Apollo 8 crew in great shape aboard Yorktown after splashdown
Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders undergo postflight debriefings aboard the USS Yorktown before flying to Hawaii and Ellington, with families awaiting a belated Christmas. Doctors call them in good condition after a 69 hour moon flight, 20 hour lunar orbit, and 58 hour return. They anticipate nine days of briefings on gear, moon terrain, and mission performance.
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United States
Clarence A. Jernigan
Space Agency
Jernigan
Air Force
Borman
Navy
Mes A. Lovell Jr
Airce
William A. Anders
Earth
Inigan
Pacific Ocean
Lovell
Anders
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Tex
Houston
Coe
Elling
Cele
Apollo 8 Moon Flight Ends 1968 on Record Pace
The Apollo 8 mission, three American astronauts Frank Borman Jim Lovell and William Anders, completed a 537000 mile voyage in six days and three hours returning to Earth at 24630 mph. They landed near USS Yorktown after 45 minutes in the water and described the moon as not green cheese, but American cheese. The year 1968 ends with this historic space achievement amid other shocks and political turns.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
Mes A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Yorktown
Pacific
Paris
Lovell
Anders
Johnson
Washington
America
James A. Lovell Jr
Viet Cong Broadcasts Offer on U.S. Prisoners
Viet Cong radio proposed New Year talks with U.S. representatives to negotiate the release of three American prisoners of war. The plan followed a Christmas truce breakdown over formalities, with the U.S. seeking only date, time, and place for release while VC demanded broader cease-fire terms. The exchange occurred amid ongoing heavy fighting and casualties on Saigon and Da Nang fronts, including the closure of Camp Carroll.
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U.S
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
United States
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Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lyonville
Ind
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Donald C. Smith
Akron
National Liberation Front
Washington
NLF
U. S
South Vietnam
U. S. Command
Carroll
da Nang
North Vietnam
Czech Government Agrees To Resign To Allow New Regime
Prague AP reports Premier Oldrich Cernik led a unanimous government meeting to resign so a new federal regime can take office January 1. Cernik urged resignations to President Ludvik Svoboda. a new, slimmer cabinet expected to be announced by Svoboda in a New Year address. A Soviet delegation arrived for closed talks with Czechoslovak leaders.
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Prague Radio
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Sion
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Mitted
Svoboda
Communist Party
Konstantin F. Katuschev
Czechoslovakia
China Sets Off Seventh Nuclear Test in 1964 1968 Series
China announced its seventh nuclear test since October 1964, signaling rising missile ambitions and potential triggers for a renewed U.S. and Soviet arms race. The piece analyzes implications for the Nixon administration, East West diplomacy, and possible long range missile developments in the wake of Chinese progress.
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Winter Storms Punish Nation Across Wide Regions
Two major winter storms battered the nation with snow freezing rain and heavy downpours from the Plains to New England. Tornadoes struck East Texas including Atlanta causing business district damage with no deaths or injuries reported. A second storm centered on Idaho pulled snow into the Northwest as extreme cold blanketed the region with Cut Bank Montana at 25 below.
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Johnson Says Talks May Move Off Center
President Johnson said his deputy Cyrus Vance believes substantive talks in Paris on Vietnam may resume soon, with Vance returning from briefings in the United States. Johnson, buoyed by Apollo 8, Pueblo crew, and Cambodia’s prisoner returns, urged hope for peace while preparing to leave office January 20.
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Washington
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U.S
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White House
Pueblo
Cambodia
Texas
Richard M Nixon
Court Of Inquiry To Study Pueblo Loss
A five admiral court of inquiry will study the Pueblo incident to decide if Cmdr Bucher had power to resist when seized by North Korea and whether crew statements during confinement violated the Code of Conduct. The panel can propose recommendations but cannot discipline. Three wounded officers include Bucher and nine crewmen. one crewman died from wounds. The sessions, open to public except for security matters, will be held at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado.
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Demilitarized Zone
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South China Sea
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Pacific Fleet
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Duane D Hodges
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U.S. Naval Hospital
Court of Injiry
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