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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
5
Renata Adler surveys top twenty films of the year highlighting shifts toward intimate personal cinema over big star spectacles. She lists twenty titles with brief remarks and notes mood, direction, and performances shaping a year of serious, targeted filmmaking.
The Davenport police traced a suspect, Anthony Erthell Williams, who requested a dollar for a cab fare from Rock Island after a Des Moines YMCA incident. Williams, with a history of mental illness and prior offenses, vanished after a Christmas Day discovery of his clothing in an Iowa rest area. Pamela Powers, 14, disappeared during a family outing, while Williams earlier lived at the Des Moines YMCA and served as an assistant minister and organist at Maple Street Baptist Church.
Apollo 8 completed ten lunar orbits in 20 hours and reentered at 24,680 mph with a 5,000 degree heat shield but cabin stayed at 70. The crew jettisoned the service module, then bounced off the atmosphere at 160,000 feet before final plunge. Contact resumed as they touched down in the Pacific and prepared for homeward plans and debriefings.
Lt Murphy testified he helped create chart errors to show the shell evidence was doctored by North Korea. He said the Pueblo stayed at least 16 nautical miles from North Korean land when seized and that the official claim of trespass is a fabrication. Cmdr Bucher, ill, could not comment on capture details. Capt Vincent Thomas said the Navy finds North Korea’s territorial claim false.
CHICAGO AP. Traffic accidents during the 30 hour Christmas holiday claimed 231 lives. The one day record was 253 in 1946. NSC had estimated 280 to 360 could be lost from 6 p m Tuesday to midnight Wednesday.
The article notes shagreen, a textured shark hide, was historically used as an abrasive material for sanding and finishing by cabinetmakers, highlighting its practical crafting use.
An Ozark Air Lines DC 9 jet carrying 62 passengers crashed into heavy snow and trees on takeoff from Sioux City Airport. The plane landed on its belly after the right wing dipped. 32 people were rushed to hospitals with bruises and cuts.
Radio Biafra charged that Nigeria's army violated the Christmas Day truce by shelling two towns, killing 11 soldiers and seven civilians. It called the Umuahia bombardment a display of federal bad faith as Gowon had marked Muslim feast day and the cease-fire period fluctuated with government rejection of an eight day extension.
Winchester Memorial Hospital restricts visiting to spouses of adults and parents of children due to a flu like illness in the community. Hospital administrator Carl Napps says the situation is worse today than a few days ago and actions are effective immediately.
Most of New York's 11 million students skipped voluntary Christmas sessions aimed at making up strike time. Schools opened but attendance averaged about 25 percent while 80 percent of teachers reported for work, allowing some pay restoration.
ZERMATT Switzerland AP reports heavy snow kept the village isolated for 24 hours but communications with the outside world were restored today.
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