Families React With Awe and Tears at Apollo 8 Liftoff
Seabrook Texas residents share strong emotions as Apollo 8 launches. Valerie Anders and Susan Borman express prayerful awe while relatives observe from nearby homes. Barbara Lovell and Marilyn Lovell recount prayers and emotional moments as the mission begins.
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Seabrook
Tex
Valerie Anders
Susan Borman
Mrs. Anders
Eric Anders
Anders
Space Agency
William Anders
SAAMA Built Mockups Aids Apollo Training at Kelly AFB
SAAMA at Kelly AFB San Antonio built three exact scale Apollo mockups in 1960s for NASA training on launch, escape procedures, and rotation. The pear shaped simulators stand 10 feet high and weigh about 9,000 pounds each, with each capsule designed for different exercises. The text notes the Netherlands highest point at 1,056 feet above sea level.
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America
Apollo
San Antonio
Kelly Ay Force Baze
Saama
National Aeronautics and Space
Space pioneers hailed as historic moment across Europe and Asia
European newspapers praised the Apollo mission and its crew as a historic achievement. Ananoff and others compared the flight to Columbus, while Manila and Prague papers noted global interest and cautious optimism as the spacecraft circled the moon.
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Plassoff
Wve Televisinn
Ameti J
Eatro
Apollo B
Alexandre
Ananolf
France
Sovetskaya Kultur
Soviet Union
Manila
Ananoff
Christopher Columbus
Europe
Rome
Frontpa
Prague
Space
Asia
Frankfurt
Gerl
Johanna Wil
Mar
Christopher Calumbus
Thant and Lovell on Apollo 8 liftoff praised
United Nations Secretary General Thant hailed Apollo 8 as an magnificent achievement while British astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell called the liftoff absolutely fantastic yet questioned its scientific value. TASS reports detailed Soviet coverage of the mission.
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United Nations
UPT
Thant
Paros
Spain
TASS
Bernard Lovell
Jodvel Rauvk Observatory
England
Lovell
Beautiful Apollo Moon Blast Seen Over Hawaii
Residents in Hawaii woke in predawn darkness to witness the Apollo spacecraft burn through a five minute spaceflight. A weather bureau spokesman called the view absolutely beautiful and unmistakable as the capsule traveled southward leaving a white flame and silvery spray.
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Honolulu
UPI
Iawaii
Weather Bureau
Nel
Johnson Urges Caution as Apollo 8 Launch Nears
President Johnson, from his hospital bed after watching the launch, cautioned that astronaut safety must be top priority during the Apollo 8 moon mission. He congratulated the crew Frank Bornan James Lovell and William Anders and urged prudence with courage to ensure a successful mission.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Franks Bornan
James Jowell
William Anders
Vice President Humphrey congratulates Apollo 8 team
Hubert H. Humphrey sent congratulations to the Apollo 8 crew on a successful orbital launch. He praised the achievement as magnificent to watch and noted the launch carried the dreams of all explorers.
L A Symphony Festive Air Pervades Los Angeles
A curving holiday concert by the San Antonio Symphony features masterful soloists and choirs. John Owings and Jack Coldiron receive praise for Chopin and the cantata Sukanne’s Secret in a program led by Victor Alessando and Roger Melone.
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Glenn Tucker
Mastersingers
Green
Gig-Tee
Joske
Caroline Shelton
Canning Burana
Victor Victor Alessandro
Mass Singers
Roger Melone
Alamal Heights
Harold Greenlee
Evelyn Mandac
Jr al Schantz
Jack Cold
Iron
Suzanne
Walt Ferrari
Chopin
John Owings
Apollo 5 astronauts report clear communications during mission
From Houston mission control officials praised Apollo 5 transmissions as outstanding and sharp with few glitches. A brief moment of ground interference caused a temporary loss, traced to a ground fault and a cash heist distraction at Carle Service Station.
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Space Gentier
Houstinil
UPE
Paul Maney
Houston
Misslont Control Center
Haney
Carle Servica
Culebra
Autopsy Scheduled After Man Found Dead in Car
A 57 year old man, Leslie Frederick Beyer of 543 Kaylon, was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in the 600 block of NWW White Road about 5:30 p.m. He was dead on arrival at Robert B. Green Hospital. Police say the vehicle veered off and struck a pole. autopsy to determine cause of death.
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Leslie Frederick Beyer
Kaylon
Robert B. Green Hospital
Nww
White Road
Patroian Joh Milkinsale
Beyer
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Marilyn Lovell
Barbara
Cape Kennedys
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Enington Air Force Base Chapel
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Barman
Gregory
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Bertnam
Eric
Alan
NASA Control
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Hubert
L. A. Symphony
Tabers
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Jota Owings
Ife
Jack Coldiron
Hacchns
Aator
Tan
S. A. A. Medics
Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital
Eleanor Stewart
James Armour
Josephe Nobles
Cape Kennedy
Robert Dawson
Pacific
Col Stewart
Dawson
Stewart
Daweon
San Antonio Chefs' Association
Rafael Guzman
Extreme ‘Left
Sam Maldonado
Gunter Ho
Bandit
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