Apollo 8 Crew Returns Safely To Yorktown
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders landed near the USS Yorktown in the Pacific aboard their capsule after a six day mission. They were in excellent condition greeted by sailors and flown to the carrier for medical checks as the Star Spangled Banner played.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific
America
Yorktown
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Anders
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Earth
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon aims at lunar landing by Apollo 11 next year
Apollo 8’s lunar orbital flight secures path for a moon landing in 1969 with Apollo 9 testing the lunar module on Feb 20 and Apollo 10 planning a near surface approach without touchdown. If all goes well, Apollo 11 is targeted for May or June with TV coverage shaping public interest.
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Houston
Air Force
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Phillips
South America
Borman
Russell L. Schweickart
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Long Range Street Maintenance Shows City Progress
Lawrence city officials report a three year street maintenance program led by City Manager Ray Wells has improved road upkeep. From 1958 to 1968 miles within city limits rose 107 to 138, with asphalt overlay slurry seal and street stripping totaling several blocks and miles at a combined cost. The city added traffic signals signs and combat vandalism while expanding the maintenance staff and equipment.
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Lawrence
Ray Wells
Wells
Bree Prescription Delivery and Mail Service Ads
Advertisement notes Bree Prescription Delivery and Immediate Mail Service from Raney Drug Stores at Rumsey Funeral Home location Via-6111. Includes home or away service options and 3 percent Raney Drug Stores deal.
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Bree Prescription Delivery
Raney Drug Stores
Rumsey Funeral Home
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Apollo 8 Wives Welcome Home After Moon Flight
The wives of astronauts Frank Borman Lovell and Anders received a Johnson telephone call praising the nation’s prayers for the Apollo 8 splashdown. Each home held religious observances with communion and mass as friends and wives gathered with champagne and cakes.
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Borman
China detonates nuclear device in Lop Nor region
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a Chinese nuclear test in Lop Nor, about 1:30 today, yielding roughly three megatons. It is the eighth detected by the U S, located in Sin kiang province near the Soviet border.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Tired LBJ Sees Vietnam Peace as Elusive Goal
President Johnson, nearing end of his term, said peace in Vietnam remains his top unachieved goal. He hailed Apollo 8 as a high point, noted economic health, prisoner releases, and Pueblo crew freedom, and planned rest, reading, and writing after leaving office. He stressed the aim to stop further deaths.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Pacific
White House
Cambodia
Cyrus R. Vance
United States
Paris
Vance
Texas
Question Mark Over Regents Status As Two Board Members Face Reappointment
Kansas Gov. Docking holds off on reappointment of Regents John Eberhardt and Eldon Sloan who must be reconfirmed or retire next Tuesday. Wescoe successor still unnamed as committee screens KU candidates amid Miami Orange Bowl delay.
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John F. Eberhardt
Wichita
Eldon Sloan
Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas City
Wescoe
Eberhardt
Thomas J. Griffith
Manhattan
A. H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Gresham and Company
Ned Cushing
Downs
Henry Bubb
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association
Sloan
Dwight Klinger
Ashland
Lawrence Morgan
Goodland
James Basham
Fort Scott
Cromb
Regents
Bubb
Basham
Treacherous Kansas Roads Prompt Highway Patrol Warnings
The Kansas Highway Patrol warned late this morning that roads across much of the state are glazed or icy and travel is discouraged. Extreme southeast Kansas remains relatively safe while freezing drizzle and light snow are expected to linger, with temperatures near 20 overnight and around 30 Saturday.
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Kansas
Lawrence
North Central Division
Highway Patrol
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