Pueblo Commander Details Beatings Before Release
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher described brutal beatings and solitary confinement during the final weeks of the USS Pueblo crew’s captivity in North Korea. He and 81 surviving sailors reached South Korea for medical checks before possible return to the United States, with many crewmen still suffering injuries and malnutrition.
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Seoul
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
South Korea
U.S
Bucher
San Diego
Calif
United States
Korea
Panmunjom
Faith and $500000 Saved Heiress Kidnapping Case
Barbara Jane Mackle, held in a coffin like burial for 80 hours, was freed after kidnappers demanded half a million dollars. Suspect Gary Steven Krist, 23, captured on Hog Island, jailed in Miami on kidnapping charges. FBI searches tied to Ruth Kisemann-Schier. ransom paid in wrinkled $20 bills.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Barbara Jane Mackle
Robert Mackle
Miami Heart
Stitute
Barbara
Mackle
Mackie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atlanta
North Georgia
Gary Steven Krist
Dade County
Miami
Krist
Florida
Gulf Coast
FBI
Fort Myers
Ruth Kisemann-Schier
West Palm Beach
Arthur Horowitz
St. Lucie
Caloosahatchee
Horowitz
Charlotte Harbor
Apollo 8 Near Lunar Orbit in Historic Moon Grasp
Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders report good health as they race toward the moon for Christmas Eve lunar orbit. Commander Borman says they are 60 miles to the moon and poised for the gravity capture at 3:29 pm EST, with a 4:59 am Tuesday orbital entry to 69 miles above the surface.
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Air Force
William A. Anders
Glyn Lunney
Dancer's Image Ruled Winner But Prize Forfeited
The Kentucky Racing Commission ruled that Dancer's Image won the 1968 Kentucky Derby but must forfeit the purse due to a forbidden medication found in the horse's urine. The decision upholds an earlier Churchill Downs steward ruling.
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Lexington
Kentucky Racing Commission
Churchill Downs
Middletown Weather Warns of Windy Snow Flurries Tonight
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy and windy conditions with a colder night and occasional snow flurries. Lows will be in the upper teens. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and continued cold with more flurries.
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Middletown
Reds Launch Big Weekend Assaults
AP reports heavy fighting across South Vietnam ahead of Christmas cease fire. A 1 500 North Vietnamese troops attacked a patrol base 44 miles northwest of Saigon, with 103 enemy dead and 30 bodies along barbed wire. U S infantry suffered 17 killed and 12 wounded. B 52 bombers struck near the base. Nearby, 400 North Vietnamese troops attacked 16 miles southeast of Saigon, leaving 12 government soldiers dead and 36 wounded. A daybreak sweep found 64 enemy bodies.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Freed Ohio Soldiers Describe Cambodian Internment
Army Spec. 4 Donald Grigsby and Spec. 4 Donald Price were among 11 U S servicemen released by Prince Norodom Sihanouk after 156 days in Cambodia. They said they were well treated at a naval training station and kept busy with volleyball, reading, and letters. Price lost 15 pounds but noted rice meals kept them slim.
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Associated Press Army
Donald Grigsby
Sprayfield
Cambodia
Grigsby
Donald Kk. Price of
Columbus
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Price
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North Korea
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University of Miami Institute of Marine Science
Miami Springs
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Mackles
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Lunney
Apollo TV
Lunar
Borman
Michael Collins
Mission Control Center
Collins
Interstellar Times
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Anders
Reds
Ohio
Neutral
Arn Lander
Vate
Weer
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