Des Moines murder suspect linked to 10 year old Pamela Powers
A calm, masked suspect Anthony Arthell Williams, 24, led detectives to Pamela Powers’s frozen body near Mitchellville. Police hold Williams under heavy guard amid life‑threats while autopsy results await. Williams surrendered in Davenport after fleeing Des Moines YMCA abduction scene.
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Anthony
Rthell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Henry T.mcknight
YMCA
McKnight
Anthony Erthell Williams
Robert
Robert Anthony
China detonates eighth Chinese nuclear test
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that Communist China detonated an atmospheric nuclear device with an estimated yield of about three megatons. The test occurred at Lop Nor around 2:30 a.m., marking the eighth Chinese detonation detected by the United States, following a series of tests since 1964.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
U.S
Lop Nor
Cedar Rapids Man Kenneth Cahill Fatally Injured in Illinois Crash
Kenneth L. Cahill a 44 year old Cedar Rapids resident was fatally injured Thursday when his semi rolled over a median strip and lay in the oncoming lane of Interstate 80 near Morris Illinois. The crash followed a brush with a Joliet bound truck driven by Lillie Jones. Jones escaped serious injury. Cahill born July 19 1922 in Quasqueton was married to Ida Moniez since 1949. He leaves a wife two daughters Catherine Haass and Janniece E Howrey Cedar Rapids and two sons Ken.
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Kenneth L. Cahill
Sixth Street
Morris, Ill
Cahill
Lillie Jones
Joliet Ill
Jones
Kenneth LaVerne Cahill
Quasquet
Ida Moniez
Independence
Catherine Haass
Janniece E. Howrey
Ken
Civic Center Merits City Support, Committee Finds
Cedar Rapids civic center advisory committee concludes the project merits city backing with one financing caveat. They predict about $8 million in bonds for a first class facility built economically, and favor First avenue NE site though final choice rests with city administration.
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Third Street
Cedar River
Apollo 8 marks start of man’s drive into space
Space Center UPI reports NASA acting head Thomas Paine called Apollo 8 a triumph and said the mission marks the beginning of a movement to explore the universe. He warned lunar landing goals depend on tests with Apollo 9 and 10, with possible landings on 11, keeping Kennedy’s decade deadline in view.
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James Lovell
William Anders
Kennedy
Paine
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Eastern
Pacific
Apollo 8 lands safely 6000 yards from Yorktown recovery ship
Apollo 8 crew Borman Lovell and Anders splash down in the Pacific sailed at 24530 mph and are picked up by Yorktown. They greet sailors on deck and thank the recovery team before medical checks aboard. Johnson phones wives. mission praised as worldwide milestone with calm, precise return.
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James Lovell
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Anders
Christmas Island
Hawaii
Houston
Mail Driver Stranded by Icy Eastern Iowa Roads
A glaze of ice left Bob Flagel of Maquoketa stranded near Morley for hours until a county sand truck reached him. Light rain and freezing drizzle spread across Eastern Iowa causing wet to icy highways and multiple crashes. Highway 20 near Galena was blocked overnight by traffic jams from slick roads. John James of Marengo was hospitalized with injuries from Thursday night incidents.
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Bob Flagel
Maquoketa
Star Mail
Cedar Rapids
Morley
Dubuque
East Dubuque
Galena
Ill
John James
Marengo
Two Gallant Ladies of Sea Sail On Off Vietnam
A column recalls two famed ships, the USS Hancock known as Fighting Hannah and the USS New Jersey, in the South China Sea while Christmas aboard highlights crew valor. It details pilots, rescues, and esprit de corps aboard the Hancock with anecdotes of Navy life and a closing note about a pilot’s narrow escape.
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New Jersey
South China Sea
Newport
Hancock
Okinawa
Hannah
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
Billy Span
Ambridge
Ann-Margret
Rosie Greer
Rosie
Apollo 8 Sets Milestones in Moon Mission Achievements
Apollo 8 demonstrated the Saturn V rocket can launch men to the moon and return safely. The flight reassured officials on spacecraft safety after the 1967 fire. It proved guidance and navigation accuracy and two way voice quality at lunar distances. It confirmed navigation to specific moon sites by lunar landmarks and sent television pictures from lunar orbit and deep space.
Poverty program blamed for budget busting attempts
A humorous note suggests people trying to live within their means may be undermining the poverty program. The line hints at social commentary on welfare or aid policies.
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