Apollo 12 quarantine may be lifted if no lunar life found
Space officials consider ending the three week isolation for Apollo 12 astronauts if tests show no alien organisms aboard. No lunar bugs appeared with Apollo 11 materials, though scientists remain cautious. Sunlight on possible encounters and different lunar environment drive continued safeguards until conclusive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Catterson
Manned Spaceflight Center
Charles A. Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin EB. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Hornet
Houston
The
Space Center
Lunar
Catterson
Moon
Earth
Senators Seek Cape Canaveral Name Restored
Florida's senators urge renaming Cape Kennedy back to Cape Canaveral to reflect historic designation. They note launches now occur from Merritt Island near the Cape and cite a 1530 maps record, while stressing no hearings have occurred and protests followed the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaveral
Cape Name
Washington
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Spessard L. Holland
Edward J. Gurney
Merritt Island
Pacific Ocean
Senate
Pinterior Committee
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Cape
Senators
United States
Gurney
Cape Cod
Jamestown
Kennedy
Moon Rock Exhibit Set at Franklin Institute
Philadelphia's Franklin Institute will show a moon rock sample brought back by Apollo 11 astronauts. Directed by Joel N. Bloom the display runs in Franklin Memorial Hall through January under a NASA Houston Space Center arrangement. The sample is part of the 50 pound lunar collection gathered during the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute Science Museum
Earth
Joel N. Bloom
Franklin Memorial Hall
NASA
Houston Space Center
Tax reform aims at closing oil company tax loophole
Washington AP reports a federal loophole lets oil and mining firms shove income through charitable foundations to skirt taxes, with the Senate debate set to consider closing the gap. Foundations, often linked to banks, buy production payments to generate tax advantages while giving minimal charity. Treasury notes production payment deals totaled $703 million last year, with tax losses estimated over $100 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Congress
Louisiana
Texas
Treasury Department
Treasury
Bank
Mineral Industry
Bank Foundation Oil Company
New Orleans
Foundations
Whitney National Bank
Foundation
George P. Bywater
Precautions Emphasized For Preparing Holiday Turkeys
Atlanta AP warns on Thanksgiving turkey safety. Dr. Matthew Loewenstein of NCDC advises thawing fully and cooking thoroughly to minimize salmonellosis risk from poultry. Tests show infection can be mild for healthy adults but fatal for infants and the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Matthew 8. Loewenstein
Loewenstein
National Communicable Disease Center
NCDC
John Bennett
United States Department of Agriculture
Bennett
Wallet Returned After Seven Months Lost In Transit
Al Fliescher, a Tampa plant supervisor, lost his wallet when it slipped into citrus pulp and rode a conveyor into a ship’s hold. The pulp was shipped to Rotterdam where it became cattle food. French farmer Noel Douvier found the wallet in a trough a month later. only a $10 bill was missing. Fliescher plans to thank Douvier in a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
al Fliescher
Europe
Noel Douvier
la Chatelle
Douvier
Fliescher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oil City
Franklin
Cornplanter Township
Plumer
Journal Daily
Evelyn Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Maverick
America
Ford
P.O
Dearborn
Michigan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!