Apollo 15 Set for On Time Launch From Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) Apollo 15 crewmembers Scott Worden and Irwin prepared for an on time 9 34 a m EDT liftoff as Saturn V was fueled with propellants. Nixon telephoned the astronauts to wish them Godspeed while ground crews worked to finalize the countdown amid favorable weather.
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Weather trend: warm start to the week with highs near 89
Patchy morning low clouds give way to a warmer day with a high near 89 and a low around 58. Westerly winds of 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Yesterday reached 85 with a 59 low.
Rush hour strains as San Francisco commuters face strike
Thousands of additional San Francisco commuters are expected to flood heavy rush hour traffic today unless the Southern Pacific strike ends. Page 3 reports on ongoing labor action and its impact on city transit and daily life.
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Crucial Votes Loom Over Lockheed Fate This Week
Congressional votes set to decide whether Lockheed Aircraft Corp faces survival or bankruptcy. Page 2 reports a fog delaying a Casper Mountain search for Kevin Dye, told to have possibly been spotted again. Page 2 also notes Captain Ernest L. Medina’s trial for the My Lai massacre in 1968. An extensive killer whale watch is planned from California to Alaska to gauge whale numbers. Page 3.
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U S Command in Saigon Halts Morning War Briefing
The U S Command in Saigon announces immediate discontinuation of its morning war communique due to the low activity level of U S forces in Vietnam. The action ends one of two daily dispatches. Dr Christiaan Barnard and team transplant a heart and two lungs in Cape Town into a 41 year old man in a bid for the first such operation successfully carried out.
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Fix at Democratic convention sparks O'Brien charge
Washington dispatch reports the Republican national newsletter accusing Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien of engineering a Muskie nomination and fixing the convention. It cites unity talks and reform sabatage, warning of a repeat Chicago 1968 outcome and noting resistance to McGovern reforms. Lofton comments that ferment in the party is desirable.
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School for handicapped Juanita Shaffer offers hope
Fremont story profiles Juanita Shaffer founder of Little Angel School at First Methodist Church, guiding children with multiple dots and Down syndrome toward growth. Her non profit program, funded by Health Education and Welfare, serves preschoolers free of charge and emphasizes treating kids first, rewarding progress with praise.
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Mediation talks loom as rail strike expands
Washington officials press both railway sides to new talks amid a spreading strike threat that has shut four major lines and risks halting 120000 workers. Labor troubleshooter W J Usery Jr warns of urgent, near-certain settlement as negotiators resume bargaining behind closed doors.
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Voluntary Curfew Sought in Columbus Amid Unrest
Columbus mayor JK Allen urged a voluntary curfew to avert further racial violence after clashes left four protesters and a white reporter injured. Snipers wounded two officers and a guard. 15 people were arrested as sporadic fires and threats continued. About 75 troopers remained on alert on Sunday in Columbus, Georgia.
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Syria closes Jordan border amid regional turmoil
Syria announced it was closing its border with Jordan in protest of King Hussein’s actions against Palestinian guerrillas in Jordan and border village shelling. The move threatens wider Arab instability as Iraq also shut its Jordan border, while Israel prepared for deadlocked peace talks in Jerusalem with U S envoy Sisco.
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