Apollo 8 mission ends with successful splashdown and praise
Apollo 8 returns to the Pacific after circling the moon ten times on Christmas Eve and landing safely. Officials led by Paine and Gilruth praise the historic achievement as a major step for humanity and future moon missions Apollo 9, 10, and 11 loom on the schedule with crews being named and plans discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Apollo
Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Neil Armstrong
Edwin ‘Buz” Aldrin
Fred Haise
Haise
Mike Collins
Collins
Lovell
Borman
Rockwell Corp
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Pacific Ocean
Samuel Phillips
Phillips
Moon
Donald K. Deke Slayton
Robert Gilruth
Slayton
Anders
Susan Borman
Frank
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan
Johnson
Perestgelo Botelheiro
Adjuda Astronomical Observatory
Lisbon
World Leaders Praise Apollo 11 Mission Across Nations
Dr Thomas Paine called the launch the start of a limitless human drive to explore. Pope Paul VI and leaders from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and many others sent congratulatory messages. The New York Stock Exchange saluted the astronauts as nations hailed the moonlanding as a milestone for humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O. Paine
Paul VI
Johnson
Harold Wilson
White House
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Jodrell Bank
England
Bernard Lovell
Francisco Franco
United States
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
Bochum
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Witnesses Place Hanley in Reno During Alsup Killing Probe
Testimony at Hanley preliminary hearing places Hanley and co defendant Carl Black in a plot to kill Alsup around Christmas 1965. State witness Marathon described a meeting at Hanley's home to arrange removing Alsup for money while other key witnesses falter or delay.
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Mike Marathon
Reno
Marathon
Las Vegas
Hanley
Herron
Carl Black
Alsup
Ogden St
Tom
Black
San Francisco Union
Barbara Simmons
Clyde Wright
Alphonse Bass
Bass
Earl Gripentrog
Emile Farney
Nevada
Farney
Simmons
Gripentrog
Claiborne
Louis Wiener
Justice Court
Thomas O'Donnell
Justice of the Peace
Herman Fisher
U S Planes Pound Viet Cong Supply Lines
U S warplanes bombed Viet Cong supply routes in Laos and South Vietnam during the Christmas cease fire. South Vietnamese infantry raided VC areas near Saigon and Da Nang, capturing recruits and surprise forces with few casualties. B52s and tactical aircraft targeted Ho Chi Minh Trail movements, disrupting infiltration and supplies.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Vietnam
da Nang
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South
Thailand
South China Sea
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Dissident Directors Block Deal at Air West Vote
Dissident stockholders contend the board may veto a Hughes Tool Co sale even with a majority vote. The 12-12 split left the outcome uncertain as Northwest Airlines had proposed a alternate merger, and proxies would be scrutinized to swing the tally. Air West reports a $2.5 million Q3 loss amid 9,200 miles of routes.
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Las Vegas
Hughes Tool Co
Delaware
Hughes
Northwest Airlines
Martin
Nick Bez
G. Robert Henry
Air West
Bez’ Group
Mallory-Randall Corp
Brooklyn
Northwest
Jimmy Stewart
Entertainer
Bonanza
Pacific
West Coast Airlines
Canada
Mexico
Gas In Home Kills Five In El Monte Calif
Three children two adults and three pets died and six others were hospitalized from possible carbon monoxide poisoning in a poorly vented wall furnace at a two bedroom bungalow in El Monte California. Authorities tentatively identified the adults as Thomas and Mrs Cruz and the children as Cruzs ranging from ages three to nineteen. Fire crews said all doors and windows were closed due to the cool night.
