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3 Evening hvmj Wilmingtcn, Del. Thursday. December 26, 13E! Start Pueblo Debrief to Over, Party Crew Spirits High In Yule Reunions Moon Crater Named After Crew Sorry About Slur On Food been that despite reports of bru SAN DIEGO (flV-Nayy officials changed their minds and decided to delay unti' tal treatment by the North Koreans the crewmen's spirits are tomorrow the start of intensive high. (Continue Prom Pagt On) toward toward Earth a bit more HE'S the same old Earl," interrogation of the 82 surviv ing USS Pueblo crewmen. Fi 'eenian accurate.

said Mrs. Charles M. Kisler of St. Louis, of her son, communications Technician 2.C. Earl That left a full day today for medical examinations.

The velocity change, however, was small, only a bit over 3 Murray Kisler, 22. miles an hour. The crew was restricted tc two buidings for an estimated ten davs of the examinations "He seems like his old self," ine astronauts are aiming their spacecraft at a slot in the and debriefing. said Linda M. Harris of Jacksonville, of her husband, 'Y-U SV Earth's atmosphere only 40 1V Ensign Timothy Harris, 23.

miles wide a small target on One building is their sleeping quarters. The other, 20 yards away, is the pink-hued RX Club, "He hadn't changed at all," a shooting range. Their aim so far, however. said Sharon McCartney, 22, of ite-' Li. -i; has been nearly perfect.

After If, La Canada, Calif. She and Ed yesterday's course correction, ward S. Russell 25, decided the cafeteria-lounge where they and their families have spent most of their first two days at the U.S. Naval Hospital here, sitting in small family groups the ground controllers told the astronauts tney were doing so fiy JOHN A. ROBERTS Correspondent HOUSTON A memorial was dedicated this week to the late Theodore C.

Freeman of Lewes, Del. It was dedicated In a place Freeman never saw. And even Freeman's relatives and most of his friends probably never will visit the site. It's on the dark side of the moon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration named a lunar crater after the Delawa-rean this week as Apollo 8 orbited Earth's satelite.

FREEMAN was an astronaut and. might have been one of those three who saw the crater at close range this week. But he died' whei his twin-jet trainer crashed in Texas cn Oct. 31, well that they'd probably pass up the planned second correc around the vast room tion. THE Navy refuses to describe to wed.

"We'll be married in the hospital chapel here as soon as it can be arranged," the slender brunette announced. PHYSICALLY, however, the men are changed. They lost from 20 to 40 pounds each. From their families' accounts, all were beaten at least once, and Fine tuning of the flight path will be done just two hours before the beginning of re-entry the debriefing procedure, except to say the crew will be questioned about all phases of its conduct from the time of the capture last Jan. 23 to the tomorrow morning.

bukmain had another for the ground not too lone crew's release. some may have been tortured. Until the completion of the after asking how far the space craft had yet to travel. He asked debriefing and a subsequent in Theodore C. Freeman Honored about the weather in the landing quiry described by the Navy as 1964! routine, crewmen have been ad vised to discuss no details of Dr.

Hugh Dryden, the late NASA deputy administrator and The 54-mile Freeman Crater is right where the line "You wouldn't believe all the things he told me," Irene Roose, mother of Quartermaster 2.C. Alvin Plucker, said. Plucker told her he limps because "My kneecap keeps coming off." He was repeatedly kicked, she said, and needs surgery on his knee. Mrs. Frederick E.

Duke of the late President John F. Ken their experience with outsiders and to be guarded in what they between light and dark was nedy. AP Wlrephoto in a tearful when Apollo 8 crossed that line tell their families braced by his wife, Rose, area. "It's not quite as clear as it was yesterday," he was told. "But it sure is nice and balmy." The forecast shows scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, broken clouds at 4,000 feet with a high overcast, waves running about 4 feet, wind at 12 mph and visibility 10 miles with scattered show for the first time.

Christmas The other five astronauts sug THE CAPTAIN COMES HOME S'avy Comdr. Lloyd M. Blither, skipper of the USS Pueblo, em- Consequently, their relatives' main impressions thus far have reunion in San Diego on Eve. gested were Roger B. Chaffee, Fresman was named to the snace team in October 1964 Of Virgil I.

