Minnesota high court rebukes judges over Hormel stock trusts
The Minnesota Supreme Court censured two district judges for appointing themselves trustees of 22 Hormel stock trusts, affecting more than 2.3 million Hormel shares. It limited the action as an abuse of discretion and emphasized trusteeship should protect the foundation's beneficiaries. The Hormel Foundation, created in 1941, holds assets tied to the Hormel Company.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Geo. A. Hormel & Company
James C. Otis
Warren F. Plunkett
Daniel F. Foley
Hormel Foundation
Hormel
Minnesota
High Court
Plunkett
Supreme Court
Fundation
George A. Hormel
Apollo 8 Returns From Moon Landing in Pacific Splashdown
Apollo 8 and its crew Col. Frank Borman Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Maj. William Anders landed in darkness about 5,000 yards from the Yorktown in the Pacific after a six day mission. They reported good condition and joked about the moon being made of American cheese as helicopters moved in for recovery.
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Associated Press
Yopktown
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Thye
Pacific
America
Yorktown
Copters
Donald S. Jones
Madison
Wis
Earth
Moon
Borman
Lovell
Wordless Iowa suspect leads police to child’s body
A fugitive from a Missouri mental hospital known as Anthony Erthell Williams 24 led Des Moines police to the frozen body of 10 year old Pamela Powers, missing since Christmas Eve. The self-styled minister surrendered in Davenport and directed detectives to the culvert wedged body near Mitchellville, about 10 miles east of Des Moines. Williams spoke only to his lawyer and was held on murder charges as officers guarded the scene and awaited autopsy results.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Pamela Powers
Anthony Erthell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Sawyer
Henry T. McKnight
Nichols
McKnight
Will'ams
Will!ams
Kansas City
YMCA
Iowa Plane Crash Near Sioux City No Fatalities Reported
An Ozark Air Lines DC 9 with 62 aboard crashed on takeoff in heavy snow near Sioux City. No deaths or serious injuries reported. 32 hospitalized with bruises and cuts. Plane from Sioux City to Chicago landed on its belly after right wing separated. Passengers described a soft landing aided by snow.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ozark Air Lines
Larry Cornwell
Pender
Neb
Chicago
Driver Killed in McLeod County Two-Car Crash
In McLeod County a two car collision west of Hutchinson killed 21 year old James Helin of Willmar and injured seven others. The victim’s passengers Richard Juba 21 Michael Juba 14 and Thomas Juba 23 were hospitalized. A Willmar family of four Marvin Gieseke 32 Zahora 33 and children Mark 7 Lynn 4 also suffered injuries. The patrol said one car slid out of control into the oncoming vehicle. drivers were not determined.
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Hutchinson, Minn
Willmar, Minn
McLeod County
Willmar
Richard Juba
Michael Juba
Thomas Juba
Hutchinson
Marvin Gieseke
Zahora
Mark
Lynn
Biafra charges truce violation on Christmas Day
Radio Biafra accused the Nigerian army of violating the Christmas cease-fire by shelling two towns, killing 11 soldiers and seven civilians amid the ongoing conflict in Nigeria.
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Biafra
Lagos
Nigeria
Radio Biafra
China Detonates Nuclear Device in Lop Nor Test
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that Communist China detonated a nuclear device early today with an approximate yield of three megatons. The atmospheric test was the eighth detected by the United States and occurred around 2:30 a.m. EST in the Lop Nor area. In Minnesota, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will be honored in Waverly tonight and Buffalo Saturday by friends and neighbors.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Apollo 8 Sets Moon Mission Records and Milestones
Apollo 8 achieved multiple record milestones including proving Saturn 5 can launch men to the moon safely and confirming the spacecrafts safety after past 1967 fire. It demonstrated precise guidance navigation and two way voice links at lunar distance, navigation to specific landing sites, and high quality television from lunar orbit and deep space.
Fed to Move on Inflation with Tools Debate Ahead
Minneapolis Fed president Hugh D. Galusha Jr says inflation will be changed and policy will use tools with varying weights. He notes the 10 percent federal income tax last July aimed at curbing inflation affected consumption and savings, and warns that consumer attitudes about fixed investments and ongoing inflation must shift.
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Minneapolis
Hugh D. Galusha Jr
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Galusha
Congress
Astronauts land on carrier deck after Pacific recovery
Borman Lovell and Anders reach the USS Yorktown in white flight suits after a dawn recovery in the Pacific. Thousands of sailors cheer as they step onto the deck and thank the crew for the Christmas time rescue and safe return from Gemini mission.
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Yorktown
Pacific
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Jim Lovell
Mission Control Center
Houston
Spacecraft Crew's Apollo 8 Return Marked by Faith and Family
Families of Apollo 8 astronauts greet splashdown with religious observances and presidential call. Mrs Borman and Mrs Lovell lead prayers as the Anders family holds a mass in their home while the nation celebrates. Eric Anders falls ill but recovers quickly.
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Mrs. Borman
Firm Footing Now to Try Moon Landing
Apollo 8’s orbit around the moon strengthens plans for a landing in 1969 with Apollo lunar module tests slated for February 20 on Apollo 9. If successful, Apollo 10 could approach the surface without landing as NASA weighs a possible later mission in May or June.
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Space Center
Houston
America
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
U.S. Troops Step Back From Front Lines in Vietnam
U.S. forces say they are fighting less than in the past three months as South Vietnamese units report heavy Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses. In four clashes Thursday, Saigon reports 146 enemy killed and 49 draftees captured, with 9 American and 33 Vietnamese casualties. Engagements occurred in the Mekong Delta and near Da Nang.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
da Nang
Weather outlook with heavy snow warning tonight
Traveler warnings issued for heavy snow tonight with a snow chance diminishing to flurries by Saturday. Hazardous driving conditions expected as temperatures drop to near 1 to 4 degrees tonight and rise to 16 to 22 by Saturday. Sunday calls for scattered snow and near normal or cooler temperatures across all zones.
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