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Newspaper
Redlands Daily Facts
Location
Redlands, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
2
Sen Strom Thurmond and his 22 year old fiance plan a Sunday wedding in Aiken South Carolina in a ceremony limited to close friends. A film company hired to record the event has been told the wedding will be private.
Frank Borman and his two crewmates plan evening sessions before launch to discuss how they will fly the spacecraft. The note mentions a Sunday church event at Aiken's First Presbyterian Church tied to Nancy Moore’s appearance.
Stocks edged higher late but declines still outpaced advances with 802 down and 614 up. The UPI Market Indicator fell 0.06 percent from Tuesday, totaling 19.63 million shares traded as IBM Motorola and Polaroid firmed while Du Pont and Union Carbide lagged.
Norman Thomas veteran leader of the American Socialist party who ran for president six times died at 10 10 a m at Hilaire Farms Nursing Home Huntington N Y after a long illness He was 84 A Presbyterian minister by training he spoke with moral authority and helped shape New Deal era liberalism His legacy includes a new book due next year and a career marked by steady advocacy for peace and economic and racial justice
The Viet Cong stated it will release three U S prisoners for humanitarian reasons to show a desire for peace. The names identified were Thomas Nelson Jones Donald N Smith and James W Brigham, with no further identification provided.
Cape Kennedy reports a six million dollar Intelsat 3 satellite launched to serve 62 nations and Comsat. Engineers aim to position the relay craft by Friday in a 22 000 mile stationary orbit over the South Atlantic. If successful, it could relay TV signals from Apollo 8’s moon return on December 27.
Mamie Eisenhower age 72 is very ill with flu and may not attend the David Eisenhower Julie Nixon wedding at Marble Collegiate Church New York. Mrs Gerry van der Heuvel says she may watch on closed circuit TV from Walter Reed Hospital if not well enough to travel.
In Eugene Oregon police seized a shrub decorated with ornaments and tinsel, believing the plant to be marijuana. Officers said the shrub appeared festive but tested positive for Cannabis sativa.
Liberation Radio reports the Viet Cong will release a number of U.S. and South Vietnamese prisoners to observe the eighth anniversary of the National Liberation Front. The first session was set for Christmas Day, 50 miles northwest of Saigon, with a reply expected via radio. U.S. officials offered no official comment yet.
Britain reports repairs to the Kennedy memorial at Runnymede following a store explosion in October. Officials said the furnace fault caused damage during Christmas operations at Garland Clothing in Clayton Missouri.
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