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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
4
As Apollo 8 nears the moon the crew prepares for a Christmas Eve plea for peace and unity and a holiday broadcast. Mission control will relay carols and a church service while the ship orbits the moon and photographs candidate landing sites for future missions.
The Apollo 8 crew described cloud bands over the Gulf of Mexico and the United States as the ship hovered about 200000 miles from Earth. Lovell mused on viewing Earth as a traveler from another planet while mission control shared lighthearted exchanges about blue and brown landmasses.
A late night head on collision on Santiago Canyon Road south of Robinhood Place in Orange County killed 21 year old Anaheim resident David Joseph Richardson and injured 45 year old Virgil Carlyle Fransen. Fransen suffered facial cuts while his wife was hospitalized. The CHP reported the crash location and involved parties.
Navy observers seek a photo of Apollo 8 as it orbits the moon tonight using the 61 inch telescope at Flagstaff Arizona. A five minute window should reveal the spacecraft as a bright spot or white streak across the dark to light transition on the lunar face.
In Contra Costa Superior Court a jury awarded Pittsburg laborer Pedro Ybarra 365000 in damages against Southern Pacific Co. The verdict, the county’s largest ever, followed a two week trial alleging brain and nerve injuries from a collision with a freight train at North Parkside drive crossing.
Classified Ads highlight good buys for modern travelers with a playful spin on exploration. A humorous nod to Columbus biking to discover America.
Metal fatigue cracks found in wings of five F27 turboprops, potentially rising to ninety or more. FAA ordered checks on all 150 U S F27s after a crash linked to Alaska lake wreck. Grounding, 25 planes clear, X-ray wing inspections within 25 hours and speed limits imposed.
The 41,000 ton Long Beach based carrier Yorktown is about 1,000 miles southeast of Hawaii acting as primary recovery ship for Apollo 8 and its three crew. Cmdr De Hart says seven practice pickups went well and the crew is ready. If all goes to plan, Yorktown heads to Pearl Harbor by New Year.
The Soviet government newspaper Izvestia praised Apollo 8 astronauts as men of infinity human courage and daring. It ran photos of the trio and the mooncraft launch and noted risks without echoing claims of American recklessness.
Rep Bob Wilson says the United States should strike back if talks fail to win back the USS Pueblo. He proposes intercepting two North Korean fishing vessels being built in the Netherlands and keeping them in custody until the Pueblo is returned.
Admiral Hyland declares prayers answered and pledges to reunite USS Pueblo crew with families. He states efforts will be made to bring sailors home as soon as possible and addresses crewmen aboard the ship.
Sacramento Lt Gov Robert H Finch says he will stay as secretary of health education and welfare for four years. He rules out a 1970 U S Senate run and expects to visit California often for H E W Department business.
A Canberra hotel during Lyndon B Johnsons December visit for Harold Holt funeral faced a security sweep after agents checked in and searched rooms and boiler area. A wool buyer later used a Johnson booked room and accidentally triggered a White House phone connection drawing G men and police. The traveler checked out amid the alarm.
Dr. Thomas W. Matthew of NEGRO criticized Daniel P. Moynihan for downgrading social community action programs in a forthcoming book. He warned Moynihan could inflame riots and argued employment alone does not solve Black Americans' quest for dignity and personal pride.
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