Apollo 8 Countdown Proceeds for Saturday Launch
Apollo 8 enters final 48 hours as engineers power up the spacecraft at Cape Kennedy. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders prepare for the Saturn 5 liftoff planned for 7 51 a m EST Saturday. The crew aims to orbit the Earth then the Moon with a Christmas Eve telecast and return early Christmas morning.
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Valenti Defends Film Violence Before Commission
Washington UPI. Motion picture industry spokesman Jack Valenti told the presidents violence commission that on screen violence has a justifiable purpose and there is no proof of harmful effects on children. He spoke as head of the Motion Picture Association of America.
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Hong Kong Flu Surges Across 40 States In Outbreak
UPI reports the Hong Kong flu and related illnesses now affect 40 states with 23 states seeing documented outbreaks and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico reporting flu activity. President Johnson hospitalization for an upper respiratory ailment cited as flu. cities like Washington and Baltimore show notable attack rates. Postal staff absences due to flu create potential Christmas mail delays across California, the South, Northeast, and Midwest.
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