Last Apollo era dawns on Barbuda Lane watching Apollo 17 launch
On Barbuda Lane Nassau Bay residents gathered by TV and Christmas lights to witness Apollo 17 lift off as the space program nears its end. Neighbors recall astronauts from Apollo 9 and 15 and remember Apollo 1’s tragedy, while families reflect on a century defining era and look to Skylab and the shuttle era ahead.
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Barbuda Lane
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Cape Kennedy
Roger Chaffee
Barbuda
Chaffee’s
Russell L. Schweickart
David R. Scott
James A. McDivitt
Michael Collins
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Collins
Dick Fairfax
Fairfax
The Pioneer Publisher and Editions Details
The Pioneer published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Fioness, 3 division of Scrippsift Newspapers, Inc. at 423 Beltrami Avenue. Mail rates list trade zone and outside trade zone yearly, plus carrier monthly rate. Zemidhi, Minnesota 56601 designated for second class postage. Associated Press, Minnesota Newspaper Association, and ABC memberships noted.
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Fioness
Scrippsift Newspapers, Inc
Beltrami Avenue
Philippine first lady attacked during beauty contest in Manila
A dark suited man slashed First Lady Imelda Marcos with a foot long bolo knife at an amusement park in Pasay City while she congratulated contest winners. Guards shot and killed the attacker. Mrs. Marcos was reported safe at Makati Medical Center with non life threatening wounds to arms. The attack was televised live. Marcos faced political upheavals including martial law and constitutional changes.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Melda
Marcos
Makati Medical Center
The
Philippines
Constantino Manahan
Pasay City
Butz Reenlisted as Secretary Amid Shifting Farm Plans
President Nixon reappointed Earl L. Butz as secretary of agriculture, saying he may serve only until a successor is found. Butz dodged questions on duration and WH plans for a major shakeup, while noting his readiness to continue on the Nixon team. He cited a broad agenda of new farm legislation, rural development programs, and managing an $11 billion annual budget.
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Washington
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Buzz
New Farm
Agriculture Department
White House
Irish vote on Catholic status and voting age
Dublin voters faced a referendum on ending the Roman Catholic Church’s special status in the Irish Republic as part of unity talks with Northern Ireland. The ballot also asked to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, a shift that could add 140,000 youths to the rolls. turnout and outcomes remain uncertain amid strong Catholic majority support and party alignment. A separate report notes violence in Belfast as British soldiers were wounded in a Catholic district.
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Dublin
Jack Lynch
Irish Republic
Lynch
Northern Ireland
Dail
Fianna Fail
Soldiers of Destiny Party
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Milwaukee Civic Center
Marriott Inn
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Wisconsin Capital
Clifford M. Hardin
OSCA
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Labor Party
Fianta Fail
Northern
Belfast
Warren Roxvold
Carl Tas Sift
OU Guy
Levis
Levis - Jantzen
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Munsingwear
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