Apollo 8 power on ahead of Yuletide lunar flight
Engineers activated Apollo 8 fuel cells and fed the craft cryogenics as capcoms targeted a 7 51 am EST Saturday liftoff for Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders. The crew prepared for a six day mission including a lunar parking orbit a moon encounter and a Christmas Eve telecast.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Frank Borman
James Lavell
William Anders
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Earth
Apollo
Moon
Lunar
Hong Kong flu outbreak expands across states
The Hong Kong flu and related illnesses spread to 40 states with 23 states reporting outbreaks, seven with isolated cases, and 10 with flu like illnesses. President Johnson was hospitalized for an upper respiratory ailment now said to be flu. White House aides note delays in Christmas mail and high absenteeism in California, the South, Southwest and Northeast.
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Charles S. Taylor
Atlanta
UPI
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
Lyndon Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Indiana
Tennessee
Idaho
Louisiana
North Dakota
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Johnson
White House
George Christian
Washington
D.C
Baltimore
Tate
W. Marvin Watson
California
Southwest
Los Angeles
Two Youngstown Men Questioned After Shoplifting Attempt
Police questioned two men aged 21 and 19 after a third man attempted to steal a tape recorder at Camera Mart on 224 E. Washington St. Patterson, the store manager, said the trio left after a theft was thwarted. Police later detained two suspects while a break in at Deshon ball field annex was reported, with a forced door and scattered contents.
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Youngstown
Camera Mart
E. Washington St. J
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Deshon Ball Field
Rees Flannery
Patel
Nixon slows pace as daughter wedding unfolds
President elect Nixon reduces public duties to attend daughter’s wedding on Sunday. He dined privately with bride-to-be Julie and sister Trivia, then saw a movie with Pat Nixon. Rumors swirl about his UN ambassador pick as Kennedy bagged treasury briefings.
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Daniel Rapoport
New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Nizon
Pierre
Julie
Trivia
United States
Pat
Light Brigade
North Vietnamese warn of renewed bombing threat
North Vietnam said the United States warned it would resume bombing if the Viet Cong launches a new Saigon offensive. The statement followed a meeting between U S envoy Cyrus R Vance and Col Ha Van Lau. Saigon reports claim communists massed up to 30 000 for another assault while battles flare near Da Nang and Saigon.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Cyrus R. Vance
Ha van Lau
Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Johnson
Vance
Lau
Communist shelling and prisoner talks roil Saigon area
UPI reports Communist forces shelled four U.S. camps guarding Saigon and pressed toward infiltration routes. North Vietnamese troops overran Piet Ring hamlet in the Central Highlands as fighting raged near Da Nang and Saigon. The Vu Cong said it planned to free prisoners and meet U.S. officials on Christmas Day to discuss releases. Cambodia released 11 U.S. servicemen. American casualties topped 117 killed in Red fighting. totals surged with raids and shelling as Saigon remained alert for further attacks.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Redg
Piet Ring de Hamlet
Vu Cong
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Guerrillla
da Nang
Mest
Liberation Radio
Their
National Liberation Front
Tay Ninh
Laos
Thailand
Bangkok
Takhti
North Korea Nears Release of Pueblo Crew
Seoul based Kyunghyang Shinmun reports North Korea approved in principle the release of 82 Pueblo officers and crewmen after talks at Panmunjom. The paper says an apology to the North for the intrusion and detailed release procedures were discussed with U.S. officials.
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Seoul
UPI
North Korea
U.S
Panmunjom
Kyunghyang Shinmun
Gold slips as Nixon signals no change to price
On the London market gold fell 22.5 cents as Nixon indicated no move to alter the official 35 dollars per ounce. Dealers noted speculation of a rise elsewhere amid a dip to 41.67 dollars an ounce after a Nixon aide said no change was anticipated, cooling demand.
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Nixon
U.S
United Nations
R. Sargent Shriver
France
Shriver
Alaska
Walter Hickel
George Schultz
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
Ogden Reid
RNY
Arthur Burns
David M. Kennedy
Treasury
Kennedy
London
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Europe
Hoffa Wins Re election as Local 299 President in Prison
James R. Hoffa has won a new three year term as president of Teamsters Local 299 while in federal prison. The local reelected Hoffa aligned slate defeated Andrew R Provenzino 5856 to 1407 in a three day vote. Local 299 has about 18000 members and remains Hoffa's power base. Frank Fitzsimmons said the union remains united. Hoffa began his eight year sentence in 1967 for jury tampering and misused union funds remains under appeal.
