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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1968
Page
1
Scientists at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Station atop Maui’s Haleakala captured a rotating shutter sequence as Apollo 8 rockets fired toward lunar orbit on a clear Saturday early dawn. The photograph documents the moment of propulsion and orbital push against the night sky.
Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders lifted from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn 5 rocket and began a historic voyage toward the moon. They completed Earth orbits and prepared for lunar approach with mission control reporting engine reliability.
An escaped convict accused of kidnapping Barbara Jane Mackle and burying her alive was captured early today on Hog Island off the southeast Florida coast. Sheriff Jack Bent announced the arrest as officials recovered most of the ransom paid Friday.
A 80 passenger schooner sank five miles off Grenadine Islands in the Caribbean. Only 40 passengers accounted for. Gary Steven Krist, 23, an escaped convict, was found aboard an old hull. An FBI agent reported the capture and ongoing searches for a woman.
President Elect Richard M. Nixon and his wife to be attend a high profile event at the Anaheim Convention Center as part of a packed post election schedule. The notice lists the arrangement among other A Section items.
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