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Record crowds witness Apollo 8 launch at Cape Kennedy
About 250000 people lined the Cape Kennedy area to witness Apollo 8 on its moon mission. Sheriff Leigh Wilson called it eight hours of drama, traffic snarls clogged roads, and a private plane crash near Merritt Island Airport injuring a Atlanta family of four.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Brevard County
Leigh Wilson
Atlanta
Merritt Island
Pine Indian River
Cocoa
Titusville
John Glenn
U.S
Bill Flemister