Israel vows retaliation after Beirut airport raid
Israel pledges further retaliation for Arab attacks following Sunday's commando raid on Beirut airport. Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and UN ambassador Shabtai Rosenne condemn terror sponsorship and say responsibility lies with states enabling such acts. UN Security Council convenes as the United States condemns the strike. President Johnson reportedly calls the attack serious and unwise.
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Middle East
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Apollo 8 Crew Debriefs Begin After Moon Flight
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders begin intensive debriefings detailing their six day mission. NASA releases color Earth Moon photos while planners outline daily review sessions through the next nine of ten days.
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Allies Ignore VC Holiday as Massive Operations Start
Saigon AP reports thousands of U S and South Vietnamese troops launched 60 offensive operations across Vietnam while Viet Cong forces claimed a 72 hour cease fire beginning 1 am Saigon time. U S and South Vietnamese officials rejected the truce. A Christmas Day meeting on prisoner releases ended inconclusive with a possible battlefield discussion. Elsewhere rangers in the An Hoa valley near Da Nang clashed with enemy forces for the fourth time in a week.
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Middletown Area Sees Snow and Ice Tonight
Forecast calls for snow in Middletown and vicinity mixed with freezing rain or sleet. Driving conditions will be dangerous through the valley as temperatures dip to the lower 20s. Snow flurries, high winds, and slick roads expected Tuesday. Weekend precipitation totaled 1.12 inches.
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Chuckle Suffering in Silence Becomes Noted
A lighthearted quip notes that private pain or embarrassment often becomes public, as the phrase plays on the idea that silence hides struggle until visibility changes.
Britannia's QE2 Delayed Over Turbine Problems
Cunard refuses delivery of the 65,000 ton liner QE2 amid thermal expansion issues in the two turbines. Repairs expected to take at least three weeks, delaying maiden transatlantic voyage to New York and a warmup cruise, with government scrutiny and calls for inquiry.
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Anthony Hopper
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John Whitworth
70 Feared Dead In Rio Slide
About 70 people feared dead after tons of rock loosened by rain and dynamite blasts slid 300 feet into a quarry and swept a section of shantytown away. Eight bodies had been recovered. one survivor, a 3 year-old boy, later died. The quarry lies on Favela Hill, site of Rio de Janeiro’s hillside slums.
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