Apollo 17 Moon Mission Surges Toward Lunar Target
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans, after a delayed launch and a computer scare, fired a longer burn to speed toward the moon and expect to enter lunar orbit on schedule. The crew, rested after early tests, will land Monday for a three day lunar visit marking a potential late era in space exploration.
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America
Cernan
Schmitt
Evans
BA New
Oia
Cape Kennedy
Spaceship One
Sole
Seaman Sentenced For Forrestal Fire
A seaman receives a prison sentence after being found responsible for the Forrestal fire aboard the carrier. Prosecutors described the incident as a serious crew hazard with long lasting consequences for the vessel and crew.
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Forrestal
Jeffrey G. Allison
Seaman
Apollo 17 moves toward lunar target amid delay recovery
Apollo 17 crew pressed toward the moon after a launch delay with a longer burn out of Earth orbit at 4 45 am. Flight experts say the adjustment aimed to compensate for lost time and keep the mission on course.
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Ronald E. Evans
Jaime
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Evans
Cape Kennedy
Space Center, Houston
Earth
Regents Say Bluefield and Concord Merger Won’t Require Travel
The West Virginia Board of Regents states that merging Bluefield State College and Concord College into a single dual campus will not force students to travel between Bluefield and Athens for classes. A Bluefield Public Housing Authority meeting to discuss canceling an architect’s contract for Hill Street bus routes was postponed to next Wednesday at 11 a.m. officials said.
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Concord College
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Athens
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
West Virginia Education
Hursday
College Merger Plans Faces Mixed Signals
Board members discuss a plan for college programs in the 70s as Bluefield State and Concord are urged to merge. Chancellor Woodard rejects mass transfers while acknowledging some students may study at both campuses, though numbers remain unclear.
Rockefeller campaign spending totals rise in West Virginia race
Rockefeller campaign disclosures show totals of 1.609 million received and 1.536 million spent after late filings. The Friends of Jay Rockefeller and related committees report loans and donations including 100000 received from Kanawha Banking and Trust Co. and multiple outlays to county committees.
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W.va
John D. Rockefeller IV
Jay Rockefeller
George W. Hill Jr
Friends of Jay Election Committee
William P. Thaw
Rockefeller
Culgeiaa
Mer Per Eller
Friends of Jay Rockefeller Committee
Kanawha Banking and Trust Co
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore For Governor
Moore
Cabell
Monongalia
Wayne County Committee
Truman Still On Critical List Improvement Noted
Former President Harry S. Truman remained on the critical list at Research Hospital Kansas City as doctors described an ultracritical period after a night of lung congestion and heart failure. He showed better general response today though infection persists and no heart attack was detected.
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Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Wallace Graham
Wayne Conery
Conery
Supreme Court Limits Unions Power Over Quit Members
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that labor unions cannot fine workers who quit the union during a strike and return to work. Justice Douglas wrote that a former member has no more union control than an ordinary citizen. The decision involved a 1968-69 Textile Workers Union strike at an International Paper plant in Nashua New Hampshire.
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Supreme Court
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Textile Workers Union
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Nashua
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International Paper Box Machine Co
Douglas
United Automobile Workers
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co
UAW
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Nixon names Brinegar to replace Volpe as Transportation chief
President Nixon nominates Claude S. Brinegar of Union Oil to be Transportation secretary, replacing John A. Volpe who will become ambassador to Italy. Brinegar, 45, an economist and Union Oil executive, is a director of the American Petroleum Institute and resides in Rolling Hills California with his wife and three children.
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Nixon
California Oil Company
Claude S. Brinegar
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Italy
Rome
Pees
Ronald L. Ziegler
Richard Kleindienst
Brinegar
New York
Peter Brennan
Frederick B. Dent
Peter G. Peterson
Union Oil Co
Negees
Union 76
Stanford University
Union Oil
The
American Petroleum Institute
Rolling Hills
Calif
Yorba Linda
Whittier College
Christmas Tree Gift Fund Reaches 2710 toward 6000 goal
Contributions totaling 137.50 push the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund to 2710 as the December 24 gift event for about 1300 underprivileged local children nears. Readers are urged to donate to the Community Christmas Tree Association via the Bluefield Daily Telegraph or at the newspaper offices.
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Ramsey Auditorium
Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Bland St
Susan Rodgin
Henry Rodgin
Benvolent Fund of
Bluefield Hardware Company
Bessie T. Ferguson
Edgar S. Pedigo
Alonzo McCue
William R
Phyllis
Anderson
Clu
Christi Wrenn
Peery and Company,Inc
Bert Asbury
Women In White
J. L. McNabb
UMW Election Concludes Today With Both Sides Claiming Win
Federal supervised United Mine Workers election ends an eight day period with no reported violence. Department of Labor observers praise order as ballot boxes move to central headquarters and then to Silver Spring Maryland for tallying. Voter participation runs around 60 percent nationwide with District 28 at 51.7 percent through Tuesday.
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United Mine Workers
Peperie
U.S. Department
Hun of
Labor Department
Silver Spring
E. Coun
Department
District 28
West Virginia
Virginia
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