Apollo 8 returns home for Christmas with splashdown planned
Apollo 8 crews sab down estimated 11 a.m. Friday in the Pacific after circling the moon 10 times in 20 hours. Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders reported from lunar orbit describing a desolate, forbidding landscape and shared views with Earth before an anticipated splashdown near Christmas Island.
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Pilgrims Flocking to Bethlehem Amid Stormy Christmas
In Bethlehem and Nazareth crowds marked Christmas with Pontifical Masses as stormy weather reduced pilgrim turnout. Israeli guards, Arab leaders urging peace, and saboteur activity near Gaza contrasted with calls for harmony at the Allenby Bridge where thousands crossed from Jordan.
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Return to Earth Begins Brightens Christmas Eve at Home
Astronauts families celebrate as Apollo 8 returns from lunar orbit with a fiery engines burn and a radio call confirming success. Ken Matingly from Mission Control thanks ground crews while Harrison Schmitt reads a space age version of A Visit from St. Nicholas. The Lovell, Anders, and Borman households watch anxiously as Christmas Eve unfolds with festive lights and TV coverage.
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Return of Korean War POWs Fills San Diego Airport
After eleven months in North Korea, 82 crewmen of the U S intelligence ship returned to American soil on Christmas Eve. One body, Fireman Duane I Hodges, was carried off the plane by honor guards. Rear Adm Rosenberg said survivors suffer malnutrition and scars. Cmdr Bucher spoke emotionally but was cautioned not to detail captivity. President Johnson sent a message of satisfaction and ordered an inquiry into alleged beatings. Services and a turkey dinner followed reunions with families.
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Final Total on Basket Fund Fund Drive
Donations to the Tribune-Star Fund to provide Christmas baskets for the needy in the city and Vigo County follow. Funds collected will be used to purchase food and essentials for households facing hardship this holiday season. The drive encourages community support through monetary gifts and in-kind donations to ensure no family goes without a festive meal.
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Pope Celebrates Midnight Mass in Taranto Steel Mill
Pope Paul VI celebrated a midnight Mass in a Taranto steel mill addressing about 15,000 workers in red and white helmets. He stood on a steel slab altar and said the church consoles workers, defends honest justice, and seeks solidarity with modern labor. He praised Apollo 8 astronauts as pioneers and cited Vatican II, then left for Rome to bless Christmas crowds.
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Christmas Eve World Reacts to Apollo 8 Lunar Broadcast
Christians worldwide celebrate Jesus birth as Apollo 8 circles the moon with Maj. William Anders Lovell Jr Lovell and Col Frank Borman reading Genesis. Pueblo crew freed after 11 months in a North Korean camp. Bethlehem bells ring while Israeli guards watch pilgrims.
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