Joy and relief as POW lists bring Christmas hope
Families learn detained or missing American service members are alive as lists from North Vietnam surface. Amid crowded blocks in California and Indiana, tears mix with jubilation while Pentagon officials confirm most names on prior lists. Prisoners speak kindly of antiwar voices, and the public reacts with mixed emotions as new details emerge from Hanoi.
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Ald Ddail
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Clemens
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Tesday
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Air Force Ad
Michael T. Burns
North Vietnam
Warsaw
Ind
P Contda
John B. Burns
Happs
Washington
Pentagon
Geen, Schwelner
Lemoore
Calif
Navy Cradr
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Hee
Gwen
Christiyan
San Francisco
United States
Cora” Weiss
New ‘York
North’ Vietnam
Women's Union
Mark Gartley
Greenville
Maine
Paul Bardon
Brown
Newton
Mass
William J. Mayhew
New Manchester
Hoffman Testimony Sparks Tumult at Chicago Conspiracy Trial
U.S. Attorney Richard G. Schultz questioned Abbie Hoffman during testimony at the Chicago trial of seven men charged with conspiring to incite riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Hoffman, claiming his name and speech are his own, argued he must use his language while defense attorney Leonard Weinglass faced objections over answers that might reveal the Yippie role.
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U.S
Richard “G. Schultz
Tober
tEswip
Meticiie
SaAnchie
Shahaya
Gathorpey Leonard J. Weinglass
Sschuitz
Abbia Hoffmans
Hoffman
Pulon Manner
US to Quit Libyan Base By June Next Year
Washington AP reports the United States will abandon Wheelus Air Force Base in Libya and withdraw about 20.8 personnel and equipment. The move follows a 1954 agreement under which the base served training for forces linked to NATO in Europe. The Libyan revolutionary government requested the evacuation, pledging an orderly and dignified withdrawal.
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Witt
United States
North Allatta
Erope
Atessent
Uniteds
Tapargra Rapa
Arab Summit Unity Parley Fails in Rabat
Arab leaders failed to reach agreement at the Rabat summit. Reports say the conference produced little beyond divisions over a political settlement with Israel and funding for Palestinian and revolutionary movements. Boumedienne pressed for input from moderates, while Nasser warned against new war plans, in a meeting amid regional tensions.
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Merocey
al- Arab Unity
Aise
Libya
Epyat
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Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
Syria
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South Xemen
Hing Hassan
Israel
Iraq
Palestina
Puersille Movement
Yasser Arafat
Houari Boumedienne
Egypt
Toft
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Palestine
Hassan II
Morocco
Nasser
Sudan
Tol
NO LET UP IN FIGHTING ACROSS SUEZ ISSUE
Ay United Brest international reports Christmas Eve heavy fighting as air power targets Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal. Israel announces continued operations amid the war with Egypt and allied forces.
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Brest International
Holy
Ands
Israel
Bethlehem Christmas under guard as troops seal town
In Bethlehem troops and police set roadblocks around the Judean town to guard the manger site during Christmas. Only residents and passes allowed. about 37,000 visitors and Christian pilgrims expected to pass through by bus convoys from Jerusalem for Christmas Eve ceremonies amid Arab guerrilla threats.
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Tsyael
Bethlehem
Jesus
Judean
Manger
Jerusatem
Israeli Spy Sentenced to 18 Years in Haifa Court
Haifa district court on Tuesday found Andre Ben Ayar guilty of spying for Syria and jailed him for 18 years. He admitted guilt and expressed remorse, confessing he delivered an unnamed individual to the Israeli embassy in Bonn in 1968.
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Haifa
Israel
Andre Ben Ayar
Syria
Ben Ayaey
Bona
Cult Chief Distrusts Attorneys and Courtroom Diplomacy
Contested court actions and diplomatic talk unfold as a German speaking faction and the manson case spark debate over legal representation and international relations. Ball argues for self representation while considering East West Germany and Soviet links. Key figures include Charles Manson, AL Ball, and judges, with Poland extradition looming and a border dispute shaping court strategy.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Buttt
Lanson
Tania
Wiliam
Keene
T'velmany
Lini
Brandt
Povermmzat
Ball
Manson
Gast
Ter Ulbricht
West
Gustav Heinemann
Jase
Poland
Barpara
Neisse
United, States
Germany
Bonn
Automobile Club
Oil Slick Receding Across Santa Barbara Coast
Oil slicks on the ocean surface near Santa Barbara show patches receding as the spill’s spread lessens today. Coast guards and environmental teams monitor the area for any lingering sheen and potential impact on wildlife and shoreline.
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Santa “Barbara, Calif
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