Apollo 8 Aims for Pacific Splash Friday Morning
Apollo 8 presses toward Earth after lunar orbit with commander Frank Borman and crewmates Lovell and Anders. The craft holds a precise entry path into the Pacific 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, slated for about 9 55 a.m. CST Friday with a 75 minute drift to daylight.
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Venus
Gerald Carr
Air Force
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Carr
Interstellar Times
Anders
Lovell
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
U.S
Combat Deaths Show Decline in Vietnam War
U S combat deaths last week fell to the lowest in five weeks with 151 Americans killed and 838 wounded. Enemy casualties were revised up to 2,118 killed with total enemy deaths since Jan 1, 1961 at 427,595. American deaths since 1961 rose to 30,430 and wounded to 191,306.
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Saigon
U.S
U. S
Crash Kills Three In Pan American 707 Takeoff Accident
In Anchorage Alaska a Pan American World Airways 707 cargo plane crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base while en route to Japan and Vietnam via Alaska. Three crew members are believed dead and the aircraft burned fiercely.
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Japan
Vietnam
Alaska
San Francisco
Pan American
California
Anchorage International
E. Howell
Howell
Elmendorf
Christmas holiday traffic toll falls short of safety council estimate
Traffic accidents over the Christmas holiday killed 212 people, far below the National Safety Council's 280 to 360 projection. In 1963, 226 died on Christmas, while the AP counted 107 non holiday deaths during the same 30 hour period. Howard Pyle noted an average 120 deaths in a mid December week. The record high was 253 in 1946 and the low 179 the next year.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Safety Council
Associated Press
Navy delays Pueblo crew debriefing after hospital checkups
Navy officials postponed the start of intensive questioning of the USS Pueblo crew to Friday. Medical exams filled the day as the 82 survivors remained in two hospital buildings near the RX Club. Families reported high spirits despite weight loss and alleged beatings, while captor death details were shared only by Cmdr. Bucher to relatives.
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Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Jesse D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Bucher
Pink Palace
Drizzle Snow Probable in Lawrence Forecast
The Weather Bureau predicts drizzle or light rain turning to snow in Lawrence on Friday with the precipitation ending late that day. Low temperatures near 30 and a Friday high not much above that could make streets hazardous. Intermittent mist and variable skies marked Christmas Day.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Raney Drug Stores Expand Services to Delivery and Mail
The Adv notes Raney Drug Stores extend offerings with free prescription delivery and entry into mail services, signaling broader consumer convenience and logistics reach for AM 3. The move positions Raney against local rivals and aims to boost patronage and revenue through curbside and mail order options.
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Two Terrorists Attack Israel Jet on Takeoff
In Athens, two Arab gunmen attacked an El Al Boeing 707 during takeoff injuring no others, killing a passenger Leon Shirdan 50, a Haifa firm engineer. Grenades exploded under the wing damaging an engine and fuel tank as police contained the attackers and firefighters fought the blaze.
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Lebanon
Liberation Palestine
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New York
Buenos Aires
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Maritime and Civil Engineering Co
Haifa
Philadelphia
J-W Being Sent to Jayhawks
Journal-World copies are air delivered each evening to the Kansas University football team and coaches and other Orange Bowl delegates at the Balmoral hotel in Miami Beach. Bundles are rushed to Kansas City for TWA to fly to Miami, with Monte Johnson coordinating the distribution for KU.
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Journal-World
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Kansas City
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Miami
Monte Johnson
Kansas
Florida
Jayhawk Alumni Plan Miami Invasion for Orange Bowl
KU alumni total 882 on package tours plus 100 land packages for the Miami Orange Bowl trip. 625 alumni will fly from Kansas City and 257 more on second jet, with five boats escorting parade participants to the stadium. KU band yell leaders pom pon girls and players depart Friday, crowd to meet at 6 30 p m at the Miami News Dock for a parade into the Orange Bowl.
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Wintermore
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Bahamas
Kan DO Billboards Debut Ahead of Orange Bowl Week in Miami
Kansas interests launch a Miami area promotion with crimson and blue Kan DO billboards. The campaign targets the Kansas Penn State Orange Bowl week drawing one million visitors. Goodyear Airship signs and Gulf American lighted displays promote Kansas.
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Fla
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
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Victory
Miami Beach
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
Gulf American Company
Goy
Robert Docking
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