Astronauts in Great Shape Aboard USS Yorktown
Apollo 8 astronauts are undergoing a five hour debriefing aboard the USS Yorktown after six days in space. Commanders Borman Lovell and Anders are reported in good condition and advancing toward Ellington Air Force Base for home with their families.
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Yorktown
United States
Clarence A. Jernigan
Space Agency
Jernigan
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific Ocean
Moon
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Tex
Houston
Navy to form inquiry on Pueblo seizure and crew
A five admiral court of inquiry will study the USS Pueblo incident to decide issues including Cmdr Bucher’s authority to resist and potential misconduct by crew during captivity. The panel will issue nonbinding recommendations and meet after crew debriefings. Nine crewmen and two officers were wounded. one, DuaneOD Hodges, died. Bucher and nine others are to receive Purple Hearts amid exhaustion and relocation to private quarters.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pueblo
Pacific Fleet
Adm
John J. Hyland
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Duane OD. Hodges
Creswell, Ore
Viet Cong proposes New Year prisoner talks in Saigon
In Saigon the Viet Cong radio offered to meet U S representatives on New Year’s Day to negotiate release of three American POWs Spec 4 James W Brigham Spec 4 Thomas N Jones and Pfc Donald C Smith. U S and South Vietnamese forces reject cease fire on New Year’s Day citing holiday truce violations as fighting continues near Saigon and Da Nang.
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U.S
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
United States
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Donald C. Smith
Akron
NLF
U. S
South Vietnam
U. S. Command
Carroll
da Nang
Banks of Lawrence Closed for New Year Holiday
The banks of Lawrence will be closed on January 1 1969 in observance of New Year’s Day a legal holiday.
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Lawrence
Weather Turnout for Orange Bowl Trip Amid Freezing Conditions
Residents prepared for a Florida trip as Lawrence faced a hard freeze with a morning low of 17 and slick roads. In Miami, sunrise temperatures near 70 welcomed KU fans anticipating the Penn State game next Wednesday.
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Miami
Orange Bowl
Florida
Jayhawks
Penn State
Kansas City
Airliner crashes into hangar at O'Hare killing 27
A North Central Airlines twin engine plane attempting to land in fog at O'Hare International Airport struck a hangar and burst into flames. Twenty seven people were killed and many more injured from smoke inhalation. The crash occurred as an off duty pilot may have been aboard and the aircraft originated from Minneapolis. Federal officials cited marginal visibility but noted conditions met minimums. Witnesses described a violent rocking motion and a rapid, hot fire as passengers escaped with help from others.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O’hare International
North Central
Cook County
Hos
Pitals
O’hare
Minneapolis
O'Hare
Kargel
Burnsville
Minn
Jean A. Krochek
Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps
Des Plaines
Braniff
Northwest Airlines
William DeGrout
Sioux Falls
S. D
Braniff Airlines
Saigon Says Next Move Lies With Hanoi Viet Cong
In Paris Saigon demands Hanoi and Viet Cong take the initiative while the U S pledges to break the peace talks deadlock. The dismissal of 12 Saigon delegation news men fuels talk of internal South Vietnamese rifts affecting Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. Cyrus R. Vance vows to press for breakthrough and substantive peace talks.
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Nixon
Hope Ends Thai Christmas Tour With War Caution
Bob Hope wrapped up a Southeast Asia Christmas tour in Thailand with two shows at Khorat Base. He told reporters he hopes he does not have to return under war conditions and said visiting hospitals and burn wards showed him how the war’s end would brighten the world.
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Khorat Air Base
Thailand
Bob Hope
Southeast Asia
Hope
South Vietnam
Khorat
Jayhawker fans fly in three jet planes for Orange Bowl trip
In Miami the 630 Jayhawker supporters arrived from Kansas City on three Maupintour jets bound for the Orange Bowl trip. Ground transport and hotel space are tight as 1,700 to 1,800 travelers head to games, hotels, and a Bahamas ship cruise for lodging. Chancellor Clarke Wescoe and Regent A H Red Cromb welcomed the arrivals.
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Miami
Fla
Kansas City
Mid-Continent
Downtown Municipal
Maupintour Travel Agency
Lawrence
Florida
Kansas
Freeport
Bahamas
Chancellor Clarke
Wescoe
Regent A. H
Red) Cromb
Red China conducts seventh nuclear test since 1964
The Friday blast, equal in strength to the hydrogen test of earlier, signals China’s push toward long range missiles. The development risks triggering a new U S buildup and could provoke a Russian escalation, heightening East West tensions and undermining hopes for détente.
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Red China
China
United States
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Bree
Raney Drug Stores
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