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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
1
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cer Nan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans complete packing and housekeeping at the Space Center Houston as they near a planned splashdown in the South Pacific at 2 24 p m EST Tuesday. America remains in near perfect operation as the mission nears halfway point.
As the last planned lunar mission nears Earth, astronauts Evans Cernan and Schmidt wrap up gear stowage and film recovery. Evans completes a 44 minute deep space walk to secure three moon rock canisters and two miles of lunar film while family viewers watch from home.
Gen Alexander Haig heads to Southeast Asia via Saigon Cambodia Laos and Thailand with a somber briefing on stalled Paris negotiations. The move follows Kissinger reports of breakdowns, Hanoi denounces delays, and a renewed air war north of the 20th parallel as U.S. and North Vietnamese positions diverge.
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in very serious condition and semiconscious as doctors address deteriorating kidney heart and lung functions after 12 days at Research Hospital and Medical Center. Doctors forgo dialysis to protect his heart while fluid intake is reduced to prevent lung overload. He is described as comfortable yet unable to speak or move, with wife Bess and daughter Margaret Truman Daniel visiting along with sister Mary Jane Truman recovering from a fall.
Intelligence reports tied to Kis singer findings describe North Vietnamese aims to hide units, move to remote areas, and cache ammunition before a cease-fire. Detected reinforcements including tanks enter South Vietnam as diplomats press Paris talks.
Washington AP reports the 438 electors meet in state capitals and DC to cast ballots for president and vice president. Nixon is expected to receive 521 votes to McGovern's 17, with McGovern electors only in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
North Vietnam says U S planes violated the 20th parallel with a heavy Haiphong operation. U S aircraft dropped mines near Haiphong harbor bombed the port and struck areas on the city outskirts. Vietnamese broadcasts claim many killed and wounded and extensive damage. U S Command offered no immediate comment.
Twenty four men died in weekend mining and industrial accidents in West Virginia. Five coal miners perished in a Itmann Coal Co. mine explosion in Wyoming County while about 70 workers elsewhere in the mine faced a localized blast. Three survivors remain in critical condition in Mullens hospital. The previous day a coke plant under construction for Weirton Steel in Weirton collapsed to kill nineteen construction workers and hospitalize ten.
Ronald Madden 21 faces three counts of first degree murder and one of intentional shooting after the Madden family was found dead at their Loveland home. A police officer wounded in the sequence remains in fair condition.
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