Pueblo Crew Returns Home From North Korea Capture
The Pueblo crew arrived at Miramar with about 170 relatives greeting them after 11 months in captivity. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher thanked supporters as Lt. Edward Murphy praised morale. officials urged restraint on discussing detention. President Johnson voiced welcome and gratitude as crews reunited with families.
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North Korea
Miramar Naval Air Station
Pueblo
Lroyd M. Bucher
Edward R. Murphy
Board of
Murphy
Bucher
Allen M. Shinn
Pacific Fleet Naval Air Force
Shinn
President Johnson
Orden
Rose
Seoul
South Korea
California
Country
Creswell
Ore
Midway Island
Pacific Fleet
John. K. Hyland
Midway
United States
Virginia O Hanlon grown great grandmother prays for peace
Virginia O Hanlon Douglas now 71 years after the Santa Claus letter video becomes a peace advocate. She lives in North Chatham New York with her family and hopes for progress in the Vietnam Paris talks, saying the world’s future hinges on peace. She recalls the 1897 Santa Claus answer and notes editor Francis P. Church inspired hope and love.
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North
Chatham
N.Y
Virginia O'Hanlon
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
Vietnam
Paris
Francis P. Church
The
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Santa Claus
New York City
Columbia County
Upstate
New York
Stars & Stripes
the Armed Forces
Douglas
Apollo 8 Crew Mark Christmas Eve From Moon Orbit
Astronauts aboard Apollo 8 marked Christmas Eve 235 000 miles from Earth with prayers and family memories. Fern Porman read a Christmas prayer to the crew as they prepared for the Christmas Day return rocket firing. Families in Houston planned services as the ship completed lunar orbits and gathered mementos for loved ones.
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William A. Anders
Space
Apollo
Control
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Earth
Santa Claus
Alan Anders
Taylor Lake
Jeffrey = Lovell
Houston
Merilyn Lovell
Sue Borman
Cape Kennedy
Lunar
Local residents aid family after Christmas fire loss
Two Lubbock residents helped the Howard Henry family after a fire destroyed $200 worth of Christmas presents. The blaze started under the car dash and spread to the trunk where gifts for four children were kept. Mrs. Henry was shopping when the incident began.
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Lubbock
Howard Henry
Henry
Monterey Center
42Nd &T
Avalanche-Journal
World Yule Bell Arrives From New York for Japanese Church
A 1267 pound three foot diameter bell, sent by shipowner John G. P. Liones of New York, arrives in a Japanese city to replace a bell melted down 24 years ago for World War II weapons. Berlin endures snow and a gray Christmas under the Communist wall as families stay separated for the third year. A 16 year old East German boy, attempting to visit an aunt in Bavaria, is smuggled out by crate from Leipzig and freed by Selb workers. identity remains undisclosed.
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John G. P. Liones
New York
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Munich
Bavaria
Leipzig
Selb
Verne Andan Describes Apollo Capsule Details
Jules Verne Andan recounts the Apollo 8 crew including Maj. William A Anders with a cast iron projectile 12 feet high and 54 square feet base. The Apollo 8 capsule is 12 feet long 13 feet wide, weighs 12,392 pounds with an aluminum inner structure and heat shield. Verne’s characters orbit within 25 miles of the moon observing its crusty surface and deep craters.
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Andan
William A. Anders
Verne
Moon
R. D. McCord's Funeral Slated
Roy Desmond McCord 56 former Lubbock resident killed in a highway accident west of Benjamin on U S 87 burial in Masonic Cemetery Seymour directed by Flippiton Funeral Home of Seymour Survivors include wife one son Donald of Austin two brothers Doyle Wichita Falls Harold Lubbock three sisters Lilian Blankenship Pearl Rhame Kitty Seals and mother Eva McCord all of Seymour
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Roy Desmond McCord
Lubbock
Seymour
Don Chaffin
Masonic Cemetery
Flliston Funeral Home
McCord
39Th St
Benjamin
U.S
Austin
Donald
Doyle
Wichita Falls
Harold
Ave. R
Lilian Blankenship
Pearl Rhame
Kitty Seals
Eva McCord
Fire crews tackle string of grass fires in Lubbock
A breezy dry day kept Lubbock firefighters busy with nine grass fires from 11:50 a.m. to 3:31 p.m. Most fires caused little or no damage, with two sparked by trash burning. A vacant house south of the Slide community burned at 2:12 p.m. and belonged to George Hindman.
