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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
8
Navy officials at San Diego delayed the intensive interrogation of the 82 surviving USS Pueblo crewmen until Friday, allowing a full day for medical exams. Crewmembers are housed in two buildings near the hospital and will be debriefed in stages after initial examinations.
Surviving Pueblo sailors recount fear of being shot crossing the Panmunjom bridge on their way to freedom after 11 months in captivity. Navy reports note other crew members feared for their lives, while crews enjoyed Christmas time and planned a public inquiry at Corona do, California.
A visitor reports a large tame gray rabbit left in the Garnett post office lobby, found by Clyde Hesp Jr. after closure. The rabbit died Monday morning, diagnosed as tularemia by Dr. Paul Nesbitt, Garnett veterinarian. Nesbitt urges anyone who handled the animal to seek medical evaluation promptly.
Apollo 8 accelerates toward Earth after lunar orbit, flying 188000 miles out at 3600 mph toward a Friday Pacific Ocean re entry. Commanders Borman Lovell and Anders report rest and readiness as they approach a 24500 mph entry and a two degree re entry corridor over the Pacific. Splashdown is slated around 1055 a m EST Friday 70 minutes before dawn Hawaii time in calm weather.
Davenport Iowa AP Anthony Erthell Williams, a self-proclaimed minister with prior sex charges, surrendered to police after being named as the man who abducted 10 year old Pamela Powers at a Des Moines YMCA wrestling tourney. The girl remains missing.
Franklin Johnson Leavenworth and Neosho counties will join the Kansas food stamp program, bringing eligible participants to about 4,231 in the new areas while existing counties Atchison Bourbon Cherokee Crawford Greenwood Labette and Wilson continue. The program is a joint venture of the U S Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Department of Social Welfare with local welfare offices certifying eligibility and retailers handling coupons.
American forces resume offensives north west of Saigon after a 24 hour cease fire. U S plans report 53 enemy dead with no American casualties and 2 118 Viet Cong dead overall. Ground operations and B 52 raids follow as talks on prisoner releases stall.
An 18 year old Burlingame youth, Ray Parsons, was wounded in the leg by a gunshot in Topeka. Police say the shooting stemmed from a shouting match between two carloads of youths after Parsons exited his car. He is in satisfactory condition.
Charles Partin aged 21 and Guy Huntley aged 19 escaped from Orange County jail the night before Thanksgiving with a hacksaw blade. They were recaptured earlier but escaped again on Christmas Eve and remain at large, police say.
Considerable cloudiness through Friday with intermittent drizzle or light rain tonight into Friday. Lows tonight in the lower 30s and highs Friday in the 30s. Temperatures show little variation from today to next week with a 35 high Tuesday and 22 low Wednesday. Precipitation in the last 24 hours was trace. Barometer 29.65.
Ottawa lawyer Robert A. Anderson resigned as chairman of the Kansas Board of Social Welfare effective December 31. His term would have ended April 1, 1970, after seven years on the board and prior service as Ottawa city attorney and a Franklin County representative. Governor Docking announced the action in Topeka. successor not named.
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