Fugitive Charged in Child's Murder Leads Police to Body
A Missouri man held at a mental hospital identified as Anthony Erthell Williams led Des Moines detectives to the frozen body of 10-year-old Pamela Powers near Mitchellville Iowa. Williams, arraigned on a murder charge, gave few details and spoke only to his lawyer after surrendering.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Pamela Powers
Anthony
Erthell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leamang
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Henry T. McKnight
Nichols
McKnight
U S May Break Peace Deadlock in Vietnam Talks
Paris AP Cyrus Vance returns to Paris to push a new U S move to break the deadlock delaying the Vietnam peace talks. Vance carries fresh proposals as Nixon’s inauguration nears and Vietnamese delegations press to be recognized as party to the conference. Johnson notes gains from Apollo program and prisoners’ releases as his years end.
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Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Johnson
Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Saigon
Washington
Cambodia
North
Johnson Seeks Peace as Vietnam Talks Resume
LBJ urged calm as he spoke of hope for substantive talks after Cyrus Vance returns to Paris. The president, hoarse and red faced, said he plans rest and writing at his Texas ranch after four days ill with the flu. He will not accept new posts and will catalog 31 million pages for storage at the Johnson Library. He described the astronauts’ return as deeply anxious and asked if the nation is ready for possible disaster.
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Cyrus R. Vance
United States
Paris
Vietnam
Vance
Johnson
Texas
Washington
White House
University of Texas
U S Detects Chinese Nuclear Test Near Lop Nor
The AEC announced China detonated a three megaton nuclear device at Lop Nor in Sin kiang province around 10 30 am CST. It was the eighth detected by the United States, following prior blasts since 1964. The report cites the blast’s yield and location, noting the region’s proximity to the seventh test and the desert landscape.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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Sinikiang
Borman
Jim Lovell
Lovell
Anders
Mission Control Center
Houston
Cmdr
Donald S. Jones
Madison, Wis
Wee
Living costs rise again as prices climb in 1968
The Labor Department reports November consumer prices up 0.3 percent led by housing clothing and transportation while grocery prices fall 0.5 percent. The CPI reaches 123.4, up 4.8 percent for the year, marking the sharpest rise since 1951.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Arnold Chase
Bureau of
Frogmen
Apollo Boxscore at Space Center Houston
The fragment references Apollo Boxscore at Space Center Houston and a Soviet spaceflight context. Readable names are limited, but indicates a report on space race scores or achievements amid US and Soviet activity. Further specifics are not available in the readable text.
New Cold Front Brings Rain and Snow Across Permian Basin
Light showers drenched much of the Permian Basin with a rain to snow shift as a new cold front moved through. Rain totals ranged from .05 to .40 inches in Odessa, Midland, and nearby towns, with higher amounts at Midland’s Tesco Substation. Temperatures to dip to the 20s by Saturday, and several tornadoes sparked along the front causing minor damage in Ennis Temple Carrollton and other areas.
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Permian Basin
el Paso
Guadalupe Mountains
New Mexico
Alpine
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
U S. Weather Bureau
Terminal
Fort Worth
Odessa
Texas Electric Service Co
West Texas
TESCO
Midland
South Odessa
Monahans
Andrews
Wink
Crane
Odessa-Midland
Essa
Temple
Interstate 35
Carrollton
Texas
Far West
51St Regiment
Dalhart
Browns'ville
Viet Cong attack near Da Nang shocks Hue region
In Vietnam near Da Nang a Viet Cong assault kills civilians. Guerrillas raid a hamlet house wounding and killing a village chief as shells and rifles fire. Weather reports warn of snow and slick highways in Texas with cold fronts and hazardous driving conditions.
Jet Fighters Sold to Israel Finalized Deal
The State Department announced a final agreement for a 200 million dollar sale of 50 F4 Phantom jet fighters to Israel. Delivery to begin before year end 1969 and continue into 1970, with part of the amount on U.S. credit. President Johnson had announced the negotiations last October 9.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
U.S
Johnson
Robert J McCloskey
Israel to receive 50 F4 aircraft before 1970
U S officials confirm an agreement to supply Israel with 50 F4 aircraft, with deliveries starting before 1970. The policy aims to maintain a balance with Arab states, notably Egypt, amid Soviet rearmament after 1967. Delivery timing spans the transition from Johnson to Nixon administrations.
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Israel
U.S
Egypt
Soviet Union
Johnson
Middle East
McCloskey
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Wiliam W. Scranton
Apollo 8 Lands Near Carrier Yorktown
Apollo 8 crew led by Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders guided their capsule to a near miss with the carrier Yorktown finishing a record space voyage. They rested in a life raft then boarded a helicopter and arrived on deck at 12 20 pm EST as sailors welcomed the historic return.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific
America
Yorktown
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Caver Deck
Saiors
System would shield US with space interceptors and missiles
The proposal outlines a system costing at least $5 billion to blanket the United States with long-range missile interceptors at about 15 sites. The plan envisions the Spartan missile blasting into space to intercept and destroy Chinese warheads.
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United States
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