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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
4
Christmas scenes span joy and sorrow from Detroit families and West Berlin citizens to Bethlehem and Rome. Notables like Barbara Mackle and Caroline Kennedy surface amid global tension as Apollo 8 nears splashdown and Nixon prepares for office.
Communist broadcasts and a Paris announcement on December 19 raised hopes that prisoners in South Vietnam and Cambodia might be freed. Spec. 4 James W. Brigham Spec. 4 Thomas N. Jones and PFC Donald G. Smith were named as captives. Lt. Col. John V. Gibney said no prisoner release occurred and details remained unclear after a riverbank meeting near the Cambodian border.
Apollo 8 completes lunar mission and heads for splashdown in Earth’s gravity. Borman Lovell and Anders describe a gruelling 10 orbit flight with Christmas Eve broadcast and a celebratory meal aboard the moonship. Families await reunion as control rockets flare then settle toward safety.
A car driven by Ray Crowther skidded into a drainage ditch after braking, causing a trailer to jackknife and ejecting Mrs. Sharolyn Crowther and injuring her two year old son John. Police and highway patrol battled a surge of crashes as ER staff at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital worked 16 hour shifts yesterday and Christmas Eve.
A United Press International tally at 6 p m EST reports at least 150 holiday traffic deaths. Texas led with 15 deaths, Illinois nine, California Colorado and South Carolina eight each. The worst accident was an Allegheny Airlines crash near Bradford Pennsylvania killing 19. A New Jersey mother and four children died in a Cincinnati home fire. A Harrisburg Pennsylvania crash near Profino Idaho each claimed three lives.
The forum urged both adults and youths to pursue recommended goals and face a complex world with optimism. Leaders of the generation express hope that strong effort will help escape past limitations and establish a meaningful role in the future.
Space Center workers envy the Apollo 8 crew as they dine in zero gravity with turkey chunks and gravy, eaten from bags with spoons. The menu required hot or cold water injections stored aboard, a routine for space meals. Apollo 8 marks the second mission to enjoy hot coffee in space after Apollo 7 in October.
Record cold grips the nation with heavy snow across the Midwest and Far West. Flooding, collapsed roofs including a newspaper plant, and aircraft hangar destruction accompany coast rains and freezing temps from California to New England. Frost and severe lows devastate crops and transport as cities report record subzero readings and fierce winds.
A dense, OCR style page lists multiple hotels and venues with showrooms lounges and acts. It includes reservations contacts and a long roster of performers such as Roberta Sherwood, The Platters, Sly & The Family Stone, Everly Brothers, The New Christy Minstrels, and many others across chic rooms like Copa Room Fiesta Room and Stardust Lounge, with times and prices scattered.
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