27 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
1
In Paris the NLF and North Vietnam demand a round table to open the peace talks with the United States and Saigon. The communique hints at possible procedural compromises while continuing to press for prisoner releases and recognition as a negotiating partner.
Apollo 8 completes its fiery reentry at 10 37 a m EST with a three minute communications blackout. Two small parachutes deploy at 23 000 feet followed by the main chute, slowing from 24 500 mph to 22 mph, then a dawn landing in the ocean. Recovery by USS Yorktown helicopters, then transport to Hawaii and Ellington AFB where families await around 5 a m EST.
Public prosecutor says two men will be charged Friday with wilful homicide unlawful carrying and use of arms and interference with communications after an El Al assault at Athens airport. Passengers remained calm as the plane was attacked with grenades and gunfire.
A Des Moines area girl vanished during a YMCA wrestling meet and was found later in a Grinnell rest stop waste receptacle. Investigators questioned Anthony Erthell Williams, described as calm and polite, who admitted knowing the missing girl and had contact with his lawyer. Williams, an assistant pastor at Maple Street Baptist Church, was traced after his car abandoned in Davenport and a Christmas Eve visit to a Davenport resident.
London AP report on Leslie Poole 30 predicting legs out and bosoms back as future sex symbol. He promotes World of Fashion film showing 1920s to present and 1980s designs with nude body decorations and daring outfits by Genevieve Gilles. Poole forecasts skirts ground length by 1980 and weather controlled by science, with fashion emphasizing the body’s natural beauty.
In mid December deaths from pneumonia influenza rose sharply, with about 1,000 deaths expected in 122 cities, roughly half linked to the Hong Kong flu. CDC officials note the strain is widespread or regional with fourteen states seeing cases and only three with little activity.
U S Marines and South Vietnamese rang ers clashed with North Vietnamese Viet Cong forces near Da Nang and Saigon area. Reports cite 74 enemy killed in a ground fight 41 enemy killed by helicopter strikes 16 sampans sunk and 8 rocket motors found in an arms cache. Air strikes by B 52 bombers hit targets across southern Vietnam. Three U S prisoners held by the Viet Cong reportedly to be released per a broadcast. US combat deaths for the week numbered 151 with 838 wounded and South Vietnamese losses higher at 202 killed and 886 wounded.
The piece surveys moon imagery from poets including Emerson and Shelley and contrasts it with Apollo 8's firsthand view. It notes the moon's pale fire, veiled light, and dramatic landscapes while quoting classic lines about the moon's beauty and mystery.
President elect Nixon took a helicopter to Mermaid Cay in the Bahama chain, visiting with wife Pat daughter Julie and son in law David Eisenhower and C G Rebozo. They traveled mid morning and returned to Key Biscayne by sunset with no details released on activities.
Washington AP President Johnson says his four day flu hospitalization stemmed from a rundown condition after overextending himself in the waning days of his term. Governor Volpe, Nixon's future transportation secretary, met with Johnson at the White House and asked about his progress.
US Air Force has begun using 10 000 pound bombs to clear jungle landing zones in Vietnam. Tests completed and the weapon is now part of the arsenal for helicopter assaults near Da Nang. The bombs are dropped from Flying Cranes or C130 transports and aimed to open landing sites for two helicopters. The weapon, nine feet long and four feet in diameter, detonates on impact to clear above ground, leaving trees and booby traps at least temporarily stunned targets for follow up teams. The spokesman did not reveal usage frequency or total available.
Navy officials held a news conference detailing the Pueblo incident with naval officers portraying the event as a false claim of boarding and emphasizing that the ship did not enter North Korean waters. The briefing cited radioed messages, distances from shore, and timing of transmissions while noting medical testing delays for crew interrogations.
Heavy snow warnings stretch through Arizona New Mexico and into western Wyoming as mixed precipitation coats highways. Freezing drizzle and rain slick central and southern Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and the Ohio River Valley. Temperatures range from Montpelier Vermont 9 at 2 p.m. to warm southern cities including Dallas 72 and Miami 74 with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions in many areas.
Singer Eddie Fisher and actress Connie Stevens welcomed a baby girl named Tricia in Burbank. The newborn weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces. The Fishers already have a daughter, Joley, aged one.
New York AP report shows about 25 percent of the city’s 1.1 million students attended classes while 80 percent of teachers reported for work. Schools remained open between Christmas and New Year to make up time lost during a six week strike period.
Udall, in a self described independent bid, calls for new leadership and a changed House schedule with August recess and monthly back home time. He argues this will strengthen the House and the country regardless of outcome, while pledging to make leadership more accessible to younger members.
After a lunar trajectory, Apollo 8 will bounce to a 180000 to 210000 foot descent, with control crucial to avoid overshoot. It should peak near 410000 feet before a gentle Earth arc, main chutes at 10000 feet, then float nose down in the ocean for about 45 minutes awaiting dawn rescue by frogmen deployed from helicopters.
Classic tunic and sporty skirt options shown in Pattern 9462 for Misses sizes 8 through 18. Includes pattern details, pricing at 65 cents plus mailing, and order to Marian Martin Pattern Dept New York with instructions to print name address zip size and style number. Free pattern coupon in the catalog and a new instant sewing book advertised.
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