Apollo 13 Flight Countdown Begins
Cape Kennedy Fla AP specialists work on a fuel pressure issue in the Apollo 13 lunar module pressurization system. NASA expects to decide by midmorning whether to replace the system to meet the 2 13 p m EST launch time. Astronauts Lovell Matingly Haise undergo exams and simulator sessions as they prepare for a Fra Mauro lunar landing with fuel tests and science objectives.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter Kapryan
Kapryan
James A Lovell Jr
Thomas K. Matingly II
Fred W. Haise Jr
Lovell
Haise
Moon
Fra Mauro Highlands
James A. Lovell
Thomas K. Mattingly
Fred W. Haise
UPI
Nine Die in South Carolina Weekend Traffic Toll
The weekend traffic toll in South Carolina includes two double fatalities. Grace McKinney and Harold Wayne Connors die in a Greer area two car crash. Leslie Reid Ewing and Richard Mills perish in a Pageland area wreck. Carl Edward Moses drowns in Rafting Creek. Harold Suddeth dies in a Campobello bridge collision. Bobby Amick dies in a Sumter County wreck.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Grace McKinney
Greer
Harold Wayne Connors
Taylors
Miss McKinney
Leslie Reid Ewing
Richard Mills
Pageland
Chesterfield County
Carl Edward Moses
Rt. 2
Army Seeks To Identify Slain Woman Near Columbia
Investigators seek to identify a burned female victim found in a charred car southeast of Columbia. Investigators identified the man with her as Spec. 6 Mark L. Younce, 20, of New Castle Indiana, stationed at Fort Jackson. Younce and his wife were last seen at their base home on March 16.
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Columbia
Mark L. Younce
New Castle
Ind
Ft. Jackson
Younce
Tomato plant once deemed poisonous in early belief
A historical note recalls how early observers mistook the tomato as poisonous, fueling caution among gardeners and society. The idea persisted in some regions before botany clarified its edible nature and culinary use.
Clemson Increases Student Fees For Out Of State Students
Clemson University trustees approve a 100 dollar per academic year fee rise for nonresident students for 1970 71 to help meet the operating budget. The House approves 12 576 549 for Clemsons operating expenses, with total student charges pending budget completion.
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Clemson
Clemson University
House
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
South Carolina
Pollution Study To Open Tonight In Port Royal Sound
A red tracer dye will be released in Port Royal sound to map tidal currents and pollutant transport as the first phase of a government study. The project, ordered amid BASF Corp plans for a $100 million dye plant on Hilton Head Island, involves 200 sampling points and new tidal gauges to assess ecological impact. Conservationists and fisheries groups oppose the plant.
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Hilton Head Island
Port Royal Sound
Basf Corp
Sea Island
U.S. Geological Survey Office
John S. Stallings
South Carolina
BASF
Recreation Conference Under Way in Charleston
The fifth annual Southern District Recreation Conference opened with two Washington speakers. Sal Prezioso, president of the National Recreation and Parks Association, and George Hartzog, director of the national park system, addressed about 300 delegates from 10 states. Warren Giese chaired the Sunday opening.
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Charleston
Washington
Sal J. Prezioso
National Recreation and Parks Association
George Hartzog
National Park System
Warren Giese
South Carolina Recreation Association
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Mitchell Shopping Center
Eckerd
Stallings
Victoria Bluff
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Biems
Milan
SCN
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