Understudy Swigert to Debut on Apollo 13 Mission
UPI reports John L. Swigert will stand in for Thomas Mattingly as Apollo 13 aims for a Saturday launch from Cape Kennedy. Lovell and Haise prepare for a highland Fra Mauro landing with rocks dating back to the solar system. weather remains a potential launch blocker.
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Haise
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Agnew Blames Liberals for Carswell Rejection
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew charged that the Senate’s defeat of Nixon’s two Supreme Court nominees was engineered by liberal media organized labor and civil rights lobbyists who he said carried out the worst snowjob in history. He called the opposition reprehensible.
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McCartney Breaks With Beatles
London reports Paul McCartney ended his work with the Beatles to pursue a solo career as songwriter recording artist and family man. The 27 year old former member of the group said the band had grown too large and diverse for its original purpose as wealth and acclaim accumulated.
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Beatles
Biologist Warns Corps Plans Could Turn Connecticut River Basin into Energy Sponge
Amherst College biologist Dr. Lincoln Brower testifying before a Massachusetts legislative committee warned that Army Corps plans to build 103 small reservoirs 31 tributary reservoirs and 12 pump storage reservoirs across Vermont Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut would concentrate control of river flow and threaten ecology. He argued nuclear plants require these back up sites and warned of an electronically controlled river with possible cascading floods if pumps fail. he urged preserving natural flooding for ecological and economic benefits including estuary protein sources and preventing reliance on DDT.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Flurries Usher Change
Forecast calls for cloudy skies with flurries and fickle spring weather. Saturday may bring snow flurries, especially in the mountains, with highs in the upper 40s. Saturday night will be fair with temps dropping below freezing. Sunday looks fair and warmer.
Inside A Banner Calls for New Laws and Habits
A Banner editorial urges comprehensive policy and behavior changes to end the need for future Green Up days, advocating persistent civic action and reform. Betty Samuelson in Montpelier Memo highlights Vermont's critical need for low income housing, calling attention to housing shortages. A UVM faculty survey identifies pollution as the top environmental threat facing the state and society today.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Senate Challenges Nixon s Rebuke
Senate leaders in a bid to rebuke President Nixon challenged his claim that a Southerner cannot win Supreme Court confirmation. A resolution to advise and consent for nominees from any region was introduced by Bayh Brooke and Cranston, with McGovern circulating a supporting letter signed by over 20 senators.
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United States
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R-Mass
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D-Calif
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George McGovern
D-S.d
Carswell
Haynsworth
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
White House
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Pearson
Planned Parenthood leader predicts up to 100000 abortions in New York
Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher at a news conference during the 8th annual meeting of the American Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians estimated that 50000 to 100000 abortions would be performed in New York within five years if the state's abortion bill clears final hurdles. He called the New York law the best law we have, following its Assembly approval and likely Senate passage.
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American Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians
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Bennington Paper Promotes Holden for Supreme Court Seat
A Bennington launched booklet advocates Vermont Chief Justice James S. Holden of North Bennington as a fit for the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. Norman Greenberg, with Rep. Caracciola, lined up endorsements from Gov. Davis Sen. Prouty and others while noting Holden’s national reputation, unblemished character and constitutional conservatism.
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Burlington
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