Apollo 8 Christmas mission among riskiest in history
SPACE CENTER HOUSTON AP Apollo 8 will fly seven days around the moon covering 250000 miles. Crewmates Frank Borman James Lovell Jr and William Anders face a critical 20500 pound thrust engine risk. If the engine fails they could be stranded beyond rescue.
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Soviets Tail Two U.S. Destroyers in Black Sea
Navy reports two U.S. destroyers Dyess and Turner trailed by a Soviet destroyer and overflown by Soviet planes since entering the Black Sea. Navy officials say the Russians have not harassed the ships, while Secretary Clifford defends the voyage as routine and necessary amid broader Soviet naval activity.
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Radiant Lynda Reunited With Robb in Bangkok
Lynda Bird Robb reunites with her Marine husband Maj Charles Robb in Bangkok two days after their wedding aria. Robb flew from Vietnam where he commanded a rifle company for six months and is now assigned to a Da Nang headquarters.
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Pacification Report Claims 73.3 Percent in Relatively Secure South Vietnam Areas
Saigon reports 73.3 percent of South Vietnam's population living in relatively secure areas under Saigon government. The U.S. Mission calls it the most optimistic pacification update yet, noting gains during November and shifts in Viet Cong tactics. Ground clashes yield 156 enemy deaths. seven South Vietnamese killed and 45 wounded in attacks on bases and towns. Contested and undermined regions total 26.7 percent with 13.3 percent in contested hamlets and 13.4 percent under Viet Cong control.
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Nixon announces cabinet picks with Mayo as budget director
President elect Nixon names Chicago banker Robert Mayo as budget director and plans to reveal other appointees in Washington. He_Background notes include Rogers as secretary of state and Romney as housing chief with Hickel eyed for interior and Laird possible defense.
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Rockefeller Eyes 3 Percent State Sales Tax Hike
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller signals a possible increase in New York state sales tax from 2 to 3 percent to cover a projected budget gap of more than 700 million dollars. He also says a higher income tax could be unavoidable, though he fears raising it again.
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Rockefeller Hoped for Cabinet Post but No Direct Offer Made
Albany based AP report says Governor Nelson Rockefeller sought a Nixon cabinet slot yet received no direct offer. Sources say Nixon did not want him, with Rockefeller preferring to remain governor to maximize public service. Nixon reportedly suggested UN ambassador role in a face to face talk but both men saw Rockefeller staying as governor as best for GOP.
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Israelis Arabs Desire Peace Described by Scranton in Middle East Trip
In Tel Aviv and across the Jordan River shooting persisted as former Gov William Scranton returned to brief the Nixon transition team. He praised a fundamental desire for peace among Israeli and Arab leaders and noted widespread yearning for a settlement.
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Nation records all time high employment and jobless rate drop
The Labor Department reported that total employment rose to 76.6 million in November, a record for the nation, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent, a 15 year low. In a separate report an airline captain on an inaugural TWA flight from St. Louis to Miami radioed that a gunman was at his back and diverted toward Cuba with 40 passengers and seven crew aboard.
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McCoy Arrested Over Ocean Hill Brownsville School Standoff
Rhody McCoy administrator of a Brooklyn decentralization program and two others entered Junior High School 271 after 8 am to challenge a state trustee ordered closure. Police removed them via the back door after they refused to leave the building.
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Apartment Blaze Leaves Seventeen Homeless in Watervliet
An exploding oil stove sparked a three story apartment fire across from Watervliet Fire Department. Seventeen residents, including 12 children, were left homeless as occupants fled into near zero temperatures. No injuries were reported.
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OAO Opens Sunshade on Bright Southern Star
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory opened its sunshade and took its first look at Miaplacidus in the Southern Hemisphere. A Goddard Space Flight Center spokesman said data coming in is excellent as the satellite is controlled by radio from CAPE KENNEDY FL.
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Four Die as Downtown Paterson Hotel Fire Arson Suspected
Four bodies were recovered in the smouldering ruins of a Paterson New Jersey hotel fire police said was arson. The flames consumed the Mid Town Hotel’s second floor lodging above shops where 25 residents stayed in 31 sleeping rooms.
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Paterson
N.J
Midtown
Fatal crash injures two in Corning
An automobile carrying two women home from work crashed into a utility pole in Corning New York Route 17. One woman was killed and the other injured. Assistant District Attorney Ray B. Roberts said a frosted windshield apparently contributed to the crash.
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New York City
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Steuben County
Prestige battle may delay Vietnam peace talks in Paris
In Paris the Vietnam peace talks face possible indefinite delay due to prestige symbols. U S negotiator Cyrus Vance and North Vietnam's Ha Van Lau failed to resolve issues over conference table shape and speaking order during a two hour session. The dispute risks pushing talks past year end and perhaps until President-elect Nixon's inauguration.
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Inflationary pressures push living costs to two-decade high
Washington reports inflation pushing the cost of living toward its biggest annual rise in nearly 20 years. Government and industry weigh restrained spending and taxes as cures while retailers note rising sales despite surcharges and a shedding savings rate. Experten forecast pay gains offset by price hikes as homes climb from 20k to 25k.
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S. L. Booth
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Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Home Builders
Death of Thomas Merton Shocked Bangkok Readers
Noted author and Trappist monk Thomas Merton, 53, was electrocuted in Bangkok while moving an electric fan. Local Catholic sources report he died the same day as Karl Barth. Monks discovered his body in the room he was visiting after his absence at lunch raised concern. Merton had traveled to the Far East for Reizier conferences and sought a meeting with the Dalai Lama.
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