Grissom, Edward H. White II, Charles A. Bassett II alone with 13 other men, includ ing Capt. William A. Anders and Elliot See.

Komarov was the cosmonaut. ers. who will return from the Free "This is the forecast for the man Crater -area tomorrow. 27th at 1600 Zulu" the splash down time, Borman was told. Zulu is the Hawaii area time Arizona's Udall In Speaker Bid WASHINGTON W-Rep.

Mor zone designation. "Very good. We'll be there," the astronaut replied. ris K. Udall, has entered the contest for Speaker of THE ground controllers were FREEMAN was graduated from Lewes High School in 1948.

He in football and baseball' and was president of the student council and the local chapter of the National Honor Society. He was in the top 10 in the 1953 class of the U.S. Naval Academy. He had soloed for a private plane license when he was 16. the House in the 91st Congress.

pleased to hear that the Apollo 8 crew ate three meals and drank He is the first announced can didate for the post now held by John W. McCormack, D-Mass. The 46-year-old Udall, recent "a lot of water" yesterday. Throughout the flight, until then, the crew had not been eating or drinking as much as expected. Borman also gave the ground a report of minor problems "while we are just killing time andliis love of flying led him to ly elected to a fifth term, an the Air Force instead of the nounced his candidacy in let ters to colleagues.

He is a brother of Secretary of the In terior Stewart L. Udall. "There are a couple of anoma Fayette, said her son Rodney, a communications technician second class, returned with "bruises and a black eye. He didn't want to talk about it." THE mother of Duane Hodges, 21, a fireman who was killed when the North Koreans captured the Pueblo last Jan. 23, said she's satisfied the skipper, Cmdr.

Lloyd M. Bucher, gave her a complete account of her son's death. "He was standing on deck, bending over, destroying secret papers when he was hit by enemy fire," said Mrs. Jesse D. Hodges of Cres well, Ore.

"Capt. Bucher told, us he wished it had been him. 1 Officials tried to stay in the background yesterday, providing what they called "a good old-fashioned Christmas" for the crew and families. THE crew's full 11-month pay was made available, and the sailors withdrew an average of $448 cash each. The post exchange was open and the crew bought presents cameras, watches, toys, dolls, and a bow and arrow set.

Most crew members and their families attended either a Protestant Communion or a Catholic Mass, and afterwards exchanged presents. Two crewmen and their families attended a Hanukkah service. Then came Christmas dinner: Roast turkey, prime ribs of beef and rainbow trout with full trimmings. Families then returned to the lies we noticed on the booties for the in-flight coveralls," he Navy. NASA reported after his death that' his jet had hit a large snow goose and flying glass made his engines fail.

THE Theudore C. Freeman Highway that leads to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry was named after him in 1965. And now there is the Capt. Theodore C. Freeman Memorial Library of As continued.

The booties are essentially slippers the astronauts Toys for Tots Reach Goal wear around in the spacecraft. Mine have frayed very, very badly and I have taken them off," Borman said, indicating that he now is moving about in tronauts at Houston (Tex.) Bap his stocking feet. tsl i Xx, Wsw vr ItoV "-x; f'M 1 I -V 1 Vt'H'i VM tist College. Many of the moon's land' HE commented also that the lightweight headsets they have mirks got names this week. But A.

enly a few, including Freeman ior communications "are useless. But these Snoopy hats are Crater, are official. A few of the names are America, Washing' pretty comfortable. We have ton: Apollo, Gemini and Texas. worn them the whole trip." Names were necessary for the The crew of Apollo 8 had a landmarks so the orbiting astro' similar reaction.

The mayor's Toys for Tots campaign was in the black, financially speaking, Christinas Day. U.S. Marshal Joseph F. Novak, head of the drive to get toys into the hands of more than 13,000 under-priviledged young said $14,900 had been contributed by last night. Novak expects the cost of this year's toys to come to just about $14,000, and he has a candy bill for some $200.

