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Gut' Oti 85 FINAL GREATEST NEWSPAPER A aM 4V J-T The American Paper for Americans 122d YEAR No. 359 1968 Chicago Tribune TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 196S 34 PAGES, 3 SECTIONS JQc fi-V MUM 1 tVV THE GIFTS Dark Surface PUEBLO CREW HEADS HOME And Gloomy, FOR REUNIONS A irmen Say jut I Sends TV View; Astronauts Will of Earth from Circle Target 200,000 Miles More Times Officials Back Up Beatings Story (Pictures on back page) SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 24 Tuesday (LTD Underweight but happy, the 82 Pueblo crewmen boarded two United State's air force jets and took off today for a Christmas eve reunion with loved ones in California. Physicians proclaimed the men healthy but underweight for the journey to BY FRED FARRAR (Chicago Tribune Press Service Hoiuston. Dec.

24 Tuesday BY ROBERT DAVIS Chicago Tribune Press Service! Houston, Dec. 23 Earthlings today got an idea of what their Apollo three astronauts or- planet looks like from about bited the moon early today to 200,000 miles out in space, and gain a place beside those of the verdict is that it's pretty history's great explorers. 1 23 Air force Col. Frank Bor-man, navy Capt. James A.

THE PUEBLO CREW IS FREE See the editorial on page 8 IAP Wirephoto Navy Comdr. Lloyd M. Buchcr, captain of the Pueblo, denying his ship intruded into North Korean waters before its capture. impressive. For about 20 minutes, a round blob of dark and white shadings bounced across the television screens of millions as a spectacular view of what the earth looks like to the three Lovell and air force Maj.

William A. Anders became the first men to gain a personal view of the lunar surface when their rocket engine sent their snarerraft, skimmincr above and San Diego, where the city and navy prepared a heroes' welcome and relatives gathered to meet them. The planes carrying the 82 crewmen who spent 11 months Apollo 8 crew members who around the moon (Reprinted by request) are on their way to the moon. As thev approached the end i Frank Borman, the trio's of their first orbit, the three i chief and head camera man for said they were prepared to REDS BREAK Jan. 23 May OWN TRUCE Be His Baa from Santa of the News The Editor's BR in North Korean captivity are scheduled to touch down at 4 p.

m. Chicago time today. i the Apollo's series of television complete the nine remaining orbits, ihey were given per- shows, gave viewers a running INTERNATIONAL Eighty-two Pueblo crewmen leave South Korea for the United States and a heroes' welcome. Pasre 1 account of what they were seeing. Altho it was difficult to actually make out landmarks such as the north pole, the Shell 2 Outposts Soon After It Begins Tuesday, December 24, 19(58 Features Action Express Page 11 Bridge by Goren Sec.

2, p. 1 Classified Ads Sec. 2 Cromie on Books Page 11 Crossword puzzle Sec. 3, p. 9 First aboard was the coffin containing the body of Fireman Duane Daniel Hodges, 21, of Creswell, who was killed when the Pueblo was captured last Jan.

23. Will Stop at Midway Adm. John J. Hyland, commander of American forces in NATIONAL Astronuats in first orbit of moon report that its gray and gloomy surface "looks like plaster of paris'' pitted with craters. Page 1 World gets Apollo's eye view on earth from 200,000 miles in space.

Page 1 mission to make the second 1 orbit. Will Return Friday The firing put the Apollo 8 in an elliptical orbit, ranging from 69 to 194 miles of the moon, almost on the button. The pathway will be circularized to an even 60 miles later today. After the 10 orbits, with each I revolution taking about two BY JOHN PASTER T'was two nights before Christmas, and in his apartment, William Youngblood was hoping St. Nicholas will pay him a second visit on Jan.

23, with a bag full of money. Youngblood's experience last night was enough to make vi- lower peninsula of California, Communists shell two South or the Gulf coast of Texas, it Vietnamese outposts to break was rather obvious it was the fFrom Tribune Wire Services SAIGON, Viet Nam, Dec. 24 Tuesday Communist soldiers broke their own Christmas cease-fire minutes after it be- urama, music, movies, sec. thi Christmas cease-fire earth, hanging in space. Dark Horizon Clear Especially clear was the "terminator." or the dark hori Jumble Sec.

