Apollo 16 astronauts plan three moon walks after near abort
John W Young and Charles M Duke Jr prepared for three EVAs on the moon despite a late landing caused by engine trouble in the Casper. Mission Control extended the planned lunar stay to support science, with water and power sufficient for 73 hours and an adjusted flight plan.
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Orion
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Pacific
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Tony England
Young
John
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Ken Mattingly
Gerald Griffin
Mattingly
Houston
Toll
Moon
Destroyers Sink I Viet Patrol Boat in Tonkin Gulf Clashes
U S destroyers reportedly sank a North Vietnamese patrol boat after opening fire on another in the Tonkin Gulf Thursday night. American losses include six more aircraft and 11 wounded with 42 missing, bringing total U S aircraft losses to 36 planes and 20 helicopters in the three week Hanoi offensive. The destroyer Lloyd Thomas engaged a radar contact deemed hostile and destroyed it. the Stoddert was fired on by an enemy surface and the week’s sea battles continued along the North Vietnamese coast.
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U.S
Hanoi
Lloyd Thomas
7Th Fleet
Benjamin Stoddert
House split over end the war bill in 30 days dispute
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee clash on how to respond to the Democratic Caucus order to pass an end-the-war bill within 30 days. Rep. Gallagher notes a possible three month pace but rejects premeeting bills while Zablocki expects a policy urging war termination with Nixon setting the date. Air losses include two F4 Phantoms. crews rescued from the sea after one crash and one shootdown. Fighting persists around An Loc and Hiep Duc as Cambodian refugees move toward the border after seven towns on the Saigon Phnom Penh highway fall.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cornelius E. Gallagher
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South
Clement J. Zablocki
Dwis
Nixon
Zablocki
Air Force
da Nang
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Saigon
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Protests Sweep Colleges Over Vietnam War Resumption
Antiwar demonstrations sweep campuses as bombing of North Vietnam resumes. In New England 45 schools join a nationwide strike, with actions from marches to teach-ins and boycotts. campus clashes, arrests, and closures unfold at Columbia and Wisconsin. Harvard students vote to boycott.
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U.S
North Vietnam
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Ohio
Oberlin College
Living Cost Rise Eases as Earnings Jump in March
The CPI rose 0.2 percent in March, halting a sharp February uptick, with grocery prices easing. Average weekly earnings climbed to 131.73 dollars, up 1.09, marking a 6.5 percent year over year gain. Stronger earnings offset living-cost gains, boosted by higher taxes and clothing prices.
March grocery cost trends show mixed movement
The report notes vegetable prices such as lettuce and tomatoes declined while fresh fruit rose less than usual. Groceries rose one-tenth of a percent versus a typical March decline, restaurant meals up four-tenths, the largest since last September. Property taxes rise with higher charges for housekeeping, home repair, water and sewer, intercity buses, natural gas and electricity.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau
Nixon space shuttle plan clears initial Congress vote
The House approved a $3.43 billion space agency budget 277 to 60, lifting Nixon’s shuttle plan. Debate over a $200 million cut and NASA cost estimates continued as the measure moves to the Senate for further action.
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Washington
Gram
Les Aspin
D-Wis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Action Ads Offer Low-Cost Local Solutions
Advertisers promise a simple solution for selling a sofa renting a room hiring a housekeeper or locating a lost pet via low-cost fact-acting ads. The copy emphasizes quick results and broad reach for everyday needs.
Ohio Buckeyes Drop Marshall From Schedule Indefinitely
Ohio University will not play Marshall University in basketball for an unspecified period. Coach Jim Snyder cites cooling off measures after hostile crowd behavior. The historic series dates to 1930 with 36-25 in favor of Ohio, last season featuring a Thundering Herd win.
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Marshall University
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Ohio
Marshall
Joe McMullen
Thundering Herd
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