Apollo Ends Moon Mission with Safe Splashdown
Apollo 17 returns to Earth aboard the USS Ticonderoga after 75 hours on the moon Taurus Littrow valley mission. Commander Eugene Cernan and geologist Harrison Schmitt log lunar samples and orange soil finds before a near perfect reentry and recovery, ending the 25 billion program.
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USS_ TICONDEROGA
South Pacific
Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Apollo
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Samoa
Pacific
Ticonderoga
Aweight
America
Evans
Bob Parker
Mission Control
Earth
Space
Schmitt
Cernan
Solar System
Taurus-Littrow Valley
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Center
Appollo
Heaviest Vietnam bombing drives U S push for peace
U S planes mounted the heaviest attack yet on Hanoi Haiphong with two B52s and an F111 lost and eight fliers missing. Hanoi claimed several airmen captured and civilians killed or wounded. Nixon ordered the raids to pressure a settlement as Haig met Thieu to brief allies on peace talks.
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Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
United States
Thailand
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi-Haiphong
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
South
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Udorn Air Base
White House
Cold Front Not Too Cold Passes West Texas Weather Mix
East and West Texas experienced fog and light drizzle as a new cold front moved southeast. Temperatures fell to near freezing in northern areas while the Panhandle faced a risk of snow flurries and light showers along the coast. Readings at dawn ranged from 26 in Marfa to 60 in Galveston with afternoon highs from 52 to 73 across the state.
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Associated Press
East Texas
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Sherman
Laredo
Brownsville
Alice
Victoria
del Rio
San Agelo
Texas
Marfa
Wink
el Paso
Lubbock
Dalhart
Midland
Galveston
McAllen
Longview and
Mineral Wells
Rlso
Panhandle
Mixed Commentary on Nixon Bombing North Vietnam
Editorials react to President Nixon resuming bombing of North Vietnam with division. Chicago Sun-Times condemns renewed hostilities as a breach of peace prospects, New York Daily News defends bombing as leverage for real peace talks, Cleveland Plain Dealer warns of hawkish risk while questioning Hanoi negotiators.
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Associated Press
Nixon
North
Vietnam
Chicago Sun-Times
Pope Paul
New York Daily News
America
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Williams Rites To Be in Olney
Funeral services for Mrs. Lola Williams of Bremerton Washington sister of Mrs. H W Shirley of Childress are planned in Olney Texas after the body arrives from Bremerton. She died about 10 p m Monday in Bremerton hospital after a lengthy illness leaving a daughter Juanita Noble Bremerton a son Velma Kennedy Newcastle Washington three sisters Mrs Shirley Childress Mrs W M Godfrey Fort Worth and Mrs Hazel Webb Enid Oklahoma and several grandchildren
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Lola Williams
Bremerton
Wash
H. W. Shirley
Childress
Olney
Tex
Dallas
West Texas town returns revenue sharing check
The 1100 resident town of Coahoma refunds a $1899 revenue sharing check to the U.S. Treasury citing eight page instructions and looming permanent regulations. Mayor Jack Cauble says the council voted 3 to 1 to reject the funds over separate bookkeeping, bank accounts, audits, and required reports. Citizens voiced no objections.
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Coahoma
Cauble
Treasury
Court Agrees To Rule On Old Law
The Supreme Court will decide whether the government may use a 19th century federal refuse law to prosecute industrial polluters of navigable waters. About 200 suits hinge on the decision, accepted for review this spring.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Cease Fire In Vietnam Echoes Of Arrival And Ruin
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan notes a looming cease-fire may echo when the United States first entered Vietnam. The South Vietnamese face a possible replay of early fratricidal conflict amid ironies after 12 years of war, billions spent, and widespread destruction. The Saigon regime controls most of the population, yet geography remains unsettled as talks continue.
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William L. Ryan
Vietnam
United States
U.S
Indochina
Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
White House Clears Clements of Any Disqualification
The White House says a civil suit against William P. Clements Jr. contains nothing that disqualifies him from deputy secretary of defense. Clements insists he and Sedco Inc. are not defendants, while Sedco’s counsel notes possible formal defendant status. The Dallas suit, filed by Antonio Diaz, targets Clements and related entities over commissions from a 1958 1959 Argentine drilling deal.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
William P. Clements Jr
Dallas
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Clements
Sedco, Inc
Sedco
Tom B. Rhodes
U.S. District Court
Southeastern Drilling Corp
Southeastern Drilling Co
Argentina
S.A
Antonio A. Diaz
Southeastern
Diaz
Bullock to resign Texas secretary of state January 2
Texas Secretary of State Bob Bullock announced plans to resign January 2 before his term ends to practice law and possibly seek political office in 1974. He described his 15 months as chief election officer as a blast while campaigns for Preston Smith and George McGovern drew attention.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Preston Smith
George McGovern
Condition Of Harry Truman Stays Critical
Former President Harry S. Truman remained in very serious condition but appeared more alert after a restful night. Hospital spokesman John Dreves said Truman follows people’s movement with his eyes but has not spoken. Kidney output rose to 490 cubic centimeters in 24 hours, a favorable sign though still inadequate. Condition page 8.
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F. Richard Ciccone
Associated Press
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
John Dreves
Truman
Drewes
Mrs. O S Sullivan Dies at 81 in Lubbock
Mrs. O S Sullivan 81, former resident of Tell and Childress, died in Lubbock after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for Thursday in Lubbock. Survived by three sons, five daughters, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and three sisters Mrs Pearl Mitchell Mrs S L Cheatheam of Childress and Mrs Ray Rehil of Amarillo. No other details released.
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O.S. Sullivan
Tell and Childress
Lubbock
Pearl Mitchell
S. L. Cheatheam
Childress
Ray Rehil
Amarillo
Warlick Arrested For Theft Here
Billy E. Warlick aged 47 is jailed on $2,500 bond after arrest by the Sheriff's Department. He faced arraignment before Justice J. Paul Goodson on a charge of theft over $50. Police report he stole furniture from Lancer Homes Inc where he worked. the furniture was recovered.
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Billy E. Warlick
Warlick
Sheriff's Department
Justice of the Peace
J. Paul Goodson
Lancer Homes, Inc
Reward Offered for Stolen Mobile Home and Puller
Lancer Homes Inc of Childress offers 5000 reward for arrest and conviction of those who stole a mobile home and trailer-puller from the holding area at the Lancer plant air field in the early hours of December 4. Kenneth Peitz announced the reward. details appear in an ad in today’s Index.
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Lancer Homes, Inc
Childress
Kenneth Peitz
Lancer
Air Field
Deadliest Year Predicted for Traffic Fatalities in 1972
The National Safety Council forecasts 56,700 traffic fatalities in 1972, marking the deadliest year on record. In Texas, cotton ginning reports show 10,187 bales ginned across three operating ins in Tell, West Texas on Farmers Co-Op.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Tell
West Texas
Farmers Co-Op
LeRoy Pearson Probation Revoked and Arrested
LeRoy Pearson whose two year probated sentence for theft was revoked has been arrested and is being taken to Huntsville today. The case involves a probation violation and transfer to correctional authorities.
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Pen LeRoy Pearson
Huntsville
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Demilitarized Zone
Foreign Ministry
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
NVN
Williams
By Barry Schweid
Childress High School
Red Cross Chapter
Neil Barber
Larry Johnson
Mark Keys
Steve Bird
Jim Shelton
Naemo
Austin, Tex
Oklahoma City
Harry Truman
Mrs. Sullivan
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