Apollo 9 Reaches Flight Readiness After Tank Fix
Apollo 9 returns to schedule for Friday launch from Cape Kennedy after replacing a leaking hydrogen tank. Flight crew Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean remain on standby as ground teams fly in a replacement tank from Downey. Officials forego Sunday window to avoid late launch risks and preserve prime landing sites.
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Protests Seen Driving End of Vietnam War Says Lodge
Paris AP report quotes North Vietnam accusing the US of fueling protest while demanding unilateral withdrawal. Henry Cabot Lodge says Americans back Nixon and notes a House resolution backing peace efforts. Senate support also cited as proof of public opinion.
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Texan Rich Man Owned His Own Unlisted Telephone Company
A Texan known for vast wealth reportedly owned a private telephone company not listed publicly. Copyright 7.
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Symington Deals Blow To Haynsworth Nomination
UPI reports Senator Stuart Symington announced he would vote against Clement Haynsworth, dealing a sharp blow to the nominee before Senate debate. Symington labeled Haynsworth honest yet unqualified due to investments and conflicts with firms, amid a 37-17 split with 17 uncommitted. Teal Issue Sen. Roman Hruska urged continuation, framing the fight as balance on the court and philosophy over ethics, with labor and civil rights groups opposing Haynsworth. (Continued: Page 5, Col. 4.)
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Agnew Iowa Speech Draws Planned Picketing
Drake University students plan nonviolent picketing against Spiro Agnew during his appearance for the Midwest Regional Republican Conference in Des Moines. A Drake Moratorium Committee spokesman says Agnew is the target of opposition, with arrival times not fixed.
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Nixon Visits Capitol As March Time Nears
President Nixon visited Capitol Hill to thank lawmakers backing Vietnam policy as thousands protested in Washington for a 40 hour march against death. He cited a House resolution supporting a just peace in Vietnam and stressed unity as protesters gathered and security was stepped up around the capital.
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Heavy GI Losses in Zone Duel Amid Saigon Fighting
North Vietnam ese forces pressed a major ground assault near the Demilitarized Zone, leaving 105 U.S. troops dead and 22 Americans killed with 51 wounded, while two American helicopters were shot down. The fighting, the largest in over a year, lasted from Wednesday afternoon to dawn Thursday with estimated 500 NVA attacking a defended lighthouse, and followed by heavy clashes further south near Da Nang and in the Mekong delta. The weekly Allied summaries reported 97 American deaths that week, 698 American wounded, and total enemy casualties rising to 251 killed and 58 captured in the last four hours, amid arrests of antiwar protesters at the Pentagon concourse.
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End To Iowa U Engineering Proposal Moves Regents
Oakdale reports the Iowa Board of Regents debated two engineering schools. After an hour and a half, it unanimously approved asking the University of Iowa College of Engineering to prepare a long range plan. The report will compare costs and figures for educating engineers at Iowa State and Iowa. Action on the future will be deferred pending the report.
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Five in New York bombings charged in conspiracy
The AP report notes five individuals including Samuel Melville George Demmerle John Hughey Jane Alpert and Pat Swinton facing conspiracy charges tied to bombings in New York. Each defendant held on 500000 bail. Earlier coverage referenced a Davenport case. The report items are part of ongoing federal actions.
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Indira Gandhi Wins Confidence Vote in Congress
In New Delhi Indira Gandhi secured an overwhelming confidence vote from three fourths of the Indian National Congress in parliament. About 310 members backed a resolution supporting her leadership while opponents abstained or boycotted. Outside, roughly 3 000 supporters rallied for the 11 year old prime minister and cheered as she spoke.
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