Court of Inquiry To Probe Loss of Pueblo
A five admiral panel ordered by Adm. John J. Hyland will investigate the USS Pueblo seizure by North Korea and the crew’s confinement. It will consider commander Lloyd Bucher’s resistance, conduct questions, and possible code of conduct violations, with public sessions but no live TV.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pueblo
Pacific Fleet
Adm
John J. Hyland
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Duane OD. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Bucher
Edward R. Murphy
U.S. Naval Hospital
Gale E. Krause
North Korea
Krause
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado
Jury Deadlock: Burglary Trial Delayed by No-Show Jurors
In San Francisco two men charged with burglary appeared in court as 30 prospective jurors failed to show up. Jurors did not receive notices at the post office, leaving them unaware of the summons. The trial was postponed indefinitely.
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San Francisco
Winter weather slows New York state travel
A mix of rain sleet freezing rain and fog slowed travel across New York with flights canceled at Albany and Syracuse while Buffalo saw normal air service. Icy roads caused pileups in New York City and poor visibility hampered road and bus travel across the state as temperatures hovered near freezing.
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New York State
New York
Albany County
American Air Lines
Syracuse
Mohawk Airlines
Buffalo
Greyhound Bus Lines
Albany
Long Island
van Wyck
Queens
Oneida
Cardinal Cushing Delays Retirement To Age 75
Cardinal Richard Cushing, 73, announced he will not retire until he is 75, saying he must have the Pope's permission. He noted his planned retirement date as August 24, 1970, contingent on papal approval, after previously citing criticism over his views on John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis.
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Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
WEEI
Cardinal Cushing
James Westover
Cushing
Holy Father
Johnson optimistic on Paris talks after Vance briefing
President Johnson said Cy Vance believes Paris peace talks may move off dead center after his return from the United States. He noted progress could come with honor as Vietnam negotiations resume, amid Apollo 8 and Pueblo developments.
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San Antono
Tex
Johnson
Vietnam
Paris
Washington
Cyrus Vance
U.S
United States
Ietnam
Johnson Nd
White House
Pueblo
Cambodia
Texas
Major Storms Punish Nation Across Wide Regions
Two major winter storms battered a large portion of the country with snow freezing rain and heavy rainfall from Kansas and Nebraska to New England. Tornadoes struck East Texas near Atlanta with no deaths or injuries reported while other storms caused widespread travel hazards in the Northwest and Plains. Temperatures plunged to extreme lows with Cut Bank Montana at 25 below zero.
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Central Plains
New England
Kasas
Nebraska
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Texas
Texarkana
Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkasas
Carthage
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana
California
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Nevada
Utah
Rockies
Cut Bank
Mont
Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine dies in debt and scandal
Bernard Goldfine, the Boston millionaire who showered high society with gifts including a controversial act linked to the Eisenhower administration, died in debt with possible liabilities exceeding 3 million dollars.
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Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Eisenhower
Jordan Boy Drowns After Ice Breaks on Seneca River
In Jordan New York a 7 year old boy Scott Bardo drowned after falling through ice on the Seneca River. His father Albert Bardo saw the boys clinging to a floe. mother and younger brother were pulled to safety after she fell through the ice trying to reach them. A scuba diver from a nearby fire department recovered the body. The incident occurred during an 8 degree afternoon.
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Jordan
N.Y
Seneca River
Scott Bardo
Syracuse
Albert Bardo
Scott
Steve
Bardos
Apollo 8 Crew in Great Shape Aboard Yorktown
Apollo 8 astronauts are undergoing physical debriefings aboard the USS Yorktown after a six day mission. Col. Frank Borman Navy Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Air Force Maj. William Anders are reported in excellent condition and alert following a five hour exam. They plan to fly to Hickam Hawaii then Ellington Texas to reunite with families before nine days of postflight briefings.
