City
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Springfield
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Oakland
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Waureka
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Yadkinville
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White Plains
N.Y
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Duluth
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