Apollo 8 crew to receive honors and public events
The Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders are awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by President Johnson in a White House ceremony. They then appear before Congress and embark on a five day schedule including parades stateside and a New York tickertape parade.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Wiliam Anders
Congress
Apollo 8
State Department
Broadway
New York
United Nations
Waldorf-Astoria
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Miami
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Houston
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Moon
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administra
Tion
Capitol Hill
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Hubert Humphrey
Sirhan defense lays appeal groundwork
Sirhan B. Sirhan’s lawyers challenge the jury selection system seeking to overturn the process as unconstitutional. Defense motions aim to delay to mitigate publicity and may reach the U.S. Supreme Court, while juror exemptions for doctors lawyers and nurses are questioned as witnesses report broad exemptions.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Grant Cooper
Cooper
Christmas ties in battle of colors and styles
Christmas ties spark a clash of colors and patterns as shoppers compare bold stripes muted plaids and festive motifs. Retail displays highlight seasonal accessories while buyers weigh classic elegance against playful novelty in a straightforward holiday item feature.
Mayor blocks pay raises over labor pact in Elyria
Elyria Mayor Leonard Reichlin said city funds cannot be used for across the board raises without bargaining with Local 277, AFSCME. Petitions from 87 city employees demanded proof of a 30 percent raise, or they'd oppose a 1 percent income tax. The union said it did not initiate the petitions and negotiations must follow the contract.
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City
Elyria
Reichlin
Elmer Macny
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain Soldier Killed by Own Troops in Vietnam
Pvt. Leo George Jr., 20, of Lorain, died from small arms fire by American troops while in Vietnam. He had been in the Mekong Delta operations, entered the Army as a draftee in July, and was a 1967 Lorain High graduate who worked at Heisman's Ranch House. His mother learned of the death from an Army telegram.
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U. S. Army
Pvt
Leo George
Garfield Blvd
George
Georges
Mekong Delta
Lorain High School
Heisman's
Ranch House
Leo
Harold Jones
Lorain High
Kent State University
SPENCER School board eyes salary funded scholarship plan
School board members discuss using their salaries to seed a new scholarship fund. Avon council hires firm to update city ordinances as page 3 30. Lagrange imposes parking ban while Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation awards Shoba yees page 23.
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Spencer — School Board
Avon — Council
Lagrange
Lorain County
Soil and Water Conservation Meeting
Soba Yees
Cold with snow flurries and heavy squalls in extreme northeast
Variable cloudiness brings colder air with snow flurries this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures run in the teens today with a low around zero to 5 degrees, a high in the teens tomorrow, and fair cold conditions on Saturday. Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph. High 28 at 7:20 am. Low 2 at midnight. Details on page 33.
Cuban refugee details mass escape at Guantanamo
A Cuban youth recounts a mass escape of about 87 refugees to the Guantanamo base, with estimates of 1000 deaths in a year attempting to cross the fence. He says guards shot prisoners, dogs attacked, and some escaped aboard two Navy planes to Miami.
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Castro
Cuba
U.S
Guantanamo Bay Navy Base
Miami
Fla
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
U.S. Navy
Naval Base
Report Finds UFOs Not Visitors From Space
The University of Colorado study for the Air Force concludes that there is no direct evidence UFOs are spacecraft visiting Earth from another civilization. It states interstellar travel is highly unlikely in the near term and suggests no need for a new agency to study UFOS or for ongoing Air Force UFO surveillance beyond intelligence gathering.
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Washington
UPD
Air Force
University of Colorado
Earth
Edward A. Condon
Colorado
National Bureau of Standards
Christ
Venus
Mars
U.S
Aussies Fear Fire Recurrence in Victoria Inferno
In Victoria Australia authorities warned of a possible fresh outbreak after bushfires killed fifteen people yesterday. Forecasts show similar heat and dry winds with temperatures near 100 degrees and 60 mph gusts. About 50 000 volunteer firefighters mopped up as authorities report 42 serious burns and seven in critical condition.
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Melbourne
Australia
UPI
Victoria
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Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
U.S. Supreme Court
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Jury Commission
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Marines
Emile Zola Berman
Kennedy
Berman
American Federation of State
Lorain
Leo George JR
Elyria Municipal Court
Wellington
Havana
Donald H. May
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