Ho Chi Minh Trail endures heavy bombing campaign
Saigon reports the Ho Chi Minh Trail withstood relentless bombing, more than Allied raids on Nazi Germany, as 72,000 to 100,000 people move supplies through 220 miles of jungle in Laos. North Vietnam uses a fleet of at least 6,000 trucks, with vehicles from Soviet bloc nations, keeping the trail's lifeline active into Cambodia and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Eto
Romania
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Poland
China
Soviet Union
Keo Neua
Ma Gin Pass
Laos
Li He
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Fra Mauro Crater Named for 15th Century Mapmaker
The Fra Mauro crater on the Moon, where Apollo 14 was to land, bears the name of a 15th century Italian cartographer who mapped the Mediterranean with notable accuracy in 1457.
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United Press: International
FraMauro Crater
Halianamonkant
Mediterranean
Man Cleared of Murder Charge in Hotel Slaying
Sioux City report states Howard Hall was found innocent of murder in the August killing of Marquisa Schmitz. Hall claimed the shooting happened during a struggle after an argument over money in a hotel room. He testified Mrs. Schmitz threatened him with a pistol and he tried to take it, resulting in her accidental wounding. Her body was later found in an abandoned building beside the hotel.
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Sioux City
UPA
Worlbury Couny
Howard Hall
Marquisa Schmitz
Hall
Ife
Umbrella Museum Showcases Italy’s Parasol Craft
In Aigiese, Italy, a village famed for umbrella production houses the Umbrella Museum. The small exhibit highlights the town’s main industry and the region’s long history with parasols and umbrella making.
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Italy
Aigiese
Spacewalks and risks in lunar mission EVA planning
The article discusses spacewalk possibilities during lunar missions with scenarios from simple door exits to risky free space transfers. It cites engineers and astronauts like David Schultz and James Ellison describing transfer times, tether use, and potential reentry challenges between lander Antares and command shuttle Kitty Hawk, noting contingencies and safety measures.
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Tost Tvatlay
James Elis
Antares
Kitty Hawk
Wheat crop greening in west area
UPI reports western Nebraska wheat turning green due to warm weather. Government observers note erosion damage from lack of snowfall in the Southwest, Central, and Southern Panhandle. Grazing of stalk fields reduces need for supplemental feed, with 45 percent of corn and mile fields grazed. Feed stocks are about average or better in 55 percent of areas, while hay and forage supplies lag about 60 percent.
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Lincoln
UPI
Federal Division of Agricultural
Sla Hsies
Panhandle
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