Nixon rehearses Julie Nixon wedding at Marble Collegiate
In New York Father of the bride Richard M. Nixon walked with Julie Nixon for a wedding rehearsal at Marble Collegiate Church. Nixon paused presidential duties to join a 20 member wedding party at 4:30 p.m. at the 11 year old church led by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Marble Collegiate Church
Julie
David Eisenhower
Nixon
Norman Vincent Peale
Charles P. Yost
United Nations
Winton Blount
William P. Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Jack Miller
Ronald Ziegler
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Vietnam
U S raids hit guns near DMZ as war planes strike again
Saigon reports U S war planes bombed a gun site 48 miles from the DMZ after it fired on an American recon plane. Authorities say 400 guerrillas were stopped near Saigon while U S forces killed about 30 of the 400 Communists northwest of the city. Washington also moves toward a battlefield meeting on Christmas Day with Viet Cong agents to resolve prisoner issues.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
Air Force
United States
Fulton to Replace Hughes January 2
Gov. Harold E. Hughes will resign effective 9 a.m. January 2 1969 and be sworn in as a U.S. Senator the following day. Lt. Gov. Robert Fulton becomes governor automatically and will serve until Robert Ray’s inauguration on January 16. Hughes chose resignation to gain seniority with other new Senators.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
U.S
Robert Fulton
Fulton
Robert Ray
Senate
Ray
Iowa Weather: Cloudy with light snow spreading across state
United Press International reports Iowa remains cloudy through Sunday with light snow starting in the west and moving across the state. Snow continues tonight with lows in the 20s. Sunday brings a chance of more snow and continued cold.
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United Press International
Iowa
Thieu Threatens to Break Off Paris Talks if Saigon Attacked
President Thieu in Vung Tau warned that a Communist assault on Saigon would end negotiations. He criticized Clark Clifford over ground rules and blamed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong stubbornness for stalled talks. Vance headed to Washington as Ky prepared to return. Thieu doubted a Christmas truce extension and left open to prisoner talks without Viet Cong recognition.
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Paris
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
Thieu
Vung Tau
U.S
Clark M. Clifford
Bling
Clifford
United States
Cyrus
Vance
Washington
Nguyen Cao Ky
Apollo 8 Blasts Off for Lunar Voyage From Cape Kennedy
UPI reports Apollo 8 with astronauts James Lovell William Anders and Roger Borman blasting from Cape Kennedy in a Saturn V mission. The three men initiated a historic six day flight toward and around the moon, aiming to view the dark side. The launch produced a 600 foot flame trail as the 36 story rocket rose, with stages separating on schedule and the spacecraft entering Earth orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Earth
Moon
Roger Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Chris Kraft
Earth Orbit
Wolff Pushes Hearings On Viet Black Market
Rep Lester L Wolff accuses the U S Embassy in Saigon of not aiding military prosecutions of Americans involved in the Viet black market He cites a case where an airline employee and a serviceman traded 10000 dollars in Saigon The soldier was court martialed but the civilian case was dropped at the State Department request Wolff plans congressional hearings on alleged leniency toward American civilians in illicit Vietnam transactions
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Washington
UPTI
Lester L. Wolff
D-N.y
U.S
Saigon
Wolff
Vietnam
Long Island
State Department
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
Joseph G. Minish
D-N.j
House Banking and Currency
No Freedom for Pueblo as Talks Drift Over Release
Seoul reports slow progress in talks on freeing the Pueblo crew of 82 seized January 23 as U.S. and North Korean officials clash over timing and method. Seoul papers cite Panmunjom discussions with no official confirmation while U.S. officials abroad consider ransom terms and an apology.
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Seoul
UPI
U.S
Pueblo
Kyunghyang Shinmun
Panmunjom
Chicago
Remember the Pueblo Committee
Nixon Mayors Meet Sees Hope for City Aid Ends Vietnam War
President elect Nixon impressed four U S city mayors including Carl Stokes with optimism that the Vietnam conflict may end soon and more money could be directed to urban poverty programs. Stokes said Nixon would spend 50 billion on cities if available, while Fresno mayor Floyd Hyde noted continued federal commitment alongside private sector involvement.
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New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
America
Nixon
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Daniel Moynihan
Pierre
Stokes
Floyd Hyde
Fresno
Calif
Tense time as Apollo 8 launches near Seabrook families
In Seabrook Texas and near Cape Kennedy, families endure a tense dawn liftoff of Apollo 8. Valerie Anders watches with her four year old son sucking his thumb while astronauts Frank Borman William Anders and James Lovell begin their historic flight.
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Seabrook
Tex
UPI
Valerie Anders
Anders
Frank Borman
Borman
William Anders
James Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Mrs. Anders
Rene Vermillion
Ellington Air Force Base
NASA
Bill der Bing
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Coed Barbara Mackle Found Safe After Kidnapping Ordeal
Barbara Mackle a 20 year old Emory student, was buried in a coffin like box for about 80 hours in a Georgia woods to force a ransom. FBI director Hoover announced her safe return as Gary Krist and Ruth Eisemann Schier were charged in federal warrants while a nationwide hunt continued for the pair. Krist is listed as a top fugitive with a prior prison escape and the article notes the dangerous nature of the suspects and the failed ransom drop attempted in Miami.
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Miami
UPI
Barbara Jane Mackle
North Georgia
FBI
Gary Steven Krist
George Deacon
Ruth Eisemann Schier
University of
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Atlanta
Emory University
Mackle
Krist
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment
Probate of a will and appointment of executor for the estate of Charles H. Wolfe filed in the county court. The will names the executor and directs probate, with standard notices to interested parties and formal qualification requirements. Proceedings include inventory and administration of assets, debts, and distributions per the will’s terms.
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Charles H. Wolfe
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