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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1968
Page
4
FBI agents reinforce search in swampy Myakka River area as two Coast Guard planes patrol the woods. Lee and Charlotte counties set roadblocks and armed officers wade marshes to trap Gary Steven Krist. a $500,000 payoff was made with used $20 bills.
Lt Gen Samuel Phillips head of the Apollo program said landing on the moon could be attempted as early as May or June, but plans currently target Apollo 11 for a landing possibly in July or August. He outlined options to modify Apollo 10 and noted Apollo 8 and 9 are crucial tests before any landing. Von Braun predicted Apollo 8 marks man's first step away from Earth.
North Vietnamese forces rebuild amid a tentative halt to bombing as officials fear further use of supplies via the Ho Chi Minh trail. U S jets bomb and strafe gun positions in North Vietnam after an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft was fired on. In Saigon area ground fighting near Trang Bang yields 30 enemy KIA as U S forces counterattack with tanks and air support amid ongoing strikes along DMZ corridors.
The Apollo 8 mission marks a historic step as Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders reach beyond Earth’s gravity toward the moon. Ten lunar orbits planned with Apollo 8 following the earlier Apollo 7 and unmanned tests, signaling confidence in the program and the Saturn V rocket’s readiness.
Seoul reports said American Navy men would be released Monday but delay until after Christmas. Congressional sources said agreement reached on release though details still to be negotiated. One crewman was killed during the seizure and 82 others were taken prisoner by North Korea after seizing the ship on disputed waters.
Seabrook Texas UPI reports Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders travel at 24000 miles per hour during the translunar injection burn en route to the moon. They are expected to reach lunar orbit after speeding past historic Atlantic crossings and earlier flight feats.
Senator McGovern said President Johnson could order some reduction of U.S. troops in Vietnam before leaving office on January 20. He noted Johnson and Defense Secretary Clark Clifford are examining ways to cut troop levels and warned against resuming bombing of North Vietnam while peace talks proceed in Paris.
McGovern argues for halving U S troops in Vietnam and pursuing a Paris peace deal rather than a decisive battlefield victory. He favors minimal contact with the enemy, avoiding aggressive sweeps, and questions the value of seizing hill positions if military victory is no longer achievable. He suggests arrangements with Hanoi or strategic adjustments southward to reduce forces.
SUN writer reports Apollo 8 second engine burn over the Pacific boosting speed from 17 433 to 24 592 mph and propelling toward the moon. Mission control notes Hawaii observers saw the burn. Crew describes Earth shrinking in view, “good grief” from Lovell, and music from Earth before a venting non propulsive stage was spotted. NASA officials discuss midcourse corrections and potential orbit, while Borman and Lovell recall Gemini 7.
Ten unarmed men would meet under a Viet Cong flag on a Tay Ninh riverbank near Saigon on Christmas Day to arrange the release of three American servicemen held by Communist forces. The United States agreed to a limited, unarmed contact to discuss prisoner release without recognizing the Viet Cong. A prearranged Christmas cease fire is in effect.
The USS Yorktown, famed fighting lady of World War II, will spearhead Apollo 8 rescue duties in the Pacific. It will recover astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders, and James Lovell Jr. about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, in darkness, with a three-ship unit including Arlington and Cochrane. The Yorktown fleet will then move to Norfolk, Virginia after the mission.
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