Apollo 8 Returns Home From Moon Mission
Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders land in the Pacific aboard the Yorktown after a six day flight to the moon. They endured record speed re-entry and temperatures above five thousand degrees, reporting they are in good shape and have voice contact.
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Pacific Ocean
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Hawaii
U.S
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Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Air Force
William A. Anders
Lovell
Demonstration Near Sandstone Prison Urges End to War
Marvin Davidov and ten others staged a Wednesday protest near the federal prison at Sandstone Minnesota calling for an end to the Vietnam War and the draft, and for release of all prisoners regardless of past crimes.
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Marvin Davidov
Sandstone
Minn
Apollo Eyes Moon Landing After Apollo 8
Apollo 8's lunar orbit success sharpens plans for a moon landing in the coming months. Apollo 9 tests the lunar module in February with Schweickart possibly spacewalking, followed by Apollo 10’s near surface approach and Apollo 11 target for May or June, with TV coverage expected throughout.
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Houston
Space
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Phillips
Russell L. Schweickart
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Mental Patient Charged In Murder Of Girl 10
A fugitive from a Missouri mental hospital, Anthony Erthel Williams, 24, is charged with murder after leading Des Moines police to the frozen body of 10-year-old Pamela Powers near Mitchellville Iowa. Williams surrendered in Davenport and, under guard, was arraigned on open murder charges.
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Iowa
Missouri
Pamela Powers
Anthony Erthel Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatus Leaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Henry T. McKnight
Nichols
McKnight
YMCA
John Ackerman
Rock Island
Ill
Grinnell
Merlin Powers
Urbandale
Mark
Kansas City
Treasury to drop United States Note five dollar bills
The Treasury announced it will stop issuing five dollar bills that bear United States Note as the currency type. Treasury notes the move simplifies handling since two types of fives require extra sorting, and warns collectors may hoard the remaining U S Notes.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Airliner Crashes At Sioux City No Fatalities Reported
An Ozark Air Lines DC9 with 62 passengers crashed on takeoff at Sioux City Airport this morning. A control tower spokesman said there were no deaths or serious injuries.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Ozark Air Lines
Sioux City
Middletown Area Sees Showers and Cooler Weekend
The Middletown forecast calls for showers and scattered thundershowers tonight ending Saturday with cooler temperatures. Lows tonight in the 40s to 50s, highs Saturday in the 50s. yesterday's high 34, current low 34, 40 at 7 30. Rain total 0.25 inches in the area overnight.
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Middletown
Volpe urges mass transit to ease urban traffic
President elect Nixon’s transportation pick John A. Volpe says highways alone won’t solve congestion and urges emphasis on mass transit where feasible. He notes cities must decide locally what transport fits, plans to sell stock in his firm to avoid conflicts of interest, and opposes broad citizen involvement in highway planning.
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John A. Volpe
Nixon
Massachusetts
Volpe
Eisenhower
Peter
Department of Transportation
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