Apollo 8 returns to Earth in darkness from Pacific splashdown
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders landed aboard the USS Yorktown after a midnight Pacific splashdown. The crew in white flight suits walked a red carpet, saluted sailors and spoke with Houston Mission Control as they recovered.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific
America
Yorktown
Cmdr
Donald S. Jones
Madison, Wis
Borman
Cape
Lovell
Anders
Jim Lovell
Mission Control Center
Houston
U.S
York‘town
Earth
Moon
Apollo
Pacific Ocean
Lovells
Bormans
Top Taxpayers in Ouachita Parish Highlight Major Payers
Ouachita Parish lists its three largest taxpayers as Tennessee Gas Pipe Line Co United Gas Pipe Line Co and Texas Gas Transmission Corp paying 641 077 03 637 804 38 and 197 323 06 respectively. The top ten taxpayers total 2 184 015 03 or 34 97 of the collectable tax.
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Ouachita Parish
C. D. Meredith
Meredith
T Sats
Minatean Pinerine
Tinka
Luuididia Fuwealu Lipot, Co
Olinkraft, Inc
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Tennessee Gas Pipe Line Co
United Gas Pipe
Crash and Fire Kill Three Area Residents in Union Parish
A West Monroe couple Chester and Mrs. Morgan die when their car hits a parked truck on a curve near Haile Union Parish. An 18 month old Mer Rouge child Diane Ware dies in a house fire along with two others. James Maxwell 44 Monroe Rt 4 injur ed though listed as satisfactory. Fire damages three houses on Dr E M Clark estate near Mer Rouge, no other injuries. Funeral plans set for the Morgans with services at Swartz Baptist Church.
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West Monroe
Mer Rouge
Chester R. Morgan
Haile
Union Parish
Diane Ware
James D. Maxwell
Monroe Rt
St. Francis Hospital
Gentry Ambulance Service
Gussie Ruth Ware
J. D. Dowell
Clara’ Brown
Charles Lang
Ware
Bastrop
Athough
Morgan
Swartz Baptist Church
James Strittman
Thurman Davis
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Showers Move Into Northeast Louisiana Area Today
Showers moved into northeast Louisiana today with rain ending Saturday. Skies stay partly cloudy into the weekend with cooler temperatures. Highs today 68 to 74, lows 42 to 48. FAA Monroe recorded 68 high and 61 low Thursday. trace of rain noted. Rain probability 40 percent today, 60 percent tonight, none Saturday or Sunday. Winds south 12 to 25 mph, shifting to north 10 to 20 mph tonight.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Twin Cities Chit Chat Brightens St Josephs Home Christmas
Blanche Milton hosted three residents of St Josephs Home for Christmas dinner and companionship, reporting a good time for all. A Florida visit from St Augustine reunited a local family, while Wayne Herring and his parents and sisters hosted relatives at 105 Grayling Lane in Monroe.
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Blanche Milton
St. Joseph’s Home
Blanche
St. Augustine
Fla
Monroe
Wayne Herring
Grayling Lane
Herring
Mrs
Donald Herring
Elaine
Brenda
Safe Landing Ends Apollo Wives Ordeal
The Apollo 8 landing ended the 147 hour spaceflight ordeal with a celebratory tone. President Johnson phoned the astronauts' wives to praise the country’s prayers and look forward to reunions. Each wife held private religious observances, hosted gatherings, and welcomed friends as the crew returned safely from lunar orbit.
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Apollo
Mrs. Borman
Anders
Frank Borman
James C. Buckner
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church
League City
Tex
Eric Anders
Mary O’neill
Fred Wallace Haise Jr
Jim Lovell
Flood Status Update From Camden Monroe Stage Locations
Location flood present change shows Camden at stage 26 21 91.4 and Monroe at stage 40 23.3 with stationary readings. Data indicates no movement in the affected stations though fluctuations occur in recorded levels.
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Camden
Monroe
Moon Landing Plans Boost Apollo Flight Timeline
Apollo 8's orbital around the moon strengthens plans for a moon landing in spring. The lunar module will undergo first manned tests aboard Apollo 9 around February 20, with Apollo 10 expected to pilot a moon orbit approach in April or May but not land. If needed a lighter module may be assigned for Apollo 10’s surface attempt, while Apollo 11 targets May or June for a landing.
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Air Force
Col
Thomas’ P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
Phillips
AEC Reports China Detonates Nuclear Device
The Atomic Energy Commission says Communist China tested a nuclear device with about three megatons yield in the Lop Nor area near Xinjiang, about 450 miles from the Soviet border. It was the eighth detected by the United States, occurring around 2:30 a.m. EST and following earlier blasts in 1964 to 1967.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
U.S. reports slower battle pace amid Vietnam cease-fire
U.S. Command said American forces fought less than in the prior three months while South Vietnamese forces claimed 146 Viet Cong fighters killed and 49 draftees captured in four clashes around Da Nang and the Mekong Delta. Three South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. Viet Cong cease-fire extended briefly.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
da Nang
U S Jets Sale to Israel Okayed
The State Department announced final agreement on a $200 million deal to provide 50 Phantom jet fighters to Israel. Delivery to begin before year end 1969 and continue into 1970.
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Washington
State Department
Israel
Chuckle On Travel and Comforts of Home
A light quip urges readers to travel to learn the comforts of home, implying a humorous contrast between distant journeys and familiar surroundings. The remark playfully notes that exploration broadens understanding of domestic ease.
Plane crashes in heavy snow near Sioux City airport
An Ozark Air Lines DC9 with 62 passengers crashed after takeoff in a snow grove of trees. No deaths or serious injuries reported though at least 32 people were taken to hospitals for bruises and cuts. Passenger Larry Cornwell, 22, said the landing felt like a soft floating stop. The jet landed on its belly after the right wing was sheared off. Flight 982 was en route from Sioux City to Chicago.
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Sioux City, Iowa
Ozark Air Lines
Sioux City
Larry Cornwell
Pender
Neb
Chicago
Want Ads Offer Cash for Usable Home Items
Readers can sell unwanted items through News-Star-World Want Ads to get cash. Listings include items like a Johnson 111 CB unit Turner power mike heavy duty base loaded antenna and a bullhorn PA system with a contact number 322-5161 and a 10 day rate with cancellation privileges.
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News- Star—World
Johnson
Turner
Bull Horn
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