Apollo 8 returns to Yorktown after lunar voyage splashdown
Astronauts Borman Lovell Anders land aboard the USS Yorktown after a successful 500,000 mile Christmas orbit around the moon. They describe the Earthlike cheese joke and the mission as historic with flags raised in Houston and President Johnson contacting their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster K
Nolan
Yorktown
UPI
America
Moon
Man
Johnson
White House
Houston
Lovell
Space Center
Thomas O. Paine
U.S. Space Agency
Houston Space Center
Universe
Earth
Pacific Ocean
William A. Anders
Frank Borman
James A Lovell
Saigon Area Hit as U S Bombs Guerrilla Bases
U S and South Vietnamese forces launched a broad assault around Saigon destroying 125 guerrilla bunkers 55 fortifications and 28 sampans in 872 sorties. Reports say 49 Viet Cong trainees were captured and two tons of TNT and arms seized in the Mekong Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPD
U.S
Capital
Mekong
Saion
South Vietnam
Air Force
A37
Rites Held Thursday For Mrs Iva Gambel
Funeral services for Mrs Iva J. Gambel 68 of Tell were held at 2 p m Thursday at Tell Methodist Church. Rev C C Lamb of Tolbert officiated assisted by Quentin Henderson Interment followed at Tell Cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Wreal John Browning J C Smith W H Tippett and Bill and Johnny Peery. Mrs Gambel died Tuesday in Turner Nursing Home Born November 28 1900 in Mena Ark she married Virgil M Gambol in Tell on November 26 1920 He preceded her in death June 15 1964, at Tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva J. Gambel
Tell
Pam
Tell Methodist Church
C C. Lamb
Tolbert
Quentin Henderson
Newberry
Senate War Debate Restart Likely After Weeklong Pause
Washington closed doors anticipate renewed hawk dove clashes over Vietnam as Paris talks resume. McGovern Young and others clash with Ky over seating and pace toward cease fire while U S policy hinges on recognizing the NLF and balancing troop withdrawals with war aims.
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Senate
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Hawk and Dove
George McGovern
DSD
Congress
Senate Armed Services Comitee
Demilitarized Zone
Sen Senhen M. Young
D - Ohio
McGovern
Young
South Vietnam
Ton
Sen Jack Miller
National Liberation Front
NLF
Saigon
America
Temperatures Drop Sharply Amid Texas Winter Weather
Cold front moved across Texas bringing rain and rapidly falling temperatures. In Childress readings fell from about 50 to near freezing by noon while rainfall varied with .25 inch at Kirkland and up to .20 inch at the FAA air field. Gusty winds and snow were reported in the Guadalupe Pass region as the Panhandle saw light rain and a drop to the 30s and 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Kirkland
A. B. Clements
FAA
Air Field
Aubrey Testerman
Herman West
United Press International
Arcross
Texas
Guadalupe Pass
el Paso Weather Bureau
el Paso
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Laredo
McAllen
Dalhart
Amarillo
Middle Coast
Inmate’s Christmas Card Delights Greene County Judge
Xenia Ohio Judge Dan Aultman received a Christmas ecard from an inmate serving time for sorcery. The card’s front reads I think of you at Christmas time and the inside lists many time themed phrases. The judge found the card unusual and noted its playful rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Ohio
UPID
Dan Aultman
Greene County Common Pleas Court
Frozen Girl Pamela Powers Found Dead In Snowdrift
Des Moines police report the missing 10 year old Pamela Powers was found frozen in a snowdrift near a rural Mitchellville after abductee Robert Anthony Williams led authorities to the body. Williams, an escaped mental patient and former hospital patient, surrendered and is charged with murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Pamela Powers
Des Moines Ymca
Des Moine
Robert Anthony Williams
Mitchellville
Pamela
Urbandale
YMCA
Mark
Williams
Fulton
Bein
Kansas City
Henry T. McKnight
Davenport
Wendell Nichols
Employes
Fire damages trash barrel blaze in city
A trash truck fire occurred at 11 15 a m Thursday at 911 D Northeast from a burning trash barrel. The Fire Department extinguished the blaze with only slight damage to the truck and barrel.
Fake charts foil claim Pueblo off course
Navy says fake navigational charts were forced on USS Pueblo crew to back a claim the vessel violated North Korea waters. Lt. Murphy testified charts contained obvious errors, including a supposed 2,500 knot path, while the ship was said to be 13 miles offshore. The Pueblo was seized Jan 23 after being fired upon. one sailor died, others wounded, with captives malnourished but no permanent injuries per initial medical exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C
SAN Diego Calif
UPI
Pueblo
Edward R. Murphy Jr
North Korea
Murphy
Navy
Washington
Duane Hodges
Lloyd Bucher
Balboa Naval Hospital
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Puelo
Tornadoes Strike Dallas County and Ennis Texas
Winter storms lashed northern Dallas and Collin Counties with tornadoes and high winds unroofing buildings toppling power lines and shattering windows. Ennis saw a building blown onto a highway amid near East Texas gusts.
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United Press International
Dallas County
Collin County
Texas
Ennis
Robert Norris Dies at 53 in Amarillo VA Hospital
Robert M. Norris, 53, died at 7 a.m. in the Amarillo VA Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Newberry Chapel with Rev. Roy T. Nunn officiating. Burial at Childress Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Nancy Jones of Albuquerque and two grandchildren. Norris was a World War II veteran and former employee of United Supermarket and Mitchell Goodwin Lumber.
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Robert M. Norris
Veteran’s Administration
Amarillo
Newberry Chapel
Roy T. Nunn
First Presbyterian Church
Childress Cemetery
Robert
Floyd
Frank
Dick Mitchell
Junior Jones
Dick Boney Jr
Mr. Norris
United Supermarket
Quanah
Mitchell - Goodwin Lumber Company
Amarillo Hospital
Nancy Jones
Albuquerque
N.M
Cotton bales ginned surpass 20 000 as season tops decade
Weather delays did not stop the cotton gins and fields show strong yields. Through 9 a.m. 20 600 bales had been ginned, with estimates of 30 to 40 percent remaining in the fields and farmers optimistic about a county record.
US and Soviets Back Peace Push in Middle East
Cairo reports say the United States and the Soviet Union will press Israel to withdraw from Arab lands. Gromyko told Egypt the Soviets will pursue peace, while Nixon’s inauguration may delay US participation. An Arab attack damaged the John the Baptist monastery and an El Al jetliner incident strained ties with Jordan and Arab states.
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United States
Israel
Jerusalem
Middle East
Cairo
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Egypt
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Nixon
John
Jesus
Athens
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Borman, Anders, Lovell
Borman
Houston Control Center
Space Agency
Pacific
Cape Kennedy
Blast Red Supply Network
Iva Gambel
Steven Gerstel
Vietnam
France
Pham Dang Lam
Michel Debre
Tran Buu Kiem
New York
Vassilios Papanastassious
Chicago
Cleveland
U.S Supreme Court
Donald Heath
Robert Norris
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