Miami Coed Barbara Mackle Freed From Box Ordeal
Barbara Mackle, kidnapped and buried for over 80 hours in a Georgia woods box, was returned home after a $500000 ransom was paid by her parents. FBI linked two suspects from the University of Miami to the crime. a speedboat used in the ransom recovery and the box’s air and supply system were noted by authorities.
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Barbara Jane Mackle
North
Georgia
Tme
Frank
Barbara
Frank Mackle
Tamiami Trail
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Gary Steve Krist
California
Ruth Eisemann Schier
University of Miami Institute of Marine Science
Hoover
Atlanta
Frank Mackie
Robert F. Mackie
Nixon
Opa-Locka
Mackle
Islands
Krist
George D. Deacon
Boston
Reformatory
Massachusetts of Technology
MIT
Joe Krist
Deacon
Apollo 8 Rocketed Toward Moon Orbit Adventure
Apollo 8 and its crew led by Air Force Col. Frank Borman Navy Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Air Force Maj. William Anders blasted from Cape Kennedy to set a Christmas Eve lunar orbit. The Saturn V third stage fired, boosting to 24 200 mph to escape Earth. The mission aims included two Earth orbits then a 66 hour transit to the moon, with plans to approach within 69 miles of the lunar surface before entry into lunar orbit and eventual return.
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Fla
America
Space
Moon
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Hawaii
Apollo
Chris Kraft
Horman
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Mission Control Center
Solar
Stars
Christmas Day meeting sought for POW release talks
U S agrees to an unprecedented Christmas Day meeting with the Viet Cong to negotiate the release of three American prisoners. The NLF identified the captives as Thomas Nelson Jones Donald L Smith and James Brigham. The talks follow Thieu’s warning on possible Paris talks disruption amid a recent ground action near Saigon.
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U.S
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
United States Today
Thanh
Dien
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Armed Forces
NLF
Thomas Nelson Jones
Donald L. Smith
James Brigham
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Thieu
East Coast Dock Strike Resumes Nationwide Walkout
New York report says dock operations from Maine to Texas halted as the International Longshoremen's Association renews its walkout against shippers. President Johnson urged immediate settlement as the 80-day cooling-off period ends and longshoremen back off the job, potentially costing $5 million daily.
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New York
Maine
Texas
International Longshoremen’s Association
Johnson
Pueblo Crew May Be Freed Sunday in Korean Talks
Panmunjom was under tight security as reports from Seoul said 82 crew members of the US Pueblo could be released Sunday or Monday. US and North Korea held a private 28th meeting to settle final details, with a Washington source noting a Christmas homeward possibility.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
U.S
Pueblo
Christian Broadcasting System
United States
North Korea
Kyungayang Shinmoon
Washington
Families cling to friends and faith as Apollo 8 lifts
In Houston, wives of astronauts gather at their homes for vigil as Apollo 8 prepares for lunar orbit. Valerie Anders and Susan Borman lead with prayer and tears while Marilyn Lovell and other families watch from Kennedy Space Center. Neighbors light a 50 star flag display and sing carols, reflecting a shared, faithful response to the mission.
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Marilyn
Blanche Lovell
Borman
Anders
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Space Center
Frank Borman
William A. Anders
Air Force
Ed White
C. C. Williams
Susan Borman
Frank
Dave Scott
The
Space Agency
Valerie Anders
Jim Bryant
Bill
John Steinbeck Dies at 66 in New York
New York AP Steinbeck Nobel Prize winner and author of The Grapes of Wrath died in his sleep at age 66 in his Manhattan home. He had moved from Sag Harbor, Long Island, and had suffered prolonged ill health. His career included 24 fiction works, with The Grapes of Wrath defining his legacy. He avoided the limelight, saying publicity mattered little compared to his books.
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John Steinbeck
Manhattan
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Pantheon of
Oklahoma
California
Steinbeck
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Ruth Eisemann
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Paul Haney
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Walter Kerwin
Mrs. Scott
Rene Vermillion
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Edwin 0. Borman
Phoenix
Ariz
Michael Collins
James McDivitt
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