Apollo 17 trio heads home after lunar mission
The Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt return to Houston after a 6300 mile flight from the USS Ticonderoga with stops at Samoa and Norton AFB Their flawless lunar mission ends with a Pacific splashdown and a busy postflight debriefing schedule The mission yielded 258 pounds of lunar rocks and soil and may reveal recent lunar volcanism
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Truman crisis persists in Kansas City hospital
Former president Harry S Truman remained in very serious condition as doctors reported his kidneys were failing to purify his blood. Experts warned a rise in blood urea nitrogen could lead to coma and possible death within a week if not reversed.
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Nixon Has Checkup He’s Fine
Bethesda Md UPI President Nixon underwent a two hour physical checkup at Bethesda Naval Hospital and was pronounced in excellent health by his personal physician They smiled and waved as he left The White House press secretary said the president had a full physical Maj Gen Walter Tkach the White House physician concluded the president is in excellent health the same as last year
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Attica riot arraignment proceedings continue
War saW, N Y UPI report on arraignments for about 10 defendants tied to the Attica prison riot that left 43 dead. Indictments from a special grand jury include charges of attempted murder, unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, and coercion against inmates such as John Wallace and Wilbur Johnson. Arraignments and bail set in several related cases continued with multiple defendants in custody and others awaiting counsel.
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Milwaukee Jew helps bridge Christmas gap at Yale hospital
Albert Rosen a Milwaukee Jew arranges one day of work for Christian and Jewish staff on Christmas Eve at St Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee to let Christians spend time with families. The plan started years ago and has grown to give some workers the night off, reflecting Rosen's belief that mutual understanding reduces hostility between faiths.
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Bombing Belts Hanoi Haiphong as US Reports Losses
U S forces renew heavy raids over Hanoi Haiphong area with multiple B 52s and fighter bombers shot down. Polish sailors die as Joseph Conrad hit in Hai Phong harbor, while US losses mount and Hanoi denies peace terms. Northern press warns of harsher defeats for the United States.
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Christmas Shopping Tonight At Hancock Airport Weather
Hancock Airport weather forecast predicts cloudy skies with periods of light rain or drizzle and possibly mixed with wet snow tonight. Lows near 32 and highs around 40 tomorrow. Precipitation chances about 80 percent each night and tomorrow. yesterday's rainfall reached 18 inches.
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Airport guard shooting at Kennedy ends in suspect capture
At Kennedy Airport an airport security incident left a sky marshal and a customs officer shot after a man grabbed a guard's gun. The victims, Anthony Petracer Jr. and Gerald T. McCarthy, were reported in satisfactory condition. The suspect, Robert J. Dobbelaer, 28, from Valley Cottage, was taken into custody after a chase across the field. The attache case reportedly contained a spiral notebook. The event began when X ray screening flagged a questionable object before a Pan American flight to San Juan.
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Queens
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Commack
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Robert J. Dobbelaer
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Court Keeps Times Reporter in Limbo in Watergate Case
The U S Court of Appeals stayed John F Lawrence in jail pending appeal of a contempt ruling for refusing to surrender taped interview material in the Watergate burglary case The Times argued the tapes were for impeachment purposes of key prosecution witness Baldwin The delay follows Sirica presiding judge in Washington ordering release from custody while the appeal proceeds with trial set to start January 8 1970s newswire account notes senators criticising press freedom concerns.
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