Apollo 8 in Christmas Eve lunar orbit milestone
Apollo 8 crew Borman Lovell and Anders entered a perfect lunar orbit at 4 59 a m EST on Christmas Eve. They photographed the far side of the moon and shared live TV images as they prepared for six day mission and Pacific return.
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Apollo 8 Moon Telecast Shows Pitted Craters and Dust
The Apollo 8 crew described the moon as mottled marble with whitish gray dust and cratered terrain during an 12 minute TV viewing. Franklin Anders and James Lovell noted large craters and dust patterns while observers hoped for a view of Earth. The broadcast missed the Earth sighting planned from 231,000 miles away.
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Ve nus near the moon confuses stargazers in AP note
An AP report clarifies a bright light seen near the moon is likely Venus, not Apollo 8. The sighting drew interest from observers who noted the planet's glow and proximity to the lunar disk.
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Weather county forecast with clouds and warmer rain chance
Increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight. Mostly cloudy and a little warmer with a chance of rain or snow Wednesday. Low tonight 15 to 20. High Wednesday in the 30s. High Monday 30, today’s low 11, high a year ago 43, low a year ago 24, record high 63 in 1922, record low 4 in 1924. Hourly temperatures ending at 8 a.m. today.
Christmas reunion for Pueblo crew after 11 months
Wives children and families fly to San Diego to meet the 82 crew members released from North Korea aboard the Pueblo. The first jet lands at Miramar, with a news conference, debriefings and medical checks planned. Navy housing, comfort facilities, and potential private visits mark the return as families await more details.
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Christmas Cease Fire Starts in Vietnam Amid Early Violations
Allied troops began a 24 hour Christmas cease fire in Vietnam but the first hour saw nine shooting incidents, two major. The Viet Cong claimed a three day cease fire began 17 hours earlier. The enemy attacked South Vietnamese posts with mortars and ground fire, killing six soldiers and one civilian and wounding 16 soldiers and five civilians. US forces reported seven enemy dead and 53 minutes after the cease fire began US 2nd Infantry Division was hit by mortar fire wounding seven. A recon patrol of the 1st Infantry Division came under rocket grenade fire with one American wounded. The Viet Cong cease fire preceded Saigon’s all day battle resulting in 159 enemy deaths. Indications of enemy activity in the demilitarized zone surpassed 1,000 since Nov 1.
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Imbued With The Season's Spirit
Topeka AP A man Wendell D. Nixon aged 43 played Santa at a downtown department store on Monday night. He passed out dollar bills to children and gave away about 100 dollars of the 500 he carried. Nixon later went to the police station and distributed candy bars and tobacco to prisoners. He told an officer that spreading Christmas spirit could improve things.
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Free Textbooks Debate Draws in Kansas Officials
Kansas educators and taxpayers debate who should fund school textbooks as the Governor's Committee on Education proposes free texts. Assistant state superintendent Clifford Shenk notes educators may favor free books, while taxpayers worry about burden. The plan estimates state costs around 3.12 to 3.9 million annually depending on aid levels, with districts covering the rest.
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Johnson roars over Lowell decline to attend arts festival
President Johnson vented fury after poet Robert Lowell refused to visit a White House arts festival. A former aide, Eric Goldman, says Johnson ordered a press blackout and privately lashed out at intellectuals, calling them fools and traitors in reaction to antiwar sentiments.
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