"Last year at this time, the drive was four or five thousand dollars in the red," he commented. "This year people gave like it was for their own children. "I really want to thank the people of Wilmington." nauts would have some clear wav to talk about them. The The Snoopy hats, which also have earphones and microphone AP Wlrephoto with parents, Robert W. Hill Ellwood City, and Mrs.

Elizabeth C. Cunningham, Harrisburg, Pa. designations were intended also FIRST MEAL Men of the USS Pueblo enjoy their first meal after their return to the I'nited States. In foreground. Seaman Robert Hill eats as tributes to some of the people who have made the Apollo flight possible.

them, take their name from their resemblance to the hat Snoopy wears in the "Peanuts" comic strip when he imagines himself a World War I ace battling the Red Baron. lounge in the other end of the NASA proposed more than a $1,856 Contributed to Needy Pink Palace, as the RX Club is dubbed, and conversed until late evening. Baby-sitters looked after children. year ago to the International Astronomical Union that lunar The astronauts have decided also, Borman continued, to stow their spacesuits under their Myrtle Wiiliams 10.00 In memory of J. A.

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Glassman landmarks be named after the six deceased U.S. astronauts; a deceased Russian cosmonaut; 10 00 Sharon and David 15.C0 couches during re-entry. They'll 25.00 1 Richard H. Garwood 10 00 25 CO E. Bosserdet Mr.

and Mrs. put their space helmets in the Eben Bent Reese of my parents- 5.00 25.00 5.00 In memory 5.00 food storage lockers, bundling whatever food is left in the 25 00 15.00 15.00 250 39.35 10.00 Wight Before' Gets spacesuits. 5.00 C. r. Alice C.

Cox Ruth E. Divles Robert and Martha Barefoot Alfred and Pauline Lend In memory of my father, Robert T. Wilson Grace E. Walker In memory of Thomas Gainor The D. P.

25.00 21.19 10 00 Sections of the Engineering Department's Design Division St. Georges United Methodist Sunday School Dei-Keta Trl-HI-Y of Christiana Senior High School Carothers Research Laboratories, Du Pont Experimental Station In lieu af Christmas cards Employes of Enterprise Machine and Development Corporation In lieu of Christmas cards Mrs. Malcney's Fifth Grade, Shipley Elementary School, in lieu of exchanging gifts Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. M.

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Contributors and amounts listed today are: National Association, Internal Revenue Employes 157.50 Employes of Chemical Division of Atlas Chemical Industrie, In lieu of Christmas cards to those Associates with whom they are in daily contact 7235 Materials Science Division of Hercule Research Center in lieu of sending Christmas cards throughout the division OO In lieu of Christmas cards from CtPP Research Division, Hercules, Inc. 40.00 Du Pont Leuvlers Building. Orlon-Actate-Lycra, and Nylon Lucille Burns In lieu of local Christmas cards, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Petrll.O In lieu of local Christmas cards, Frank P.

and Anne L. Backiel In lieu of local Christmas cards, Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Weiss From our Hanukkah monevt Debbie, Steve, and Patti Kattler Brertnesholtz Family In memory of our fathers: Arthur Maxwell and George Phillips In lieu of Christmas cards, Mr.

and Mrs, E. C. Poling In memory of Catherine Polinq, Emily, James, 4, Harry Mac- AAannt 10.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 10.00 In memory of Michael J. Fidance EVEN before this flight began, it was decided officially not to wear the spacesuits once the spacecraft was headed for the moon. This decision was the result of a long-expressed desire 10 00 5000 30 00 25.00 20 .00 trom wife Celestial Updating 10.00 2.00 Adam and Dana Balick 10.00 A telegram was received by Bucher families of the Apollo 8 astronauts via Houston' space center.

It read: "You have been in our thoughts and prayers. Your reunion has brought great joy into the hearts this Christmas Day. Our best to you personally, and to all of the families under your command." Navy spokesmen said all crew members hnve relatives here some as distant as second cousins. A local Chamber of Commerce drive to raise funds for the families' food and lodging reached $15,000 on Christmas about a third of what the Navy says is needed if most families Dona and Phyllis Lawson 10.00 10.00 d. w.

