U S Skeptical Of Hanoi Peace Feelers Report
The United States questions Ho Chi Minh peace feeler details and seeks clarification on conditions for talks to end the Vietnam War. White House and State Department stress skepticism while saying they pursue an acceptable negotiation path if possible.
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U.S
Hanoi
Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
White House
Dean Rusk
State Department
Johnson
Tokyo
North Vietnamese Information Ministry
North Viet Nam
Fanfani
Rusk
Pham van Dong
Robert J. McCloskey
New York
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Curfew Ordered for U S Troops After Viet Cong Attacks
U S military in Saigon imposed a dusk to dawn curfew for all U S personnel to curb terrorist threats after Viet Cong overran three government outposts and a grenade attack on a mobile police checkpoint. The curfew runs 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice and may be reviewed after Christmas holidays.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Associated Press
al Chang
Thu Duc
Fulro
Borman and Lovell Return Safely From Gemini 7 Mission
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell land in the Atlantic after a 14 day, 330 hour flight. They rendezvoused with Gemini 6, set a record for orbital time and distance, and are taken aboard the carrier USS Wasp. They express eagerness for sleep and showers after the mission.
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API
James Lovell
Frank Borman
Carrier Wasp
Gemini 7 Returns as Space Flight Sets Records
The Mercury era space mission returns safely after a dramatic reentry across the Pacific and Atlantic routes with a near perfect landing. Borman Lovell and crew receive praise from mission control and the public as they carry the nation’s space program forward toward the moon.
U S Announces Eleven Space Flight World Records
Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 set eleven world records for manned spaceflight at Space Center Houston. Highlights include the longest manned flight 330 hours 35 minutes, first rendezvous within 60 miles, and total space hours by the United States 1,352 hours 42 minutes.
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Earth
Borman
Lovell
United States
Russia
Space Center
Houston
Tex
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James Lovell
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad
Cooper
Gemini 7 returns from splashdown on USS Wasp
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell step onto the Wasp deck 32 minutes after Gemini 7's splashdown in the Atlantic following a record 206 orbit flight. They wave to sailors while a medical check shows both in excellent shape.
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Walter Sechirra
Thomas Stafford
Wasp
Borman
Lovell
Anchors Aweigh
Sick Bay
Frank Borman
Atlantic
James Lovell
Cape Kennedy Fla
GI mannequin guards nativity scene in Mekong Delta
In Can Tho South Viet Nam a lifesize GI fatigues mannequin overlooks the largest nativity display in the Mekong delta. Soldiers and Vietnamese church workers labored to build a bamboo stable and dress 16 figures. The guard and guards’ gifts add a frontier Christmas touch amid mortar fire and vigilance.
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Hugh Mulligan
Can Tho
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
4Th Corps
Saigon
Frank C. Riley
Augusta
Alvin L. Campbell
Springfield
Ill
Post Exchange
Officers Club
Riley
Father Campbell
Delta
Christian Missionary Alliance
Vo Hiep
Campbell
Three Die in Minneapolis Fire Tragedy
A Minneapolis blaze Friday night claimed two small children Rebecca Lynn four and Craig Jeffrey three asphyxiated by fumes and 47 year old Lorraine Judkins in a second fire. Mrs Lu Anne Buchanan 20 hospitalized after being shocked by the incident. She slept on a living room couch woke to a burning davenport and moved her children before firefighters arrived. The girl died on arrival at hospital the boy died around 2 am. Mrs Judkins was found aflame beside a bed in the second fire.
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Minneapolis
Rebecca Lynn
Craig Jeffrey
Lu Anne Buchanan
Lorraine Judkins
Mrs. Buchanan
Marvin
St. Cloud Reformatory
Firmen
One Dead as Ohio Train Derails Near Columbus
A New York Central passenger train derailed after hitting a road construction earth mover at Wilson Bridge Road crossing on the far north side near Worthington. Officials report at least one death and up to eighty injuries as ambulances and fire crews respond. The train was bound from New York City to Cincinnati.
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Columbus, Ohio
New York Central
Columbus
Wilson Bridge Road
Worthington
Columbus Outerbelt
New York City
Cincinnati
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Italy
Amintore Fanfani
U.N. General Assembly
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Ican
Rome
Pham
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Georgio la Pira
Florence
Primicerie
University of Florence
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
NASA
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Phu Bon
Phu Tien
Quang Duc
Darlac
Pleiku
Gia Nghia
Pleorong
Plei Djreng
SY A
Lac Thin
Darlac Province
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Coe
Howard Benedict
Ben James
Mission Control
Pacific
Mexico
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Bermuda
Schirra
Stafford
Edward H. White II
Roger
Moon
Mekong Delta
Maj
St. Joseph
Three Wise Men
Ohio
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