Nixon picks trusted men for cabinet amid controversy
President elect Nixon names a cabinet of long-time friends and allies with business and Republican leanings. He excludes dissidents and Democrats from top posts while promising a possible Democrat at the U.N. ambassadorship. Additional appointees include Rogers at State and Finch at HEW, with Stans at Commerce and Laird at Defense.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
William P. Rogers
State Department
Rogers
Robert H. Finch
California
Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cans
Banking and Business
Rogers, Stans
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Heavy Combat Spills Into Viet CMZ Area
U S Marines and North Vietnamese troops fought for 12 hours on Wednesday with heavy clashes spilling into the DMZ. Twelve Marines and eight North Vietnamese were killed with 3% Marines wounded. U S fighter bombers attacked about 200 North Vietnamese troops raining mortars machine guns and small arms fire as artillery shells hit fortified bunkers along the southern DMZ edge. About 150 Marines from the 4th Regiment moved from The Rockpile on patrol and encountered the North Vietnamese six miles away.
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Saigon
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
4Th Regiment
the Rockpile
Days Of Picnicking In Armco Park Are Gone
A MIDDLTOWN Journal report notes Armco Park on Manchester Road becomes unusable after University Boulevard construction. Park lease ends, facilities to be removed, and no trespassing signs expected. Historical details describe Armco land, Bunny Hollow, Wildwood Camp, and community uses now closing.
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Armco Park
Paul Sullivan Journal
Middletown
University Boulevard
Manchester Road
Miami University
Middletown Park Board
Armco
American Rolling Mill Co
Coles Road
George Crout
Cooch
Crout
Middletown Recreation Association
Sycamore Dell
Bunny Hollow
Wildwood
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Girls’ Club
Upper Arlington
Community Golf Club
Thornhill Subdivision
Fresh Air Camp
Miners' families vow Christmas hope after No 9 disaster
In Consol No 9 West Virginia 78 miners were sealed after explosions and fire and presumed dead. Sevent five widows and 133 children face a harsh first Christmas. mothers and widows pledge to salvage the holiday with farm produce and gifts while supporting schooling and continuity for the children.
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Consol No
W. Va
No. 9
Navy
Bea Martin
Hartzel Mayle
Apollo 8 Launch Date Holds On December 21
Cape Kennedy officials confirmed no leak in the Apollo 8 Saturn V first stage after detecting a leak in one of five engines. The December 21 launch remains set for humanity's first lunar journey with Air Force Col. Frank Borman and Navy Capt. James A. Lovell aboard.
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The
Space Agency Today
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lov
Officials Tackle Leak on Saturn V Engine Before Dec 21 Launch
Engineers and technicians spent the night diagnosing a high leakage rate in a Saturn V engine during a fuel drainage operation. NASA said the issue could occur only when pumping out propellant and not during actual engine operation. Only a full engine change would have delayed the mission. Officials aim to start the 12 hour countdown Monday night for a December 21 lift off at 7 51 a m EST.
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Space Agency
NASA
Middletown Area Forecast Shows Light Rain then Showers
The Middletown forecast calls for occasional light rain this afternoon or evening, then scattered showers Friday. Continued cool tonight and Friday with a low near 50. Yesterday’s high was 45 and this morning’s low was 38.
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Middletown
Every Mother's Working Hours From Son Up To Son Down
A compact proverb notes a mother’s duties span from sunrise to sunset, underscoring constant caregiving and labor across daily chores and family needs.
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Winston M. Blount
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Walter J. Hickle
Alaska
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Clifford M. Hardin
University of Nebraska
Agriculture
George P. Schultz
University of Chicago
Labor
Viet Cmz
MCO Park
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St. Mary’s Church
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Park Lane
Board of Education
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