Pueblo Crew Reunites with Families in San Diego
Relatives of 82 USS Pueblo survivors gather in San Diego for a Christmas Eve reunion after their release from North Korea. The crew, flown by Navy to Miramar, will undergo debriefings and medical checks at the San Diego Naval Hospital, with private family time before any public events.
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Pueblo
Navy
North Korea
Miramar Naval Air Station
San Diego Naval Hospital
Pink Palace
RX Club
Santa Boosts Elf Cluny Gift for World Peace
Santa praises Cluny for crafting an angel of peace and vows her figure will wave a wand for peace over many homes. Santa lifts her with affection, then the eight reindeer pull the sled into the night sky as the journey begins. Ho ho ho, go to bed and Santa will visit.
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Santa
Cluny
Toni
Palance Says Price, Not Purpose, Dictates Roles
Hollywood(AP) Jack Palance says he accepts parts like Fidel Castro in Che mainly because the price was right and his children are hungry. He notes the role may spark controversy amid anti Castro U S policy while defending the portrayal as sympathetic to rebels.
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Jack Palance
Fidel Castro
Che
Frank
Puerto Rico
20Th Century-Fox Ranch
Castro
Palance
Omar Sharif
Cuba
Batista
U.S
Europe
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log From Topeka Report
The Kansas traffic death log shows 38 deaths in December and 627 in 1968 with 648 for the comparable 1967 period. One previously unreported fatality is included.
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Topeka
Kansas
Monaco Size Compared to Central Park
The Principality of Monaco covers 370 acres, less than half the size of New York City's Central Park, highlighting Monaco's compact area relative to the vast urban green space.
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Principality of Monaco
New York City
Central Park
News Quiz 1 Answers and Questions Overview
A set of ten multiple choice questions spans U S politics history atomic tests foreign policy and notable figures. Topics include Nixon electoral count Caetano Brazil atomic blasts in the United States the release of U S POWs and 1960s crime and political leadership.
Law Agencies Plan Scrapped After Opposition
A Kansas legislative committee studying a metropolitan area county law enforcement consolidation bill decided not to recommend it. Opposition from sheriffs police chiefs and local officials persisted over two years of hearings as lawmakers urged statewide study rather than a county wide merger.
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Topeka
Joint Metropolitan Law Enforcement Committee
Robert F. Bennett
Wallace Buck
R-Topeka
Buck
Kansas
Salvation Army Drive Surpasses Goal With $5337 Local Total
The Salvation Army bellringers collected 5337 for the annual Christmas Drive, surpassing the 1968 goal of 5000 by 337. Captain David Stewart credited Lawrence residents for the strong response, with the drive ending a day early after meeting the target. Funds will aid local Douglas County families with food and clothing certificates.
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Salvation Army
Army
David Stewart
Lawrence
Douglas County
Stewart
Jayhawk Food Mart Opens Wan To 200 Pen Christmas Day
Local retailer Jayhawk Food Mart announces hours and specials for Christmas Day shopping. Store extends wide open hours with daily deals and a $200 Pen promotion to attract customers. Limited segments of Wan to 200 pricing frame the event.
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Jayhawk Food Mart
Oth & ML
Dayhawk Food Mart Christmas Day Hours
Dayhawk Food Mart will be open on Christmas Day from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for shopping convenience at 3th and JIL-Adv intersections.
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Dayhawk Ood Mart
Mercy flights resume to Biafra after ban
International Red Cross said mercy airlifts to Biafra resumed at night after a two day ban by Equatorial Guinea. Eight to ten flights a night aim to keep food flowing to about 650000 war refugees, mostly children, in rebel territory. The airlift starts from Fernando Po and has delivered around 6000 tons of food and supplies. An eight day cease fire proposal by Biafra began today with no formal Nigerian government acceptance. Lagos Radio warned observers fears of arms and mercenaries entering, while the Nigerian air force pledged patrols to stop arms flights.
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Biafra
Equatorial Guinea
International Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Fernando Foo
Lagos Radio
Parrish Convicted of Arson and Insurance Fraud
C. C. Parrish a retired Army major general was found guilty by a district court jury of third-degree arson and insurance fraud in a case alleging he schemed to set fire at the Parrish hotel in October 1967 and collected about $332,000 in insurance. Several companies have sued to recover payments. Robert Martin will appeal. Parrish awaits sentencing after a weeklong trial.
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Kan
C. C. Parrish
Parrish
Kenneth Christenden
Parrish Hotel
Robert Martin
Driver Complains But Not Treated After Collision
Dale E. Mumford 20 of 817 Walnut St. complained of injuries but refused ambulance service after his car collided with Sandra K. Nitcher 20 of 830 W. 22nd St. at 7 48 p m Monday at 11th and Ky Sts in Lawrence police report. Damages: Mumford 10 Nitcher 210. Robert H. Gerner 22 and Elaine J. Spillman 22, both Bartlesville Okla., complained of neck injuries after a collision at Jayhawk Dr and Sunflower Rd at 3 15 p m Saturday. they were not treated.
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Dale E. Mumford
Walnut St
11Th
Mumford
Sandra K. Nitcher
22Nd St
Intersecton
Lawrence
Nitcher
Robert Hugh Gerner
Bartlesville
Okla
Elaine J. Spillman
Jayhawk Dr
Sunflower Rd
Lawrence Journal-World Reads Holiday Classics on Christmas Eve
The Lawrence Journal-World continues its Christmas Eve custom by presenting two full holiday stories. For over 25 years the paper has printed special tales and families gather to hear members read aloud Charles Dickens verses The Life of Our Lord and A Christmas Carol.
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Journal-World Tonight
Charles Dickens
Lord
The
Journal-World
Apollo 8 Sets Course for Earth Return
Astronauts plan to break from lunar orbit at 1 06 a m Wednesday. a 58 hour run to earth follows. The historic 69 hour flight began Saturday at Cape Kennedy as they guided toward a bright heavenly object, likened to three wise men following a star.
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Earth
Cape Kennedy
Moon Seen as Plaster Gray By Apollo 8 Crew
Apollo 8 television from lunar orbit shows the moon’s surface as gray and cratered, described by astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders as dirty beach sand with footprints. They comment on craters and the horizon, while Earth appears wrapped in clouds and blue seas from 231000 miles away.
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Bill Anders
Lovell
Anders
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
Houston
The
Space Center
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James Lovell
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North Pole
South America
Cape Horn
Baja California
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Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Central America
Michael Collins
Card of Thanks for S. H. Elliott Hospital Stay
The family of S. H. Slim Elliott of Lecompton gratefully thanks friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers donations prayers and visits during his hospitalization and after returning home Your thoughtfulness will not be forgotten Mr and Mrs H C Bohnsack
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S. H. “Slim” Elliott
Lecompton
Elliott
H. C. Bohnsack
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