Apollo 17 crews prep for lunar launch amid possible strike
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt train for the Taurus-Littrow mission at Kennedy Space Center as flight readiness remains tentative due to a potential strike by 60 documentation personnel over wage cuts. The crew also rehearses on a moon buggy model while jet proficiency runs are planned over south Florida.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ron
E. Evans
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Cernan
Schmitt
Kennedy Space Center
Boeing Co
Space Center
The
Space Agency
Writer on Half-Pay Talks About Strike at Kennedy Space Center
Bob Miller a 40 year old Boeing technical writer at Cape Kennedy says he and 59 aerospace workers will strike to oppose salary cuts that cut his pay from 260 to 135.20 weekly. He cites rising costs and NASA and contractor raises, and plans guided tours for Apollo 17 visitors only if the strike ends.
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Cape Kennedy
Fia
Bob Miller
Boeing Co
Kennedy Space Center
Boeing
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Miller
NASA
Braley urges settlement in land tax dispute
Saco Mayor Berton Braley urged a peaceful settlement of the dispute between the city assessors and Lund Manufacturing Co. He proposed an hour meter based depreciation method for plant machinery and emphasized the need to keep industry satisfied. He praised Lund Manufacturing for contributing to the city and urged further dialogue to resolve the case.
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Braley
Michael Spath
Saco
Berton Braley
The
Land Manufacturing Co
Wendell B. Lund
Lund Manufacturing Co
Lund
Truman White House mail bombs tied to Stern Gang
Margaret Truman Daniel, in her Harry S Truman biography, confirms White House mail room intercepted several cream colored envelopes marked Private and Confidential containing potentially lethal gelignite devices. Secret Service deactivated the gifts after similar letters were sent to British officials.
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New York
White House
Stern
Harry Truman
Truman
Ira R. T. Smith
Margaret Truman Daniel
Harry S Truman
New York Times
Daniel
H‘ouse
Secret Service
Abraham Stern
Smith
Britain
Bombing Intensifies Across Vietnam Front
U S B52 bombers dropped up to 1300 tons on Quang Tri and surrounding zones near the DMZ as 122 tactical strikes hit Communist targets in North Vietnam. Ground fighting remained light, while Hanoi accused U S raids on civilian areas. Separately five American aid officials were killed or injured in a Caribou crash near Saigon.
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Quang Tri Province
U.S
Cua Viet River
Highway 1
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Saigon Command
Radio
Central Highlands
Kontum City
South Vietnam
Tran Thang Phong
Luther McClendon
Decatur
2Nd Military Region
Bruce Bailey
Philadelphia
Curtis Anderson
Lake Norden S.D
Clifford Harmon
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Roger Russell
Delray
Fla
Philippines
Unsafe toys found on shelves across 17 states anger consumer group
Volunteers surveyed stores nationwide and found 382 toys banned under the Toy Safety Act still for sale. FDA officials say millions have been removed and expect a safer Christmas, despite ongoing reports of banned items appearing.
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Washington
Bob Chlopak
District of Columbia
Public Interest Research Group
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Chlopak
Consumer Action Group
Chippak
Toy Manufacturers Association
Malcolm Jensen
Bureau of Product Safety
Inside The Journal An Index of Pages and Features
A table of contents style note lists sections such as Church Notices Peer Cartoons Classifieds Crossword Puzzle Dear Abby Editorials and The Mini Page. It previews page locations and features across the issue.
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Abby
Neighbors See Army Surround Perons Home With Antiaircraft Guns
In Buenos Aires on Friday the army stationed four antiaircraft guns around Juan Peron's suburban residence. The weapons were in place for about an hour before crews moved them away. An army communique said Peron's private bodyguards requested the guns to familiarize the terrain for a quick return if needed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Cause Of Riot At Sea Revealed
Navy hearings on the Kitty Hawk race riot show Captain Townsend reversed Cmdr. Cloud ordering black sailors and Marine guards apart. Silverman says the intercom message led to renewed violence as 46 sailors were injured and 27 black sailors faced courts-martial during the Vietnam deployment. A congressional subcommittee begins closed hearings next week in San Diego.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Milton J. Silverman
Ben Cloud
Marland W. Townsend Jr
Silverman
Townsend
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Kitty Hawk
Vietnam
Unique Ecology Center Opens at Scarborough Marsh Maine
A public private partnership led by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game and the Maine Audubon Society will open the Scarborough Marsh Nature Center by June 1973 at a renovated two building takeaway site on Route 9. The 1000 square foot exhibit and sales space will feature displays on marsh ecology and offer an observation platform with binoculars. The center will be run with profits from gift shop sales and be bilingual in English and French to serve Canadian visitors.
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Unique Ecology Center
Great Salt Marsh
Scarborough
Maryline White
Scarborough Marsh
Maine
State ‘Department of Inland Fisheries ‘Land Game
Maine Audubon Society
Fish and Game
J. Wiliam Peppard
Richard
Peppard and Anderson
Anderson
Route 9
Pine Point Road
Audubon
State Agency
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Kennedy Airport
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N. Y
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Inside the Journal
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Sports
Some Castle
Gerous
of Maine National Bank
Raller
Nature Center
Saco Bricks Co
North St
Venter
L. Barent Vroman Jr
Maine National Bank
Richard Anderson
Audubon Society
J. William Peppard
State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
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