Apollo 8 returns home after historic splashdown
Apollo 8 crew Col. Frank Borman, Lt. Lovell Jr., and Maj. Anders landed in the Pacific near the Yorktown after a record voyage. They were hoisted aboard, greeted by cheering sailors, and taken to the carrier for medical checks. Officials in Houston unfurled the flag as the Star Spangled Banner played.
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Frank Borman
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James A. Lovell Jr
Wiliam A. Anders
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Lovell
Anders
Jim Lovell
Mission Control Center
Houston
Readers respond on littering and bottle deposits in Davidson County
A letter to ACTION LINE discusses illegal beer and liquor stock on highways and private land near High Point. The writer suggests donating or selling items, notes few stores honor bottle deposits, and comments on citizen respect. A related item mentions Ike Eisenhower's wedding report referencing Mrs Eisenhower and her sister Patricia.
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Davidson County
State ‘Highway Dept
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Dutter
Pean
Eisenhower
Patricia
Why Men Work On New Year’s Day Says The Boss
A newspaper editor’s note asks why men have to work on New Year’s Day. Replies from a policeman a fireman a Vietnam veteran a doctor and a nurse point to duties illnesses and dangers. The piece urges constructive work to help others and set a good example.
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Bay
Vietnam
Hillsville Courthouse Tragedy Chosen for Inquiries
The notice directs readers in Hillsville Virginia to inquire about the courthouse tragedy via Rufus L. Gardner Rt 6 Mr Airy and the book The Courthouse Tragedy. It also mentions library facilities and a phone number 963-7490 for the Allen case. A local contact claims to have the requested book.
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Hillsville
Virginia
Rufus L. Gardner
Rt. 6
Airy
C. M
Allen
Peeling Cypress Knees Prompts Scout Lamp Craft Note
A reader discusses a DIY lamp project from Cub Scouts using green unpeeled knees and mentions communication with WE. H. and Mr. E. H. regarding transcripts, noting the project is informal and not a 41 000 professional job.
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Historic Apollo 8 Day By Day Log From Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston AP provides a day by day log of Apollo 8 seventeen events. Borman Lovell and Anders launch at 7 51 a m from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn 5 rocket marking first use of the giant booster. After 134 orbits and 220 000 miles they begin lunar transfer as the main engine fires. The crew delivers first deep space television and Earth portrait from 202 000 miles.
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Lovell
Anders
Cape Kennedy
Lunar
Earth
Mission Control
Apollo 8 launches lunar orbit and returns amid earth viewings
Apollo 8 pilots enter initial lunar orbit at 69 to 193 miles, broadcast stark lunar terrain and a Genesis reading. A third burn places them in 70 mile circular orbit, completing 10 lunar orbits before heading home. Santa Claus quip seals triumph as Earth reappears.
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Apollo 8
Apolo 8
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Earth
Lunar
Communist China detonates three megaton nuclear device
In a 2:30 am EST atmospheric test in the Lop Nor area the United States reports that China exploded a weapon with an estimated yield of about three megatons. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the eighth such detonation detected by the U S this year.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Apollo 8 opens path to future moon landings in 1969
Apollo 8 guides space planners toward a lunar landing within months. Apollo 9 tests the lunar module in Earth orbit around Feb 20 with astronauts Schweickart McDivitt and Scott. Apollo 10 aims for a moon orbit approach within 10 miles of the surface but not land, led by Thomas Stafford, before Apollo 11 targets May or June for the first landing.
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Thomas P. Stafford
Ski Air Force
Samuel C. Phillips
Zera
Natural Aeronautics and Space Administ
Ration
NASA
Moon
Particwar
Philips
Apollo & Was
South America
Comis
Borman
Russell L. Schweickart
Air Fource
James A. McDivitt
David . T
Earthward plunge speeds Apollo 8 homeward reentry
Apollo 8’s return plunge ranks as the hottest fastest reentry, first U.S. sea landing in darkness, requiring about 45 minutes in Pacific waters. Speeds hit 24,500 mph, heat up to 5000 degrees, with gravity forces six times. Recovery ships patrolled a 90 mile by 1,180 mile Pacific zone toward USS Yorktown.
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Pacific
Earth
Apollo
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Navy
Yorktown
Hawaii
Equator
Move Expected In Talks Over Viet Nam Peace
Paris reports Cyrus Vance to return tonight as U S negotiator amid hopes of breaking the deadlock delaying expanded Viet Nam peace talks. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong push for recognition of the Front as an independent party, while U S and Saigon demand a round table start.
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Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Johnson
Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Front
North Vietnam
Apollo 8 Sets Records With Moon Mission Feats
Apollo 8 achieved multiple records including Saturn V launch capability for manned lunar flight, validated spacecraft safety after 1967 fire, demonstrated precise navigation and lunar landmark guidance, proved reliable two way voice comms at lunar range, and transmitted clear TV pictures from lunar orbit and space.
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James A. Lovell
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