Apollo 8 Nears Earth Return On Precise Course
Apollo 8 remains on a precise reentry path with a final TV transmission set for 12 51 pm PST. The crew Borman Lovell and Anders report eagerness to return, with the craft slated to hit the atmosphere at 7 41 PST Friday and splash down in the Pacific near Hawaii about 7 58 am PST.
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Truce Ends as Three Yanks Remain Unreleased
The Christmas truce broke after 24 hours as Communist violations numbered 133. U.S. infantry reports 150 guerillas moving near the Cambodian border, prompting artillery and air strike. Three American prisoners named Donald G. Smith Thomas N. Jones and James W. Benghata were not released.
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Snow and Space Flight News Echo Across Nations
Snow blankets the Midwest and West while a missing 31-year-old man fuels search efforts. Interstate blocks form as Wisconsin reports 40 below and Milwaukee records extreme cold. In space, Apollo 8 midcourse maneuvers are scrubbed. splashdown planned near 7 35 am PST and crew rest well as Houston links with Yorktown team.
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Apollo 8 Seen With Binoculars Across Night Sky
Houston UPI reports Burke Baker Planetarium curator Armand Yramategui says Apollo 8 could be visible as a faint star through binoculars tonight as it speeds toward Earth. Guide lines include tracing a line from the Moon to Venus and watching for motion over 15 minutes.
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Davenport police link suspect to missing Pamela Williams
A Davenport suspect named Williams surrendered after a nationwide search. Clothing found near Grinnell and a bloodstained bundle lead investigators to connect him with Pamela Williams missing from a YMCA outing. Detectives note no assured survival while awaiting lab results and review of a mannequin explanation given by a YMCA worker.
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