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wooton In memory of our parents 25 00 10.00 10 00 1500 to the gray lunar dust local Christmas cards 10.00 ra, Walter Cunningham and Donn Eisele came in without their helmets because they had In memory of C. F. D. In memory of H. Jack Elliott P.

nd D. Mr. and Mrs. John C. When what to his wondering 5 200 1 Ml By Staff Correspondent HOUSTON A few minutes after the Apollo 8 spacecraft came around the edge of the moon headed for home, astronaut Harrison "Typhoid Jack" Schmitt read to the moon voyagers a space-age version of "The Night Before Christmas." Thj poem is called "A Visit to.the Moon." "Twas the night before Christmas and way out in space.

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in runinip, vi in, ruiii, kuui Wootten Dsvis 10 00 i But Frank was no fool, he Velocities, Distances As Apollo Heads Home By Staff Correspondent HOUSTON The Apollo 8 spacecraft is returning earthward at an ever-increasing velocity as the pull of Earth's gravitational force becomes increasingly strong. This table gives times, velocities and distances from Earth as calculated by computer from the flight plan. The spacecraft is not following these figures precisely, but is Ruth and Frank Ferrell 25.00 long-distance calls and travel scheduled for today is changed, 5 00 In lieu of curds to family and the astronauts' time will be expenses. 10 00 10.00 mostly their own for more relax ation waiting. 2 00 1 no 200 A- ri 10.00 1 trends, Miss Sylvia Massa A.

M. P. In memory of Howard and Laura F. Msson In memory of my dear sister, Elva Gorden Kathy and Stacy 10.CO 5.00 25.00 The Apollo 8 crew had just won the moon race. sot 1 5 00; The headsets were hung by Today's total .85 51 Previously reported 27,934.08 the consoles with care, Total to date $29,790.29 very close to them.

In hopes that Chris Kraft soon with the exception of some navigation exercises, the only other major activity of the day was the filial Apollo 8 television program, scheduled at 3:51 this afternoon, for about 10 minutes approximately the same time as yesterday's tour of the spacecraft and demonstration of exer would be there. In memory of my mother, Mary S. Klrkan-T. K. In memory of my mother and sister M'ss Mihel Moody Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous In memory of Mr.

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and Anonymous Georoe T. Klelti Frank Borman was nestled 5.00 500 1 00 1 00 10.00 3.C0 4.00 9.00 250.00 73.50 knew pretty quick, That they had been first, this must be a trick. More rapid than rockets his curses they came. He turned to his crewmen and called them a name. Now Lovell, now Anders, now don't think I'd fall, For that old joke you've written up on the wall.

They spoke not a word, but were grinning like elves, And laughed at their joke in spite of themselves. Frank sprang to his couch, to the ship gave a thrust, And away they, all flew past the gray lunar dust. But we heard them exclaim they flew around the moon, Merry Christmas to Earth, FTEIt the debricfings, the crew is to receive several days liberty in the San Diego area. Then a court of inquiry into the Pueblo incident will open at the naval amphibious base at Coron-ado, Calif. Vice Adm.

Harold G. Bowen will preside. Such an inquiry, said Capt. Vincent Thomas, Pacific fleet public information officer, is "routine in all major Incidents involving Navy ships." He added that the inquiry will be open to the public, except when classified information is being discussed. After the inquiry, the crew is a'l snug in his bed.

While visions of refreshments dance in his head. And Anders In his couch, and Jim Lovell in the bay, cising and eating in space. Police Get Limits On Sideburns ST. PAUL, Minn. (B Police received a mandatory Nev Year's resolution a week early: Sideburns cannot grow no lone-er than the small fleshy knob MileS from Date Time mph Velocity Change Earth 1225 7 p.m.

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5,335 (plus) 923 mph 70,833 1227 7 a.m. 7,720 (plus) 2,365 mph 34,579 1227 8 a.m. 8,692 (plus 972 mph 26,904 1227 9 a.m. 10,331 (plus) 1,639 mph 18,238 1228 10 a.m. 14,277 (plus) 3,948 mph 7,881 1228 10:40 a.m.

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McAuliffe, we will be back there real soon. Kansas City, Md. in memory Dougell.