3. P. 9 minUtes after lfc begins' Page 1 Line o' Tvpe or Two Si Living Faith Page 6 Text Lt- Comdr- Llo'd New York Report Page 11 Bucher's statement to news-TV and Radio Sec. 2, p. 11 1 men upon his release with his Joyous families of freed 82 crewmen of captured ship Pueblo pour into San Diego for Christmas eve reunion.

Page 2 United States will continue to the Pacific, flew to Midway Island to greet the men on a refueling stopover. From there, the air force jets will fly nonstop to California. Rear Adm. Edwin Rosen-bergt who supervised the re gan today, shelling two South i sions of sugar plums dance in Vietnamese outposts, military head, spokesmen said. I seems that Youngblood, 51, Within 20 minutes after the a barber by trade, was head-1 a.m.

truce, the guerrillas for hif aPartment in the Weather Page 6 crew from North Korean captivity. Page 2 Pope Paul VI announces that Your Horoscope Sec. 3, p. 9 CARTOONS zon of the earth where the sun's hours, the astronauts will fire rays stop CTlca engine again to astronauts, Borman, i seni fof home and James Lovell, and William An-1 aJndayiU daJe recovery ships in the Pacific ocean near ders, didn make an appear-; ance on today's television show eached m3on -the second of seven possible at a ChicagQ and transmissions from space-and fired the rocket 10 minutes fired salvo into a South Vietnamese Doming and he got off the elevator on the fourth floor, i Big Bundle Appears sail its ships in the Sea of Japan between Japan and communist North Korea, American officials say. Page 3 Father-of-t he-bride duties out of way, President-elect Nixon lease of the crewmen, said they were "all tremendously beat up" but apparently had suffered no psychiatric damage.

Col. Arren C. Buchanan, commander of the 121st evacuation Sec. Pg. Comic Pace ..3 9 Andy Capp, Fred Basset, Dennis, Dick Tracy, Dondi, Ferd'nand, Gasoline Alley, Lolly, On Slaie, Orphan Annie, Rick O'Shay, Smidgens, Terry Winnie Winkle.

Sec. Pg. All in Sport ..3 4 Brenda Star ..2 3 Gil Thorp 3 3 Kiwi 2 3 Laugh'g Matter 1 8 Mac Divot 3 3 Moon Mullins 3 1 Peanuts 2 1 The Neighbors 1 8 Woody's World 3 2 later. it was a much more serious military camp 25 miles west of Saigon but no one was hurt, battlefield reports said. Allies' Truce Starts Tonight The Communists had de- clared a 72-hour Christmas! and scientific presentation than Then, what to his wondering eyes did appear but a bundle of money wrapped in rubber bands.

He called the manager who a world-wide synod of Roman Catholic bishops will be held next Oct. 11 to discuss major church problems. Page 5 Red Cross air lift to famine-threatened Biafra has been stopped on orders from Equatorial Guinea. Page 7 Aussie orders beer on LEJ's hot line and hotel swarms with cops. Page 7 Obituaries Page 10 I rallpd trip nnlirp Snnn Patrnl- Tense Period of Waiting A tense period of waiting, as the spacecraft swung behind the dark side of the moon, was broken at 4:25 a.

m. when a jubilant space official tri- hospital, said the examinations showed all the crewmen had lost weight, some were suffering from mild malnutrition, and many were bruised from beatings by the North Koreans. Tells of Admiration that of yesterday. Levity Enters Show Levity did enter the show at one point, however, when Borman, after describing the arrives in Florida tor tirst real vacation since beginning of campaign. Page 4 Rep.

Albert Quie Minn. says he will seek the chairmanship of House Republican conference. Page 4 a. m. to- i r-- truce beginning at 1 men uavia raui ana jerry EDITORIALS The Friendly Beasts; The Pueblo Crew Is Free; Around the Christmas Tree.

Page 8 earth as a ball of "royal blue umphantly announced as Apol- Continued on page 2, eol. 4 Continued on page 2, col. 2 day, with the allies promising Kuznitsky of Xown HaU district to hold their fire for a 24-hour came holiday period beginning at 6 It' was no apparition; the o'clock tonight. money was real. In the pack- Spokesmen said a second age were fifty and one hund-truce-breaking Red attack red dollar bills totaling $7,000.

came about 4 a. m. a 30-round Paul and Kuznitsky took the mortar barrage into a South i money to the station and began Vietnamese camp 80 i 1 he tong wait. northeast of Saigon. There A Couple of "Ifs" were no reports of casualties i Paul explained that if no one there.

