Apollo 8 engineers fight leak as launch date looms
Apollo 8 engineers fix a leak in the first stage engine at Cape Kennedy as NASA weighs a possible engine swap which could delay the Dec 21 launch. Officials say a pad swap could cut downtime while others warn of a three week delay threatening the Christmas moon orbit with astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders.
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Frank Borman
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James A. Lovell Jr
William Anders
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Anders
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Apollo 8 Mission Details and Lunar Orbit Plan
The text explains Apollo 8's Saturn V liftoff and six day path to lunar orbit with 69 to 196 mile altitude. It covers LOI maneuver timing, orbit changes, and the crew’s tasks including sighting targets and photography. It notes the engine must fire for return, with a 58 hour return flight and Pacific Ocean recovery after reentry six days four hours after liftoff.
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Lovell
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Fasting for Biafrans Ends After 20 Days
Minneapolis photographer Ray Newgarden ends a 20 day fast to draw aid to Biafra. He says the protest did not succeed in prompting food or medical airlift and notes he wrote to 100 senators and many congressmen without meaningful replies.
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Minneapolis
Ray Newgarden
Biafra
Newgarden Sai
Newgarden
Kentucky urged to computers for state spending control
Gov. Louie B. Nunn's Task Force on Economy and Efficiency calls for fingertip control over state spending via more systematic computer use. The article notes the accounting system has changed little since Kentucky's 1936 government reorganization.
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Frankfort
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Whistling Student Remains in School
Joe Engressia, the student known for whistling to place long distance calls, will be allowed to remain in school despite initial plans not to prosecute. The telecom company did not pursue legal action.
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Tampa
Fila
Joe Engressia
Onld
Teephone
Youth Sneezes Twice a Minute
Jeff Simper a 13 year old from Murray Utah sneezed repeatedly on Nov 26. The item notes a link to a story about a 1 year old Engressia being temporarily suspended from the University of South Florida and mentions ancient horse training approx 5000 years ago.
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University of South Florida
Murray
Utah
Jeff Simper
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