Bombing Raids Costly in Hanoi Haiphong War Action
Saigon reports the heaviest raids of the war against Hanoi Haiphong with two eight million dollar B52s and a fifteen million dollar F111 shot down. Hanoi may boycott talks as North Vietnamese leader Xuan Thuy condemns escalation and cites Christmas bombing as delaying prisoner liberation.
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Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hanoi Radio
U.S
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon
Thuy
Judge mulls disclosure in Watergate bugging case
Judge John J. Sirica heard arguments on whether the Los Angeles Times and two reporters must reveal confidential material at the Watergate bugging trial set for January 8. He said a ruling would come in a few days.
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Mulls
Washington
John J. Sirica
Los Angeles Times
Families of POWs React to renewed Hanoi Bombing
Families of American prisoners of war expressed bewilderment and mixed feelings over the administration resuming bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong. Bitter disappointment replaced hope for Christmas reunions after Kissinger’s October peace speech and stalled negotiations.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
Henry A. Kissinger
Southwest Room Debuts at Scottsdale Public Library
Library director Hugh Cleary says council approval enables a Southwest Room with a ranch theme. The Fine Arts Commission will assist with furniture and art, with donations encouraged to supplement furnishing costs. Clare Yates hired to design cabinets and furnishings for the room in the east wing, backed by a $5,000 trust fund allocation.
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Hugh Cleary
Scottsdale Public Library
Fine Arts Commission
Cleary
Clare Yates
Scottsdale
Library Trust Fund
Friends of the Library
Apollo 17 Returns to Earth Safe from Moon Mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt landed 400 miles southeast of Samoa aboard the Ticonderoga, retrieved by the carrier to begin their homeward trip to Houston for Christmas. The crew brought back moon soil and a trove of memorabilia including 50 Apollo 17 medallions and thousands of flags and patches.
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Uss Ticonderoga
UPI
South Pacific
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Jack Schmitt
Samoa
Ticonderoga
Houston
Earth
Space Agency
Apollo 17 Returns Home After Moon Mission
Ground controller Robert Parker wakes the crew at 6 03 a m MST as Earth sits 50 500 miles away and Apollo 17 travels 6 073 mph. Evans confirms readiness and the Navy band signals Anchors Aweigh to welcome the astronauts aboard. The lunar samples remain secured for the final 24 606 mph leg ordered by President Kennedy 12 years earlier.
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America
Robert Parker
Earth
Evans
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Apollo era ends here at Motorola plant in Scottsdale
Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific marking the final moon mission. At Motorola Aerospace RF, Cullen Moore helps dismantle the back up comms room used to track malfunctions and advise Apollo Control. He notes future work on Skylab and future Russian rendezvous missions.
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Scottsdale
Motorola
Cullen Moore
Robert Solem
Pacific
Aerospace RF
Moore
Apollo Control
Apollo 17
Drinkwater wins last ditch stand on ditch flood control
Vice Mayor Herb Drinkwater won city council support for installing box culverts on a ditch under Cholla Road at 64th Street. He argued three-foot pipes would clog and flood yards. Public Works Director Marc Stragier opposed the $20,000 expenditure saying pipes and a roadway dip would suffice without risking nearby homes.
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Herb Drinkwater
Cholla Road
64Th St
Drinkwater
Marc Stragier
Stragier
Council votes for culvert over pipes in flood control plan
At a council meeting, Heinz Hink, Mrs. Billie Gentry and Paul Messinger backed Drinkwater to order a contractor to install a culvert. Drinkwater had pledged residents that box culverts would be used to finance the city’s $12.5 million four phase flood control program through a state revenue sharing plan.
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Stragier
Heinz Hink
Billie Gentry
Paul Messinger
Drinkwater
Pleasant 72 Today and Wednesday With Mild Overnight Lows
The forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions today and Wednesday with daytime highs in the low 70s. Overnight temps drop to the low 40s at Phoenix airport and dip just above freezing in the coldest areas.
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Phoenix
Billie Gentry First Woman Presides Scottsdale Council
Mrs Billie Gentry became the first woman to preside at a Scottsdale city council meeting and will be sworn in as vice mayor on January 14. Mayor Bud Tims and Vice Mayor Herb Drinkwater were unavailable at the start. Drinkwater later allowed her to continue chairing the informal session.
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Women’s Liberation
Billie Gentry
Scottsdale
Gentry
Drinkwater
Mrs. Gentry
Scottsdale High District to Trim 164000 From Budget
Scottsdale School Board will cut 164000 from this year’s high school district budget due to ADA dropping from 9500 to 9433. Cuts mainly in fire insurance premiums and reallocated funds. Chaparral High in service training trimmed from 45000 to 30000. ADA expected to fall to 9330 by March 15 per Supt. Gabriel Reuben.
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Scottsdale
Chaparral High School
Gabriel Reuben
Hink presses for Thomas Road culvert completion confrontation
City councilman Dr Heinz Hink demanded swift action to finish the Thomas Road culvert in Indian Bend Wash. Public Works Director Marc Stragier cited water line relocations and rights of way as delaying Thomas while McDowell Road work could start sooner. Hink threatened a publicity drive and urged budget funds to finish Thomas Road, arguing the area deserves relief. Stragier pledged to report back on efforts to expedite all culvert projects.
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Heinz Hink
Thomas Road
Indian Bend Wash
Hink
Marc Stragier
McDowell Road
Thomas Crossing
City of Phoenix Water Lines
Thomas
Scottsdale
Stragier
Scottsdale Road
McDonald Road
City of
Phoenix
McDowell
Mesa
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