Countdown Begins for Apollo 8 Historic Moon Flight
Apollo 8 countdown started at 7 p.m. EST as launch team began checks on the Saturn V rocket ahead of a planned 7:51 a.m. Saturday liftoff. Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders prayed at church and prepared for final physicals and a six hour hold window to manage potential problems.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
William A. Anders
Vincent Smith
Church of Our Saviour
Cocoa Beach
Anders
Andro 8
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Archers
Moon
Air Force
Borman
Travel warnings issued after major area snowstorm
A winter storm blankets the region with up to a foot of snow in mountains and counties. Bluefield reports three inches over three days. travelers warned as winds reach 25 mph and temps fall to 12. Police note hazardous travel, chains or snow tires urged. highways in McDowell County mostly clear but drifting blocks some routes. Twenty three hikers from Elnora high school snowbound in a cabin near Manchester Vermont.
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Bluefield
State Road Commission
Tucker Coun
Flat Top
Randolph County
Thomas
Rochesburg
Pineville
Wyoming County
Giles County
Federal Aviation Agency
West Virginia Turnpike
McDowell County
McDowell
Virginia
Wytheville
Maine
Ohio
Atlantic
Elnora, V. Y
Manchester
Missiles Fired In North Vietnam
In a Saturday air encounter near Vinh, North Vietnamese defenses fired surface-to-air missiles at U S Navy jets conducting a reconnaissance mission. The missiles, described as fewer than five, targeted an RF8 Crusader and two A4 Skyhawk escorts, but all reportedly exploded in the air and the aircraft were unscathed.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Bluefield Christmas Tree Seeks 2600 For 1500 Kids
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the Community Christmas Tree needs 2565.50 to fund its Dec. 24 party at Ramsey Auditorium for about 1500 local children. No overhead is charged. all gifts are brand new and bought at cost with voluntary labor. Contributions can be mailed to Community Christmas Tree, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Box 208, Bluefield, W Va. or delivered to 412 Bland St.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Santa Claus
Whis-Tv
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Ammonia Seen In Interstellar Space Hinting At Life
University of California researchers report detecting ammonia in spaces between stars using a 20 foot radio telescope. The complex molecule, linked to formation of organic compounds, is abundant in dust clouds toward the galaxy center and may mark a step toward understanding origins of life.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Jupiter
Radio Astronomy Observatory
Hat Creek
Nixon to keep FBI veteran Hoover amid cabinet planning
President-elect Nixon will retain 73 year old J Edgar Hoover as FBI director and plans to announce the decision Monday. He may also decide on CIA leadership with speculation about Richard Helms. Nixon will confer with GOP congressional leaders in Washington before returning to New York.
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New York
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Richard Helms
Hoover
FBI
Johnson
Jackson
United Nations
Sargent Shriver
France
Edward M. Kennedy
Washington
Republican Congress
Brazil Under Martial Law Faces Arrests Across Capital
Rio de Janeiro reports say at least 200 people were detained as Costa e Silva’s government suspends Congress and imposes martial law. The calm coast and beach crowds contrast with ongoing arrests and fears of further rights suspensions amid political tension.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Congress
Brazil
Ace
Correo da Manha
Costa E Silva
Marcio Moreira Alves
Tot Is Killed In McDowell Fire
A three month old girl Ruth Parker died in an early Sunday fire at her home in Hensley McDowell County The Welch Fire Department arrived to find the house engulfed and destroyed Mrs Parker widow suffered severe burns and shock Four other Parker children escaped unharmed The body of Ruth Parker was taken to O J Douglas Mortuary Welch for arrangements
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Kalamazoo
Hensley
McDowell County
Ruth Parker
Nellie Parker
Welch Fire Department
Parker
Welch
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Legislation Proposed To Change Control Of State's Penal Institutions
West Virginia senators propose removing Division of Correction from the public institutions commissioner to create a separate agency answerable to the governor. The move would affect six facilities including the state penitentiary and women’s prison and would shift appointment powers for directors and wardens to the governor and a new correction director. Parole supervision would move from the current board to the new system, with debate over audit findings and past disputes cited as background.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Public Institutions
William T. Brotherton Jr
O-Kanawha
Division of Correction
Public Institutions Commissioner
Brotherton
Committee On Government and Finance
Earl M. Vickers
Legislative Services
Industrial School
Industrial Home
State Board of Probation and Parole
Senate
John E. Carrigan
R-Marshall
Parole Board
Penal and Correctional Administration
Clarence E. Johnson
Robert Sarver
Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
Hans McCourt
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St. David's, By the Sea Episcopal Church
Lovell
Blanche Lovell
Edgewater
Frank M. Butler
St. David's
Jim Lovell
William Anders
Rockefeller Center
51St Street
Rockefeller Plaza
RCA
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
CIA
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Richard M. Nixon
Marble Collegiate Church
New
York’s
Manhattan
Julie
David Eisenhower
Lillian McGhee
Steven
Elizabeth
Mazie
Tot
Encil Bailey
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
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