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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
4
The Apollo 8 crew, Borman Lovell and Anders, report illness early in the mission with Borman suffering a 24 hour intestinal flu. Flight controllers adjusted schedules for rest and planned a second TV transmission while engineers work on a telephoto lens issue.
Julie Eisenhower and David Nixon wed at the Plaza Hotel reception after a quiet ceremony. The couple, both 20, laughed and posed for photos as the wedding kicked off inauguration week. President-elect Nixon praised Julie’s poise and spoke warmly of their future.
Julie Nixon daughter of the president elect attends Marble Collegiate Church on Sunday morning before her wedding to Dwight David Eisenhower II later the same day. President elect remains at home battling what he called a low grade flu.
Mrs Blanche Lovell, mother of astronaut James A Lovell, celebrated as Apollo 8 sent her a birthday greeting from about 140000 miles in space during a 15 minute telecast. She turned 73 on Sunday and said it just can’t get over it.
A 15 man walking bloodbank is aboard the WWII carrier Yorktown. Regular crew members were selected for matching blood types to support spaceflight risks and ensure quick medical response on missions or emergencies.
Harold Griffin 22, a senior political science major at UCLA and Black Students Union member, earned one of four Southwest Rhodes Scholarships. He is on the dean’s honor list and served on the Athletic Advisory Board and plans law or FBI work. He lives in Los Angeles.
The Atomic Energy Commission says it has 17 complaints of minor damage from Las Vegas residents after Thursday's thermonuclear test at the Nevada test site. The agency notes 112 complaints came from the West after an April underground explosion.
In Bethlehem Maryland the local post office at a village general store handles about 50 patrons daily but before Christmas swells with thousands of cards from across the United States and abroad for Bethlehem’s hand stamped postmark.
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