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Lubbock
10Th St
1St Street
Avenue S
N. Quirt
45Th St
E. Colgate
Itasca
46Th St
Slide
George Hindman
Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast Amid Lunar Reconnaissance
The Apollo 8 crew narrated festive messages from lunar orbit as they trimmed rest demands and prepared for Earth return. Borman led prayers for world peace while Lovell Anders reported on landing site observations and crater details amid a busy flight plan.
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Borman
Lovell
Mission Control
Air Force
Lunar
Earth
Jim
Bill
Grabbing a Band Aid on Vietnam Rescue Missions
A vivid profile of the Sandys unit and the Jolly Green rescue helicopters detailing the dangers they face in enemy territory. Quotes from Lt. Col. John Carlson and pilots like Lt. Don Ewing reveal the risky work to locate downed airmen and guide helicopters, with reflections on the tense ceasefire and the human cost.
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Sandys
602Nd Special Operations Squadron
Jolly Greens
John Carlson
Evanston
Dayton
Ohio
Navy
Tom O'Conner
Tacoma
Washington
Sandy
O’connor
Maj
Stu Silver
Anchorage
Alaska
the Sandys
Cong
Kenneth Fields
Christmas church services and events across the area
A schedule of Masses and worship services at Joseph Catholic Church Our Lady of Grace Church St Patrick Reese AFB St Pauls St Christopher St Stephens and other locations. Events include High Mass at 10 am carols before, Masses for Nativity and Shepherds, Holy Communion, and a slide presentation Journey to Bethlehem at Central Baptist Church.
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St. Patrick Catholics Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church
FE. G. Neunamer
Andrew E. Mild
Shepherd King Lutheran Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mr. Smith
John Knox
Presbyterian Church
49Th Street
Avenue U
Reese Air Force Base Chapel
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
Thomas R. Miller
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Bethlehem
E. Harold Henderson
Holy Land
Central Baptist Church
18Th Street
Avenue M
Bethel Church
1501
Baylor
Spokesman Reports Wreckage Sighted Near Bradford
Ram Cash said the wreckage had been sighted four miles southeast of the Bradford runway. Flight 736 was scheduled to continue to Harrisburg and Washington after the Bradford stop.
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Bradford
Harrisburg
Washington
Birth notices from Il verton area and West Texas Hospital
A series of birth announcements lists parents in Il verton and West Texas, detailing newborn details. It notes weights from 3 pounds 8 ounces to 7 pounds 7 ounces, times around the afternoon, and places including Tula Hospital Laur Cline and West Texas Hospital. Fathers' occupations include farmer auto parts and students. Grandparents named in several entries.
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Wayne Stephens
Ilverton
Tula Hospital
Silverton
Lubbock
Av FL Willingham
42Nd St
Jose Adan Narmotejo
Cornell SL
Laur Cliine
Pendley Auto Parts
Jose Esparnn
Werching
Laur Cline
House
Chine
Suspects Caught By Tech Student
A Texas Tech student Jerry Goodwin of 1025 University Ave Apt So1A caught two teen burglars in his carport Monday afternoon. One 16 year old pulled a switchblade and fled. police later arrested him at his home. The other boy admitted about a dozen burglaries.
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Texas Tech
Jerry Goodwin
University Ave
Apt
Goodwin
Norman Lubke
One Dead In Shooting At Aufill’s Sports Arena
At about 10 30 p m Tuesday a shooting at Aufill s Sports Arena during a Christmas dance left Joe Zapata Jr dead. Two others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Ed Moreno 27 Seacraves resident was in good condition at Highland Hospital. A third man treated at Methodist Hospital had unspecified injuries. The shooting occurred at the Toho ka Highway arena per Deputy Ed Taylor.
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Aufill’s
Joe Zapata Jr
Ed Taylor
Ed Moreno
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