I claims the money in 30 days The communist truce began I and if it has not been reported shortly after American and stolen, it will be returned to South Vietnamese troops re-1 the finder, ported the end of a battle 25 Youngblood and his wife, miles southwest of Da Nang in Cindy, 30, found the money as which 153 guerrillas were slain they returned to their apart-against "light" allied losses, ment after going out for dinner. U. S. to Meet Cong ured jt might be some- rnac covin ere ha calf? "From what I've seen the last day and a half, I have the utmost admiration for Comdr. Lloyd Bucher and his crew," Rosenberg said.

From across the nation, the navy brought their families to San Diego for Christmas eve reunions at the Miramar naval air station. Premier Chung Il-kwon of South Korea visited the crew at the hospital outside Seoul and wished the men a merry Christmas and a safe journey home. Hell Into Heaven "This, is like coming out of hell into heaven," an enlisted man, Charles Law told Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel III, commander of American forces in Korea, who 'accompanied Il-kwon.

"The system up north was filled with so many lies that it Continued on page 4, col. 8 Cease-fire orders of Much of midwest paralyzed by heavy snow. Page 6 LeRoi Jones is granted new-trial on grounds that the trial judge's charge to jury was prejudicial. Page 7 LOCAL Family of Pueblo crewman is flown to San Diego, by navy for reunion. Page 2 State refuses to appeal reinstatement of food inspector who resigned from job in 1965 scandal.

Page 3 Sen. Dirksen seeks to block reappointment of veterans' affairs official. Page 4 Transportation officials report Christmas season traffic dwindling. Page 6 Santa Claus makes final rounds of Christmas parties before his big night. Page 6 City receives second shipment of flu vaccine.

Page 7 Fifteen persons injured in store fire. Page 10 SPORTS Ruling against Dancer's Image upheld. Spt. 1 Registration open for Tribune ski school. Spt.

1 sides will be in effect at 3 p. m. So, William Youngblood, re- Christmas day, when an un- ceipt in his pocket, may have "rf 4r -3-' "vCV '-X, if PC' Hi iinwniMwiiM uiiniMii ft mi in. 1, jm iitrrr" two Christmases during the next 30 days. In the second one, Santa Claus would be wearing blue and a badge.

precedented meeting is scheduled between United i States and communist repre- sentatives to discuss the return by the Viet Cong of three American prisoners. The United States command identified the prisoners as Sp. 4 James W. Brigham of Ocala, Sp. 4 Thomas N.

THE WEATHER WEATHERMAN'S RECORD His forecast for yesterday was: Windy and colder with snow flurries likely; high, about 27; low, near 15. Jones of Lynnville, and Pfc. Donald G. Smith of Akron, Pa. The Pentagon had listed the three as missing.

A delegation of five unarmed TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1M CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Sunny but cold today; high, about 23; partly cloudy tonight; low, 10 to 15; west to northwest winds 15 to 22 m. p. h. Tomorrow: Cloudy and cold; chance of a little snow. NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Mostly sunny but cold today; high, 18 to 25; low, to 16.

Tomorrow: Cloudy and continued cold with chance of a little snow. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Russia calls for revamping of sports. Spt. 1 Americans is scheduled to meet a communist group in a no man's land 50 miles northwest el Saigon. In a Christmas message to allied troops.

President Nguyen Van Thieu said the allies have THE MOON N. Wn.i Pit Ou. In Ou. a a Sunrise, 7:14. Sunset, 4:25.

Moonset, 10:23 a. m. Morning stars: Mars and Jupiter. Evening star: Venus and Saturn. For 24 hours midnight, Dec.

23: Mean temperature, 22 degrees; normal, 20; month's excess, 35; year's excess, 30. Relative humidity, a. 74 per cent; noon, 71; p. iS. Precipitation, .01 inch; month's total, 1.74 inches; year's total 27.57 inches; deficiency thru Nov.

30, S.47 inches. Highest wind velocity, 3 m. p. h. at 4 a.

m. fVora Soothwest. Barometer, 4 a. 29.54; p. 29.94.

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