Apollo 12 near moon after electrical surge on launch
Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean reached the halfway mark to the Moon on the Apollo 12 mission after an 18 hour day. They survived an electrical surge during Friday’s launch and prepared to depart the free return trajectory for a pinpoint landing near the Ocean of Storms with the unmanned Surveyor craft in view.
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Richard Gordon
Alan Bean
Conrad
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Pacific Ocean
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Space Agency
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Ocean
Sterma
Equator
Lunar
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Elect
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Wenn
Ltimar
Gary Hen
Walter Kapryan
Wmtoff
Arrive for Arms Talks Start amid Antiwar Protests
U S and Soviet arms negotiators arrived for long awaited talks as demonstrators marched nearby shouting anti Nixon signs. Both sides expressed readiness to pursue progress in nuclear arms limits, with a chilly reception awaiting the delegations.
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Welstnk
U.S
Soviel
Arma
Gerard Smith
Vladimir Semenov
Nixon
Chuckle: fat chance and slim chance mean the same
A playful note explains that in English a fat chance and a slim chance are effectively the same idea, a rare or unlikely outcome, as illustrated by the quip from Sangeiant.
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Sangeiant
Mail Switches to Haynsworth in Senate Fight
Washington AP report says two Republican senators have shifted their position on Clement Haynsworth's Supreme Court nomination. Senator Aikin notes mail turnout moved from opposition to support, saying many letters showed inspiration rather than pressure. Aide to Senator Hatfield confirms a similar turnabout as hearings loom next week.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Clement Haynsworth
Thetel Mail
Hin
Sen. Aikin
Ides
Dow Chemical Loses Its Napalm Contract
Midland based Dow Chemical, once pledged to supply napalm for Vietnam, lost the government contract to American Electric Co. Dow bid again and may renew if the government restarts the tender. The Torrance California plant produced napalm since 1966 under a contract worth about ten million dollars annually.
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Dow Chemical
Midland
Mich
API
Dow Chemical Co
Vietnam
Dow
Lash Mary
American Electric Co
la Mirada
Calif
Los Angeles
Gerstacker
Lo Torrance
Ant
Air Force Cuts C-5A Output Goal Amid Cost Surges
The Air Force plans slash its C-5A production target from 120 aircraft as costs balloon. The 120-plane program has risen to about 5.4 billion dollars, driven by design changes and inflation. The move affects long range airlift plans and defense spending debates.
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Washington
Pentagons
CHA
Pentagon
Sen. Proxmire
D-Wis
Ale Force
Lfid
Just Home from Viet Nam Soldier Killed in Crash
TACOMA Washington funeral home reports the death of Martin Lor McPadden 26 a decorated Vietnam veteran and paratrooper who returned home after a year in a Texas hospital. He and his father were killed in an auto accident days after his homecoming. He earned the Vietnamvet award for gallantry in action.
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Tacoma
Wash
Martin Lor McPadden
Vietnam
Texas
Allies Brace For Weekend Enemy Drive Near Saigon
In Saigon area allied forces remain on heightened alert Saturday amid anticipated Viet Cong attacks. A VC document east of Saigon urged intensified assaults to aid U S antiwar protests, but U S raids on base camps may delay action. Four waves of B 52 bombers struck camps north of Saigon, with a buildup noted in War Zone C1 near the Cambodian border. Battlefield reports cite 21 enemy killed in three clashes, five Americans wounded, and 2 U S deaths with 23 wounded. Government troops fought in the central highlands.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Crowd March on Washington Demands End to Vietnam War
Tens of thousands of youths marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument in a peaceful antiwar rally with 250000 estimated participants. McCarthy and McGovern led a security aware procession as White House barriers and 40000 reserve police guarded the area amid earlier Friday violence and a San Francisco march of about 90000 dissenters.
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UPL
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Welnany
McCarthy
D-Minn
McGovern
D-5.d
Goodell
R-N.y
Martin Luther King
Pete Seeger
Arlo Guthrie
Leonard Bernstein
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White House
Fluel
15Th Street
Monument Grounds
Executive Mansion
Nixon
Capitol
Justice Department
San Franicisco
Moscow
Dnion Satay
Red Bayner
McCarthy Wasl
Labor
Anatoly Dobrynin
South Vietnam
GIs Weigh In On U S Demonstrations In Vietnam
In Saigon and U S bases, GIs express mixed views on antiwar protests. Some insist they support free speech but worry about relevance to combat, while others condemn demonstrations as counterproductive to morale and mission. A few defend protests as preserving liberty. many emphasize the need to focus on the war effort and surviving day by day.
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Vietnam
Pfc
Gilbert Browh
St. Joseph
Riots at Embassy Clash with Weathermen Protests
Protest leaders blasted rioters as spoiling the peace movement while radicals from Students for a Democratic Society and factions like Mad Dogs, Weathermen, and Crazies clashed with helmeted police. Tear gas filled the air after firecrackers and stones flew. forty six shop windows were shattered and thirty vehicles damaged. George Washington University Hospital treated twenty people for smoke inhalation and injuries.
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March
Students For A Democratic Society
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
Showcase Boulevard
George Washington University Hospital
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