AEC reports Chinese atmospheric nuclear test near Lop Nar
The Atomic Energy Commission said Red China detonated an atmospheric nuclear test near Lop Nar around 2:30 a.m. EST. It was described as a low yield device, about three megatons, matching the sixth Chinese test yield, and noted as the eighth atmospheric Chinese test detected by the United States.
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Body of 14 year old hiker recovered near Mt Wilson
ALTADENA UPi The body of George Gould Jr. 14 of Pasadena was found early today in a canyon south of Mt Wilson after he fell 500 feet from a ledge. His 11 year old companion Richard G McBridge Pasadena was found on the ledge unharmed. The boys had been missing since Thursday afternoon after hiking to Henniger Flats with a friend reporting they were last seen near the Mt Wilson Toll Road. A sheriff's rescue team continued searching Thursday night.
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Pueblo officer uncovers fake charts in Pueblo seizure
Lt. Edward Murphy Jr. testified at a news conference that captors forced fake navigation charts on the USS Pueblo to support a claim it violated North Korean waters. He noted a 2,500 knot leg and other errors, saying the ship stayed well outside Korea’s 12 mile limit. Navy officials cited inconsistencies in the documents and described mistreatment of crew during captivity.
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Weather Forecast for Redlands and Regional Areas
Redlands today high 56 low 3 to 1 50 p m Ace today high 75 low 46 Thursday high 49 low 46 Frost tonight 30 degrees. San Bernardino Valley clear tonight increasing clouds Saturday. Southern California mostly clear cool tonight increasing clouds Saturday with drizzle or light rain possible northwest late tomorrow. Five day forecast shows shower activity late Saturday through Wednesday with temperatures 4 6 degrees below normal. Highest and lowest readings include Brownsville Texas 80 and Burlington Vermont 21.
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Hayakawa predicts SF State reopens January 6 without violence
San Francisco State College acting president S. I. Hayakawa optimistic about reopening on January 6. He hopes mass police intervention will not be needed and vows protection for staff and students if turmoil resumes. He notes progress on establishing a Black Studies Department and reports a Christmas gift of about 300,000 dollars from Chancellor Glenn Dumke to avert a 120-faculty layoff risk.
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Apollo 8 returns with Moon voyage success aboard Yorktown
Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders complete a flawless splashdown in the Pacific aboard the USS Yorktown after a 10 orbit around the Moon. President Johnson and NASA leaders praise the mission as a historic milestone and hint at a possible June Moon landing.
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Saigon area hit by air raids on Viet Cong bases
War planes and South Vietnamese forces pounded Communist bunkers fortifications and sampans around Saigon, destroying dozens of targets. American aircraft and helicopter gunships conduct raids Thursday, triggering multiple fireballs in the guerrilla supply network.
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Hong Kong flu doubles U S flu death toll week
The National Communicable Disease Center reports Hong Kong flu likely doubled respiratory death toll in the United States in the third week of December. About 1,000 people died from influenza or pneumonia, 500 more than normal, with officials warning that widespread deaths from non flu causes would be unlikely without influenza.
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Relations strained as Israel may strike back after airliner attack
Arab guerrillas damaged the Monastery of John the Baptist and killed an Israeli soldier near the site as tensions rose over an El Al airliner attack at Athens. Israel warned of retaliation and officials cited fears of broader Arab-Israeli confrontation amid Soviet and Egyptian mediation talks in Cairo.
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Paris
State calls pump station bidding
The Department of Water Resources called for bids on 7.8 million dollars of California Water Project construction. Bid openings are Feb 19 for Wheeler Ridge and Wind Gap pumping stations in Kern County with a 5.8 million dollar project due April 1972. Also bids for a 1.9 million dollar South San Joaquin maintenance center near Wind Gap with completion in March 1970, and for a 950 thousand dollar Devil Canyon power plant in San Bernardino County with completion in December 1971.
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Johnson Praises Apollo Astronauts From Hotline Efforts
President Johnson told Apollo astronauts by telephone that the Moscow to Washington hotline was used to inform the Kremlin of major Apollo 8 developments. He noted Soviet interest in the mission and praised the astronauts and ground teams for their efforts and success.
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Apollo 8 hailed as a human triumph beyond U S borders
NASA official Welsh called Apollo 8 a triumph of the human spirit shared worldwide, echoed by Soviet scientist Sedov that the flight surpasses national achievement. The mission boosts moon landing prospects, funds outlook, and may foster global brotherhood as Lovell reports a unifying view of Earth from the moon.
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