Christmas Moon Mission and World Hope Amid Conflicts
The moon mission Apollo 8 returns home as Christmas messages reach many worldwide. Arab Israeli tensions flare near Bethlehem while Vietnam reports a fragile truce. A Nigerian civil war cease-fire and Pope Paul VI’s mass in a Taranto steel mill mark holiday contrasts.
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Holy Land
Bethlehem
Vietnam
Billy Graham
Terence J. Cocke
New York
North Vietnam
U.S
Jesus Christ
Nigeria
Pope Paul VII
Taranto
Apollo 8 completes lunar orbit and heads home to Earth
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders fired the service propulsion engine to depart lunar orbit signaling a swift return to Earth. The crew shared a Christmas message described the moon as a vast expanse while Earth rose in view and preparations for a Pacific Ocean landing were outlined.
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James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
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Pacific Ocean
Ha‘wai
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Ible
Borman
Anders
Christmas Day 1968 shoppers await store reopening
Santa leaves city with empty pack as Christmas Day closures allow employees a time of celebration. Christmas Eve services fill Lubbock churches with candlelight and carols at First United Methodist and other parishes planning Masses and services throughout the day.
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Santa
City
Stanta Claus
Lubbock
First United Methodist Church
Paul M. Bumpers
Mary
Joseph
Angel
Wosso
Christ the King Catholic Church
Today’s Prayer on distinguishing fear and reality faith essay
A devotional line asks readers to seek discernment between real fears and imagined ones. It closes with an Amen and a reader attribution. The tone is earnest, urging trust and clarity in troubled thoughts.
Burle Pettit Christmas Wishes To Lubbock Sportsmen
A brief item notes Burle Pettit handing out Christmas greetings to local sportsmen in Lubbock. It appears on page 1 in the At a Glance section of the Lubbock Journal.
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Area
Burle Pettit
Lubbock Sportsmen
Bob Hope in Thailand visits a lush resort area
Bob Hope writes from Thailand praising a Far East holiday stop as a bustling, show town with luxury lodging, rampant pests, lush vegetation, and easy access. He jokes about a bound travel agent and praises the reception before departing.
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Bob Hope
Thailand
No-Man's-Land
Conrad Hilton
Connecticut
New York
Plane crash near Bradford leaves 20 survivors
An Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 with 42 passengers and 3 crew crashed in a snowstorm about 20 miles west of Bradford Pennsylvania. Four to six inches of fresh snow fell. rescuers reached the remote site by foot and snowmobile as officials searched for any fatalities. Flight 736 originated in Detroit with stops in Erie Harrisburg and Washington.
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Journal News
Bradford
Allegheny Airlines
Here
Detroit
Erie
Harrisburg
Washington
Airlines
Pittsburgh
Bradford-McKean Lairport
New York State Line
Pennsylvania
McKean County
Jules Verne Prophetically Matches Apollo Moon Journey
A century ago Jules Verne imagined a space capsule orbiting the moon in From the Earth to the Moon. The 1805 forecast places a three crew launch near Cape Kennedy and dates matching later Apollo milestones. Verne’s speed estimate and voyage scale echo the Apollo era’s goals and timing.
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Jules Verne
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Lee Jules Verne
Slaton Police Chief Quits Amid Dispute
Slaton mayoral action after police dispatcher wife dismissal sparked controversy. Chief Glen Farmer resigns effective immediately. acting chief David Woody named. City seeks new chief as commission members debate motive and policy control.
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Farmer
Baily Dormnnguez
Henry Belinger
David Yarhes
Shisy Mosser
Charhes
Space tragedy hits Christmas Eve aboard shuttle
In a Midland report from Houston Astronauts face a frozen Christmas in space after a deadly mishap aboard the ship. Kris Chambers a one month old child of Mr and Mrs A Glenn Chambers of Midland is among the victims as the crew endures a dire supply situation during the long voyage home.
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Kris Chambers
Glenn Chambers
Midland
Goodfellows Deliver Gifts to 1500 Lubbock Homes
Early morning rounds by Chief Goodfellow and volunteers delivered toys fruit candy and nuts to nearly 1 500 Lubbock homes. About 7 000 children were on the final gift list as contributions from individuals and organizations supported the Christmas outreach. Chief Goodfellow thanked contributors and said full credit will be published in The Matinee Journal.
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Charles Hl. Melnecka
Tiree
Bay
Preston Smith
Wealey Ob. Rogers
Milan
Duile Cure
Anonyimaeus
Bud Pat
Sore
Miki
Lubbock Und
Automoblie Beaters Asan
Cenees
Sitso Attonymousy
Wilton
Holden
Mufstecher
Son Emphoyred
Kick
Patti i
Lane
Brett Parker
Anon
Goodfellow
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