Corner Comments: treacherous walks and holiday notes
A column laments icy sidewalks and drizzle making daily walks hazardous for pedestrians, noting slow progress and a coaxing resolve to avoid rides. Sal Postman Lawrence Dawson is described loading mail south on 4th Thursday as the piece shifts to Christmas card rituals and a veteran chief petty officer Mac Guffin’s annual holiday contact.
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Sal
Lawrence Dawson
Mack E. McGuffin
Mac
Achievements of Apollo 8 Record From Space Center
Apollo 8 showcases key space milestones from Houston. The Saturn V proved able to launch men to the moon safely. It reassured officials after the 1967 fire and confirmed guidance navigation and two way lunar communications. It demonstrated precise navigation to landing sites, and sent television pictures from lunar orbit and deep space.
Late Yale Reunions Sunday for Spacemen
Apollo astronauts return to land aboard USS Yorktown after six days in space. Borman Lovell and Anders undergo five hour debriefing before flight to Hickam and Ellington. Officials optimistic Apollo 9 and 10 pave way for lunar landing attempts next summer.
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Uss Yorktown
United States
Clarence A. Jernigan
Space Agency
Jernigan
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Tex
Houston
Ellington
Earth
Lunar
Moon
America
Yorktown
Out of This World News Captivates 1968 Year in Review
The Associated Press recalls a dramatic week with Apollo 8’s lunar orbit and return, North Korea’s Pueblo incident, Vietnam cease fire impacts, China’s nuclear test, and Israel Phantom jet deal. It notes three Americans in space, U S casualties, and a Christmas message from Col. Frank Borman. Kansas traffic deaths and a family moment close the piece.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Earth
Yorktown
Pacific
Lovell
Anders
Borman
Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Saigon
U.S
Col
Moon
Viet Cong Proposes New Talks on POW Release
SAIGON AP Viet Cong broadcasts a new offer to meet U S representatives on New Year s Day to negotiate release for three American prisoners of war. The plan calls for 9 a m Jan 1 at the usual paddyfield site 50 miles northwest of Saigon. An American spokesman gave no immediate comment. The prisoners are Spec 4 James W Brigham Occala Florida Spec 4 Thomas N Jones Lynnville Indiana and Pfc Donald G Smith Akron Pennsylvania.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
U.S
Liberation Radio
United States
James W. Brigham
Occala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Donald G. Smith
Akron
Johnson Says Paris Talks May Move Off Dead Center
President Johnson cited checks from Cy Vance that substantive talks could resume in Paris after his return. Vance had briefed Johnson in Washington and Paris, as Vietnam weighs heavily on the president. He noted the moon mission Pueblo release and Cambodia’s prisoner return as bright notes amid war concerns. The leader hopes for peace in Vietnam while facing a cold and cough during a Texas ranch visit.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Vietnam
Paris
Washington
Cyrus Vance
U.S
Vance
United States
White House
Pueblo
Cambodia
Aoner
Texas
Snow Depth Reaches Up To Six Inches In Kansas
AP report notes snow from traces to six inches across parts of northeastern, south central, and southeastern Kansas as a storm moved out. Heaviest fall clustered east of Wichita with Garnett at six inches and Atlanta four. Winds of 25 to 35 mph caused drifting and colder highs in the 20s to low 30s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Garnett
Howard
Atlanta
North Central
26 Persons Killed As Plane Slams Into Hangar
A North Central Airlines Convair 580 attempting to land at foggy O Hare International Airport crashed into a hangar and burst into flames. Twenty six killed and 19 injured among 45 aboard plus eight drum corps members in the hangar. Flight 458 origin Minneapolis. Causes unclear. weather reportedly marginal but FAA said conditions met landing minimums. Survivors described a violent rocking motion and chaotic evacuation.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O'Hare International
North Central
Cook County
Convair 580
O’hare
Minneapolis
O'Hare
Marvin A. Payne
Lakeland
Minn
Gerald R. Levalley
Bloomington
Richard W. M. Kargel
Burnsville
Jean A. Krochek
Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps
Des Plaines
Bran
Southwest Kansas towns rally to save hospitals
In Southwest Kansas communities a state study proposing closures of hospitals with under 50 beds sparks outrage. Residents organize petitions, editorials, and actions across Garden City Dodge City and Liberal while new and expanded facilities proceed in Jetmore Dighton and Ulysses. Local gifts and nursing programs fuel efforts to keep beds open amid 24 hour RN requirements and federal rules.
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Nolan Howell
Kansas
Ing
Garden City
Dodge City
Liberal
Ness City
Dighton
Scott City
Scoti
Tribune
Lakin
Syracuse
Sublette
Satan
Bob Wilson
Hamilton
Chicago
Hamilton County
John Boyer
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Murphy
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Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Israel
Gus Garden
Garden City Telegram
Bhate
Verna Litton
Gardendale
Planet
Enporta
Ondee City
Ty Gar
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HM City
Salina Russell
Wichita E
Tive
Jess Taylor
Tribune Republican
Taylor
Syracuse Journal
Health and Wefare Committee
Dick Holdern
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