Arctic Cold Grips West Texas Basin as Warmth Ends
Severe arctic air pushes into West Texas with Odessa Midland readings near 17 degrees and teens overnight. Freezing precipitation and a line of low temps sweep across the state as the warming trend begins tomorrow. In Washington, 1969 brings higher Social Security taxes and Medicare premiums, plus new Open Housing rules and shifts in doctor fee plans.
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Odessa-Midland
West Texas
U S
Odessa
Midland
Colorado
Wink
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Dalhart
Rio Grande Valley
Washington
Medicare
Secretary of Welfare
Willbur J. Cohen
Congress
New Year Hopes and Tensions Around the World
Celebrators plan 1969 celebrations from family gatherings to clubs as hotels in New York and Europe fill. Security Council nears action on Israel Beirut airport raid with three proposals for sanctions landing bans and other measures while Arab and Soviet calls face weak support. Across the globe, weather and events mix with political caution as New Year begins.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Israel
Beirut International
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Associated Press
America
Europe
New York City
Detroit
Miami
Torrain
Times Square
Miami Beach
New York
Central Park
Wsb
Grands
An Is Sallroom
Waldorf-astoriatraeli
Guyl
Is- Lombardo
Raeli
London
Beirut
Paris
Asd
Tate
Mang U.N
Rome
U.N. I
Noras
U.N. Dows
Photo Angered Koreans Fueled Pueblo Beatings Debate
In San Diego two Pueblo crewmen Charles Law Jr. and Lee Hayes described beatings and gestures they say were misinterpreted by North Korean captors. The surviving eleven crewmen were freed after eleven months. Defense Secretary Clifford ordered an inquiry as Senator Russell questioned the crew’s statements.
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San Diego
Calif
Uss Pueblo
Charles Benton Law Jr
Lee Roy Hayes
U.S
Pueblo
Law
Hayes
Navy
United States
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
San Diego Naval Hospital
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Secretary of Navy
Paul Ignatius
North Korea
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Winder
Top Scotland Yard Crook Catcher Retires
Detective Chief Superintendent Thomas Butler, Scotland Yard's top crook catcher famed for tracing Britain's Great Train Robbery, retires after 34 years. He pursued Bruce Reynolds worldwide, culminating in Reynolds’ capture, while declining a farewell ceremony and planning a final handshake with Commissioner Waldron.
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London
Scotland Yard
Thomas
Tommy” Butler
Britain
Butler
John Waldron
Bruce Reynolds
Space travelers to receive honors in Washington
Apollo astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders will be honored in a White House ceremony on January 9 with the Distinguished Service Medal from President Johnson. They will hold a news conference at the State Department at 2 30 pm and may appear before Congress with a parade possible. Debriefing at Houston Space Center runs through January 8.
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San Antonio
Tex
Io Washington
White House
Congress
George Christian
White
House
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
State Department Auditoriam
Christian
NASA
Washington
Houston Space Center
Texas
David Kennedy
Chicago
Dent-Eredt
Nixon
the Treasury
Viet Cong prisoner freed after five years in Mekong camp
Saigon AP report says South Vietnamese troops freed two U S Army personnel, including a first lieutenant from the Special Forces, who had been prisoners of the Viet Cong for more than five years. The officer, found in the U Minh forest, was described as emaciated but in satisfactory condition and flown to a hospital with another freed American.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
U Minh
Istimas
Lee Rowe
James Nicholas Rowe
Peta Eae
Sydney
Australia
Abe
Mcallen
Northwest Australia
Fas Pine
Rowe
Perth
Ison
Western Australia
Port Hed
Port Hedland
Ansett- Rowe Sand
Ana
Rescued Man Is Identified in Vietnam Mystery
McAllen native Special Forces officer died in 1963 after being believed missing in action in the Mekong Delta. The recently identified body confirms he was captured by enemy forces and later rescued, ending years of uncertainty for his family and community.
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Mcallen, Tex
Tofu
Mekong
Vietnam
McAllen
Thieu Says South Vietnam Will Take On More War Duty
President Thieu announced in a New Year Eve TV speech that South Vietnam will gradually assume more war duties from the United States and allied forces in 1969. He stressed growth and efficiency of the ARVN and said negotiations in Paris would continue, but no timetable for withdrawal was given.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thiett
South Vietnam
United States
Thiew
Republic of Vietnam
Thien
Ins
U.S
South Vietsnam
Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
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da Nang
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Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Atlanta
Bucher
Reynolds
Tangiers
Toronto
Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong
France
Devon
Torquay
Reynold
Metropolitan Police
Cong
Louisiana State
Thailand
Jacoby
Abby
Society
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