Israeli Airstrike on Jordan Police Car Stirs Tensions
Israeli helicopters and jets attacked a Jordanian police car on a desert road between Gharandal and Qaba, igniting the vehicle and leaving five occupants unconfirmed. Israel claimed saboteurs shelled near Eilat, while a bystander death and injuries were reported near Abraham's Tomb. Vatican criticism of Israel over Beirut and Ath ens attack sparked further tensions.
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Middle East
New York
Israel
Beirut
Jordan
Gharandal
Qaba
Eilat
Tel Aviv
Vatican
Paul VI
Lebanon
Zerah Warhaftig
Athens
Pope Paul
Charles Helou
Jerusalem
Apollo 8 Moon Cracks Could Echo Quake Action
NASA geologist John Dietrich suggests lunar surface cracks seen in Apollo 8 photos are tension features from contraction of surface material or possible quake effects. He notes graben like faults in a large crater and compares rilles to meandering rivers, with water involvement disputed.
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Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
William A. Anders
Moon
Space Agency
Washington
J . Dietrich
Earth
Dietrich
Nancy Sinatra Engaged to Jack Haley Jr for Altar
Nancy Sinatra and Jack Haley Jr plan to marry after a six month dating period. The 28 year old singer moved into Beverly Hills, while Haley 35 earned an Emmy for directing her Movin with Nancy special. The couple announced the engagement Monday with no wedding date set. Haley is Frank Sinatra’s son in law to be. Sinatra’s prior marriage to Tommy Sands produced no children.
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Frank Sinatra
Miss Sinatra
Beverly Hills
Haley
Nancy
Tommy Sands
Viet Troops Free Officer and Cong Prisoner in Mekong Delta
South Vietnamese and U.S. forces freed a U.S. Army officer and a Vietnamese officer from Viet Cong camps in the U Minh forest. The officer, first lieutenant later captain and major James Nicholas Rowe of McAllen Texas, was held since 1963 and found emaciated and exhausted. Both were evacuated to hospitals after the midday rescue by a South Vietnamese patrol from the 21st Division.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
James Nicholas Rowe
McAllen
Tex
21St Division
U Minh Forest
Mekong
Portage Man Dies After Collision With Fire Truck
Stanley V. Cox 69 of Portage died in a Williamsport hospital from injuries in a December 16 crash on Route 15 in Mansfield Pennsylvania. Police said Cox was en route to Florida when his car collided with a fire truck.
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Warsaw
N.Y
Stanley V. Cox
Portage
Williamsport
Mansfield
Pennsylvania
Cox
Florida
Casanova Letters Win Hearts of Hackensack Clerks Wedding Invite
Casanova, a 21-year-old servicemember, decorated letters and envelopes during 13 months in Vietnam to express love for fiancée Marianne Astegher. Hackensack Post Office clerks cherished the nightly notes, counted the days, and sent their own letter upon Casanova’s safe return. The couple, who met before his enlistment, invited the clerks to their January wedding as a gesture of thanks.
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Hackensack PO
Saddle Brook, N.J
Casanova
Marianne Astegher
Hackensack
Vietnam
Gordon Casanova
River Edge
Marianne
Mark
DGG
Massive fuel thefts traced to bribery and lax oversight in Thailand
A GAO report to Sen. Proxmire details 55 million gallons of petroleum stolen in 1967 from U S military fuel stocks in Thailand. Bribery forgery and collusion enabled thefts across service stations and bases, with 52 percent of gasoline and 40 percent of diesel missing in key periods. Defense authorities imposed penalties but urged tighter Pentagon controls and more monitoring.
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Washington
U.S
Thailand
William Proxmire
General Accounting Office
GAO
Proxmire
Associated Press
Justice Department
Defense Department
Air Force
Pentagon
Navy Fuel Supply Office
Asiatic Petroleum Corp
Shell 011 Co
Esso International Inc
Caltex Oil Ltd
New York
John McGee
Navy
Bangkok
McGee
GAO Reer
Army
Sites Command
Shell Company of Thailand, Ltd
Dis
Navy Office
U.S. Air Force
Hospitalized Robert Taylor Returns Home
Actor Robert Taylor, 57, released from St. John's Hospital after lung cancer surgery complications. He went to seclusion at his 113 acre Mandeville Canyon ranch after a October 8 left lung removal and December 13 admission, marking the third return home in three months.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Robert Taylor
St. John's Hospital
Taylor
Mandeville Canyon
Beatings of Pueblo crew intensified after mocking photo
In San Diego two Pueblo crewmen, Law Jr. and Hayes, described ongoing beatings during captivity after North Korean captors realized a widely circulated photo showed prisoners in good health. The men testified at a news conference as officials ordered an inquiry into their treatment. Senator Russell suggested scuttling the ship to deny the enemy critical equipment.
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San Diego
Calif
Uss Pueblo
U.S
Charles Benton Law Jr
Lee Roy Hayes
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, Ga
Apollo 8 astronauts to be honored January 9 at White House
Washington ceremony set for January 9 with President Johnson awarding the Distinguished Service Medal to Col. Frank Borman Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Lt. Col. William Anders. A 2:30 pm news conference at the State Department auditorium will follow.
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San Antonio
Tex
Washington
White House
Congress
George Christian
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
State Department
Christian
Massachusetts Atty General to become Nixon official
Massachusetts Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson will become an under secretary of state in the Nixon administration, according to Associated Press reports. The transition places a prominent state official in the incoming administration amid shifts expected under President-elect Richard M. Nixon.
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Setts
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Cash missing from armored car robbery in Boston recovered in Quincy
Police reported virtually all of the $500,000 taken in Saturday night’s armored car robbery in Boston has been found in a wooded section of Quincy south of the city. Only the cash still missing.
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Quincy, Mass
Bery
Boston
Thieu Says South Vietnam Will Take On More War Effort in 1969
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced in a New Year Eve television speech that South Vietnam will assume more responsibility for the war effort next year. He cited growth in size and improved efficiency of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam as enabling steps toward greater allied participation reduction.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
United States
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Plane crash near Australia leaves 26 dead
A chartered Australian airliner crashed in northwest Australia with all 26 aboard believed killed. A pilot in a small plane reported sighting the wreckage of the Viscount with no survivors and burned debris scattered over a wide area.
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Sydney
Australia
Guerrillas Shoot Thai Air Force Helicopter Pilot
Communist guerrillas attacked a Thai air force helicopter in northern Thailand killing the pilot. A second group kidnapped woodcutters and four of five rescuers en route to the scene were killed in a Jeep. Police reported the incident today.
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Nist
Thai Air Force
Thailand
Sharp New Year’s Eve Weather Brings Snow and Cold to Upstate NY
Upstate New York braces for a sharp mercury drop and light to moderate precipitation as 1968 ends and 1969 begins. Warnings cover eight western counties, the Finger Lakes, and the snow belt east of Lake Ontario with heavy snow squalls possible in Jefferson and Oswego counties. Travelers encounter icy patches on the Thruway as cold air from the Great Lakes moves in and gusty winds raise blowing and drifting snow risk.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Upstate
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
Buffalo
Finger Lakes
Great Lakes
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Jefferson
Oswego
Massena
New York City
New York State Thruway
New Year's Celebrations Vary in 1969 Plans
Across the globe revelers planned diverse welcomes to 1969. Hotels and clubs sold out as crowds prepared for dinners, shows, and parades. Prices ranged from $15 to $55.50 per person for top events, with options from free Central Park entertainment to a Waldorf Astoria gala with Guy Lombardo.
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Miami
Miami Beach
New York
Central Park
the Waldorf-Astoria
Guy Lombardo
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