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Detroit
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Local 299
International Union
Hoffa
Local 299
Andrew Rprovenzino
Frank Fitzsimmons
Local 999
Fitzsimmons
U.S. Supreme Court
Flag burner sentenced in first national conviction
San Francisco resident John E. Kangas, 25, was sentenced to four months in prison for burning an American flag during a demonstration in front of the San Francisco Federal Building on November 14. Co-defendant Norma L. Ferguson, 21, faces a Jan. 3 plea on the same charge.
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San Francisco
UPD
US Dist
Lloyd Burke
John E. Kangas
San Francisco Federal Building
Kangas
Norma L. Ferguson
Congress
Burke
City Council Reviews 1969 Budget and Travel Toward Savings
Council members spent seven hours last week examining the 1969 budget. Councilman Thomas A. Shumaker said economies may be found by trimming expenses without cutting services, including reducing the Recreation Board’s $20 000 annual grant to $10 000 and transferring ballfield work to the public works department. The council may introduce tax ordinances tonight, with layover required before adoption.
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Thomas A. Shumaker
City Recreation Board
Recreation Board
Public Works Department
Insurance reform bill signed by Gov Shafer in Pennsylvania
Gov Shafer signed the final of a 14 bill insurance reform package in Harrisburg. The measure requires uninsured motorist coverage, with safeguards that policy holders may reject in writing, and limits the right to reject for commercial vehicle owners and operators. The law expands uninsured motorist coverage to include insured drivers whose insurer becomes insolvent.
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Harrisburg
UPT
Raymond I. Shafer
Clinic Adds Three To Staff At Lawrence County Clinic
The Mental Health Clinic of Lawrence County announces three new professionals joining its staff. Margaret Elliott joins as a full time psychologist from Kittanning, George Macom becomes a part time psychiatric social worker, and Dr. Mary Ann Domolky adds one day weekly as a psychiatrist. The clinic plans to focus on child treatment and notes a 62 percent rise in patient interviews in October.
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Lawrence County
Margaret Elliott
Kittanning
Elliott
Pensylvania State University
Columbia University
George Macom
Macom
Thiel College
University of Pittsburgh
Woodside Receiving Hospital
Youngstown Child Guidance Center
Mary Ann Domolky
Pittsburgh
Promosky
St. Francis Hospital
Mayview State Hospital
Western Psychiatric Institute
St Marys Plans Jubilee to Honor Monsignor McCarter
New Kensington Pa. UPI report notes St Marys Church will honor Monsignor McCarter with a jubilee dinner at the Cathedral on Jan 7. Organizers include Col and Mrs John Gallagher as general chairs and 1 000 attendees expected. The project funds cover a new air conditioned building and renovations.
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Dietterle and van Dusen
Thayer-Mentes - St. Jean - Kauper & Associates
New Castle
Msgr. McCarter
Actiities
John V. Gallagher
Charles Bergman
Daniel B. Dixon
St. Mary Church
Jubilee Committee
Willis Flynn
Helen Hannon
Harvey J. Cartwright
Anthony Venasco
Katherine
Jack Simon
Frank Plonka
Ed Baxter
Norman Shiderly
Harry Marshall
John Meshari
LeRoy Clark
Bradley McGonigie
Wanda Jerome
Joseph DeVivo
Edward J. Kimmel
John A. Marzula
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Hong Kong Flu
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Holmesburg
Calvin Duarlo
DiCarlo
Shenango
Anthony Venturella
Lincoln High School
Ellwood City
Vocational Technical School
Phillip Phelps
Fhelps
Manford Brockway
Vern Alderson
Neshannock
Hubert J. Sherwood
Wilmington Area
Union Area
Laurel
Alfred Barnes
Harold Brown
Neshannock Ave
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Brown
North Vietnamese
Pueblo
Cleveland Clinic
Wylie H. Julliard
Babylon
L. J. Julliard
Northwestern University
Council
John W. Thomas
John J. Mohn
Mary Ellen Dupont
Dolores Sprague
Rosina Leng
St. Mary’s
Artie Arnell
New Kensington
Amel
Artie Amel
Amell
Citizens General Hospital
Murrysville
Westmoreland County
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