Gemini 7 astronauts land safely after 14 days in space
Frank Borman and James Lovell return from a 14 day mission riding a parachute onto the Atlantic off Florida. They are hauled to the Wasp carrier, undergo first checks, and describe a long, grueling voyage that set space records and sparked cheers from recovered crew.
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Space Center
Houston
Tex
Atlantic Ocean
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Ors
Borman
Lovell
Wasp
Earth
Man
United States
Russia
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Mission Control
Berman
Bermuda
Atlantic
Navy
Record Christmas Shopping Surges Across Indiana
Indiana shoppers report the best Christmas season yet with strong demand for expensive items like color televisions jewelry and major appliances. Cities including Indianapolis Kokomo Seymour Richmond Yale Muncie Gary Marion Canfieldsville Terre Haute Madison Michigan City Lafayette report double digit gains and color TV shortages as November savings checks boost purchases. Gov Branigin photographed by Yousef Karsh for a Midwest governors series.
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Seymour Area
Indiana
Chambers of Commerce
Seymour
Richmond
Yale
Muncie
Gary
Marion
Canfordsville
Terre Haute
Madison
Michigan City
Lafayette
Weather Records For Seymour Christmas Shopping Days
Weather readings for Seymour show unofficial downtown and 2 pm temperatures. Official data from Ruth Everhart in Rockford and other readings report river height at 7 am 1.8 feet. Sunset is 5 22 CDT and sunrise Sunday is 8 01 CDT.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Christmas Basket Fund Inches Toward Goal in Seymour
The 47th annual Christmas Basket Fund adds only $34 to reach $535 as four days remain for local donations. Contributions may be mailed or delivered to LeRoy Pollett at Seymour National Bank or to the Daily Tribune office, with the Seymour Boys Club aiding needy families and the drive sponsored by Seymour Legion Post.
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LeRoy Pollett
Seymour National Bank
Daily Tribune
Seymour Boys Club
Seymour
Seymour Legion Post
Curfew Imposed in Saigon for American Troops
A dusk to dawn curfew for all American servicemen in Saigon was ordered to reduce terrorist risks around the fifth anniversary of the Viet Cong movement and the Christmas holidays with the curfew starting at midnight and set for an indeterminate period with a review after Christmas. Washington reports note US skepticism toward Ho Chi Minh peace feelers and continued British efforts toward a Rhodesia oil embargo. In New Orleans, a Dallas debutante party led by Teddie Lee Wynne attracted 40 couples touring Bourbon Street after landing by chartered jet.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Washington
United States
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
White House
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Johnson
Wilson
Britain
North Viet Nam
New Orleans
Dallas
Teddie Lee Wynne
Texas
Wynne Chilton
Wrecks Total 2500 In Here Areas Water Knocked Out
Two crashes Friday night caused about 2500 in damage and left a city water line off for several hours. Donald H. Russell 27 of 1107 North O’Brien Street suffered neck and hip pain and was treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital. Russell was cited for reckless driving after his car hit a tree and utility pole on Walnut Street. A second collision at Broadway and Fifth Street damaged a fire hydrant and disrupted water service from 9 pm to 4:30 am. The Vanhoy car collided with the taxi driven by Earl J. Bruce causing further damages.
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Donald H. Russell
North
O'Brien Street
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Abrapain
Walnut Street
Harrison Drive
Broadway
Fifth Street
Russell
Paul M. Cooper
David J. Beem
Sheldon L. Vanhoy
Kessler Boulevard
Earl J. Bruce
Laurel Street
Dos and Donts For Fire Safe Christmas
Chief Glen E Haley of the Seymour fire department outlined dos and donts for a fire safe Christmas and announced sodium sulfate for making trees fire retardant available for pickup. He cautioned the chemical reduces risk but does not guarantee total fire protection. The tips urge selecting a green tree, watering often, checking lights, discarding a shedding tree, avoiding ignition sources near gifts, not leaving lights on, and not using worn aluminum tree wiring.
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Glen E. Haley
Seymour
Haley
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Stafford
Edward H. White
Roger
Moon
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Rober D. Branig
Yousef Karsh
Ottawa
Midwest
Rockwell Standard Corp
Karsh
Stella
Dexter Gilbert Tom
Julie Hemmer
Ervin H. Kasting
Ronald Maschino
Amos Me
Grand Crag
Associated Press
Bruce
Vanhoy Auto
Vanhoy
Crothersville
Crothersville House
Crothersville Lions Club
Kenneth Bales
Lee Deputy
East Moore Street
Claus
Junior Schill
West Main Street
Gordon Breedlove
Jackson Street
Paul Kovert
Grant Gullett
al White
Harrison Lee
Jesse Meagher
Wallonia Lions Club
Accom
Crothersville Club
Methodist Church
Crothersville High School
Santa Claus
Lions
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