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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
1
Apollo 6 countdown ran tensely toward a Saturday morning liftoff from Cape Kennedy Florida. Three astronauts prepare to attempt a daring lunar orbit and return, with Dr. Kurt Debus affirming the mission’s technical justification and safety hopes.
President Johnson remains at Bethesda Naval Hospital with flu symptoms and sore throat. White House Secretary George Christian says he is improving but uncertain about when he will leave, possibly staying until midweek. Visitors limited to immediate family due to epidemic, with only Lady Bird Johnson and Luci Nugent reported.
The National Communicable Disease Center says pneumonia influenza and related diseases caused 703 deaths in 122 cities for the week ending Dec 14, 213 above normal. Schools closed and public events canceled as the flu spread impacting holiday plans including Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower wedding preparations. Notables such as Mrs Eisenhower President Johnson and VP Humphrey were among those affected.
U S intelligence says the Viet Cong launched the first phase of a winter spring campaign and is moving troops and materiel toward Saigon for an attack after New Year s. The move aims to pressure peace talks in Paris while Viet Cong marks eight years since founding the National Liberation Front with grenade attacks in Saigon.
A Dewittville truck driver William W. Raynor, 23, is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a tractor-trailer crash on Route 426 near Prench Creek. Deputies say a faulty drive axle caused the vehicle to veer off the road, injuring him with multiple bruises and lacerations.
A high government source says the 62 surviving Pueblo crewmen may be released by Christmas after meetings at Panmunjom. Officials term talks constructive but no decisions. South Korean reports claimed imminent release, while relatives report no contact and Mrs. Lloyd Bucher remains skeptical.
Ronald C. Hamerick, 30, convicted of murder in Union City slaying, faced sentencing in Erie after pleading guilty to murder. The case recounts a 1965 attack at Hazel Kurfess home, with Sharon Kurfess wounded but surviving.
Eleven American soldiers arrived in Bangkok after five months in Cambodian custody. A twelfth man remained in Phnom Penh, ill, and did not travel. Sihanouk announced the release as a Christmas gesture. They were flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines, for homebound travel.
U.S. negotiator Cyrus Vance travels back to Washington for consultations as hopes fade for a Vietnam peace conference before year end. He may meet with Johnson and Nixon before returning to Paris around Dec. 27 to hand off duties to Nixon's pick. The talks stall over conference procedures and symbols, with warnings over Saigon bombing affecting progress.
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