Apollo 8 Nears Lunar Gravity Before Orbit
Apollo 8 ships toward the moon with commander Frank Borman reporting the crew is healthy and hopeful for a Christmas Eve lunar orbit. The craft sits about 180000 miles from Earth and 50000 miles from the moon as ground controllers prepare for a cautious LOI burn.
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Borman
Mission Control
Moon
Earth
Air Force
Navy
James A. Lovell
William A. Anders
Glynn Lunney
Lunney
Michael Collins
Mission Control Center
Collins
Interstellar Times
Three Men Escapees Endure Manhunt In Illinois
Three Menard Penitentiary inmates James Siglar Robert J Baker and Richard Sims fled weekend work gangs after stealing a car shotgun money and food from a Ruma family They eluded roadblocks and were pursued by Warden Max Frye and officers with bloodhounds The escape appears planned and FBI assistance may be sought as the trio fled toward the Mississippi River crossing into the night
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Menard
Max Frye
Ruma
James Siglar
Robert J. Baker
Richard Sims
Bern Klein
Ellis Grove
Frye
Klein
Siglar
Sims
Missouri-Pacific
Mississippi River
Baker
Kaskaskia State Park
U.S. Proposes Base Revisions in Japan Under Security Pact
The United States offered to give up move or share a third of its bases in Japan to dampen opposition. Acceptance followed with plans to discuss changes in status for about 50 of the 1148 bases under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. Bases were not named.
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Japan
United States
Fire destroys four San Francisco shops in high loss blaze
A Sunday night fire in San Francisco's shopping district gutted four plush stores including Gumps and Schneider's causing more than 5 million dollars in damage, the worst since the 1906 quake. Wind gusts over 40 mph and 40 degree temperatures hampered 180 firefighters. two injured from flying glass.
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San Francisco
Gump’s
Fine Arts Emporium
Schneider’s
Auger
Malm
Abercrombie & Fitch
Society
Escaped inmates invade rural home during Santa visit
Three Men escape from Menard Penitentiary break into the Kern home near Ruma while 2 year old Jenifer slept. They tied James Kern and restrained Mrs Kern while stealing firearms money clothing and a car before fleeing around 2 am Sunday. Local police were alerted as the family learned of the escape during the intrusion.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Santa Claus
Jenifer Kern
James Kern
Rt. 1
Ruma
Kerns
Jenifer
Kern
Leo Kern
Red Bud
Mrs. Kern
Fair Cold Through Tonight Then Sunny Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair, cold conditions with diminishing winds. Lows drop to 10 to 15 tonight. Tuesday should be sunny and continued cold with a high near 30.
Pueblo captives report brutal North Korean captivity
USS Pueblo commander describes beatings, solitary confinement, and severe malnutrition during the 11 months of captivity. He says crews endured a concentrated terror and many men remain bruised as they prepared to fly home for Christmas near San Diego.
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U.S
Bucher
Major Winter Storms Parcels Storm Hits U.S. North
The storm system blankets the North with cold winds and heavy snow. Duluth Minnesota reports 25 inches, Sioux Falls 24, Eau Claire 22, Grand Island 20 with travel slowing in the storm area from northern Iowa to the upper Great Lakes. Pacific Northwest sees 5 to 13 inches and winds up to 60 mph. warnings issued from Santa Cruz to Tatoosh Island and Cape Blanco records 75 mph gusts.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Upper
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Sioux Falls
S.D
Eau Claire
Wis
Grand Island
Neb
Canada
New England
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Winnemucca
Nev
Pacific
Santa Cruz
Calif
Tatoosh Island
Wash
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Viet Cong Christmas Truce Begins Near Saigon
The Viet Cong announce a three day cease fire over Christmas while Saigon imposes a 24 hour halt starting at 6 pm Tuesday. Fierce weekend attacks rage across South Vietnam as U S and Viet Cong officials plan a Christmas Day prisoner release meeting. Western reporters barred from covering the talks.
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Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
Nixon Shakes Off Flu For Florida Christmas Vacation
President-elect Nixon leaves New York for Florida for Christmas, saying his daughter Julie’s wedding helped cure the flu. He voices relief at Pueblo crewmen’s return and praises the homecoming as part of Christmas cheer.
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Nixon
New York
Florida
Pat
Fifth Avenue
North Korea
Pueblo
Julie
Dwight David Eisenhower II
Vietnam War Stake Map in Southeast Asia Page
A geopolitical map on page 20 contrasts Southeast Asian countries with U S states to highlight resources and strategic stakes in the Vietnam war, with sidebars guiding readers through regional parity and implications for the war effort.
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Southeast Asia
Southern Illinoisan
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Southern Illinois
Menard Penitentiary
Baltimore
Cleve
Balti
Lovell
Anders
Moscow
Soviet Union
Georgy I. Petrov
Institute For Cosmic Research
Petrov
Pravada
Tokyo
Santa
Convicts
Inside
Farm Family Living Sports
Seoul
Korea
Dean Rusk
Gilbert H. Woodward
Rusk
Panmunsjon
Seuol
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Vietnam
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