Apollo 8 Crew Portraits Revealed by Space Center
Apollo Commander Frank Borman 40 and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders, 35, lead the trio with James Lovell 40 as command module pilot in a profile of the Apollo 8 astronauts. The piece notes Borman Lovell and Anders backgrounds, families, and preflight remarks amid spotlight on their mission readiness and personal lives.
Apollo Wives Ordeal Ends on Religious Note
Apollo 8 astronauts return to Earth after a 147 hour round trip to the moon. President Johnson called the wives to praise the prayers of the country. Each wife held private religious observances and family moments as the mission concluded with a celebratory mood.
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Apollo
Apollo 8 Night Landing After Moon Return
The article notes an ironic beacon system for night spotting and discusses options to stay aboard the spacecraft or use rubber life rafts. Recovery helicopters await dawn to deploy frogmen while the night landing is scheduled as the best timing after the lunar return flight.
Sanity probe sought for 1960 sex slaver Hashfield
Indiana Governor Branigin is asked to order an investigation into the sanity of Emmett Hashfield, convicted in 1960 for kidnapping and sex crimes against an 11 year old girl and murderer of the daughter of a Boonville physician. Hashfield seeks to avoid execution with new appeals exhausted. no new date set.
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UPI
Emmett Hashfield
Avril
Honey” Terry
Branigin
Hashfield
Boonville
Monroe
Nat A. Hill
Ferdinand Samper
Forest Bowman
Day by Day Log of Apollo 8 Mission
Space Center Houston reports the Apollo 8 program following astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell Jr. and William Anders. Highlights include liftoff on December 21 from Cape Kennedy at 7 51 a m Eastern standard time. 154 orbits later the Saturn V upper stage restart began the 220 000 mile lunar trajectory. Main engine fired 11 hours after launch for course precision. Sunday December 22 illness hit Borman and slight sickness affected Lovell and Anders. They still presented their first live TV program from deep space. December 28 saw no further illness and a small maneuvering rocket burn produced a dramatic Earth broadcast showing Earth from 202 000 miles. They entered a lunar encounter with a 70 mile circular orbit after initial 69 to 193 mile high path. They orbited ten times before turning home. Christmas Eve December 24 featured lunar TV images and Genesis reading during the ninth orbit. Earthrise/earth view described as vast and forbidding. Christmas Day December 25 marked departure from lunar orbit and Santa Claus remark on auspicious reentry. December 26 saw rest and Earth TV from 112 000 miles as reentry approaches.
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Air Force
Borman
Tucson
Ariz
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Edwin
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Michael Collins
Naval Academy
Naval Test
Harry F. Rosenthal
Space Center
Houston
Frank Borman
Navy
William A. Anders
Presient Johnson
Anders
James C. Buckner
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
League City
Tex
Eric Anders
Mary O’neill
Fred Wallace /Haise Jr
Jim Lovell
Mrs. Borman
Moon
Marilyn Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Globe
Lunar
Astro
Earth
Mission Control
Cowell
Crosswalkers Club Dance Friday in Clinton Indiana
Members of the Crosswalkers Square Dance club will host a club dance Friday from 8 to 11 p m at Dreamland Hall Clinton. Bill Donahue will call the dance. The item notes a 1897 invention by William Shakespeare Jr. of Michigan, the level wind reel for fishing, which improved casting by ensuring even winding of the line on the spool.
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Clinton
Ind
Crosswalkers Square
Dreamland Hall
Bill Donahue
William Shakespeare Jr
Michigan
Three Hoosier Men Killed In Separate Crashes
Three Indiana men died in crashes Thursday. Frederick W. Lutz, 22, of Gary, died in a two car collision on U.S. 20 in Gary. The other driver, Joseph Nikels, 38, of La Porte, was listed in unknown condition.
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Indiana
Frederick W. Lutz
Gary
U.S. 20
Joseph Nickels
la Porte
Indiana Traffic Deaths Rise In Year End Totals
AP reports 1,484 traffic fatalities in Indiana for last year with 1,541 in the previous year. Incidents include Gordon Huntington Jr. 39 of Indianapolis killed on I 465 when his car struck a dump truck backing up to aid a stranded vehicle. Thomas J. McCarthy 75 died on U S 52 after his car skidded on ice into another auto. A soldier, Robert L. Mariscal 20 of Martinsville died in El Paso when a home built hot rod hit a tank truck on a wet street.
