Viet Cong offers new talks on prisoner release
AP reports the Viet Cong broadcast a new offer to meet with U S allies on New Year’s Day to negotiate the release of three American prisoners of war, while allied leaders reject a January cease-fire. The prisoners named are James W. Brigham, Thomas N. Jones, and Donald C. Smith. Negotiations stalled after a Christmas Day discusson over formalities.
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Liberation Radio
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James W. Brigham
Ocala
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Thomas N. Jones
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Night crash kills 30 at O’Hare in fog and flames
North Central Convair 580 attempting to land at O'Hare in mist and drizzle burst into flames after hitting a hangar. Thirty of 45 aboard died, with 27 bodies counted in wreckage. Six-seven hospitalized. captain Marvin Payne first officer Gerald Lavalley and stewardess Dean Krochek injured. FAA cited visibility about one mile. hangar located about a half mile from the runway.
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Associated Press
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Burned girl reported in good condition in Boston
Margie Elizabeth Ingram was reported in good condition at Shriners Burn Institute in Boston after a severe burn covering over 204 percent of her upper body. Police say the child’s mother was charged with assault with intent to kill. bond set at 35,000. The girl had been in a Rocky Mount hospital since Saturday and was moved to Boston for treatment.
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Apollo 8 crew near home after lunar mission
Apollo 8 astronauts completed a five hour debrief aboard the USS Yorktown after six days in space. They prepared for a belated Christmas with families before continuing postflight analysis and a Hawaii to Texas travel sequence.
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Navy to probe Pueblo incident with five-admiral court
A high level Navy court of five admirals was ordered to study the loss of the USS Pueblo and the crew during North Korean seizure. It will decide if Commander Bucher had power to resist, examine alleged statements by crew under confinement, and make non-binding recommendations only. Eleven crew members were wounded, with one fatality, and Bucher and others will receive Purple Heart medals next week. Bucher is in a private room at U.S. Naval Hospital as debriefings proceed.
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Barry Kramer
Associated Press
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World applauds Apollo 8 mission around globe
Foreign leaders and citizens praised the Apollo 8 splashdown. In London the Daily Mirror led with Great the World Salutes America while British Prime Minister Harold Wilson sent congratulations to President Johnson. Paris reported jammed embassy switchboards and a German clerk called the mission inspiring. Pope Paul VI sent a telegram of thanks. In Rome crowds cheered and Poles gathered at the U.S. Embassy lobby.
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Grand Duchess Anastasia Claimant Marries Virginia Professor
Anna Anderson known as Grand Duchess Anastasia has wed Dr. John E. Manahan a 49 year old former history professor and UVA lecturer in Charlottesville Virginia. The ceremony links a disputed royal claimant with a local academic figure in a high profile marriage.
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LBJ Says Talks Could Resume Soon in Paris
President Johnson, buoyed by Apollo 8 success and other good breaks, says Vietnam talks may move off dead center as Cy Vance reports progress. He hopes substantive talks resume after Vance’s return to Paris, while noting war deaths remain his chief disappointment. Johnson heads to Texas ranch to recover from a cold.
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Associated Press
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The Great Flu Epidemic of 1916 Returns
The Sunday Enterprise recounts the 1916 flu epidemic that began in the United States and spread to Europe, then back to America, costing over half a million American lives before ending. It frames the era as a grand weekend pursuit of fun, luck, and spectacle.
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