U S Frees Seven Seamen as Hanoi Hints at Pilot Releases
Seven civilian seamen were returned to North Vietnam in a goodwill move arranged in Vientiane. Moscow Radio and a Tokyo monitor cited Hanoi saying American pilots would be released at Christmas, though no official North Vietnamese word confirmed this. The seamen were freed offshore near Vinh, with assurances the operation would be safe from military action. No broader prisoner releases were announced.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
U. S
Vientiane
Moscow Radio
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tokyo Monitor
Moscow
Tokyo
U.S
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Brazil Woman Dies as Fire Sweeps Home
An elderly Brazil woman, Matilda Mae Branum, 71, died of asphyxiation from smoke in a three room frame house at 910 S Morgan St. Her pet dog also died. Fire originated near a coal stove in the living room and most of the structure burned when firemen arrived. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Moore Funeral Home with burial in Cottage Hill Cemetery.
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Brazil
Ind
Matilda Mae Branum
S. Morgan St
Brazil City
Richard G. Mehne
Clay County
Bill Beeler
Branum
Moore Funeral Home
Marie Hunt
Cottage Hill Cemetery
Humphrey To Teach At Minnesota Colleges In Return To Academia
Vice President Hubert Humphrey said he will return to teaching as a professor at two Twin Cities schools. A 1939 UMN graduate and former Macalester College teacher, he will hold a joint professorship after his duties as VP. He expects seminars and plans to address society’s evolving problems.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Twin Cities
Humphrey
University of Minnesota At
Minneapolis
Macalester College of
Macalester’s
Hubert Humphrey
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minn
Macalester
University of Minnesota
Nixon Keeps Hoover and Helms in Key Posts
President elect Nixon announced Hoover will continue as FBI director and Helms will remain CIA chief. He spoke with both in New York and they agreed to stay on indefinitely. Nixon to meet GOP leaders and visit Walter Reed for a reunion with Eisenhower before returning to New York.
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Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
New York
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hoover
Helms
Ike
GOP
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Weather map and Indiana Illinois forecast text
Local conditions show a 2.9 foot River Stage at nine am and no precipitation. Terre Haute and Indiana forecast partly cloudy tonight with a warmer trend and highs in the mid 30s to low 40s. Illinois expects increasing clouds, mild Tuesday, with small chances of measurable precipitation. Temperature readings at 9 am 24 and 2 pm 32.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Apollo 8 astronauts cleared for Christmas moon voyage
Cape Kennedy reports three Apollo 8 crewmates Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders age 40 40 35 underwent medical tests to confirm readiness for the six day moon orbit mission with a 7 51 a m est launch planned for Saturday Medical data will be compared with post flight checks to assess weightlessness effects and the impact of the mission on spacemen The crew also spent Sunday resting and preparing for the next phase of training and flight plan reviews
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Lovell
Borman
Andres
Charles Berry
Berry
Moonport
Apotto the slow moving primate of equatorial Africa
Apotto is a small slow moving primate that dwells in trees in equatorial Africa. It forages at night for fruit insects and small animals and can sneak up on prey.
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Apotto
Equatorial Africa
Hong Kong Flu Wide Spread Closes Schools and Hospitals
The Hong Kong flu causes two more early holiday school closures as several reopenings are planned. Visiting privileges in many hospitals are restricted to curb spread. Four Virginia colleges closed last week. three central Virginia hospitals limit visitors starting today. Central Michigan University and Northern Michigan University cancel or shorten classes. Maryland schools resume with no major outbreaks. Cleveland Catholic schools reopen. Wisconsin reports higher Type A flu in some areas. Milwaukee teachers’ absences rise and hospitals cut visitors. San Francisco sees limited impact while 300 police officers ill. Pittsburgh hospitals report flu-like illnesses with few Hong Kong cases. Six minutes.
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Hong Kong
Virginia
Central Virginia
Central Michigan University
Northern Michigan University
Maryland
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee-area
Pittsburgh
Thieu presses hard line for end of Communists in Vietnam
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu demanded an end to all Communist activity as a price for peace. He ruled out postwar Communist influence and said North Vietnam must negotiate directly with his regime. Western observers saw the speech as a firm demand against a coalition with Viet Cong forces.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Thieu
U.S
Clark M. Clifford
Thien
Anti- Communist League
Hanoi
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Washington
Clifford
Basket Fund Donations Mount for Christmas Help
Cash donations to the Tribune Star Basket Fund support Christmas baskets for needy families in the city and Vigo County. Donors may bring contributions to the Tribune-Star office at 721 Wabash Ave and donations will be published. Applicants for baskets may apply in person to Miss Sharon Time at the Christmas Clearing House, 20 Chestnut St., through Dec 16, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Tribune- Star
Tribune-Star
Wabash Ave
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
Sharon
Chestnut St
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Ken Kirchoff
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Charles Callahan
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Lowry
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