Arab terrorists attack El Al plane at Athens airport
At Athens Airport two Arab gunmen attacked an El Al Boeing 707 as it prepared to depart for Paris and New York. A 50 year old Israeli maritime engineer and a passenger were killed. The plane caught fire. Greek police subdued one attacker and captured the other. The Popular Front organization claimed responsibility.
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Athens
Israel
Paris
New York
Palestine
el al
Ported
Philadelphia
Leon Shirdan
Chemi- Engineering Co
Haits
Chute
Lydia Glassman
America
Quipster Seeks Answer on Layoffs and Individual Impact
A reader questions how a single layoff affects a company and asks for a quantifiable difference caused by one employee. The note uses colloquial humor to probe broader business consequences.
Government spending rush shields programs from cuts
Government programs receive last minute funding to avoid budget reductions. The report notes pollution research facing heat related challenges amid ongoing budget constraints.
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Odessa
Viet Cong cease-fire ends as U S forces sweep north of Saigon
U S forces resume offensive after Christmas truce, reporting 53 enemy killed near the Cambodian border and 2,118 Viet Cong deaths overall. The 24 hour cease-fire ended at 6 p.m. on Christmas day as U S helicopters and artillery struck near Saigon and Da Nang. American casualties were 2 killed and 36 wounded in the cease-fire period.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. 1St Air
Cavalry Division
Cambodia
da Nang
Amercanl
Mekong
Delta
Apollo 8 returns toward Earth after historic lunar orbit
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders sprinted toward Earth on a near perfect reentry trajectory expecting to splash down in the Pacific Friday. They described the Earth growing larger and reported extreme fatigue after the tense mission begun last Saturday.
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Earth
Liberation Front
Cal
Forman
Air Force
William A. An
Saigon
NLF
Lovell
Prisoner Release Eyed for Propaganda by NLA
U.S. officials say the National Liberation Army aims to maximize propaganda from releasing prisoners while prioritizing recovering the three Americans held. Spokesmen warn the death toll was lower than initial estimates amid the operation.
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TLS
NLA
U.S. Command
Paris Parley Urged To Open Vietnam Peace Talks
Communist negotiators urge immediate resumption of Paris peace conference with a plan for a round table. They blame the United States and Saigon for delays and demand a united front at Hanoi and the National Liberation Front to press for recognition and prisoner releases.
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Paris
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
National Liberation Front
NLF
U.S
South Vietnam
Than Buu Kiem
Michel Debre
Kiem
Debre
Hanoi
Cambodia
North Vietnam
North Korea
Jopen
Democratic Republic of
North) Vietnam
South Vietnam National Liberation Front
Salgor
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Huong
Plane Crash Fatal To Three In Alaska
An ANCHORAGE crash report states a Pan American World Airways 707 cargo jet, outbound to Japan and Vietnam via Alaska, crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base. All three crewmen were killed. the San Francisco origin flight was diverted to Anchorage for refuel before the fatal accident. Weather details and scattered showers across Texas and the Panhandle are noted as a separate forecast context.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Pan American World Airways
Far East
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Japan
Vietnam
San Francisco
Pan American
Permian Basin
California
Panhandle
Dallas
Brownsville
Childress
Texas
New Mexico
U.S. Weather Bureau
Atl
West Texas
International
Odessa-Midland
Fox
San Antonio
Victoria
Odessa
iPriday
Weather Bureau
Debrief Delayed For Pueblo Crew Members
Navy delays intensive questioning of the 82 surviving USS Pueblo crewmen as they undergo medical exams and debriefing at the San Diego naval hospital. Families report mixed tales of injuries, beatings, and torture while stressing the crew remains hopeful and hopeful for a hospital chapel wedding.
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Earl
Charles M. Kisler
St. Louis
Earl “Murray Kisler
Linda M. Harris
Jacksonville
Fla
Englsn
Timothy Harris
Sharon McCartney
la Canada
Calif
Edward S. Russell Jr
San Diego
Navy
Uss Pueblo
U.S. Naval Hospital
Jesse
Asj
Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Bucher
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Borman
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Safety Council
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Burea
Pueblo
Trene Roose
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Alvin Plucker
Omaha
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Duane Hodges
Lloyd M. Bucher
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