Anxious Time as Astronaut Families Await Homecoming
Seabrook Texas reports anxious wait as Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders prepare for a Christmas Eve splashdown near Hawaii. Their wives Valerie Anders Susan Lovell and Joan Borman stay with families awaiting the return and the reunion with husbands aboard the USS Yorktown. Recovery plans emphasize a safe landing within the prime area though remoteness poses operational challenges and weather concerns.
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Seabrook
Tex
Edwin
Wil
Susan
Frank Bor
Jay Lovell
James Lovell
Sam Anders
Gayle
UPI
Christma
York
John C. Stoness
Frank Borman
Fer
William
Anders
Nesday
Stonesifer
National Aeronautics and Space
Lloyd Bucher
NASA
Tecay
Puebla
North Korea
Sifer
Stontsifer
Valerie Anders
Sharks Aloe
Sorman
Rom Borman
Borman
Mission Control
Lovell
Catar Michael Collins
Susan Borman
Front Space
Houston
Marilyn
Grandfather Of Distinction In Colorado History
Denver AP reports John Evans who resigned as director of First National Bank of Denver is a grandson of Colorado's Civil War territorial governor. The elder Evans founded the University of Denver and Northwestern University Evanston. A 17 man medical crew will examine astronauts, an airplane detachment will search the ocean for the capsule and relay location to helicopters and frogmen. Dr Clarence A Jernigan a San Antonio native who practiced in Lafayette before joining NASA says the astronauts should be in good physical health. He predicts fatigue but overall good health.
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Denver
John Evans
First National Bank of Denver
Colorado
Evans
John
University of Denver
Northwestern University
Evanston
Aree
Clarence A. Jernigan
San Antonio
Tex
Lafayette
NASA
Slovak Leader Ousted As Czechoslovak Party Rift Grows
Prague reports say Parliament president Josef Snirkovsky loses his job after Slovak insistence on Slovak head of federal government. Dubcek and Husak pushed reforms amid Soviet pressure while Smrkovsky faces removal. Christmas broadcasts masked the blow as observers note limited public reaction. In Jerusalem, Israeli forces ease Bethlehem security after a calm Christmas as pilgrims visit Jesus birthplace.
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Prague
Josef Snirkovsky
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Smrkovsky
Husak
Ludylki Svobolda
Oldrich Cernok
Snirkovsky
Dubcek
Cernik
Steet
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Jordan River
Gaza
New Jersey Hope Troupe entertains sailors aboard ship
Aboard the USS New Jersey off Vietnam sailors 1 500 strong watched Hope host a Christmas show beneath 16 inch guns. Capt Edward Snyder praised the moment as the ship, the fleet’s biggest, prepared for duty. Les Brown’s band Ann Margret and Penny Plummer joined in. A kiss scene with Seaman Bill Wolfe capped the performance amid lighthearted wartime morale.
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South Vieutant
UPNH
Tob Hope
South Vietnam
Edward Snyder
Fairfax
Hope
Snyder
United States
Hane
Wake Island
Vietnam
Bmi Durham
Cape Cod
Mass
Bill Wolfe
Walmadge
Ohio
Jerent
Sant Sey
Mope
Miss Plummer
Alne
Fils Trouse
Wolfe
Laboard
USS
Hancock
Karen
Herther
Portland
Ore
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Yorktown
Apollo
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Mideast
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U.S
Ann Margret
Rob
Long Binh
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