Apollo 8 Crew Land In Pacific Ocean Return
Apollo 8 astronauts Col. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders returned from their lunar mission landing in the Pacific Ocean near the Yorktown in darkness. They were hoisted aboard a helicopter after stabilizing in a life raft and later ferried to the carrier for medical checks.
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Yorktown brings Apollo 8 astronauts aboard carrier deck
Terre Haute resident James W. Lindeman, a Navy Personnelman third class, serves aboard the USS Yorktown which recovered the Apollo 8 crew after splashdown. Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders were greeted by cheering sailors on the carrier in a dawn Pacific scene after landing.
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Weather Map On Page 2 Forecast For Terre Haute Vicinity
The Weather Bureau reports showers diminishing to occasional snow flurries and wind tonight, then colder Saturday with highs around the low 40s. Indiana sees diminishing showers, windy and colder Saturday with snow flurries likely. Illinois eyes rain changing to light snow tonight, then colder with possible snow flurries Saturday. Daytime readings show a 43 to 53 high today, 32 to 38 tonight, 36 to 43 Saturday.
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Terre Haute Attorney C William Allen Found Dead In Hotel
Police described the Terre Haute attorney C William Allen s death as an apparent self inflicted gunshot. Sheriff Clyde Lovellette said a German Luger pistol lay on the bed beside the victim in room 532 of the Terre Haute House around 1 20 am. The right temple wound and an exit wound at the top of the head were noted in the coroner s report. The wife had telephoned authorities after reporting a call from Allen saying he was in the hotel room and had a gun. Detectives reported the weapon cocked and loaded with a bullet in the chamber and three cartridges in the mag. a spent cartridge was found on the bed pillow.
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Apollo Plunge Is Hottest Fastest and Scariest Yet
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 8's homeward plunge ranks as the hot test fastest re entry yet and the first time U.S. astronauts have landed in darkness. It required about 45 minutes drifting in the Pacific waiting for sunrise at 24 500 mph and temperatures near 5000 degrees. It relied on gravity and air to slow the ship with no braking rockets, creating riskier flight angle and attitude than prior missions. Navy ships patrolled a 900 mile Pacific oblong area around the Yorktown for splashdown, 1 450 miles southwest of Hawaii.
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Now You Know By United Press International The state bird of Oklahoma
The item notes that the scissor tailed flycatcher is the state bird of Oklahoma. The brief fact references a UPI sourced line, presenting a concise trivia snippet about a state symbol.
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Vance May Offer New Proposals In Paris Talks
Paris reports indicate Cyrus Vance could return with fresh ideas to end the stalemate in Vietnam peace discussions. U.S. and Saigon delegations face pressure as Hanoi and the Viet Cong press for recognition of the National Liberation Front and a round table start. Vance plans to stay about a month after January 20.
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Abducted Des Moines Girl Pamela Powers Found Dead
Pamela Powers a 10 year old abductee whose naked body was found frozen in a snowdrift near a rural cornfield. Robert Anthony Williams 24 an escaped mental patient with prior sex offenses led police to the scene and was charged with murder. Williams surrendered after confession calls by attorney Henry T. McKnight. Autopsy pending to determine cause of death. Continued on Page 2 Col 5.
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U S Troops Fight Less as Viet Cong Ceasefire Held
The U S Command said American troops fought less than in the prior three months while South Vietnamese forces reported heavy clashes with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units. In four engagements near Da Nang and in the Mekong Delta 74 enemy and seven Rangers were killed, 30 Rangers wounded, and 79 other Viet Cong were killed in total. Three South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. The Viet Cong cease-fire remained in effect until 1 a.m. today, with the U S and South Vietnamese commands ending their Christmas stand-down at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Questioning Pueblo crew continues in San Diego
In San Diego Navy investigators begin interviews with more than 100 intelligence specialists to determine what sensitive equipment remained aboard after the USS Pueblo seizure. Health reports show malnutrition and balance issues among 82 crewmen after 11 months captivity in North Korea.
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