Spacemen Hale Return From Moon Hailed By Doctor And President
The Apollo 8 crew underwent medical checkups with Dr Clarence A Jernigan who said the astronauts look great alert and happy not as tired as previous flights President Johnson delivered a recorded congratulations message to the spacemen commending their achievement The return to Earth featured a high speed atmospheric reentry and splashdown in the Pacific followed by swift rescue and a crowd of Yorktown sailors celebration En route the crew will visit Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii and Ellington Air Force Base near Houston before homeward bound arrival Sunday.
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Dr. Jernigan
Johnson
Apollo & Crew
Moon
Borman
Pacific
Yorktown
Frogimen Frogmen O
Jim Lovell
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tional Radio
Theo
Pope Inpiarts
Pope Paul VI
United States of America
Devine
United Nations
Sec
U.S
Paris
World wide praise for Apollo 8 mission progress
Leaders around the world hailed the Apollo 8 mission as a major scientific and technical achievement. Tass noted the milestone, while Red China and Havana radio outlets offered mixed reactions and congratulations. Pope Paul VI, U Thant, Haile Selassie, Canada’s Gov Gen Michener, Japan’s Prime Minister Sato, and British scientists all praised the crew and mission.
Twisters Strike Wide Texas Area Amid Snow and Cold
A weather system spawns multiple tornadoes across East Texas with damage to Fort Worth Tyler Athens Mineola and Temple airports. Winds up to 70 mph and heavy hail accompany light rains and record cold as snow and sleet shadowed Amarillo Lubbock Dalhart and the Panhandle regions. Damages include a hangar and aircraft losses at Pounds Field and widespread power and property harm across several counties.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Crosbyton
Plaing
Brownfield
Floydada
Friona
Hereford
Morton
Aluleshac
Paduca
Mineola
Wilgore
Tyler
Pounds Field
John MacNanmiara
Sulphur Springs
Fort Worth
Gilmer
Longview
Gadewater
Mount Pleasant
Nome
Athenia
Annilling Companys
Lake Tesurkane
Ome
Atiles
Emergency Electric Company
DeKalb
Texmrvkang
New Boston
Texas
Ennis
Texarkana
Lufkin
Houston
McAllen
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U. S. 180
Amarillo
Panhandle
Far West
Hueco
el Paseo
Dalhart
Alice
Abilene
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Childress
Dallas
FE Paso
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Arkana
Wichita Falls
Wink
Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Maryland
Baltimore
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Ozark Air Lines
Sioun City
Iowa
Utah
Tragedy and Valor in a Vietnam Jungle Stand
Ski and his combat team risked a chase in the Plei Trap Valley in March 1967 to trap a North Vietnamese regiment. They faced a battalion on a jungle trail. Lt Mike Sudborough was mortally struck. others fell under heavy fire as the perimeter held. Ski survived after severe wounds and years in hospital, now back in Vietnam on duty with two Silver Stars and two Purple Hearts despite lasting injuries.
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Plei Trap
Mike Sudborough
Berkeley
Calif
Mike
Vietnam
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Washington
Oderna
Set
Bennett
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China
Marei
Boston
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Heo
Pleiku
Quin Nbon
Japan
Jipen
Taarines
DaNane
Aison
Fort Ore Alfore
Pile
Tie
Marina
Fatiies
US Armor Wrecks North Vietnamese Near Saigon
UPI reports American troops using armored vehicles mauled a North Vietnamese company north of Saigon, with four hours of heavy fighting killing 41 Communist soldiers. American losses were two dead and 27 wounded. Allied sources note bombers hit targets near An Hoa and Da Nang with long range strikes in Laos as Christmas standdown continues.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Saigon
UPI
Mekong
Can Tho
An Loc
da Nang
An Hoa
Laos
Vietnam
Aospot
Wholesale Prices Rise Sharply In November Report
The Wholesale Price Index climbed five tenths of a percent to 109.6 in November with preliminary data showing another uptick in December. Increases were led by lumber and plywood up about 25 percent in November and 5 percent in December, boosting the year long rise. Machinery and textiles also advanced as costs for food and industrial inputs rose, signaling higher consumer prices ahead.
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Eges
Bureau
Local Youth Misses Apollo Return Aboard Yorktown
Kinard 23, a Rice 1967 graduate and Yorktown weapons officer from Lubbock, underwent emergency appendectomy in ship sick bay during Apollo 8 physicals. Dr. Jorgensen and Dr. Getien performed the operation. Kinard lived with sister Mrs. McVay after his father’s death. mother Rae Kinard in Los Angeles.
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Yorktown
Ens
Ic Kinard
Lubbock
Minard
Rice University
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Kinard
Morton C. Jorgensen
San Diego
National Aeronautics and Space
Jet Strikes Hangar in Chicago Crash Killing 30
A fiery airliner crash in a Chicago hangar kills 30. Witnesses describe violent rocking and a rush for exits as flames spread. Two identified victims include Walter Johnson, 18, US Marine from Merrill, Wisconsin, and Paul Forest of Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Chicago
Groot
Hetter
Walter Johnson
Lawmakers Seek Medal of Honor for Apollo Astronauts
Washington lawmakers Bertram Podell and Dante Fascell will introduce bills on opening day of the 1st Congress to award the Medal of Honor to Apollo astronauts Frank Borman William Anders and James Lovell. Fascell notes precedent for special honors to Byrd and Lindbergh.
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Sale
Yorktown
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Frank Borman
Washington
America
Bertram Podell
D-Ny
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Wiliam Anders
James Lovell
Fascell
Mixed reactions greet space achievement across borders
Reactions to a space victory drew diverse views. A Swiss pensioner called it a mad spend, a German wine seller urged funding hospitals, an 18 year old London typist deemed space exploration unnecessary, and a Moscow passerby amid the broadcast praised the American success while a Russian noted the pride of Americans tonight.
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Eileen Davitt
London
Moscow
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