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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1968
Page
2
Charles C. Wilson 87 of Westover died at University Hospital. Amanda Pell 92 of Masontown died at home after a short illness. Miss Mary Fiorentini Pizzuto 91 of Morgantown died at Sundale Nursing Home. Dolly McCrobie Buchanan 56 of Pittsburgh died at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors and funeral details follow for each.
Amanda Pell 92 of Masontown died after a short illness. Viewing at Morgan Funeral Home Reedsville then Masontown United Methodist Church service led by Rev. DeBardi and Rev. Mason. Burial Masontown Cemetery. Dolly Buchanan 56 of Pittsburgh died after brief illness at St. Joseph's Hospital. Services at Hastings Funeral Home with Rev. Riley. burial Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens. Mary Fiorentini 91 died at Sundale Nursing Home. Holy Rosary Sunday. Requiem Mass Monday at St. Theresa's. burial East Oak Grove cemetery. Charles C 87 of Westover died at University Hospital. Service Sunday at Ford Funeral Home Fairmont. burial Linn Cemetery.
Cmdr Lloyd Bucher told Navy officials he signed a false confession after North Korean captors threatened to kill one crewman per day in his presence. The claim follows the Pueblo seizure on January 23 and the rapid broadcasting of the confession. Pentagon reports on Bucher’s treatment were turned over to the State Department for an urgent inquiry into captives’ treatment.
Apollo 8 crew completes 10 lunar orbits and splashes down to worldwide tribute. The command module will be unloaded at Pearl Harbor for shipment to Downey California for thorough examination. Congress may award the astronauts the Medal of Honor as plans for a first lunar landing advance.
Civil Air Patrol identified victims as Mr. and Mrs. J F Creehan of Demopolis Alabama. The Alabama couple disappeared Tuesday night after taking off from Charleston West Virginia for Pittsburgh area to spend Christmas with relatives. Wreckage sighted at 9:50 a.m. The bodies were taken to Pittsburgh. The search resumed Saturday after a snowbound, low visibility day.
Monongalia General and St Vincent Pallotti, Fairmont General, Green County Memorial report surgical and medical patients and multiple discharges. Notable entries include births at St Vincent Pallotti and residents from Morgantown, Charleston, Star City, Wadestown, Fairmont, Shinnston, and nearby towns. Also lists patient hometowns and addresses along with several discharge names.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a cold blustery week with snow flurries starting today. Highs reach the upper 20s to low 30s, with fair cold conditions Monday and potential snow and strong winds by Wednesday.
The article outlines the lunar module’s role in upcoming missions from Apollo 7 through potential July lunar landings. It notes Grumman’s lunar lander, first manned tests in earth orbit, and a spacewalk by Schweickart. It details mission steps from Apollo 8 to Apollo 10 and the path to a possible July or August moon landing.
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