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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
10
Apollo 8, after a lunar orbit dash, speeds toward a Friday morning reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Col. Frank Borman, Capt. James Lovell, and Maj. William Anders share reflections as they approach a precise splashdown in the Pacific, with the crew monitoring onboard computer systems for a safe touchdown.
Apollo 8 pilots venture into the Earth’s atmosphere at 24,500 mph in the first US manned night reentry. Officials cite a narrow entry corridor and Pacific landing due to longer sea range, with recovery ships spanning 900 miles. The mission aims for a controlled, radio blackout during a high risk phase.
U S Air Cavalrymen clashed with enemy forces northwest of Saigon within hours of a one day cease-fire, the heaviest action in 24 hours. Command reports 53 enemy killed, no American casualties, as air observers tracked movements near Katum along the Cambodian border.
The USS Pueblo crew of 82 freed after 11 months in North Korean captivity show mental fatigue malnutrition and signs of physical maltreatment per preliminary medical exams by Rear Adm. Horace Warden head of the U S Naval Hospital. Lt. Edward Murphy Jr denied the ship entered North Korean waters and said the intruder claims were a fabrication.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP reports poets muse on moon and sky imagery inspired by spaceflight. The piece cites lines from Shakespeare James Barron Hope Madison Ca wain George Croly and Joaquin Miller alongside remarks by Air Force officers James Lovell and William Anders about lunar sunrises and the stark terrain. The column ponders whether classical poets or modern travelers captured the lunar glow more truly.
Pamela Powers, 10, abducted Christmas Eve in Des Moines, was found frozen in a culvert near I 980 east of the city. Police say Anthony Williams, a Missouri mental hospital escapee, led detectives to the body. Williams, charged with child stealing, is jailed without bond as the investigation continues.
Greek police halted two Arab militants after grenades and automatic rifle fire damaged a New York bound El Al Boeing 707 taxiing for takeoff. One passenger, Leon Shirdan, 50, was killed. 43 passengers and 10 crew escaped as flights resumed via Paris. Palestinians from Beirut claimed responsibility. El Al and Israel condemned the act as terrorism.
The Associated Press reports snow and freezing rain slowed holiday travelers across the North with bitter cold and record lows. Massena New York dropped to -27 degrees while Glens Falls reached -21 and Windsor Locks Connecticut fell to -4. Widespread snow blanketed regions from the western mountains to the Great Lakes with 8 inches in Klamath Falls Oregon and 3 inches in Flagstaff Arizona.
Representative Morris Udall declares candidacy to unseat John W. McCormack as Speaker of the House. Udall, 46, says he will lead a drive for leadership change, inviting others to enter a final runoff if he wins an initial party showdown.
Virginia shows cloudy skies with a chance of light snow or freezing drizzle in the north and mild conditions west and central. Friday brings highs in the 40s with a breezy day. Saturday turns mostly cloudy and warmer with a chance of rain. North Carolina features considerable cloudiness in the west and cloudy east with warmer temperatures Friday and Friday night and a chance of occasional rain or showers, especially in the mountains late Friday. Friday highs mostly in the 50s with Friday night lows.
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