World in flux as 1968 ends with ambivalent 1969 outlook
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan surveys Asia Africa Europe the Americas and the Middle East noting Vietnam Korea and Nigeria tensions. He warns of a fragile balance amid Sino Soviet competition and local unrest while suggesting potential but uncertain paths toward easing conflicts. The piece closes with a sober 1969 forecast.
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Airline Crash Kills 28 in Australia
A chartered Australian airliner crashed in northwest Australia and all 26 aboard were believed dead. A pilot reported seeing the wreckage of the Viscount with no survivors. The flight was from Perth to Port Hedland, crashing 15 miles south of Port Hedland.
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Divided Nations Face Action After Israel Attack
U N Security Council poised to condemn Israel for the Beirut airport commando raid amid renewed Middle East violence. Israel claims Jordanian saboteurs fired on Eilat and an Arab woman was killed by Israeli forces near Abra ham's Tomb. Ben Gurion calls for death penalty for captured saboteurs.
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Middletown Weather Forecast Sees Cold Wave Later Tonight
The forecast warns of a cold wave with much colder and windy conditions tonight followed by clearing skies tomorrow. Temperatures drop to the lower teens late tonight, with a mostly sunny but much colder Wednesday and highs in the lower 20s.
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Apollo Photos Show Moon Cracks May Result From Quakes
NASA geologist John W. Dietrich cites Apollo 6 images showing cracks that may stem from moonquakes or surface contraction. He notes rilles resembling rivers and graben in an Apollo 8 crater, with color in photos possibly from window coating. Astronauts Borman Lovell Anders continue moon impressions as Washington talk of a public appearance.
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Casanova’s War Love Story Ends With Post Office Wedding
Casanova, a River Edge Army sergeant, spent 13 months in Vietnam writing daily letters to his fiancée Marianne Astegher. Hackensack Post Office clerks decorated envelopes with DTG countdowns and kept the mails safe. Upon returning home, Casanova and Marianne invited the 100 clerks to their Jan 11 wedding, to which all attended, grateful for the care shown.
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Allies Free GI After Five Years In Viet Cong Prisons
South Vietnamese troops freed a U S Army first lieutenant from a Viet Cong camp in the U Minh forest about 150 miles southwest of Saigon after a five year captivity. He was in satisfactory condition though emaciated. A South Vietnamese officer was released at the same time and both were flown to hospitals.
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