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EL Monte
Calif
UPI
Thomas Cruz
Thomas
Annabelle Cruz
Here
Dayan opposes extending Israel’s frontier to halt Arab fire
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan rejected proposals to push Israel’s frontier into Jordan to stop artillery attacks on northern settlements. He cautioned such a move could end Jordanian bombardment but said policy could shift if security demands. He blamed Nasser and Hussein for supporting terror groups through El Fatah and warned a new war is unlikely soon. An El Al attack in Athens killed one engineer and injured two hostesses.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Moshe Dayan
Jordan
Jordan River
Dayan
El-Fatah
Al-Fatah
Egypt
Israel Galili
el al
Slayings Probe Brings Civil Rights Issues To Fore
Des Moines attorney accuses police of violating a prior agreement by interrogating Robert Anthony Williams as he guided investigators to Pamela Powers body en route from Davenport to Des Moines. Williams, held on open murder charges, led detectives to the frozen remains near Mitchellville after surrendering. Autopsy pending. Williams previously escaped from a Missouri mental hospital and has a prior sex offense record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Pamela Powers
Des Moines
Robert Anthony Williams
Pamela
Polk County
Williams
Henry T. McKnight
McKnight
Cletus Leaming
Walter Nelson
Davenport
Iowa
Leaming
Nelson
Mitchelleville
Wendell Nichols
Nichols
Leo Luka
State Mental Hospital
Fulton
Six Million Gain In Clark County Tax Collection
Clark County property owners face about six million more in ad valorem taxes this year as shown in the 1968 69 Clark County tax list in the Las Vegas Sun. The 80 page supplement lists values on 115000 parcels totaling 943 million, with exemptions cutting 144 million, leaving taxable value at 799.3 million plus 50 million in personal unsecured listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Las Vegas
James Bilbray
County Board of Equalization
Washington briefs round up of 1969 notes and awards
Funeral services scheduled in Washington for Herman F. Mertens 57 director of information for the U S Beet Lugar Association. Trade surplus 171 million for November vs deficit October. Agriculture Department approves importing 850000 tons of raw sugar from 20 countries led by 248527 tons to the Philippines. Government orders 10 percent cut in 1969 U S rice planting allotments. Hotels require cash in advance for Nixon inauguration admissions. Apollo 8 astronauts to receive Medal of Honor proposed by Reps Podell and Fascell citing Byrd and Lindbergh precedents.
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Washington
UPI
Herman F. Mertens
U.S. Beet Lugar Association
Mertens
Rochester
N.Y
United States
Agriculture Department
Philippines
U. S
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
America
Bertram Podell
D-N.y
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Frank Borman
William Anders
James Lovell
Fascell
Adm
Richard Byrd
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Private DC3 Crash Kills 12 Near Ensenada Mexico
Wreckage of a private twin engine DC3 with 12 aboard including five Americans was found in rugged mountains about 25 miles east of Ensenada. All on board died. rescue delayed by bad weather. Passengers include Neil Richardson Henry Winchell Javier Zamudio Anthony Eddo and Clarence Thomas. Pilot Rosalio Montalvo Orduna and co pilot Enrique Giron Soto from Tijuana. Other passengers listed Josefina Velasco Jose Luis Velasco Tomas Serna Ana Maria Teresa De Giron and Guilebalco Lopez Velasco.
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Tijuana
Mexico
UPI
Ensenada
Exportadora de Sal, S.A. Salt Exporting Co
Guerrero Negro Black Warrior Lagoon
Baja California Peninsula
Ensenada Bay
Baja California
Neil Richardson
Henry Winchell
Javier Zamudio
San Diego
Calif
Anthony Eddo
Escondido
Clarence Thomas
Pasadena
Rosalio Montalvo Orduna
Enrique Giron Soto
Josefina Velasco
José Luis Velasco
Tomas Serna
Ana Maria Teresa de Giron
Guilebalco Lopez Velasco
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Yuri Gagarin
Gmnar Hambreaus
Charles de Gaulle
NASA
Norway
Canterbury
London
Kenneth Gatland
British Interplanetary Society
Lansing
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Nixon
Heidi Schioss
West Berlin
el Monte Medical Center
Washington Briefs
Richard M. Nixon
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