Apollo 17 heads for moon after delayed takeoff
Apollo 17, with Cernan Evans and Schmitt aboard, launched after a 2 hour 40 minute electronics delay. The crew corrected course to the moon, with landing expected Monday in a mountain rimmed valley for a three day exploration, while mission control monitors the Earth’s fragile blue glow from 25,000 miles away.
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UPI
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Houston
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Cape
Alabama
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Jack" Schmitt
Ernan
Evans
Schmitt
Mission Control
Earth
Government forces pin guerrilla battalion near Saigon in two villages
U S Navy jets and B 52 bombers struck North Vietnam bases while South Vietnamese troops and tanks pressed a large Communist unit near Tan Son Nhut and two nearby villages. Air strikes hit MIG runways and a railroad bridge as the battle produced casualties on both sides.
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Tho
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Bar Thuong Aufield
Thanh Toa
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de Stroy
Thanh Hoa
Guerrilas
Tan Son Nhut
Phu Bar An
Sayon
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Mme. Binh
United States
Kissinger Tho Talks In Disputed Vietnam Pact
Paris reports claim Kissinger and Le Duc Tho reached a draft agreement as Viet Minh negotiators say talks are deadlocked. Kissinger lunched with Maurice Schumann before another round at an undisclosed site, amid heavy press interest and cautious U.S. acknowledgment of remaining problems.
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UPI
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le Due Tho
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Schumann
NATO
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U.S
Tho
Gil Sur Yvette
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nguyen Minh Vy
Mme. Binh
Viet Cong
l'Aurore
Vietnam
Truman Rallies Slightly Yet Remains Critical
Former President Harry Truman 88 rallied slightly but remains in critical condition from heart and lung failure. Hospital officials report stable vital signs while doctors assess ongoing deterioration and schedule updates. His wife Bess and daughter Margaret remained at his bedside through the night.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Truman
John Dreves
Hesino
Bess
Margaret Daniel
Research
Dieves Eater
Trumans
Aviation future at Jones Field remains unresolved
Citizens and city officials met Wednesday night to discuss Bunham's airport status. The session followed a federal study and the Texas Regional Planning Commission grant of 139000 to advance the review.
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Bunham
Texoma Regional
Ray Peeler
Bonham
Pat Porter
Delta Airlines
FAA
Hank Beaird
Beaird
W E. Biggerstaff
Bryce McIntyre
Peeler
Commissioners
Fannin County
Couple Hurt In One Car Crash On Bois d Arc Bridge
Opel Bearden of Bailey and his sister Maude Young were injured when Bearden’s car skidded on ice on the Bois d Arc bridge on Highway 78 South near Bonham. They were taken to Fannin County hospital with multiple lacerations and possible broken leg, after the 11:45 am crash into a ditch. Bobby Madison of the sheriff’s office investigated.
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Bearden
Bois d' Arc
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Bonham
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Cooper-Surrells
Fannin County Hospital
Ector Man Treated After Collision
Huel Denton Redmon of Ector was taken to Fannin County hospital by Cooper Surrells ambulance after a car truck crash Wednesday at FM 898 and FM 1396. Patrolman Rudy Dorrough said Redmon northbound tried to turn left onto FM 1396 when Elmer Fate Howell of Star Route Bunham attempted to pass and struck the driver side. Both vehicles suffered minor damage and Redmon was later released. Patrolman David Maples assisted in the investigation.
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Ector
Fannin County Hospital
Cooper-Surrells
Rudy Dorrough
Redmon
Elmer Fate Howell
Star Route
Bunham
Redman
David Maples
News Shields Daniel Proposes Reporters Law in Texas
Rep Price Daniel Jr proposes a Texas law to shield reporters from revealing confidential sources. He argues legal protection keeps news leads flowing for public interest and oversight. The measure targets grand jury disclosures and cites a Supreme Court decision.
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Tex
UPI
Price Daniel Jr
Liberty
Texas
Daniel
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