Astronomical Observatory 2 Launch Illuminates Space
Cape Kennedy reports the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2, a 4400 pound $75 million satellite, launched atop an Atlas Centaur into a near circular 467 to 489 mile orbit. Officials expect activation Wednesday to study ultra violet light and star evolution from above Earth's atmosphere, promising new insights into galaxies, nebulae, and interstellar gases.
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Cape Kennedy
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2
Earth
U.S
OAO2
QAO2
FBI Probes Rifle Group
The FBI investigates the National Rifle Association at the Justice Department’s request. The NRA opposed gun control and is not registered as a lobby, calling itself an educational grant. Assistant Attorney General Fred Vinson Jr identified the requester and declined comment.
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Washington
FBI
National Rifle Association
Justice Department
NRA
Fred Vinson, Jr
No Govt Post Dewey Denies Nixon Administration Offer
Former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey age 66 on Saturday rejected reports he would join the Nixon administration in a government post.
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Dewey
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nixon
Baseball Shakeup To Follow Eckert Firing
San Francisco reports a broad bid to replace Commissioner William Eckert after his firing. Owners name candidates including Mike Burke of the Yankees and Joe Cronin while vows to radically reshape baseball to outpace football and boost fan interest.
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Eckert
San Francisco
UPI
William Eckert
Organized Baseball
Air Force
Mike Burke
New York Yankees
Joe Cronin
Walter O'Malley
Dodgers
Roy Hofheinz
Houston Astros
Lee MacPhail
Yankees
Humphrey
Burke
CBS
Pilot Lost in Everglades Rescued After Six Days
Wayne Waldrop, 26, survived six days in the Everglades after a Nov 29 crash near Miami. He drank water and ate Thanksgiving leftovers, slept on the plane, and was found Friday by Ranger Ralph Miele and taken to a hospital.
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Homestead
Fla
Wayne Waldrop
Everglades
Park Tangers
Iservice Station
Waldrop
Miami
Ralph Miele
Wayne
Charlotte Waldrop
Erwin Winte
Winte
Iowa Outlook Cold Tonight
The weather bureau forecasts temperatures dipping 5 to 10 degrees above zero Saturday night across the state. Friday lows ranged from 7 above at Mason City to 17 at Council Bluffs with highs from 26 to 45. Cedar Rapids logged 25 at 2 p.m. after a 14 overnight low and a 28 high Friday. Expect a warmer Sunday under clear to partly cloudy skies and similar conditions Monday.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Lamoni
Cedar Rapids
Flu Boosting School and Job Absenteeism Across Regions
An AP survey shows absenteeism higher than usual in schools and workplaces due to Hong Kong flu. Some firms report up to 30 percent absences with New York City at 40 percent in parts of the country. Health officials predict up to 20 percent infected before winter ends.
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Associated Press
New York City
Commerce and Industry Association
Edward O’rourke
National
Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Puerto Rico
Nixon May Announce Cabinet on Television
President elect Nixon considers a national television appearance next week to announce his cabinet. Sources say the format is undecided but a TV reveal is being seriously considered. Nixon may name cabinet picks by Tuesday with Agnew screening sub-cabinet requests.
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Nixon
Palm Springs
Calif
Henry’ Jackson
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Ronald Ziegler
G.Q O.P
Maryland
Spiro Agnew
Republican National Committee
Purple Heart
New York
Former Beauty Queen Engaged to Senator Thurmond
Nancy Moore a 22 year old former Miss South Carolina and Sen Strom Thurmond 66 announced their engagement. Moore said wedding date undecided possibly before year end. She met Thurmond while interning in his Washington office in 1986 and later worked there in 1967.
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Thurmond
Aiken
South Carolina
Nancy Moore
Strom Thurmond
Senate
Washington
Miss. Moore
Jean Crouch
Five Million Parking Meter Loot Exposed in New York
New York investigations commissioner reported a $5 million coin theft from city meters over four years. Twenty two meter collectors and drivers were arrested with 34 thousand coins found. detectives had posed as meter collectors since February.
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New York
Arnold Fraiman
Fraiman
Intellectuals Join Against Peking
Nationalist sources report millions of intellectuals sent to remote mainland labor regions have allied with anti communist peasants to topple the Red regime in China.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Tells Safety Violations in Death Mine
Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 9 mine in Mannington faced safety violations cited by Jesse Bowers, safety director, including dry roadways, insufficient rock dusting, and excessive coal dust. He noted methane and poor ventilation as factors and described a lamp lit in the face of the coal, reflecting safety concerns after 78 deaths.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Mountaineer Coal Co
Mannington
Jesse Bowers
Mountaineer
Bowers
Loveridge
Pearl Harbor Remembered With Special Memorial Ceremony
Pearl Harbor observance honored the dead at the USS Arizona memorial service with attendees from the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders. John O Brien presented a plaque to Rear Adm. Fred Bakutis, noting the fallen service members in a ceremony authorized by Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius.
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Pearl Harbor
America
Uss Arizona
National Conference of State Legislative
Secretary of the Navy
Paul Ignatius
John O Brien
Washington State
House of Representatives
Adm
Fred Bakutis
14Th Naval District
Arizona Memorial
Talks in Paris Stalemate Over Four-Party Viet Cong Seat
North Vietnam demands the National Liberation Front be seated as an independent party before peace talks can begin. Hanoi insists on a four party conference with equal status for each side, rejecting the American side's one sided arrangement. South Vietnam's delegation heads to Paris amid slow progress and uncertainty.
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South Vietnam
Thieu
Saigon
Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
NLF
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Washington
Vance
Col. Lau
U S Reconnaissance Finds 461 DMZ Signs Since Halt
U S command reports 461 enemy activity indicators in the DMZ since the November 1 bombing halt, with 36 significant actions and 128 warranting retaliatory fire. Harriman says serious talks require restraint amid shelling. South Vietnam records 122 shellings of capitals and towns since Nov. 1, with 56 civilians killed and 498 wounded. no major ground fighting reported.
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Saigon
USS
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
Johnson
South Vietnam
Today's Chuckle Nothing like the first horseback ride to lift spirits
A lighthearted quip notes that a first ride on a horse can lift mood and improve a day. The line humorously frames riding as a quick mood boost.
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