Apollo 14 in Moon Orbit Eyes Landing on Rugged Surfaces
Apollo 14 flew to within 11 miles of the moon as the crew prepared to land in the Fra Mauro region. Commander Shepard, Mitchell and Roosa described the lunar landscape as wild, fantastic and incredibly rugged, signaling readiness for a historic touchdown.
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erAcCm
Houston
Apollo 14
Lunar
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Mitchell
Kitty Hawk
Antares
Ver
Fra Mauro
Roosa
America
Paris
Humboldt
Stumper Puzzles Update and Near-Win List
The column notes another week with no winner and a $10 pot increase bringing total to $450. It lists close contenders Lynne Johnson, Julia Hines, Maybelle Mundy, Sally Swanson as near-wins and promises three free words until a winner emerges in tomorrow’s paper.
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Lynne Johnson
Rt. 5
Aiken
Julia Hines
P. O
Clearwater
Maybelle Mundy
Rt. 1
A Wagoner
Sally Swanson
Georgia Ave
New Ellenton
Delta Flight 379 Hijacked En Route to Havana
A Delta DC9 from Chicago O Hare to Nashville was hijacked today north of Bowling Green Kentucky at 9 35 am. The hijacker asked for service to Havana and the flight with 23 passengers and five crew was due to land in Havana at 11 54 am according to FAA and Delta officials.
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Atlanta, Ga
O'Hare
Chicago
Nashville
Bowing Green
Delta
Havana
U S Command Reports Vietnam Toll Dips
The U S Command said 29 Americans were killed in action last week in Vietnam, down from 50 the prior week, the lowest toll in four weeks. An additional 15 Americans died from accidents and non hostile causes. Headquarters reported 244 U S troops wounded in action, versus 295 the prior week.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Dry Mansion Rule Reaffirms Alabama Teetotaler Governor
Governor George C. Wallace says no alcoholic beverages will be served or consumed in the governor mansion during his term or his first term, repeating a teetotaler stance after questioning in a Alabama newspaper report. The remark covers his wife and anyone else in the mansion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Governors
Wallace
Missing Plane Search Plagued by Weather Across Three States
Bad weather slowed CAP search efforts for a missing light plane believed to carry two men. Searches continued in Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida after the craft disappeared on the night of January 30 near Nashville. Pilot identified as Raymond Schneider from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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Atlanta, Ga
Tennessee
North Georgia
Georgia
Civil Air Patrol
Florida
CAP
South Georgia
Nashville
Tenn
Eastern Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center
Raymond Schneider
Hoffman Estates, Ill
Power Crisis Signals Wider Grid Strain Across Regions
Federal Power Commission official warns of a broad electricity shortage. Since mid January, 19 voltage cutbacks have been ordered from Chicago to New England. Commissioner John A. Carver Jr. says such cutbacks are unprecedented and may continue unless weather improves.
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Washington
United States
Federal Power Commission
Chicago
New
England
John A. Carver Jr
Olds Seeks College President Post After UN Departure
Dr. Glenn Olds resigns as U.S. representative to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, accepted by President Nixon. He plans to seek a college presidency, noting he intended to stay about two years after his April 1969 appointment and will return to education, his primary field.
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Allentown
Glenn Olds
U.S
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Nixon
Olds
Heath and Brandt to Meet in West Germany Visit
Prime Minister Edward Heath will visit West Germany March 21 to 23 for talks with Chancellor Willy Brandt. The discussions will cover East West relations and Britain's bid to join the European Common Market.
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London
Edward Heath
West Germany
Willy
Brandt
Britain
Recount Of Votes Set Today For Aiken Board Seat
Aiken County Election Commission will recount votes cast Tuesday for three candidates seeking an at large seat on the Aiken County Board of Education. The recount starts at 5 p.m. after an unofficial tally showed Ben Rusche leading Henry D. Wyman by 24 votes with Douglas Clawson close behind.
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Aiken County
9 000 U S Troops Back Saigon Forces
In a major Indo China war action, 20 000 South Vietnamese troops mass in northwest South Vietnam with 9 000 U S ground troops aiding a push into enemy supply lines. Operations near Khe Sanh and across Cambodia border unfold as Nixon weighs further withdrawals and cross-border support by U S air power.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Washington
U.S
Southeast Asia
U.S. Command
Khe Sanh
State Department
Defense Department
Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Blast at Thiokol plant in Georgia kills 24 workers
Lillie Mae Rainey, 18, among 34 hospitalized, said she saw fire before the Wednesday explosion at the Brunswick munitions complex. Officials probing the scene described the blast as caused by burning materials with no high explosives involved.
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Brunswick
Lillie Mae Rainey
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Army
FBI
Thiokol
Georgia
Miss Rainey
Jacksonville
Fla
J. B. Galloway
Here
U.S
Cain Bill Seeks Use of Farm Road Funds for Major Thoroughfares
Rep. Marshall Cain introduces a bill allowing counties to use farm to market road allotments for their share of major thoroughfare construction costs. The measure aims to avoid a gasoline tax increase and would affect Richland Greenville Spartanburg and Charleston counties. Aiken County could face about 50 000 yearly, with Aiken allotted 350 000 annually from farm-to-market funds.
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Marshall Cain
R-Aiken
S. C
House of Representatives
Cain
State Highway Department
Aiken
Zack Fulmer
Julian Dunbar
Unhappy Teachers Urge Statewide Work Stoppage
About 800 city teachers in Columbia rally to back a one week statewide work stoppage via the South Carolina Education Association. They demand raises far beyond the state budget proposal, with liquor sales debated as a revenue source.
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Columbia
South Carolina
The
South Carolina Education Association
District One Teachers Association
SCEA
Budget and Control Board
John C. West
House
Ways and Means
Department of Education
Carlos Gibbons
State Asked To Study New Attendance Plan
The South Carolina State Department of Education is urged to study a 45-15 attendance plan for public schools. Sen. Lew Wallace argues year round use of facilities and teachers, with 45 days on nine week terms and 15 days off, plus a summer month break.
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Columbia
State Department of Education
South Carolina
Lew Wallace
D-York
Senate
Cold Damp Weekend Forecast for Arkenites
Arkenites woke to 28 degree start with damp icy roads and warnings statewide. Freezing rain shifted to rain this morning and will persist tonight with highs in the 40s falling to the low 40s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers or thundershowers with highs near 60. Winds shift from northeast to south tonight and Friday. Saturday rain continues then clears Sunday with 3 to 45 night lows and 50s by day. Monday turns partly cloudy, windy, and colder with 20s to near 30s along the coast.
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Michael Cardill
Ottawa
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Norway
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Ture
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