Apollo 8 Wives Celebrate Safe Moon Flight in Joy
The Apollo 8 mission ends with a thankful note as President Johnson phones the astronauts families. Wives Lovell Borman and Anders attend gatherings, share prayers, and thank the nation amid Christmas mood.
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Weather report and lake forecast for Lake of the Ozarks
Weather data from The Sun and News Tribune shows high yesterday 55 and 70 in 1948, low yesterday 4s and 1921. Precipitation 1.5 percent month to date, 6 percent year to date. Barometer 29.42, humidity 86 percent. Sunrise 7.25, sunset 4. Lake levels: Kansas City 12 rise 0, Jefferson City 6.5 fall, Osage at Thomas 3.3 fall. Forecast week to Jan 4 1969: inflow about 3 ft, outflow 3.7 ft, storage ~0.2 ft, end-stage ~53.0 ft.
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News Tribune Weather Bureau
Sansas
Soonville
Jefferson City
Herman Ooire
Lake of the Ozarks
Osage
Sir Thomas
Joint local state buying advocated in Missouri study
A Missouri Public Expenditure Survey urges state backed mass purchasing to cut costs for local governments. It notes state use of quantity buying and recommends a formal policy to share procurement tech and services. Legislation by Rabbitt and King awaited Senate action at adjournment.
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Joe Abernnathy
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Alabama
New York
Virginia
Missouri House
Richard J. Rabbitt
R. J. King
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Saigon
Apollo 8 Returns Home After Lunar Mission
Apollo 8 was welcomed back to its home port after circling the moon 10 times in 20 hours. The crew planned medical checks, a greeting with families in Ellington, and a belated Christmas before extensive debriefings. NASA will study navigation, lunar surface features, and the Saturn V's performance, with geologists eager to analyze thousands of surface photos.
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Apollo
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Eagleton Appointment Debate Shapes Missouri Senate Move
The article outlines discussants on Senator Eagleton's potential appointment and the political maneuvering in Missouri. It notes the importance of seniority for committee placement, especially the Agriculture Committee, and mentions weather updates and rainfall totals across Missouri. It also covers wartime cease-fire reflections and allied activity near the Vietnam front.
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Eagleton
Senate Agriculture Committee
Joynt
Weather shifts to snow as cold air moves in
Rain and drizzle give way to snow as a cold front advances into Missouri. Temperatures are forecast to reach the 20s in the northwest and the 30s in the east and south. Some northern highways reported ice coverage this morning.
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Kansas City
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Udall challenges McCormack in House race
Rep Jones mulled shift as Udall launches bid to unseat Speaker McCormack. Udall, allied with the Democratic Study Group, seeks a ballot test at the January caucus, with potential to disrupt the leadership and reshuffle committee chairmanships.
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Vance to Resume Paris Talks on Viet Nam Deadlock
U.S. envoy Vance, a Johnson appointee, plans return to Paris talks amid stalled negotiations. He will assess proposals as the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations push for recognition while the conference window opens next month.
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Well known architect dies in Kansas City
AP reports Frank Idgar Trask a retired architect behind many downtown Kansas City buildings died Thursday at age 86. Born in Axtell Kansas he lived in Kansas City for 60 years.
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Ozark Driver Regains Control Then Crashes Through Snow
A driver describing a sudden loss of control says the vehicle veered right then sharply left before crashing through trees and deep snow. No injuries are reported, and authorities are investigating the cause of the crash on the rural road near Ozark.
Czech regime stepping down amid reshuffle plan
Prague reports Premier Oldrich Cernik resigning as part of a federal reform moving power to regional governments. A plane crash near the runway left one stewardess dead and several injured while fire crews assessed the scene. The reshuffle aims to install a federal administration with independent ministries and shifted duties for Bohemia and Moravia.
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Slovakia
One car crash fatal to Cyrene motorist
Robert O'Donel Jr. aged 19 of Cyrene Missouri was killed in a single vehicle crash on Missouri 141 about one mile south of Bowling Green. He was a passenger in a car driven by Kenneth F Morrison, 19, of Bowling Green. The vehicle ran off the left side, struck a ditch embankment, rolled over and hit a utility pole according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
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Cyrene
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Bowling Green
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Missouri Highway Patrol
Cost of living rise continues
Washington reports the consumer price index rose another four tenths of one percent in November, marking the sharpest price spiral since 1951. While grocery prices fell five tenths of one percent, housing, clothing, transportation and medical care drove the index to 123.4, meaning $12.34 buys the same market basket as $10 in 1957-59 base period.
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Labor Department
New City Auto License Rules For Jefferson City
New residents in Jefferson City including annexed areas must buy City Automobile License stickers by February 1, 1969. Fees range from 2.50 to 10.50 based on horsepower. trucks cost 3.50 and up by tonnage. Licenses issued for six months at half the yearly fee to align with fiscal year. Dog and motorcycle fees noted with certificates of registration required at purchase. broader figures cited from 1968 price index trends.
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Jefferson City
Ed Cale
Cale
Arnold. Chase
Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Cole
Largest consumer price rise since 1951 war era hike
The report notes this would be the biggest increase in consumer prices since the 5.9 percent jump recorded in 1951 during the Korean War.
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