Apollo 8 crew lands aboard Yorktown after historic space voyage
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders return to the Pacific aboard the USS Yorktown after a dawn splashdown. They are in excellent condition and greeted by cheering sailors as they proceed to a medical checkup.
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China detects eighth atmospheric nuclear test by China
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a Chinese atmospheric test detected today in the Lop Nor area with a yield about three megatons. The blast, the eighth detected by the U S, occurred around 5 30 a m PST.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Fountains Freeze Prompt Repairs in Local Schools
About 15 drinking fountains required repairs this week as cold weather from the previous weekend froze water in pipes and burst several lines across district schools. Bob Piester, supervisor of maintenance and operations, commented on the issue.
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Bob Piester
Firing required as frost hits Foothill Lemon groves
Foothill Lemon Co says only one 10 acre block on West Ontario needed firing as temperatures fell to 26 degrees. Wind machines operated after 1 am and up again by 2 to 3 am. Eagle Valley reported a record low of 26. Skies clear tonight with another dip expected and possible light rain tomorrow. Today's noon 52, overnight low 30, yesterday's high 96.
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Foothill Lemon Co
Eagle Valley
Halt sale of poison necklaces in San Diego and LA
San Diego health officials order Cost Less Imports to stop selling necklaces imported from India after seven were sold. Assistant health officer Dr. Donald G. Ramras warns beads contain abrin producing deadly risks if chewed or swallowed.
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State Department of Public Health
Donald G. Ramras
San Diego County
India
Westwood
Los Angeles
Ramras
Air West strike ballots show strong union backing
Air Line Employes Union reports members favor a strike against Air West Airlines with 700 of 1,000 ballots returned and 95 percent supporting a strike. The union spokesman notes the high approval as ballots are tallied.
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Chicago
Air West Airlines
State Dept Announces $200 Million Israel Jet Deal
The State Department said a final agreement provides 50 Phantom jet fighters to Israel, a $200 million military sale.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
Auto hits El Cerrito boy on bike
An El Cerrito boy, 12 year old William John Kourkas of 19810 Evelyn, was injured after being struck by a car on Highway 71 in El Cerrito. He was transported to Circle City Hospital by Knif fins Ambulance with a head concussion and multiple dental injuries.
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Seven Held in Haight Ashbury Murder Probe
In San Francisco seven men and three women were arrested on suspicion of murdering a 19 year old girl in what police described as a sadistic orgy in the Haight Ashbury district.
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San Francisco
Haight-Ashbury
Fugitive charged with murder in girl's death
A Missouri mental hospital fugitive known as Anthony Ertell Williams 24 led detectives to the frozen body of 10 year old Pamela Powers missing since Christmas Eve The remains lay wedged between a culvert and a snow covered embankment near Des Moines Iowa in a case tied to a self styled minister suspect treated as suspect in the investigation
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Iowa
Water main break floods Corona High School campus
A four inch water line at Corona High School ruptured near the teachers lounge, flooding the campus and street. Maintenance chief Bob Piester described digging challenges and risk to adjacent sewer, phone, and electrical lines while crews consider replacing a 25 to 30 foot section with plastic pipe to prevent future breaks.
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Taylor Equipment Rentals
Tenth Street
Corona
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Piester
Search Continues For Missing Light Plane Near Glen Ivy
Ground crews and four Civil Air Patrol planes comb the hills near Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Inno Cerrito for a blue and white Cessna 170 reported down after a 4:50 p.m. crash. Don Apache and sheriff's deputies heard a possible cry, but no trace has been found by noon. Authorities note no flight plan was filed and the resort guest identity remains unknown.
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Noname Lake Trailer Court
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Federal Aviation Agency
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Apollo 8 funding sparks mixed public response
Residents weigh the $23 million lunar mission. Hazel Schumm and Anna McDonough say money could aid the poor, while J.B. Walters and Harold Smith argue the venture was worthwhile. The poll captures a divide on national space priorities.
Moon Flight Hints Boost Pan Am Lunar Reservations
Apollo 8 televised preview of the Moon raised interest in a Pan American lunar service. Reservations jumped from 46 to 66 as 20 new customers, including five couples, joined Pan Am’s master Moon reservation list in New York.
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Pan American Airways
Pan American
New York
Purple Hearts For 10 Pueblo Crewmen
Ten crewmen of the USS Pueblo will be awarded Purple Heart medals next week in San Diego. The ceremony honors the sailors for injuries sustained while serving aboard the vessel during the incident.
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San Diego
Uss Pueblo
Johnson cites Vietnam peace as final unachieved goal
In a long end of term news conference President Johnson said peace in Vietnam remains his sole unmet objective. He praised Apollo mission progress and the nation’s economy while noting released prisoners and Pueblo crew returns as reasons to be thankful. He emphasized the aim to prevent further deaths. Cyrus Vance’s Paris trip and potential substantive talks were discussed briefly.
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