Eleven American GIs Arrive Back in Bangkok from Cambodia
Eleven U.S. soldiers released from Cambodian captivity arrived in Bangkok on Christmas Eve after five months held since July. A twelfth serviceman remained in Phnom Penh due to injuries. the group was flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines, for return home. Names listed include Ralph W. McCullough and Harley M. Cassell Jr. with other soldiers from Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, California, New Jersey, Indiana, North Carolina, New York, and more.
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Bangkok
Phnom
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Shnom Penh
U.S
Cambodia
Ralph W. McCullough
Columbus
Jersey City
N.J
Donald E. Grigsby
Springfield
Ohio
Lee E. Henry
Oakland
Calif
Terry L. Kramer
Wauzeka
Mis
Donald E. Price
Harold D. Simms
Kingman
Ind
Floyd A. Wilmoth
Yadkinville
N.C
Klaus Zu
Don McNeill Tapes Last Breakfast Club Show
CHICAGO AP Don McNeill tapes final Breakfast Club show for ABC to air Dec 27 ending a 35 year run on daytime radio. He recalls no script and a show for everybody as oldtimers like Fran Allison and Anita Bryant contributed. A second item notes four injured from a Richmond Bottled Gas explosion at a Post Office facility construction site.
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American Broadcasting Company
Don McNeill
McNeill
Chicago
Radio Today
Breakfast Club
ABC
Fran Allison
Fanny
Sam Cowling
Anita Bryant
Johnny Desmond
Charlotte Reid
Bill
Richmond
moun|Corp. of
Virginia
Medicalollege
West Hospital
Nixon Cabinet Nominees Warned on Conflict of Interest
President elect Nixon distributes a confidential prep booklet to all 12 cabinet nominees detailing conflict of interest safeguards and expected Senate confirmation outlines. Ehrlichman guides the process with emphasis on reporting holdings and tailoring procedures per committee.
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New York
Nixon
Senate
Sendho
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirk
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
Pointee
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ehrlichman
Julie
David Eisenhower
Florida
Walter Reuther
The
United Auto Workers
Prison Camp Escapees Caught and Woman Freed
Two state prison camp escapees, David L. Johnson and Arvin Weston McCracken, were recaptured in Bassett with Henry County authorities and state police. A Stafford County woman, Marion B. Musante, reported abductors, but was found unharmed after the escapees allegedly forced her to drive them toward South Boston. Police feared possible kidnapping as officers widened a statewide search. Johnson served four years for car theft and McCracken three years for grand larceny.
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Bassett (Ap
Stafford County
David L. Johnson
Roanoke
Arvin Weston McCracken
Bassett
Henry County
Bassett-and-state
McCracken
Son
Prison Road
Boston
Virginia
Musante
Johnson
Maximum postal money orders set at $100 per item
The rule limits a single postal money order to $100, but an individual may receive an unlimited number of $100 money orders.
Wall Falls on Firemen Killing One in Newport News
A wall collapsed on a quartet of firemen amid a blaze at Morrison Transfer and Storage in downtown Newport News injuring four and killing Carl E. McKinney. C. L. Sanzo remains serious. others listed as hospitalized.
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Newport News
Carl E. McKinney
C. L. Sanzo
Morrison Transfer and Storage Co
Willie Morrison
Lee Roy Morrison
Young Morrison
Morrison
H. L. Davis
Joseph Bougham
T. W. Buchanan
Symbol of sadness in Yew trees across funerary use
The yew tree is described as a symbol of sadness due to its branches being used for funeral decorations and woven into wreaths for mourners' heads, reflecting its historic role in mourning customs.
May Britt Wins Uncontested Divorce From Sammy Davis Jr
Actress May Britt, 31, testified that she asked him to stay home but he never did and received an uncontested divorce from Sammy Davis Jr. in Santa Monica. The couple, married eight years, share a daughter Tracey and two adopted sons. Britt will receive 3000 dollars monthly alimony and child support under the settlement.
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Santa Monica
Calif
May Britt
Sammy Davis Jr
Davis
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Peter Lawford
Miss Britt
Laurence J. Rittenband
Santa Monica Superior Court
Tracey
Mark
Jeff
May
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