Verne predictions and Apollo parallels in a 1969 outlook
The article surveys Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, comparing his imagined ship’s specs with Apollo 8 realities, noting shared dimensions, masses, and design ideas, then shifts to space policy and philosophical musings from a 1969 perspective.
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National Observer
Verne
Earth
Moon
Apollo
Pacific Ocean
Andan
Anders
Six Units Battle Destructive Fire at White's Auto Store
A blaze at White's Auto Store on 10th and Polk, Amarillo, caused extensive damage with over $250 000 in stock lost. Firefighters from Amarillo arrived at 5 20 p m to find the upper floor ablaze and the lower floor heavily damaged by smoke water and fire. The fire began from box 19 and was reported by an off duty fireman and a credit manager. The incident disrupted power and communication as crews fought the flames and gained access through windows.
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Anf
BYROP
White
10Th and Polk
White's
10Th and
Polk
Amarillo
10Th
Polk St
Johnny Britten
Sid Stout Ford
2Nd and Taylor
Polk Street
Oil Inspector Relieved of Duty Sparks Theft Probe
Washington Navy dismissed a civilian petroleum inspector after an investigation uncovered widespread thefts of fuel meant for U.S. bases in Thailand. GAO found 52 percent of gasoline at I service stations was stolen in a 19 month period and hundreds of tank truck contents vanished.
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Thailand
Washington
Navy
U.S
John M. McGee
Bangkok
Navy Fuel Supply Office
Ing Office
GAO
Viet Cong free three American prisoners in New Year truce
The U S Command said three 21 year old American soldiers freed after battlefield negotiations were turned over to an American negotiating team near Saigon. They were taken to the 24th Evacuation Hospital and will be flown home soon. A prior rescue in the Mekong Delta freed James N Rowe after more than five years in captivity.
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Saigon
U.S
24Th
United States
Mekong Delta
James N. Rowe
McAllen
Tex
Pris
New Year Holiday Impacts Local Businesses and Offices
Grocery shoppers will be among the few on Amarillo streets as merchants close for the holiday. Government offices at city, county, state and federal levels shut down except public safety services. post offices run the holiday schedule with no home or window deliveries but box mail and special deliveries continue.
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Amarillo
Globe selects 26 key goals for 1969 in city and nation
The Globe Newspapers reveal 26 selected goals for the new year 1969. The package includes a letter from the president of the publishing company to readers detailing the growth of the newspapers and plans to appear on page 4.
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Globe Newspapers
U N Security Council Condemns Israel Over Beirut Airport Blow
The Security Council unanimously condemned Israel for the Beirut Airport reprisal, saying Lebanon is entitled to compensation for millions in damage. The measure is the strongest direct action against Israel in the Palestine conflict, but stops short of punitive steps urged by Arabs and the Soviet Union.
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United Nations
N.Y. AP
Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Council
Palestine
Soviet Union
Arctic Freeze Kills 5 Across Nation in New Year Snowstorm
Five people including three children died from freezing as arctic temperatures and heavy snow hit signals, with three Coleridge Nebraska high school students found in a stranded car and a Minnesota couple found on a highway. Roads iced over, trains delayed, and power lines failed as a 17 inch snowfall shuttered highways and zero wind chills spread.
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Coleridge
Neb
Olivia
Minn
Joseph Herzog
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Nonlethal Weapons Sales Beef Up Police Forces
Nonlethal arms like tear gas spits ax and plastic grenades expand police arsenals as departments seek crowd control without fatalities. Spending on nonlethal weaponry rose from about 1 to 2 million dollars in 1968 to an expected 12 million by 1972, per Equity Research Associates.
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New York
Equity Research Associates
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