Apollo 8 Astronauts Undergo Final Major Health Checkup
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders received a final four to five hour physical exam at Cape Kennedy to ensure peak condition for the Christmas Eve moon orbit. NASA prepared the Saturn 5 launch with a 7 51 a m EST liftoff and monitored for flu like illness risks amid a limited exposure program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Borman
Lovell
Anders
NASA
NASA Sees Low Radiation for Apollo 8 Flight
NASA predicts Apollo 8 astronauts will face radiation no greater than three chest X rays. Wil liam A Anders says only exceptionally large solar flares could alter the mission, with shielding by the Moon offering partial protection during orbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
The
Space Agency
America
Moon
Earth
William A. Anders
U.S
NASA
Anders
Supreme Court debates limits on death penalty juries
AP dispatches report major capital punishment issue as the Supreme Court considers whether juries may sentence defendants to death without trial judge guidance. The ruling could define jury discretion amid other high court actions on race and crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Arkansas
State Traffic Toll Topples One Thousand Mark
The 1968 Minnesota traffic toll rose past 1,000 with two weekend deaths. Vernon H. Buckler, 49, of Spring Lake Park died in a two car crash in Mounds View a St Paul suburb. Ralph W. Schwanbeck, 62, of Plainview died in a car tractor collision on Highway 42 near Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Vernon H. Buckler
Spring Lake Park
St. Paul
Mounds View
Highway Patrol
Ralph W. Schwanbeck
Plainview
Highway 42
Robert C. Klassen
Klassen
Moscow Radio Confirms Release of Pilots
The United States freed seven North Vietnamese seamen off Vinh and Hanoi said Christmas releases for some American pilots were planned. Moscow Radio relayed Hanoi's Christmas claim, though monitors reported no official word. U.S. officials called the seamen release a goodwill action ahead of broader prisoner exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow Radio
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
United States Today
North Vietnam
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
U.S
Vientiane
Radio
Amercan
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
United States
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
South
South Vietnam
Ky Says Clifford Irresponsible On Vietnam Peace Talks
Paris (AP) Nguy en Cao Ky denounces Secretary Clifford for claiming South Vietnam delays Paris talks. Ky says Clifford has a gift for wrong timing and asserts Saigon stands ready to sit and that neither side should surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Clifford
Washington
Oet
Saigon
Nixon keeps Hoover and Helms in top posts
President elect Nixon announced Hoover will stay as FBI director and Helms remains CIA chief. He spoke after private talks with Hoover and Helms in New York and said they will remain indefinitely. Nixon will meet with GOP leaders and visit Eisenhower before returning to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
New York
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hoover
Helms
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
Congress
Ray Bliss
GOP
National Committee
Comming
Hoch Houses
Change of Venue Asked for Chapman
Albert Lea Minnesota AP Attorneys for Rob ert E Chapman seek a change of venue and an evidentiary hearing in the 1963 death of Rev Berne Nyjordet pastor of Silver Lake Iowa Lutheran Church Chapman 28 previously pled guilty to second degree murder and received 30 to 80 years Tuveson the county attorney opposes the venue change and a hearing on admissibility of a 1963 statement Judge Foley set December 23 for an answering brief
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Robert E. Chapman
Iowa
Freeborn
Robert Tuveson
Turveson
Chapmen
Daniel F. Foley
Tuveson
Chapman
Berne Nyjordet
Silver Lake
Brazil under martial law tightens grip after crackdown
Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro and major cities show little unrest after President Arthur da Costa e Silva suspends Congress and imposes martial law. Reports say 200 arrests, possible suspension of political rights, while tanks and troops surround key centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Arthur da Costa de Silva
Rio
Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Costa de Silva
Congress
Court Delays Northern Lines Railroad Merger
The Supreme Court granted a stay on the Northern Lines Railroad merger at the Justice Department request. The three major railways Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy would consolidate, with smaller lines also included, totaling $2.8 billion in assets and over 26,500 miles of track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Pacific Coast Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Court rules on draft exemption of divinity students
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that draft boards cannot deny exemptions for divinity students and other Congress granted groups. It also said eligible abstainers lacking exemptions may face testing prosecution. Justice Douglas said boards cannot act as vindictive agents and that Oestereich, a ministerial student, must be allowed to contest his reclassification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Oestereich
Cheyenne
Wyo
Justice Department
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Douglas
Douglas
Selective Service
Mrs Santa Claus Recalls Busy Christmas House Visit
In a warm diary style, Mrs Santa Claus recounts meeting numerous children at the Christmas House in Austin despite a cold spell and a scare with the weather. She shares kid questions about Rudolph, toy wishes, and a few humorous moments with families and elves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph
North Pole
Holmquist Plans Annual Legislative Sessions in Minnesota
Sen Stanley Holmquist of Grove City, chair of the Senate Rules Committee and majority leader, says he will propose a 1969 bill to set annual legislative sessions. A House rules subcommittee on Friday urged maintaining the current two year session system as sufficient for now.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kostka
Campion Jesuit High School
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Sat
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harold Zirin
California Institute of Technology
Cal Tech
Soviet Union
Alabama
National Democratic Party of
George C. Wallace
San Juan
P.R
el Yunque
Here
Coast Guard
Moscow
Vinh
Daddy’s
Viking
Bill Brown
Shelly
Wold- Chamberlain Airport
Vikings
Philadelphia
By Frank Cormier
South America
Northern Lines Railroad
James J. Oestereich
Andover-Newton Theological Schoo
Newton Center
Mass
Santa
Rudie
Holmquist Malls
Mrs. Santa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!