Christmas Reflections From Our Daily Bread Editor
Our Daily Bread column by editor Alex H Washburtt shares a Christmas message to Southwest Arkansas readers. It recalls gratitude for 1968 gains at the Star newspaper, notes a $5,000 cash bonus distributed, and recounts a personal Christmas memory from 1926 involving a family in distress and a lift home, underscoring the season’s sentimental spirit.
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the Star
Arkansas
Dorado
el Dorado
Lisbon
Apollo 8 Near Moon Orbit After Path to Lunar Gravity
Apollo 8 crew led by Frank Borman Lovell and Anders report strong health and readiness to enter lunar orbit early Tuesday after a navigational test. Ground control says spacecraft systems perform near perfectly as the ship nears 60 miles above the moon and prepares for LOI burn.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Frank Borman
Moon
Borman
Mission Control
Earth
Air’ Force
Col Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
Air Force
William A. Anders
Fires Claim Lives of 13 Children in Holiday Toll
A spate of weekend disasters leaves 13 children dead in fires and 12 young people killed in two auto crashes during the Christmas season. In Hartsville, two autos collided killing seven. five children perished in Portsmouth next door fire. five teens died near Allentown when a car struck a tree. a Coatesville home fire claimed five more children. Navy crewmen died in a helicopter crash and a disabled veteran and his Marine son also perished. Mayor Bass urged prayers as communities reel from the losses.
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Associated Press
Navy
Vietnam
Hartsville
D.C
Bob Bass
Frederick McLaughlin
Portsmouth
N.H
Allentown
Paslee
Lanark
Limeport
Lehigh County
Coatesville
Floyd L
Greep
Ware Burt
Junior Miss Pageant Event Notes
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a junior miss pageant with unclear details. Key names, dates, or places are unreadable. The fragment implies a local event or entry related to a pageant program or competition. Further readable text is needed to produce a complete, factual summary.
Space Doctor Says All Apollo 7 Crew Likely To Catch Flu
AP reports space doctor Charles Beraf says it is almost certain all three Apollo 7 astronauts will contract a flu like virus while in confined cabin. Col Frank Borman, Cmdr, is recovering from a GI ailment but remains vulnerable to reinfection. Capt Jens Lovell Jr. and Maj William Anders expected to catch the bug. All were unsettled Sunday with Borman worst, suffering vomiting and diarrhea and chills.
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John Pansouk
Associated Press
Space Center
Houston
Charles Beraf
Pheéon
Oiase Berry
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
Jens A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Borman
Berry
Lomotti
Anthaugea
Marcanne
Moon
Hong Kong
AP News
Pueblo
United States
Dones
North Korea
Dean Rusky
Earth
Jim Lovell
Space
Sicily
Vietnam
Paris Peade Soand
Julie Nixon
David Eisenhower
Barbara
Jane Mackle
Two Arkansans among Pueblo crew survivors released
Two Arkansans were among the 82 surviving USS Pueblo crewmen freed by North Korea. Mrs Karnes of Havana and Navy GPO Monroe O’Neal Goldman were identified among the Arkansans, with family members expressing cautious hope awaiting official confirmation. The article also mentions Apollo 8 illness concerns and preventive measures for the mission.
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Little Rock
Arkansans
North Korea
J. Karnes
Havana
C. Sidney Karnes
State Department
Karnes
Barbara
Belleville
Arkapsan
Navy Gpo
Monroe O'Nei
Goldman
No Star on Christmas Publication Schedule Change
In a period notice the Stay announces no issue on Christmas Day and suspends issues on July 4 and Thanksgiving. Regular publication resumes Thursday, Dec. 46. To allow more time for employers, Tuesday edition will go to press around noon.