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Yorktown
United States
Clarence A. Jernigan
Space Agency
Jernigan
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air
William A. Anders
Pacific Ocean
Friay
Moon
Hawaii
Borman, Lovell and
Anders
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Tex
Houston
Ellington
Bob Hope ends Christmas visit to Asia with two Thailand shows
Bob Hope wrapped up his Southeast Asia Christmas visit with two performances in Thailand and a news conference expressing hope the war would end. He noted 8,500 GIs and Thai civilians laughed at his noon show in Khorat while stressing the need to finish the war to bring relief to burn wards and casualties.
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Bob Hope
Asia
Khorat Air Base
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Hope
South Vietnam
Khorat
World cheers as Apollo 8 returns to Earth
International reaction to Apollo 8 splashdown spans the globe. Citizens in Moscow Tokyo Paris Rome and Warsaw praise the mission while Pope Paul VI and Tass salute the astronauts. Cosmonauts note the milestone in space progress.
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Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Toni Seifert
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
Johnson
Britain bashful winter halts sports and travel
Deep snow and freezing winds cripple transportation across Britain with drifts six to eight feet in Yorkshire. Norfolk and Suffolk endure blizzards as thirteen major soccer matches plus all horse racing are postponed.
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London
Britain
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
Prague Government Resigns for New Federal Regime
Prague news agency reports Premier Oldrich Cernik and his cabinet unanimously agreed to resign today to prepare for a new federal regime taking office January 1. The move signals a transition in Czechoslovakia amid political changes.
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Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Prague Radio
Saigon Pressures Hanoi Move as Talks Stall
Saigon says Hanoi and the Viet Cong must make the next move in stalled Vietnam peace talks while the United States pledges efforts to break the deadlock. The Saigon delegation fires 12 reporters, fueling speculation of a broader international South Vietnamese dispute that could weaken Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky.
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Paris
U. S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nixon Calls Security Parley At Florida Retreat
President elect Nixon summoned his foreign policy advisers to a Bayside Florida retreat for a long discussion on diplomatic and security matters. Vice President elect Spiro Agnew was added to the conferees for a session expected to last most of the day.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Bayside
Diplo
Red China claims another hydrogen bomb test
Tokyo AP reports Red China announced a belated claim of a new hydrogen device and a successful thermonuclear blast described as a further test of nuclear capabilities.
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Tokyo
China
Fumes Kill Ex Genevans Parents and Brothers
Six children revive from carbon monoxide fumes that killed their parents and three brothers. The victims, formerly of Geneva New York, were found Friday in El Monte California where the family had moved.
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Geneva
N. Y
Rocky Invites Apollo 8 Crew To Ceremonies
Albany governor Rockefeller invites Apollo 8 astronauts Col. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders to a day of observance in New York that ends with a state dinner in their honor. The telegram expresses pride with the line All the world welcomes your return.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Rockefeller
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
William A. Anders
Bandit Steals 14000 From Pawling Bank Branch
A knife armed holdup at the First National Bank of Pawling Beekman branch netted $14,000. The suspect fled, an abandoned car was found, and two bank employees were forced into a bank area while a prison guard customer was disarmed.
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Pawling
N.Y
First National Bank of Pawling
Beekman
Dutchess County
Viet Cong Offers To Meet U S Again On Prisoner Release
Viet Cong broadcast a new offer to meet U S representatives on New Year’s Day to negotiate the release of three American prisoners of war Spec 4 James W Brigham Spec 4 Thomas N Jones and Pfc Donald C Smith. A previous Christmas Day meeting failed over Viet Cong demands to discuss formalities. A U S spokesman gave no immediate comment. The Viet Cong Liberation Radio issued the new proposal amid the ongoing truce and prisoner talks.
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U. S
U.S
Liberation Radio
United States
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Donald C. Smith
Akron
Plane slams into O'Hare hangar killing 27 in fog
North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashed while landing in mist at O'Hare, bursting into flames and killing 27 aboard, with eight Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps members among the wounded in the hangar and surrounding injuries reported. Investigators cited reduced visibility and a possible extra passenger.
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North Central Airlines
O'Hare International Airport
O’hare
Minneapolis
North Central
Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps
Suburban
Des Plaines
Braniff
Northwest Airlines
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