Apollo 12 Lunar Odyssey Timetable Revealed
Apollo 12 missions timelines outline a 10 day flight from Cape Kennedy to the Moon with Pete Conrad Bean and Richard Gordon. It details launches, moon walks, TV broadcasts, navigation maneuvers, Surveyor 3 rock sampling, and Earth reentry with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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Western Republican rally backs Nixon on Vietnam
In Honolulu a meeting of executive committee members from 13 western states endorsed President Nixon Vietnam policy. Resolutions urging strong public support were read and unanimously adopted amid pro Nixon cheers at the Western Republican conference.
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Central computer to aid campers reserve park sites
California plans a new reservations network for state park campsites via a central Los Angeles computer. Campers pay 1 and receive instant confirmation at computer outlets in banks and stores, with about 6800 sites available across 70 units. System aims for Los Angeles and San Francisco areas first, statewide later.
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State Parks and Recreation
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Apollo 12 to televise 11 color shows from Moon mission
Apollo 12 astronauts will carry two color TV cameras for the flight. The mission will include 11 telecasts plus coverage from their command ship and the lunar module. Dates run November 14 to November 23 with live shots of Earth, orbit, landing, moonwalks, and docking.
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Moon Landing Nears Second Step for Man
SPACE CENTER Wonston United Press International reports on the looming second manned Moon mission. The article describes the Moon’s jagged, airless surface with high mountains and vast craters, extreme temperatures, two‑week long days, and a gravity weaker than Earth’s. It notes the Moon’s size, orbit, and rotation, and surveys prevailing theories of origin along with the 4.3 billion year age of returned rocks from Apollo 11.
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Apollo 12 faces tight launch windows and delays
CAPR Kennedy reports Apollo 12 must launch within narrow windows to reach the moon. If not on November 14 they could still go November 16, but any further delay pushes a two day or month long wait for the next opportunity.
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Pete) Conrad Jr
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