Apollo 17 ends a historic era with moon landing set
The Dec 11 1972 moon landing marks the last manned deep space mission for decades. Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt will spend 75 hours on the lunar surface with three seven hour excursions while Ronald Evans stays in lunar orbit.
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Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Schmitt
Earth
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pacific
Eugene Cernan
Skylab
Manned Earth-Orbiting Laboratory
Jupiter
Mars
Cernan
Freshmen face insecurity as new Congress settles in
In Washington fresh Democrats and Republicans confront the transition to Capitol Hill. Veterans note two insecurities: understanding Congress and knowing their district. The House Democratic Study Group urges a cautious staff build and strategic committee aims to aid survival and re election prospects. Orientation sessions are held by party leaders and the American Political Science Association after the new year.
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Kenneth B. Dalecki
Herald Washington Bureau
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
John W. Davis
Georgia
Capitol Hill
Davis
Richard P. Conlon
House Democratic Study Group
DSG
Conlon
Republican
American Political Science Association
Robert Hartman
Dawson Matthis
Mathis
Hve
William L. Dickinson
Alabama
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Dickinson
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics
Rep
Morris “Mo” Udall
Arizona
Udall
Texas
James Wright
Federal agents identify higher up in Yablonski murder case
Victor Riesel reports that federal authorities believe a union-connected higher up ordered the killings of Jack Yablonski and his family three years ago. Pass and Prater face possible murder charges in Erie in 1973, with evidence pointing to conspiracy to murder and a broader FBI inquiry continuing.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
Sin
Jack Yablonski
Pass
William Prater
Erie
Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Yablonskis
FBI
Justice Dept
Voices on War and Labor Reform and Freshman Congress
A citizen letter from Iowa urges end to Vietnam War and critiques wartime costs. The piece surveys federal union elections and labor supervision, then shifts to reflections on freshmen in Congress, their challenges, and mentors like Udall and Wright shaping new members.
Japan investment drive accelerates with U.S. access risk
Japanese investors eye U S expansion as trade talks seek limits on exports. Firms plan more U S subsidiaries and Canada assembly to dodge quotas while Asia Canada lure tech workers. Japan aims to top over a billion dollars in overseas investment in 1973, with North America a major target.
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Washington
NEA
United States
U.S
America
Tokyo
Canada
North America
Japan
Hong Kong
Ottawa
Asia
British Columbia
Britain
Italy
France
West Germany
Europe
Latin America
South Korea
Feeding the world through American farming
The United States alone can produce the surplus to feed Soviet citizens as Soviet leaders promise. Reports warn even U S aid may not avert Russian food shortages with a 30 million ton shortfall in grain. The piece extols American agriculture as capitalist, independent, and driven by private initiative powering global breadbasket needs.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Airlines report progress in cleaning air and reducing noise
The Air Transport Association cites that by end of 1973 sixty four percent of the domestic jet fleet will use smoke free engines, up from under one percent in 1969. Wide body jets like the B747 DC10 and L1011 will account for 13 percent within 12 to 14 months, with retrofitted engines covering another 52 percent.
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Stuart Tipton
The
Air Transport Association
Tipton
Austin Daily Herald
2Nd St. N.E
Austin
Minnesota
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
Safe snowmobile trailer loading and safety tips
Basic trailer safety guidance for snowmobiles stresses tightening nuts and bolts, checking tilt bed hardware, lighting and hitch, and correct weight distribution. Ensure at least 10 to 15 percent of load rests on the hitch ball and brakes are required when the trailer weighs 1,500 pounds or more to prevent sway and handling issues.
Turn Back the Clock Public Meeting in Austin
A mass public meeting on More Jobs for Austin and Mower County will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Sponsors are the Austin Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs. Platform guests include Mayor Roger Svejkovsky State Senator P J Holland State Representative-elect Helen McMillan and Harvey Sabre.
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Austin
Mower County
Austin Rotary, Kiwanis
Lion's Clubs
Roger Svejkovsky
P.J. Holland
Helen McMillan
Harvey Sabre
Crane Community Chapel
Today in History Dec 5 1972 highlights and birthdays
On December 5 historical notes include Prohibition ending in 1933 with Utah ratifying the 21st amendment, Columbus discovery in 1492, Van Buren birth in 1782, Jackson re election in 1832, Polk gold discovery in 1848, Soviet executions in 1934, Montgomery bus boycott in 1955, Tito's 1965 visit, antiwar arrests in 1965, and a 1972 UN veto on India Pakistan ceasefire. Also birthday of Sen Strom Thurmond aged 70.
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Associated Press
United States
Utah
Columbus
Santo Domingo
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
California
Soviet Union
Stalin
Montgomery
Ala
Yugoslavia
Tito
New York
Armed Forces Induction Center
Manhattan
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
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King Coal
John Llewellyn Lewis
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Miners For Democracy
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Denver
People's
the Herald
Iowa
Sunitla Kacyville
Tony Boyle
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John L. Lewises
Dostoyevskian
Labor Dept
William Bryant
Boyle
Democracy
MFD
By Ray Cromley
Homes and Lands
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Hugh V. Plunkett Jr
Minnesota State Bar
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