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Gary
Inter State
Indianapolis
Gordon Huntington Jr
Thomas J. McCarthy
U.S. 52
Lafayette
Fred Thomas
Florence
MacCarthy
Marie
Robert L. Mariscal
Martinsville
Ind
Ft. Bliss
Tex
el Paso
Mariscal
Appointments and auctions in Vigo County estates and freight sale
Vigo Circuit Court appoints Michael Endress and William Endress as co administrators of Emil C Endress estate with six month claims period. Edith D Coates executor Harold Coates named. Freight sale list includes items from Mine Supply to RCA and others scheduled at Terre Haute addresses on Dec 28 1968 and Jan 13 1969. notices reference multiple consignors and firms.
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Indiana
County of
Vigo
Emil C. Endress
Michael Endress
William Endress
Terre Haute
Leonard F. Conrad
Vigo County
John K. Fesler
State of Indiana
County of Vigo
Samuel E. Beecher Jr
Motor Freight Corporation
S. 13Th Street
Mine Supply Company, Inc
Columbia Record Distributors
Bill Dooley
Gambles
Jasonville
Case Mfg. Company
Robinson
Tllinois
Hedges
Marshall
Illinois
RCA
Smith TV
Don
Wm.Lynch
Conneaut
Ohio
Weldstrong Corp
Newark
New Jersey
Lyons
Broadview
Brand
Rex
Willimantic
Connecticut
Information Handling Service
Englewood
Colorado
Tom Olesker
Gary
Blank Drug Corp
Long Island City
New York
Bishop Industries
Union
Donald McDonal
New Castle
Delaware
Venace Supply, Inc
Reading
Pennsylvania
Eastern Express, Inc
Indiana State University Sealed Bids for Aerosolve Cartridges
Notice advertises sealed proposals to furnish Aerosolve filler Cartridges at Indiana State University Terre Haute until January 2 1969 at 10 00 a m CDT. Bids over 5000 require a 5 percent bid bond or equivalent. Trustees reserve right to reject or waive informalities and to delay withdrawals for 30 days.
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Indiana State University
Terre Haute
Indiana
C.D.T
State Board of Accounts of Indiana
Indiana State University Board of Trustees
County Notice of Claims and Reassessment Totals
Vigo County commissioners publish a detailed list of claims and reassessment figures across townships including Honey Creek Prairie Fayette Linton Lost Creek Nevin Pierson Prairie, with numerous vendors, funeral homes, and public services itemized. Coroner, health, and highway payrolls accompany totals. notice ends with official seal and date.
Two Killed in Illinois Head-On Crash
A head-on collision on Illinois 47 near Forrest killed Mu-shun Young of Columbus Ohio and Anthony Lee of Urbana and seriously hurt S T Chen of Urbana. The car collided with a truck driven by Ted Varner of Savo. Varner uninjured.
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Forrest, Ill
Forrest
Ohio
Urbana
Mu-shun Young
Columbus
Fairbury Hospital
Anthony Lee
S. T. Chen
Illinois 47
Ted Varner
Savo
Varner
Space Planners Eye Moon Landing Following Apollo 8 Orbit
Apollo 8's lunar flyby boosts plans for a moon landing in 1969. Apollo 9 tests the lunar module in February with Schweickart, McDivitt, and Scott aboard. Apollo 10 would practice lunar orbit and near surface approach but not land if kept to plan. Apollo 11 is targeted for May or June with astronauts to be assigned. Televised flights will continue as missions proceed.
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Phillips
South America
Borman
Russell L. Schweickart
Modest Hero Rescues Woman From Freezing London Fire
A man in a T shirt and shorts carried a ladder to a burning house in Modest Hero London and rescued 45 year old Mrs Mary Moxey from a wall fire scene before vanishing into the night.
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London
UPI
Mary Moxey
Apollo 8 Achieves First Moon Mission Milestones
Apollo 8 demonstrated Saturn V can launch men to the moon safely after past fire tragedies. It validated navigation and two way voice contact at lunar distances, enabled landing-site navigation by landmarks, and transmitted clear TV pictures from lunar orbit and space between moon and earth.
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Lunar
Moon
Earth
Christmas tree candy canes spread in American homes
In the mid-1800s Americans began decorating Christmas trees with candy canes and the practice of stripping and peppermint flavoring grew into a standard by around 1900.
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Ernest Anderson
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Golden T. Burson
Harrison Township
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Rece H Aute Battery & Electric
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Acre Haute Radiator Co
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Jim Barnes
Sunray Oil
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Eelix Cleaners
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J. Mankin
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Anna Maria Compton
Nick J. Marietta Afd
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Schultz & Co., Inc
National Chemsearch Corp
Howard L. Compton
Paitson Bros. Howe
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Mankin
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Goa
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Cecil's
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Gharst_ Supply Company
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