Apollo 16 Lander Skin Flakes Do Not Halt Moon Landing Effort
Apollo 16 astronauts Navy Captain John W. Young and Air Force Lt. Col. Charles M. Duke Jr. prep for a lunar touchdown despite protective skin peeling on the Orion lander. Engineers test the issue with a mockup at the Manned Spacecraft Center as mission control notes no major System risks.
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Houston
America
Moon
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Charles M. Duke Jr
Three Mig-21s shot down as Hanoi raids widen
American warplanes scored the biggest MIG kill in 40 years, downing three MiGs southwest of Hanoi. U S crews also lost an A7 and an F105, with one A7 crew rescued at sea and two F105 crewmen missing. South Vietnamese forces claimed heavy fighting near An Loc with 53 killed and 86 wounded, as North Vietnam warned of civilian losses and dock damage at Haiphong.
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Hanoi-Haiphong
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Air Force
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An Loc
Binh Dinh
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of An Loc
Hanoi
Haiphong
Democratic rivals react to Nixon bombing order
Senators Muskie McGovern Humphrey Yorty Wallace Sanford and Jackson criticized or supported the Hanoi Haiphong bombing as dangerous reckless or courageous with opinions ranging from immediate halt to continued withdrawal and calls for direct public appeal to the American people.
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Associated Press
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Senate
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Nixon
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Haiphong
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Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Vietnam
Duke University
Terry Sanford
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Muskie decries air war. plans sense-of-Senate resolution
Senator Muskie on ABC Issues and Answers outlined a nonbinding sense-of-the-Senate resolution opposing expanded air attacks. He argued President may worsen prisoner repatriation prospects by escalating the war, while McGovern denounced the shift as dangerous and ironic given earlier vows to end the conflict.
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Muskie
ABC
Senate
Maine
Ohio parochial aid ruling blocks state funding
A three judge U S district court panel in Columbus ruled Ohio's parochial school aid program unconstitutional and ordered the state to halt 61 million dollars in first term payments to parents of parochial students. The Philadelphia federal court had recently struck down a similar program in Pennsylvania.
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District Court
Philadelphia
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Nixon aims to defend Vietnam policy on two fronts
The administration braces for a Moscow note reply to Soviet protest over bombing in North Vietnam as William Rogers heads to Senate hearing amid rising U S Soviet tension. Officials say May Moscow summit remains on track despite the conflict and look to show U S air power will continue even as ground withdrawals proceed.
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Nixon
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Moscow
Soviet Union
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Russia
Hanoi
U.S
White House
Ohio weekend traffic death toll reaches twelve across state
The Ohio Highway Patrol reports twelve lives lost in weekend traffic incidents statewide, including four pedestrians and two motorcyclists. One accident near Steubenville on Friday night matched the prior week’s total, with fatalities similar to last year’s third weekend of April.
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Associated Press
Ohio Highway Patrol
Steubenville
Huddleston Jury Selection in Yablonski Murder Conspiracy Trial
Jury selection was to begin in Washington County Court for Silous Huddleston 63 of Lafollette Tenn in a murder conspiracy case tied to the Yablonski killings of Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter He would be the third defendant to stand trial in the case involving United Mine Workers rebel Jock Yablonski.
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Washington, Pa
Washington
Silous Huddleston
Yablonski
Lafollette
Tenn
United Mine Workers
Joseph ‘‘Jock
Italian American Hijacker Seized After Geneva to Rome Flight
Mario Victor Maimone, a New York born Italian American, seized a Swissair DC9 with 20 aboard after takeoff from Geneva. He demanded to see Pope Paul VI and the U.S. ambassador, landed at Rome military airport, claimed a bomb in a package, and was arrested after police boarded. No one was harmed and the device turned out to be cigarettes. He was jailed on charges of sequestering and threatening violence.
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Mario Victor Maimone
Maimone
New York
Geneva
U.S
Italy
United States
Vatican
Romez
Regina Coeli
Queen of Heaven
Val d'Aosta
Cosa Nostra
Washer Sold After 5 P.M. Reported by Richard Jones
Richard Jones of Radford Road in Athens reports a washer sale completed after 5 PM. The advertisement urged calls after 5:00 PM and the washer was sold by 5:30 PM.
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Richard Jones
Radford Road
Athens
South Point Teachers Extend Four Day Strike
South Point Ohio teachers continue a four day strike defying the Ferguson Act and gather at the high school while six to ten carloads caravan to Columbus to meet with State School Superintendent Marvin Essex as officials consider actions.
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South Point
Ohio
Marvin Essex
Columbus
Essex
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