Cernan Walks From Moon End of Apollo Seventeen
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt completed the last moon surface patrol of Apollo 17, descended from Taurus Littrow to Challenger, while Ronald Evans remained in orbit aboard America. They left behind 22 hours five minutes on the lunar surface, collected over 200 pounds of samples, and spoke of peace for all mankind as they prepared to return to Earth.
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America
Cernan
Moon
Taurus- Littrow
Allkmanland
Sherhan Thes
Harrison H Schmitt
Ronald E Evans
Schmitt
John F Kennedy
Apollo
Cernan and Schmitt
Earth
County Board acts on varied agenda in Beltrami meeting
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners held a full day session debating road and bridge topics and solid waste plan delays. County Engineer Kemp sought a one year extension for a feasible disposal plan while PCA’s Pulford warned a written agreement and schedules may be needed. Tenstrike street projects were postponed due to other priorities. Sheriff Toman eyed pay raises. insurers reviewed workers comp and liability coverages. The board also approved Vogue North liquor license.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Gary Pulford
Pollution Control Agency
John Kemp
Pulford
PCA
Harry Sorenson
Tenstrike
Tom Toman
Ade Mann
Employers Insurance of
Wausau
Robert Healy
Baumgartner Insurance Agency
Robert Liapis
Joranson Insurance Agency
County Board
Vogue North
Casualties hit Vietnam and election drama ripple across Europe
SAIGON AP reports one American killed in action in Vietnam last week, another died nonhostile, four airmen missing or captured, eight wounded. the fallen was T Sgt Louis R Taylor of Johnston City Tenn. Brandt narrowly missed a majority in Bundestag vote, 269-223, as coalition seats fall short. In Northern Ireland, SDLP proposes joint UK Irish police control amid sectarian tension. proposal faces Protestant resistance and possible joint sovereignty considerations.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Louis R. Taylor
Johnston City
Tenn
Tan Son Nhut
Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Bundestag
Brandt
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Irish Republic
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Crea
Beth Recom
Truman in serious condition at hospital
Kansas City AP reports former president Harry S. Truman remains in a very serious condition at Research Hospital nine days after admission for lung congestion. Doctors note declining kidney function and a weakened heart, with fluid in the right lung and limited responsiveness. daughter Margaret Truman Daniel voices cautious optimism.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Wallace Graham
Truman
Graham
Grahar
Margaret Truman Daniel
Weather forecast reads fair with clouds today
The forecast indicates fair to partly cloudy conditions today with variable cloudiness tonight and Friday. A slight chance of light seen tonight. Highs around 12 today, lows 7 to 13 below, and highs 5 to 15 Friday with about 10 percent chance of wind and Friday about 2 percent.
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Humphrey Calls Indian Poverty National Disgrace at Bemidji Dinner
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey labeled poverty on American Indian reservations a national disgrace at a Mondale Bergland victory fundraiser in Bemidji State College attended by about 350 people. He urged a bigger Bureau of Indian Affairs budget, condemned Nixon cutbacks, and pressed Congress to restore and keep promises to Indians. Indian leaders Simon Howard Toger Jourdain and Jerry Buckanaga spoke, with Buckanaga moderating and Dudley of Red Lake sharing historical views and receiving honorary Chippewa status.
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Bob Bergland
Bergland-Mondale
Red Lake
White Earth
Leech Lake
Bergland
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Jay Griggs
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
Mondale Bergland
Bemidji State College
Leach Lake Reservation
Minnesota
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Seventh District
Len Walter Mondale
Minneapolis
Simon Howard
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Toger Jourdain
White Earth Reservation
Buckanaga
Ponsford
Jourdain
Washington D.C
BIA
Washington
Bill Dudley
Dudley
Public meeting on Highway 71 north route draws mixed views
More than 200 Bemidji area residents attended a Minnesota Highway Department hearing on Highway 71 north to Blackduck. Proponents urged building the route while critics cited environmental and cost concerns. Officials noted safety and traffic considerations, with final decisions pending analysis by state and federal agencies.
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Bemidji
Minnesota Highway Department
Blackduck
Carl Larson
Herb Dale
Irvine Avenue
Turtle River
Birchmont Hill Dents
Les Harmon
Hines
Remidy
James Ludwig
Department
Ludwig
Dale
Wayne Thorson
Meade
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Challenger
Walter Mondale
Jack Snively
Department of Natural Resources
Lawrence Foote
Environmental Service
St. Paul
Blackdock
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