Apollo 8 Returns as Moon Crew Land on Yorktown
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders completed a historic voyage landing in the Pacific near the carrier Yorktown after 69 hours at lunar distance. They were in excellent condition and quickly aboard for medical checks and celebration as Houston officials unfurled the flag and the Star Spangled Banner played.
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Yorktown
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific
America
Ed Man
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Mission Control Center
Houston
Nauts
Earth
Moon
William A. An
Fugitive leads police to girl's frozen body in Iowa
A Missouri hospital fugitive identified as Anthony Erthell Williams, 24, is charged with murder after guiding investigators to the near Mitchellville scene where Pamela Powers, 10, lay partially clothed in a snow embedded culvert. Police await autopsy results to determine death cause and time. Williams turned himself in in Davenport and spoke only to his lawyer. He was arraigned on an open murder charge amid heavy guard and threats to his life.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Pamela Powers
Anthony Fithell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Henry T. McKnight
Nichols
McKnight
Anthony Erthell Williams
State Of Peril As 10000 Ill In Heatless City
New York faces a deadly heat crisis with three confirmed deaths directly linked to the lack of heat and about 10,000 residents seriously ill in unheated apartments. The Board of Health declared a state of peril as fuel-delivery strikes ended, prompting Mayor Lindsay to demand emergency deliveries and prosecutions for noncooperating fuel firms amid a flu epidemic and teens’ temperatures.
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New York
Board of Health
John V. Lindsay
Edward O'Rourke
U S Troops Slack Off as Viet Cong Fight Harder
U S Command reports American troops doing less fighting in three months while South Vietnamese forces claim 146 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in four clashes. They also say 49 Viet Cong draftees captured and a large munitions cache found, with nine Vietnamese soldiers killed and 33 wounded. Heaviest combat centered 20 miles southwest of Da Nang. Government says draftees surrendered with little resistance 23 miles north of Saigon as 3 South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
da Nang
Penn Central Hit By Two Derailments
The Penn Central Railroad reported two derailments in 24 hours. Twelve cars derailed near Hyde Town four miles northwest of Titusville tearing up about 300 feet of track on a 74 car Oil City to Buffalo freight. officials blamed a broken rail with no injuries. A second incident involved 11 cars near Emporium in Cameron County, delaying service until late afternoon. passengers were bused to Harrisburg.
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Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
Hyde Town
Titusville
Oil City
Buffalo
Emporium
Cameron County
PC Sale
Emporium Area
Harrisburg
Union City man blamed in two-vehicle crash and theft
A Union City man, Gary Neighbors, 23, remained in Erie County jail on two charges after leaving his parked car in a lane on a secondary road near Arbuckle causing a collision with Mertice Futrell, 44, who was treated for a facial laceration. Neighbors allegedly fled the scene and was identified by witnesses. Damage to Futrell’s car was about 500 dollars. Later another crash occurred on Route 4% involving Dennis Crowell and Bonnie McCray.
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Union City
Erie County
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Marsh
Cory
Gary Neighbors
James Kranar
Corry
Futrell
Union City Memorial Hospital
Krznar
Dennis Crowell
Wayne Street
Spring Creek
Bonnie McCray
Elgin
Freed Pueblo Crewmen Under Intensive Interrogation
Navy investigators question the 82 crewmen on malnutrition after 11 months in North Korea. Rear Adm. Warden says no serious defects found, though nutritional deficiencies and psychological stress noted. Exec officer Lt Murphy admits providing intentional inaccuracies to mislead captors. Continued on Page Six.
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San Dingo
Calif
Navy
Pueblo
United States
North Korea
Horace D. Warden
U.S. Naval Hospital
Warden
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Murphy
Flu Deaths Rise as Peak Expected Mid January
Hong Kong Flu spreads across 33 states with pneumonia influenza deaths more than doubling in the week ending Dec 21 in 122 cities. NCDC director Dr. David Sencer cautions figures are a sample and not definitive as officials prepare for a potential peak in early to mid January.
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Atlanta, Ga
National
Communicable Disease Center
David J. Sencer
Sencer
NCDC
Robbery Suspects State Police Probe Underway
State police at Corry and nearby station are called in to investigate a robbery incident. Details are sparse as investigators review evidence and interview witnesses. The investigation aims to identify suspects and determine the motive and exact sequence of events.
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Corry
Robbery Suspects Sought As Images Circulate In Corry
State Police at Corry join city police in circulating composite pictures of two men believed responsible for a Saturday night robbery at Karen's Beauty and Gift Shop on North Center Street. The bag containing cash and checks was stolen in a major local heist. Evanko of the State Police prepared two identikit composites from witness descriptions. The younger suspect is a white male aged 30 to 35 with blond straight or curly hair, about five feet tall.
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Karen
North Center Street
John Evanko
Corry
Frank Carnegie
John Eyanko
Evanko
Identikit
Escape Crash of Jetliner Near Sioux City
An Ozark Air Lines DC 9 jet carrying 62 passengers crashed into heavy snow while taking off from Sioux City Airport. The plane landed on its belly after the right wing was sheared off but no one was killed or seriously injured. Ambulances rushed at least 82 people to medical aid as most injuries were bruises or cuts. The flight had been from Sioux City to Chicago when the wing dipped on departure.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ozark Air Lines
Cornwell
Pender
Neb
Chicago
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Madison, Wis
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PC Railroad
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Decemer
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Philadelphia
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