Apollo 8 mission to orbit the moon in December
Apollo 8, commanded by Col. Frank Borman with James Lovell and William Anders, is slated for December 21 launch for a six day mission to circle the moon ten times. The crew aims to map lunar features, test navigation and thrust systems, and gather scientific data including potential fault zones and mascon effects on orbit.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Air Force
Frank Bormian
Berman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Anders
Lovell
Moon
Censorinus
Earth
Aristarchus
Space Race on Earth Too In Agriculture
The passage notes a population-driven demand for food and lauds American farmers who produce enough to feed about thirty seven people. It credits farmers as efficient and economical providers and mentions 50 years of partnership with agriculture.
Railroader at Heart It Not in Reality
Robert S. Gray of McPherson Kansas lives 100 feet from the Rock Island main line and greets passing crews with porch light flashes. His father was a Missouri Pacific station agent at Moundridge and Gray began helping at age 12. Neighbors recall how engineers would toot in response and even invite the couple into a Rock Island club car during a Chicago trip. A recent exchange left Gray a lantern gift from grateful train crews, a cherished Christmas keepsake.
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Western Union
Gray
Pratt
Kansas City
McPherson
Chicago
Rock Island
Tallulah Bankhead Actress Dies at 65 in New York
Tallulah Bankhead, famed Southern belle and leading character actress, died at 65 after battling flu and pneumonia. Sister Eugenia Bankhead and nephew Billy Bankhead were present. Daughter of William Bankhead, former speaker of the House, she earned fame in stage and film with a sharp wit and flamboyant public persona. Dr Dale E Kaufman of Kansas State University conducts memory of high speed event measurements research.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Bankhead
Ezra Schine
Eugenia Bankshead
Billy Bankshead
Tallulah
Georgia
New York Giants
Alabama
William Brookman Bankhead
Congress
Dale E. Kaufman
Kansas State University
Butterfly Queen Help Seeks to Break Santa Spell
Edgar the elf and Ding Dong travel to Butterfly Kingdom seeking the Butterfly Queen’s aid in undoing the dwarf’s magic that turned Santa and the residents of Santa Land into spinning tops. The Queen describes three jeweled threads spun by three witches needed to weave a cure. Edgar vows to obtain them.
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Edgar
Santa
Santa Land
Ding Dong
Santa Claus
Hippieville
Butterfly Kingdom
Columbine
Jarkspur
Edgar the Elf
Today in History Drake Left England For Worldwide Cruise
A brief historical recap notes Drake's voyage from Plymouth on a world cruise in 1755. Other items mark events from 1781 to 1960, including US and Soviet exchanges, the Greece countercoup, and space cooperation initiatives.
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Drake
England
Worldwide Cruise
Associated Press
Sir Francis Dreake
Plymouth
United States
Marye’s Heights
Fredericksburg
Samuel Gompers
San Antonio
Tex
U.S
Tunis
Bizerte
Nashville
Soviet Union
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.N. General Assembly
Greece
Constantine
Rome
Fami
Friday Night TV Highlights and Late News Schedule
A listing of Friday night television with movies and shows from 6 p.m. to midnight including Wild West reruns The Name of the Game Gomer Pyle The Secret Ways and Final Report. The piece notes studies on how temperature affects feelings and responses by the Institute for Environmental Research at Kansas State University.
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Spta
All American College
Gomer Pyle
Don Rickles
Judd
Joey Bishop
Institute For Environmental Research
Kansas State University
Tomorrow The Black Witch and Elf Rescue
A queenly figure declares she will venture forth while Edgar warns of death if she leaves the kingdom. Ding Dong steps forward, proclaiming I am a man, I will go. The tale hints at a perilous journey and a looming confrontation with Santa Claus.
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Edgar
Santa Claus
Ding Dong
Black Witch
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Iduckwall
Joan
Sander
Delores
Wyatt
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Pat
the Garretty
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Talluleh Bankhead
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Optimist Club
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