Apollo 17 Crew Sleeps Through Wakeup Call On Way To Moon
Apollo 17 astronauts slept through alarm calls including the Kansas fight song and a warning horn during the pass to the moon. Ground control remarked the wakeup was belated yet the spacecraft continued toward lunar arrival. Cernan Schmitt and Evans later awoke around 10:40 a.m. as mission timing shifted to lunar orbit preparations.
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Space
Houston Aupe
Kansas
Whgene A. Corman
Ronald
Evang
Ae Morrison
Victor Gordon Fullerton
Corman
Scherlute
Cernan
Schmitt
Selumbu
Dyas
Mission Control
University of Kansas’ Jaylinks
Vice
Schraitt
Moon
Cortira
Santa's Haircut Ritual Stuns onlookers in Odd 26 Step Process
In a peculiar display the Santa figure undergoes a lengthy grooming routine. He endures a hair cleyer session, long beard curlers, and a stiff suit to achieve a recognizable look. The process spans 26 steps, culminating in a final appearance that pleases the observer.
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Batta
Winter frost grips Hayward and Livermore with water outages
Temperatures fell to 22 degrees in Hayward and Livermore causing many residents to lose water as frozen pipes blocked mains. Officials urged dripping taps and pipe wraps while utilities reported no line breaks though many homes reported pilot lights out. A Mission Boulevard incident briefly closed a section of the road as police supervised traffic.
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Hayward Aml
Livermore
Hayward
Wight
Mission
Truman Improves Slightly in Critical Condition
Former President Harry S Truman was reported slightly improved yet still critical amid a precarious heart condition. Doctors noted a lower pulse rate and adequate kidney function while tube feeding continued to provide nourishment, with researchers reporting he is less restless and showing signs of reaction.
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Lik
City
Marty S ‘Truman
Troma
Wallace Graham
Suill
Graham
John Dreves
Dreves
Truman
Research Hospital
Cardise
Bay Area rail panel named to study TRAC system
Sacramento UPS report notes the Public Utilities Committee appointed a three member independent panel to study the Bay Area Rapid Transit automatic train control system. The panel includes William M. Brobeck, Clarence Lovell, and Dr. Boraird M. Oliver. They will present findings to the legislature by late January amid concerns over safety and the system's inability to detect stalled trains.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate
Bay Area
Fred F. Altquist
Dsan Jose
Public Utilities and Corporations Committee
A. Alan Post
Whic
Willam M. Brobeck
Beckeley
William M. Brobeck
Wateh Bar
Weather Forecast For Tonight And Tomorrow
Rain is expected tonight with a light to moderate precipitation. Temperatures will be slightly warmer, with highs in the upper 30s to mid 30s and tonight in the 30s. More weather details on page 8.
Playboy cash aided defeat of obscenity measure Prop 38
Records show Playboy Magazine contributed 123000 to campaign against California obscenity initiative Prop 38, with the largest donor being California State Employees Association at 1.7 million. Reports detail spending by supporters and opponents, including film and theater interests, labor groups, and political figures, as the measure failed.
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Sacramento
UPI
Slate
Playboy Magazine
Playboy
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Iggest
California State Employes Association
Hrawn
John Harmer
Glendale
Whit
California
Meare Wuld
Angeles
Citizens
Playboy Managing
Playboy Enterprises
CSA
Witer
Reagan Administration
Meulthaml Welfare
Karl Kan
Kenneth Hall
William Evans
Don Livingston
James Denekins
Kate Labor Practices Committee
Enaer
Hialive
Cegar Chavez
California Federation of Labor
Chavez
United Farm Work
Dis
Watson
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Liversmore
Pacific Gas and Elevtric
South County
Pg&r
BART
Allo
Rev Search and Development
Hewlett-Packard Co
Algaist
Centroleysteam
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