Two Astronauts Land On Moon Amid Engine Glitch
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. landed on the Descartes Mountains after a delayed descent caused by a back up steering motor fault in the command ship Casper. Thomas K. Mattingly II remained in lunar orbit as the pair began a three day science mission with an atomic station and electric car potential explorations.
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Descartes Mountains
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mission Control
Young
Duke
Lunar
Moon
Mattingly
Casper
Reds Drive Along Highway 1 and Threaten Saigon
Waves of North Vietnamese troops seized a 50 mile stretch of Highway 1 in eastern Cambodia threatening Saigon, as An Loc faced renewed attack. U S B52s bombed An Loc while officials predicted a central highlands focus in 48 hours. Contending forces aimed at Kontum Pleiku and Pleiko with widespread combat and shifted strategy.
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Saigon
Cambodia
An Loc
Svay Rieng
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Svny Rieng
Mekong Delta
Hill 169
U.S
North Vietnam
Central Highlands
Dak To
Kontum
John Paul Vann
Moon landing success amid engine worry on Caspar voyage
Astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. began a three day lunar exploration after a Casper command ship engine issue prompted Mission Control to approve lunar descent. The mission marks the fifth moon landing for man.
Public employees group insurance bills advance in legislature
Bills to extend state employee group health coverage moved through both houses after Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. veto last month. Committees reported the identical proposals on Thursday, signaling momentum for final action.
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Charleston
Arch A. Moore Jr
Bluefield Urban Renewal Hails Delay in Northside Project Funding
Lotal and area members of the Bluefield Urban Renewal Authority voiced dissatisfaction over a delay in securing first year funding for the Northside UK project approval. The frustration centers on the stalled funds delaying progress and potential impact on redevelopment efforts.
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Bluefield Urban Renewal Authority
Northside
Wall Street Mixed Day for Blue Chips on Thursday
Wall Street closed with blue chips edging up while most stocks finished lower, reflecting a mixed market session. The report notes a slight overall gain amid broad weakness, with notable declines in several sectors.
China denounces U N war moves as House acts on Viet Nam pullout
In Santiago China condemns U S bombing in North Vietnam and backs the Third World against imperialism. In Washington House Democrats pass a 144 to 58 antiwar resolution ordering draft of a complete U S withdrawal within 30 days. Sen Goldwater moves to condemn North Vietnamese offensive. Peace groups plan May 4 demonstrations.
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Santiago
Chile
China
U. S
North Vietnam
U. N
Chou Hua-min
U.s.china
Nixon
U.S
Chou
Unctad
Washington
House
Indochina
Democratic Caucus
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Vietnam
Goldwater
Robert P. Griffin
Congress
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Pot trash tale in Richmond pot bust turns ragweed profit prank
Albert Schweikert and Karl Lamp Jr. jailed after police stop expose a half-ounce of marijuana and a mistaken 20-pound ragweed bag believed to be marijuana. They plead guilty to possession, receive 90 day suspended sentences and 200 dollar fines. Schweikert narrates the scam and regret.
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Richmond, Va
Albert V. Schweikert
Karl L. Lamp Jr
Schweikert
East Treasure Isle
Fla
Lamp
St. Petersburg
Richmond
Blurfurd Quilp Telegraph Spices Up Vocabulary
A quirky note from Blurfurd Quilp suggests that filling out the old 1040 tax form sharpens math skills and also broadens vocabulary through new terms and expressions.
Huddleston to be questioned by FBI amid Yablonski killings case
Silous Huddleston 63 ailing codefendant in the Yablonski family slayings agreed to FBI lie detector interrogation in western Pennsylvania while jury selection began in Washington County for his trial. Huddleston tied to the United Mine Workers feuds and the case includes his daughter Annette Gilly turning state’s evidence.
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Pittsburgh
Silous Huddleston
Yablonski
FBI
Huddleston
la Follette
Tenn
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Jock’ Yablonski
Clarksville
Washington, Pa
Washington
Charles G. Sweet
UMW
LaFollette
Annette Gilly
Boyle
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Earth
Fred W. Haise Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Donald K. Slayton
Edgar D. Mitchell
James B. Irwin
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Reds
Prey Phau
Peter Arnett
Pleiku
Nguyen van Thieu
Dong HA
Dong
Clarence C. Walton
Catholic University
Wall Street
Demos
People’s Republic of China
United States of America
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South Korea
United Nations
Blurfurd Quilp Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Taupagees
Life Magazine
Cornelius E. Gallagher
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