Apollo 8 On Moon Describes Gray Surface And Views
Apollo 8 orbits the moon on a gray surface described as plaster like. Lovell and Anders relay details of craters, seas, and rays from impact while preparing for a planned Christmas Eve telecast and return to Earth after ten lunar orbits.
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Ene
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Seven Die in Watts Fire After Abortive Rescue Efforts
A Watts house fire claimed seven lives including four young children and an adult. Firefighters contained the blaze in 15 minutes, while bystanders and a neighbor helped report the alarm. Damages were estimated at $20,000 as investigators sifted charred ruins for victims.
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Mary A. Jones
Actor Dan Dailey Announces Marriage Plans
Actor Dan Dailey aged 53 and dancer Carol F. Warner aged 33 obtained a marriage license in Santa Monica. No wedding date is set. Warner would be her fourth marriage and Dailey his third, following a divorce from his second wife in 1952.
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Earth Moon View Telecast By Spacemen
Apollo astronauts filmed Earth from 70 miles away during a live 15 minute transmission. James Lovell described cloud cover oceans and continents as the spacecraft hovered about 200000 miles from Earth while mission control reacted with laughter and bemused commentary.
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Spacemen
9 Red Attacks Violate Truce Joined by Allies
The report notes 16 rounds of mortar fire 40 miles northwest of Saigon wounding seven. US artillery countered. A reconnaissance patrol 28 miles north of Saigon came under rocket grenade fire with one American wounded. Other incidents were minor small arms or air fire. The US command says 1,021 incidents of enemy activity in the DMZ since November 1 with 805 cases involving allied or US forces. Peace talks in Paris remain delayed amid procedural disputes.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Infantry
Yorktown Heads Apollo 8 Recovery From Pacific Mission
The 41000 ton Long Beach based carrier Yorktown serves as primary recovery ship for Apollo 8 and its three astronauts. It rests about 1000 miles southeast of Hawaii conducting practice pickups as the moon mission unfolds. If all goes as planned, the carrier will bring the astronauts aboard Friday and reach Pearl Harbor by New Year’s Day.
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Cold White and Wet Christmas Hits Nation Hard
A winter storm grips the nation with heavy snowfall in the West and Great Lakes, with gales in the Northwest and northeast snow bands. Lakeview Oregon reports 16 inches. Buffalo area sees ice and six inches of snow. blizzard conditions close roads across several states as Arctic air barrels south and road crews fight 10 to 12 foot drifts.
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Upper Peninsula
Cleaver Forfeits His Bail In Oakland Shootout Case
Eldridge Cleaver forfeited a $50,588 bail Monday as his wife and four others appealed for help to raise the sum. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Folger Emerson planned trial dates next Monday for Cleaver and five Panthers tied to an Oakland police shootout on April 6. Kathleen Cleaver, 23, and signers of the note defended the action, saying the committee bears the responsibility for the ransom payment and urged community support.
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