Apollo 8 Triumph Ends Lunar Odyssey with Ocean Splashdown
Aboard the USS Yorktown Apollo 8 astronauts completed a six day lunar orbit mission and splashed down safely in the Pacific. President Johnson hailed the heroic voyage while the crew noted their Earth return remarks and celebrated with breakfast aboard the carrier. The mission set multiple space firsts and underscored a new era of American space exploration.
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Nean
Laat Tank
Webster K. Nolan
Yorktown
UPD
America
Johnson
White House
Borman
Space
Mankind
First 8
Earth
Around Town Ancestry and Students Mentioned in Brief
CAPT and Mrs J J Ken are great grandparents of a Cumby Texas bishop family. Mr and Mrs R L Dobbins of Little Rock and Mr and Mrs L M Cartall with their daughter Pang. A black poodle on South Main Street may be claimed at 775 4475. Mr and Mrs Tom Oliver reside at 1515 Mission Road San Antonio. Windland son of Mr and Mrs Matt Windland of Del Rio attends McMurry Omicron Delta Chapter Phi Omega national convention in Washington DC. Terry is a student at McMurry University and Tatum a freshman at the University of Texas. Grace Trent is a junior at Southwest Texas State.
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J.J. Ken
G.L
Cumby, Tex
R.L. Dobbins
Little Rock
Tom Oliver
Mission Road
San Antonio
Douglas A
Terry. Windland
Matt Windland
del Rio
Washington, D.C
McMurray
Omicron Delta
Phi Omega
Terry
McMurry
Apollo 8 Wives Whisper Prayers Of Thanksgiving
Wives of the Apollo 8 crew whispered prayers of thanksgiving after splashdown. President Johnson spoke with the three wives in a conference call about the recovery and recovery efforts.
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Apollo
Johnson
Front Triggers Twisters And Mountain Snows
A storm event causes tornadoes and mountain snow in the Guadalupe Mountains with winds over 70 mph in Guadalupe Pass. In Dallas area Carrollton police dispatcher Harold Lee reports a roof torn from a building.
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Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Pass
Carrollton
Dallas
Harold Lee
Bond Vote Seeks Expansion at Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Six absentee ballots cast as Val Verde County Commissioners Court meets to seek voter approval for expanding and modernizing Val Verde Memorial Hospital. Plans call for enlarging from 42 beds to 80 now with potential to reach 135 beds later, per hospital administrator Richard Reardan.
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Val Verde County Commissioners Court
Val Verde Memorial
Richard Reardan
Transferred Lt Wells Burn Injuries At Lackland Hospital
Second Lt. David Wells, previously reported at Laughlin Air Force Base, suffered extensive burns to the face hands and lower arms from a motel gas explosion after striking a match. He was taken to Lackland and then USC Hospital in Los Angeles on December 16.
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David Wells
Wilford Hall
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Laughlin Air Force Base
Wells
University of Southern California Hospital
Los Angeles
USC
Listtuner
der Dace Webniger
Fort Lee
Squeeze Slashes Screwworm Funds Funds Shrink Budget Outlook
A report notes funding for screwworm control may be cut by next spring raising concerns about winter preparedness and program continuity. Officials warn reduced resources could delay surveillance and treatment efforts.
Amistad Report On Dam Sees Outage At Wilde A E 617
A Amistad report notes a damage incident at Wilde A E 617 causing a power outage. Investigators document the dam result and potential safety measures for the site.
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Sees
Christmas Mail Up Here 10 Per Cent
The article notes a steady 2 to 3 percent quarterly gain in Christmas mail volume. Weather forecast for Del Rio and Vicinity calls for fair, colder conditions through Saturday with windy, northwest winds and temperatures ranging from the high 30s to the low 60s.
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Tray
Maps
Nesp AE
NASA Chief
Lunar Voyagers
Universe
Hatch
Tyra Doering
Frank Borman
William Ry Ee Hovelie
Spalled Anders
Lovell
By Ima’ JO Fleetwood
Aoe
L.M. Cartall
Pang Oer - Ae Ae
Pat Robles
South Main Street
Vice
Tatum
University of Teras
Tommy Tatum
Grace Trent
Southwest Texas State
Pacific
Lackland Hospital
Amistad Report
OnGusty
McGraw
Tay Sotote Pines
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