Apollo 12 Explorers Launch From Moon For Return
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean lifted off the moon in the Intrepid lunar ferry to join the Yankee Clipper in lunar orbit for the voyage home. They spent 31 hours on the surface collecting samples, photographing sites, and removing Surveyor hardware before docking and plotting a Pacific splashdown Monday.
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Pentagon presses Okinawa use as nuclear base amid talks
The Pentagon warns that giving up Okinawa as a nuclear base would degrade U S deterrence in the Pacific. Officials anticipate a special arrangement from talks between President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Sato on Okinawa's 1972 return to Tokyo. The plan would likely allow U S use of Okinawa as a nuclear springboard in extreme crises.
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OU Graduate's Photos Stir Controversy Over My Lai Massacre
Cleveland AP report details Ronald L. Haeberle, Ohio University graduate, releasing photographs he says show South Vietnamese civilians killed by U S troops at My Lai on March 16 1968. He recalls a helicopter flight to Duc Pho, accounts of mass shooting including a child pleading for mercy, and says as many as 100 civilians may have been slain by about 30 GIs.
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U S Death Toll in Vietnam Rises to 113
AP reports 113 Americans were killed in Vietnam last week, up 16 from the prior week, the highest weekly American toll in two months. Despite the rise, officials say it does not prompt new troop withdrawals. enemy casualties reached 3,013 killed, with South Vietnamese losses at 497 and 1,310 wounded.
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Senate split as Haynsworth vote looms tomorrow
Forty four senators back Haynsworth in a close vote count while 41 oppose and 15 remain uncommitted. Some senators announce positions early but others say they will decide on Friday. Notable shifts include John J. Williams opposing and George D. Aiken supporting.
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Supreme Court
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West Virginia
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
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Maryland
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Delaware
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Brown enrolls in 1970 Ohio governor race
Columbus Ohio Atty Gen Paul W Brown announced his candidacy for the 1970 Republican nomination for governor saying the field will include several qualified candidates and that the party faces a healthy climate for nominees.
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Guerrillas Fire On Israeli Posts Near Jordan and Syria
Arab insurgents fired bazookas and mortars at five Israeli positions along the Jordanian and Syrian fronts during the night. Israeli counter fire reportedly killed five guerrillas according to reliable sources.
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