Apollo 8 Enters Lunar Orbit on Christmas Eve
Apollo 8, with astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders, entered lunar orbit at 4:59 a.m. EST on Christmas Eve. The crew beamed live TV of the moon’s far side and front, described the landscape as gray dirty beach sand and cratered plains as they prepared for a 58-hour return voyage to Earth.
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Nixon urged escort and air cover for spy ships to prevent Pueblo loss
President-elect Nixon argued for better protection of intelligence ships to deter surprise attacks. He favored having nearby ships or planes for rescue while stopping short of a full-time escort, a position challenged by defense officials who warned of high costs and reduced effectiveness.
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Intellectuals Shun LBJ's Art Festival
President Johnson erupted in the Oval Office when poet Robert Lowell declined to attend a White House arts festival. Goldman, who organized the 1965 event, says Johnson blamed intellectuals for the Vietnam War and even pressed a press blackout after a telegram of protest arrived. He recounts Johnson calling intellectuals fools and traitors and asserting he is the only President they've got amid the war.
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Harper's Magazine
Pueblo Survivors Fly to U.S. for Christmas Reunion
In Seoul 82 freed Pueblo crewmen of a U S intelligence ship left for San Diego to reunite with families a joyful Christmas flight carried two Air Force escorts and a coffin.
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Pueblo crew returns after Korea crisis and memorial
A memorial service for Fireman Duane H Hodges of Creswell Oregon was held at Seoul's Kimpo airport two hours before the Pueblo flight home from Korea. Cmdr Lloyd Bucher and Adm Edwin Rosenberg attended as the Pueblo crew prepared to depart Miramar San Diego after a mid Pacific refueling.
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Weather outlook for Middletown area tonight through Thursday
The Middletown forecast calls for partly cloudy and cold conditions tonight with lows in the teens. Christmas day will grow cloudy with occasional snow in the afternoon and highs in the 30s. Thursday remains cloudy and cold with possible snow flurries. Yesterday’s high was 27 and the morning low 16.
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Santa Claus heads for the border with no speed limit
Stand By HAL BOYLE reports Santa Claus and his famous reindeer racing across the Arctic toward the American border. The Northern Lights gleam green as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear air lanes, telling Santa there is no speed limit tonight and to go as fast as he likes.
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Santa’s Journey to Deliver Peaceful Gifts for All
Santa plans a generous flight giving every child a present. Cluny the elf offers a special angel of peace to bless homes nationwide for one day. The sleigh departs with eight reindeer, despite penguin hitchhikers and a laughing chorus. Santa promises a magical Christmas Eve for all.
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