Astronauts Cernan and Schmitt Rest on Moon in Near-Flawless Landing
In Taurus-Littrow the two Americans slept aboard the Challenger after a near perfect touchdown. They plan to explore a lunar landslide in search of ancient rocks dating to the Moon’s formation while Ronald E. Evans aboard the America manages science instruments from orbit.
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America
Ronald E. Evans
Moon
Cernan
Schmitt
Challenger
Evans
Apollo 17 lunar excursion yields first Taurus-Littrow view
Cernan and Schmitt reached Taurus-Littrow, deployed the lunar rover, and began six hours fifty five minutes of surface work. They collected rock samples, planted a US flag, and filed the first Earth view from the mission’s TV camera as they faced the moon’s harsh, dusty terrain.
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Cernan
Schmitt
Challenger
Mission Control
Apollo 17 TV Coverage Schedules
Television networks outline coverage of Apollo 17's second lunar exploration with time slots across CBS NBC and ABC. CBS airs 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to midnight EST NBC runs 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ABC presents 9:15 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. EST.
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Space Center
Houston
CBS
NBC
ABC
Truman’s Condition Seen Steady After Week In Hospital
Kansas City AP reports former President Harry S Truman remained resting but serious after a week in Research Hospital and Medical Center for lung congestion and related complications. Doctors noted aging arteriosclerosis affecting heart kidney and nervous system while monitoring heart rhythm and providing oxygen.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Wallace Graham
Research Hospital
Opposite Reasons Parties Get New Heads For Opposite Reasons
The AP reports both parties change leaders in Washington for different reasons. Democrats replace Jean Westwood with Robert Strauss after McGovern’s loss. Republicans install George Bush as GOP chairman to align with Nixon’s renewed operational influence.
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United Nations
George Bush
Texas
U.S
New York
Robert J. Dole
Washington
Nixon
White House
GOP National Committee
Republican
Kansas
Bush
Robert Strauss
Dallas
Strauss
Jean Westwood
Democratic Presi
Paris Vietnam talks quicken as Kissinger Tho meet again
In Paris the Vietnam cease fire talks accelerated with two subcommittee sessions and a four hour Kissinger Tho meeting their 13th since talks began three weeks ago. Thieu in Saigon urged broad prisoner releases and annual cease fire observance with separate talks for a political settlement, while observers expected Hanoi to ignore the plan.
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Paris
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Saigon
Thieu
Talks on wage price controls to shape new system
Treasury Secretary Shultz leads closed door talks with government business and labor figures to determine a modified wage price control framework. Nixon aims for swift action within weeks with a likely extension beyond April 30 and possible hiring freezes as the budget process starts.
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Treasury
George P. Shultz
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Price Commission and Pay Board
Shultz
Newsmen
Ment
Congress
Thieu Proposes Peace Plan with Christmas Cease Fire
President Nguyen Van Thieu unveiled a peace package calling for a Christmas cease-fire an immediate return of all prisoners of war and Vietnamese led talks to settle with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong The plan aims for formal presentation at Paris talks and envisions extended truces if no new attacks occur while negotiations progress.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Thieu
National Assembly
Paris
South Vietnam
Anti-Terrorism Plan Halted By UN Vote
In a 76-34 vote the General Assembly legal committee shelved action against international terrorism for a year, opting for a study of causes. The move, backed by Algeria, Zambia and 14 others, delays a treaty plan and shifts prospects outside the UN. The United States labeled the measure indefinite delay.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
World Organization
General Assembly
Assembly
U.S
W. Tapley Bennett Jr
United Nations
Bennett
League of Nations
Yosef Tekoah
Algeria
Zambia
United States
Lod
Israel
Kurt Waldheim
Vote-Counting Begins in UMW Ballot Clash
Government agents start counting ballots in the court ordered union election between United Mine Workers President W A Boyle and Arnold Miller of Miners for Democracy. About 200000 miners in 25 states cast ballots December 18. federal seals secure boxes as Labor Department processes them over several days.
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UMW
Washington
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony’’ Boyle
Miners For Democracy
Arnold Miller
Labor Department
Boyle
U.S. District Court
William &. Bryant
Lawsuit Filed Over Wild Rider Toy Injury
A $1 million suit in Cuyahoga County alleges Louis Marx & Co. built a 'Wild Rider' that caused 6-year-old Michael Rupp to crash into a street after riding the freewheeling toy. The complaint says the design lacked steering or control and left the boy unconscious for four weeks with permanent injuries.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Louis Marx & Co. Inc
New York
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Grumman Won't Build 48 F14s Without Renegotiation
Grumman Aerospace says it will not fulfill a contract option to build 48 more F14 Tomcat fighters unless terms are renegotiated. The Navy exercised the option at the original price, but Grumman says it has lost about $1 million on each of the 86 planes ordered so far and refuses to proceed under the option. The dispute pits DoD against the contractor over who pays cost overruns.
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Bethpage
N. Y
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Navy
Grumman
Department of Defense
N Vietnam Battalion Fleeing Toward Cambodia
South Vietnamese and government forces reported that a North Vietnamese battalion from Svay Rieng province was fleeing through jungle toward Cambodia’s Parrot's Beak. Air strikes and artillery harassed the retreat, while South Vietnamese infantry pursued. The unit had been in South Vietnam roughly five hours before encountering a militia ambush.
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Saigon
Parrot’s Beak
Cambodia
Svay Rieng
South Vietnam
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