Pueblo Captain Relives Captivity Beatings in Korea
Captain Lloyd M. Bucher described the final weeks of captivity as the most concentrated form of terror he had seen. He said about half the crew were beaten badly and some sustained black eyes, bruises, and malnutrition while in a Seoul hospital for medical checks before returning to the United States.
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U. S. Navy
Lloyd Mark Bucher
U. S. S. Pueblo
U. S
Panmunjom
Sea of Japan
Seoul
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
South Korea
U.S
Bucher
San Diego
Calif
United States
Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
North Korea
Osan Air Base
Honolulu
Apollo 8 Near Moon Orbit Amid Health Worries
Apollo 8 nears the moon with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders healthy after a 24 hour flu. They prepare for LOI to enter lunar orbit, aiming for a 20 hour mission around Christmas Eve. The crew hopes for a perfect spacecraft as they approach the equigravisphere and await radio silence behind the moon.
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Frank Borman
Moon
Borman
Mission Control
Earth
Lovell
Anders
Mission Control Center
Second Synod For Bishops Set By Pope
Pope Paul VI called an extraordinary worldwide synod for October 11 to address the faith crisis and disobedience. It will be the church’s second synod, following last year’s gathering, as he plans further responses to objections to his birth control decision.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Rome
North Vietnam Reds Launch Heavy Attacks
AP reports a weekend surge of Communist assaults across South Vietnam ahead of a Christmas cease-fire. 1,500 NVA troops attacked near Saigon with heavy losses. 17 U.S. killed, 12 wounded, and 64 enemy bodies found after clashes. 12 civilians died at Da Nang from rockets and mortars.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
da Nang
Pleiku
Kontum
Highlands
9Th
Dong Tam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
River Stage Readings Across Cities
River stages reported for Camden and Monroe show rising water levels with Camden at 14.8 feet up 6.4 feet and Monroe at 23.4 feet, both indicating flood potential. Status notes list no stage for Caamden and a noted rise trend across locations.
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Caamden
Monroe
Twin Cities Chit Chat Holiday Guests At Open House
Miss Blanche Milton hosts guests Miss Blanche Milton is secretary to Mayor W. B. Hatten and helped host the holiday event at West Monroe City Hall. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Nagle of Houston Texas, attending with I. W. Freeman who retires after 46 years at Missouri Pacific Railroad. Freeman, living at 903 Mississippi Street Monroe, ends his mechanical department career with a Dec 13 retirement. Travis Freeman plans outdoor hobbies for his father.
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Blanche Milton
Gardner Nagle
Houston
Tex
Nagles
West Monroe City Hall
Miss Milton
W. B. Hatten
Missouri - Pacific Railroad
I. W. Freeman
Mississippi St
Monroe
Freeman
Travis
Postponement Of Inspection Sought By Fire Council
The Emergency Fire Prevention Council seeks a delay of Monroe's 1969 rating inspection to allow reforms and improvements, including new thoroughfares and water resource ties, with a decision to be sent to Mayor Howard for forwarding to the Louisiana Rating and Fire Prevention Bureau. The move aims to avoid a potential drop from Class 2 and buys time for city readiness.
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Emergency Fire Prevention Council
Monroe
Charles McKenzie
W. L. Howard
McKenzie
H. L. Hales
Parker Wiggins
Howard
Louisiana Rating and Fire Prevention Bureau
National Rating Board
American Insurance Institute
Frank Breese
American Insurance Association
Clyde Webb
American Institute of Architects
Bob Bealle
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Reds Reject Direct Talks With Saigon
Paris dispatch reports the Viet Cong rejecting direct talks with the South Vietnamese government. Vice President Ky returns to Saigon and rules out recognizing the NLF as an equal. Ky says talks might occur only with individual NLF leaders who renounce communism and would occur in South Vietnam.
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Paris
Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
Agence France Presse
NLF
Saigon
CBS
Thieu
South Vietnam
Goodfellows Campaign Delivers Christmas Aid
Campaign volunteers led by Jack Hesketh will deliver Christmas goods to needy families across the area. They will begin late Tuesday and continue through Wednesday until all requests are filled.
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Goodfellows
Jack Hesketh
Dancer's Image Purse Forfeiture Upheld in Derby ruling
Kentucky Racing Commission upholds stewards ruling that Dancer's Image won the 1968 Kentucky Derby but must surrender the purse for phenylbutazone in its urine. Forward Pass receives $122,600 first money. other placers gain minor shares. Weather and racing context noted alongside retirement to stud for Dancer's Image.
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Lexington
Kentucky Racing Commission
Churchill Downs
Peter Facher
Calumet Farm
Dancer’s
Francie’s Hat
Smith
Dancer
Fuller
State Racing Commission
Saver turns cynic on rainy day grants and Goodfellows aid
Donations to the Monroe Goodfellows drive exceed 8000 toward a total 9074.84 so far and will be accepted through Christmas Eve. Appeals include a letter from a mother with ten children asking for toys and clothing. All aid requests are investigated for validity and funds go to help the needy.
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Monroe News-Star— World Publishing Corp
North 4Th St
Monroe
the Goodfellows
Hesketh
Yule Pilgrims Flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Mass
Christian pilgrims arriving in Israel by the thousands defy threats from Arab groups. About 80 planes bring nearly 12,000 worshipers to Lod Airport before Christmas. Pilgrims head to Bethlehem for midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity amid high hotel occupancy and security alerts.
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Bethlehem
Israel
Lod International
Judean
Jesus
Church of the Nativity
Arab East Jerusalem
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Maul Pueblo
Space Center
North Vietnam
Twin Cities
Webb
Hales
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
FAA
Louisiana Delta Agricultural Advisory
Native Dancer
Alex Harthill
Here
Jerusalem
News-Star
World
Cypress St
West Monroe
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