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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
6
Apollo 8 commanders Borman Lovell and Anders report a steady readiness for lunar orbit as they approach the Moon. Ground teams monitor back pressure valves and propulsion, aiming for a precise burn to place the spacecraft in lunar orbit and begin the first manned moon flyby.
Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher described the Pueblo captivity as the most concentrated terror he had seen. Half the crew were beaten in the first week and many bore blackened eyes and bruised ribs. He said crewmen were in very bad physical condition from malnutrition.
AP dispatch lists sailors from Maryland District of Columbia West Virginia and Pennsylvania among USS Pueblo crew. Maryland men include Steven J Robin and Robert J Chicca. West Virginia lone entry Darrel D Wright. Pennsylvania members Francis J Gintht er Robert W Miller Alvin H Plucker and civilian Harvey Iredale II.
Sheriff Charles E. Price recalls a lifetime of Christmas memories from East End Hagerstown. He remembers a year when a mother and father died in a car crash after Christmas dinner and gifts, and a 1945 Christmas returning from war in Europe and the Pacific. He speaks of family traditions, humble meals, and the ongoing wish for peace in a world weary from war and conflict.
Muhammad Ali was released from Dade County Jail in Miami eight days after entering for a traffic offense. The prisoner amnesty affected about 40 inmates, with Ali among those freed early as part of the Christmas mercy.
Western Maryland highways iced over as mountain routes faced slick surfaces. State Roads Commission crews worked since Sunday applying abrasives to treat roads. Temperatures varied from the mid 40s to near freezing, delaying travel and prompting caution for motorists.
U S officials described the Pueblo crew release as one of the strangest diplomatic procedures of the Cold War. The plan required Maj. Gen. Woodward to sign a statement admitting U S guilt only after North Korea publicly accepted it as true. Rusk and others labeled the approach kooky and noted no precedent for such contradicting statements.
Space Center reports the first televised earth view from deep space for Apollo 8 flopped on Sunday. Interior shots looked fine but the telephoto lens view of Earth failed to transmit, leaving mission control and viewers with a faint, single lit porthole image as Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders prepared for the moon approach.
Arthur JH Flook of Rt. 2 Smithsburg was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign at Hamilton Blvd and Prospect Ave Saturday. Two passengers in the Flook car were treated at Washington County Hospital. Guy F Shoemaker Jr of 1021 Hamilton Blvd is listed in fair condition after veering asleep at the wheel Sunday and striking trees near Park Lake The Terrace. Officer RW Phillips investigated the crash.
Winter space center Houston AP reports Dr Charles A Berry chief flight surgeon says it is nearly certain all three astronauts will contract a flu like virus aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft. He notes Frank Borman appears recovering but Lovell and Anders likely to be reinfected during close quarters.
President elect Nixon, laid low by a low grade infection and mild fever, plans a Florida sun break in Key Biscayne for 12 days before flying to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl. He will be solo, resting after Friday and Saturday illness while staff manage duties.
Tokyo AP reports the United States offered to give up about a third of its bases in Japan to reduce local opposition. The move follows a long security treaty review, amid student protests over visits by U.S. forces and the Enterprise carrier. Talks will discuss status changes of roughly 50 bases with Japanese officials and Adm. John S. McCain Jr. leading Pacific forces.
Housing Inspectors critical of Builders Association dirace tlon. City See Page, Attorney E. Stuart Bushong dies, City See Page.
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