Fiery crash at Chicago airport kills 30. Apollo euphoria turns to tragedy
North Central Airlines Flight 408 from Minneapolis crashed into a hangar at O'Hare in dense drizzle. 30 people died and eight boys practicing with a drum corps survived. Victims were taken to nearby hospitals as temporary morgues were set up. The Convair 580 departed Minneapolis at 4 14 p m CST with layovers in several cities before the disaster at 8 22 p m CST.
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Chicago
Associated Press
North Central Airlines
O'Hare International
North Central
Minneapolis
Eastern Airlines
Resurrection
Holy Family
Wausau
Green Bay
Minitowoc
Milwaukee
Toweyp
O'Hare
Fire Department
William Groot
Sions Falls
Living costs climb to November peak as pay gains cancel
The November CPI rose four tenths of one percent erasing wage gains for 45 million workers. Purchasing power fell 0.5 percent from November 1967 as living costs climbed with shelter up seven tenths and clothing up six tenths. The 1957-59 dollar value dipped to 81.0 cents. average weekly pay slipped to 109.21. See LIVING COSTS Page 6.
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Washington
Arnold Chase
Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spld
Ctecasocs
Prayer Note from Mrs H J Cadenhead
A brief prayer request from Mrs H J Cadenhead of Morton asks for guidance to live as a Christian and serve with action this season. The message ends with a blessing and a signature.
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Heavenly Father
Lord
Jesus Christ
Amen
H. J. Cadenhead
Morton
Lubbock Paper Veteran Anthony Borho Retires after 47 Years
Anthony L Borho, longtime superintendent of the A Us composing team, retires from the paper after 47 years of service. The newspaper notes his tenure and impact on the staff and operations across decades.
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Lubbock
Area
Anthony L. Borho
Hope Learns GI Tourist In Clutches In Vietnam
Bob Hope’s Far East column notes a tour in Vietnam with a tour guide officer Ronald Rykowski from Waterbury Conn. The pair are praised for steadiness and travel savvy while detailing military life and postings in Pleiku.
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Bob Hope Phu Cat
Vietnam
Ronald Rykowski
Waterbury
Twisters, sleet and winds lash East Texas in surge
A severe weather outbreak across East Texas brought tornadoes, sleet, rain, snow and hurricane force winds from west to north as two cold fronts collided. Damage occurred in several towns with injuries and possible deaths reported. Hazardous driving warnings spread across West Texas as arctic air moved in.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal State
Texas
Panhandle
South Phoans
We Texas
Woman Joins Wanted List in Kidnap Case
Mistranscribed report lists a blonde woman as added to the AMbgekle kidnapping case wanted list. The text is garbled with unclear names and dates, but references Jane Mackie and a suspect from a city in Illinois amid a late February timeline.
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Jane Mackie
Apollo 8 Returns From Moon Voyage With Historic Landing
Apollo 8’s crew William Anders James Lovell and Frank Borman rode the capsule to a pinpoint pre-dawn splashdown 5,000 yards from the USS Yorktown after a half million mile lunar voyage. The return, watched worldwide, drew praise from Russia and officials hinted at a moon landing by spring.
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Associated
Yorktown
Offici Il
Borman
Lovell
Andeys
Gene Sarantel Copas
Apollo Programy
Earth
Hermon
Donald Solones
Madison
Wis
Nat
CTI
Crash near Abernathy Kills Two Children
A car crash 0.5 miles north of Abernathy Hale County killed Darey Ann Hollister 6 and her brother Robert 5. Their mother Lynn Carter Hollister 23 and another child were hospitalized in serious to critical condition. The family was en route to Amarillo when the vehicle overturned after leaving the divided highway.
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Abernathy
Here
Darey Ann Hollister
Yearold Robert
Methodist Hospital
Luthock
Lynn Carter Hollister
2Yverrald Gavin
Hollister
Armariflo
Hale County
David Boswell
George Webb
Plainview
Moon Trip Hailed by World Plain People
A chaotic OCR fragment discusses astronauts hailed by the world and mentions ministers and presidents, praising space achievement. It references a global audience, a Prime/President figure and a Soviet copy, with unclear names and dates.
Weather Forecast Summary
A noisy OCR fragment mentions sunny conditions and a general weather update. Specific dates, places, or temperatures are not readable.
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Navy
Pacific Ocean
Capsule
Frank Borman
James A. Lovelley
William A. Anders
The
Johnson
Berd Johnson
White House
Page & Sec
China
OS News
Comic Dictionary
KFY
Badin
Avalanche-Journal Station
Hope
Bob Hope
Aritx
Pleiku
Fred
Twisters Pummel
East Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Aus
Rita Tuer
Carrier
Worktown
James Lovell
Wiloardo Anders
Pacific
Jess
Russia
Area Crash
Mason & Phincer-Silis Mase
Colin Amarillo
Lubbees Hospital
Pud Pans Hospital
Hale Crater
Phe
Apolie
Soonie
Herold Wilven
Johnnon
Glivets
Weather Man
He Tate
Hick
Sunny
Piyce
Roothwest
el Paso
Honaton
Buick & Go
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