Heavy Raids Precede Christmas Cease-fire Across Vietnam
Heavy weekend offensives across South Vietnam preceded a three day Christmas cease-fire. US forces fought near Saigon as 1,500 North Vietnamese troops attacked a patrol base 44 miles northwest, suffering at least 103 dead. US infantry reported 17 killed and 12 wounded as B52 bombers pounded enemy positions within three miles of the base and truce site.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Pedestrian Struck by Truck in Hope Downtown
Mrs. Jewell Hollis of Route 1 Patmos was seriously injured about 1 30 p m today when struck by a truck while crossing Elm Street at Second in downtown Hope She sustained a severe head injury and was rushed to a local aid for treatment The incident prompted a city investigation led by Atterbury and Grace W Ext for Measer s G City ushers and officials continued the probe as of press time
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Jewell Hollis
Rt. 1
Patmos
Elm
Hope
Selvin Hollis
Eti
Grace
Measer
Atterbury
Pueblo Crew Released After Brutality and Talks
The Pueblo crew was freed after weeks of brutal treatment in North Korea. Commander Lloyd Bucher described severe beatings, isolation, and ongoing injuries among survivors as they received medical checks in Seoul before potential return to the United States for Christmas.
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Philip Brown
Associated Press
SEOUL
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
South Korea
U.S
Bucher
Eee
Ieee
Local Man Killed in Auto Crash Near Hope
Ronnie Ragland, 50, a BOATOs employee at the Hope Post Office, was killed about p.m. Sunday in an auto accident eight miles north of Hope on Highway 29. State Police said he lost control on a sharp curve, the Volkswagen overturning in a ditch. A passenger escaped injuries. Officers Wallace Martin and Kenneth Ridghill investigated.
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Ronnie Ragland
Hope Post Office
Hope
Arkansas
Ragland
Wallace Martin
Kenneth Ridghill
Texarkana Speaker names budget panel including Hope rep
All Around Town reports House Speaker elect Hayes C. McClerkin of Texarkana announced his budget committee. It includes Rep. Talbot Field Jr. of Hope. Also notes sorority bids for Hope students at Henderson State College, Christmas TV listings for Southern State College choir, local charity drives in Hempstead County, and community club activities.
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House
Hayes C. McClerkin
Texarkana
Rep
Talbot Field Jr
Hope
Henderson State College
Rachael Batson
Linda O's Neal
Jennie Tolleson
Alpha Sigma Tau
Darela James
Delta Zeta
Susan Clark
Debbie Holmes
Sigema Sigma Sigma
Southern State College
Channel 3
Madris Gal
Lions Club
Magnolia Inn
Rotary
Gayle Williams
Luccy M. Willams
Associa Tian of Women
Spicer Heads McCaskill Organization
Luther Spicer was elected president of the McCaskill RCI at the annual Christmas party Saturday night, succeeding Gorse Prescott who served as president the last two years. Mrs. Hubert Knowles was elected vice president, Mrs. Rosemary Baker secretary, and Elmer Wagner treasurer. The executive board includes Prescott, Wagner, and Mrs. Sanders Moses. After the dinner, Rev. Robert C. Ekberg spoke at the Y Jape 4 church event.
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Luther Spicer
McCaskill Rci
Gorsedon Prescott
Hubert Knowles
Rosemary Baker
Elmer Wagner
Prescott
Sanders Moses
Robert C. Ekberg
Ae Methodist Shurches
Elgeas
Fort Wayne Foundal Fort Wayee Item
In Fort Wayne a found item was reported with unclear details. The short notice notes a found object, with limited readable context and no identifiable names, dates, or locations beyond Fort Wayne. Further transcription needed to determine ownership or action.
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Alex. H. Washburtt
U.S. Navy
America
Sarasota
Fla
Cone
C.H. Yeager
James Taylor
U.S. Army
Taylor
Bradenton, Fla
Merry Christmas
Newsboys
Michael Goldsmith
PARIS
Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Buu Kiem
Foreign Affairs Commission
The
National Liberation Front
Agence France Presse
NLF
Thieu
Cght
Tment
NLP
CBS
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Star
Dee McMurrough
Hempstead
Stuent Council
Christemas
Hetch
Paisley
Ever Hospital
Spicer
McCaskill Organization
Wayee
Lade
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