Pueblo Crewmen Return From North Korea Captivity
The 82 Pueblo crew members reached Miramar on two USAF jets, faces tearful and lips sealed by Navy security. Family reunions drew about 170 relatives as press access was tightly restricted until a Balboa Hospital news conference led by Rear Admiral Rosenberg.
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Miramar Naval Air Station
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Edward R. Murphy
Balboa Naval Hospital
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Allen M. Shinn
Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force
Edwin M. Rosenberg
Korea
Murphy
U.S
North Korea
Apollo
Moon
Apollo 8 completes lunar orbit and begins return to Earth
Apollo 8 finishes 20 hours in lunar orbit and fires propulsion engine to break free. Crew members Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders report success and prepare for a Pacific Ocean landing later in the week. Lovell cheerfully notes Santa Claus as Earth rises.
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James A. Lovell Jr
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Santa Claus
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Apollo
Southeast Asia map in color highlights crisis areas
A new full color map on Page C-9 shows North and South Vietnam and border lands. The map helps families of service members and others track events in Southeast Asia as a handy reference to spotlight crisis areas in the news.
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Southeast Asia
Nam
Apollo 8 crew backs landing site as best option
Apollo 8 navigator James Lovell says the eastern edge Sea of Tranquility site TIP-2 on the moon looks like a winner for a future landing. Lunar photographer William Anders calls the far side rough and featureless as team officials rate TIP-2 near perfect for a spring landing.
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Sea of Tranquility
Apollo
George Low
Lovell
Moon
Southland Weather Sees Mixed Storm Outlook
A winter storm threatens the Southland but Long Beach should escape the main blow. Occasional showers and snow at 5000 feet are possible with cold, windy conditions. Highs near 58, lows around 49, and continued gusty, cool weather through Thursday. Mountain areas face heavier snow and travel warnings while skiers are advised to chain cars.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
California
Sacramento Valley
Christmas Eve Reflections Amid Global Conflicts
The holiday mood contrasts with world tensions as Arab-Israeli clashes flare near Bethlehem and Vietnam war gunfire punctuates a fragile truce. Billy Graham and a Roman Catholic archbishop address about 540,000 American service members with Christmas messages.
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Vietnam
Billy Graham
North Vietnam
U.S
Nigeria
Biafra
Crash of Yale plane leaves 26 survivors near Bradford
A two engine Alleghey Airlines jet carrying 42 passengers and three crew members crashed in a snowbound McKean County area 20 miles west of Bradford. The Convair 580 originated in Detroit with stops in Erie Bradford Harrisburg and Washington. Fire crews aided survivors as authorities assessed casualties and conditions. The crash occurred Tuesday night in a sparsely populated hillside location.
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UPI
Allegheny Airlines
Here
Gerald Beyler
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Detroit
Erie
Harrisburg
Washington
Weather Summary for City Partly Cloudy Winds Cool
Partly cloudy and windy with cooler conditions. high near 58 and low around 40. Clearing tonight. complete forecast on Page C-11.
Spinster's lament in portrait style of PTODAYTIS SCHUCE
A brief lament from a Spinster in PTODAYTIS SCHUCE about meeting men who seem suitable husbands but fail to commit. The tone hints at matchmaking frustration and social expectations of marriage.
Former governor requests commute for inmates on San Quentin row
Page A-10 reports former Gov. Brown asks Gov. Reagan to commute life sentences for 85 inmates on San Quentin Death Row. Page A-3 notes action line and related items. Page A-8 covers Finch promising racial equality in Nixon administration. Page A-20 highlights grape strike as a key 1969 legislative issue.
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Reagan
San Quentin
Finch
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