Pearl Harbor memorial observed as survivors lay wreaths
On December 7 the Pearl Harbor memorial observed the day with 20 Pearl Harbor Survivors Association members laying wreaths. Navy invited veterans and private citizens to present wreaths while shuttle boats to the memorial operated as usual. In Washington, House Democrats plan a resolution to declare Hale Boggs missing and vacant his Louisiana seat, allowing a special election.
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House
Hale Boggs
Congress
Boggs
Louisiana
Nick Begich
Alaska
Begich
Public donation of Johnson ranch lands described by Interior
The Interior Department announces a donation of about 201.37 acres from Johnson and his wife. The property includes the main house, eight fields, adjacent buildings, and a four mile Pedernales River north bank span. The legacy includes Archibald Wilbur’s Spirit of 76 artwork.
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Johnson
Pedernales River
Supreme Court Rules Union Can't Fine Ex-Members
The Supreme Court, upholding the NLRB, ruled unions cannot fine 31 ex-members who quit during a 1968 69 Nashua plant strike and later returned to work. The decision cites the Taft Hartley Act and the right to join or resign from associations. The case involved the Union AFL CIO and workers from International Paper Box Machine Co. in Nashua.
Rogers cites broader Vietnam peace aim at NATO meeting
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told NATO foreign ministers he expects a firmly based peace for all Indochina and that a Vietnam accord must fit within a wider settlement including Laos and Cambodia. He declined to detail cease fire talks or timing with Hanoi.
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Night launch lights Cape Kennedy as Apollo 17 lifts off
Daylight arrives late as Apollo 17 roars into night from Cape Kennedy. Gene Cernan Ron Evans and Jack Schmitt ride Saturn V with a blaze of color and a crowd stunned by the fiery ascent.
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Gene Cernan
Ron Evans
Jack Schmitt
Apollo
Robert F. Overmeyer
Julian Scheer
Space Agency
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