Senate Approves Nixon Draft Lottery Bill and Sends It
The Senate passed President Nixon's draft lottery plan and sent it to the White House. It establishes a national random drawing to determine order of induction for 19 year olds, replacing the current oldest-first system, with a single year of draftability for most youths. Senator Mansfield opposed. hearings promised by February 15.
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Senate
Nixon
White House
Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Picme
Steniels
Stennis
Richard S. Schwelker
R-Pa
Apollo Second Moonwalk Delivers Seismic Readings and Experiments
Apollo astronauts Conrad and Bean completed a second moonwalk, rolling a grapefruit rock for seismometer readings and checking a gas detector. They tested equipment, reported a tiny moon atmosphere, and prepared for a repeat television feed while enduring limited sleep.
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Surveyor
Éarth
Earth
Moon
Conrad
Bean
Mission Control
iMan
Houston
North Vietnamese Negotiator Signals in Paris Talks
Laird Fulbright cites a memorandum from York University professor Joseph R. Starobin reporting Xuan Thuy in Paris on Sept. 1 indicating a new willingness to bargain on a provisional Saigon government. Starobin said he discussed the matter with Kissinger on Sept. 10 and Sept. 18.
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Fulbright
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Joseph R. Starobin
York University
Toronto
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Starobin
Kissinger
Saigon
Moore appoints Beverly Lake to North Carolina Supreme Court
The state agency mediates racial conflicts amid council peril. A Moore backed study recommended altering the Speaker Ban Law restricting Communists from speaking on state campuses. During his term public school teachers received higher raises as Moore appointed conservative Beverly Lake to the Supreme Court after Lake’s runoff support helped Moore beat Preyer in 1964.
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Moore
Beverly Lake
Supreme Court
Lake
Richardson Preyer
Preyer
Williams Decision Sparks Senate Clash Over Haynsworth
Court seat politics sharpen as Williams’ ruling fuels counterplay from opposite camps. Birch Bayh calls Haynsworth anti labor and anti civil rights while ethics questions loom. Stevens Boggs and Aiken pledge support for Haynsworth in quick White House response.
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Williams
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Haynaworth
Senate
Bayh
Stevens
Boggs
Haynsworth
Aiken
White House
Conrad and Bean Celebrate Moonwalk On Live TV
Pete Conrad beams aboard the lunar module as he watches the moon scene on television. He and astronaut Alan Bean joke and shout as their lunar taxi rolls across the surface. The broadcast cuts out just after they depart the landing site.
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Page One
Mission Control
Houston
Conrad
Bean
Conrrad
Joe Namath
Pete Conrad
Weirton parade food float aids needy families
The Step Crime Committee organized a food float with Weirton High and Weirton Madonna students decorating and loading food cans. After the parade the Salvation Army will distribute the donated goods to needy families in the area.
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Weirton High
Weirton Madonna High
Salvation Army
Step Crime Committee
Sinicropi
Intrepid to be smashed to create small moonquake
SPACE CENTER Houston AP scientists plan to crash Intrepid into the Moon to generate a seismic event near the Ocean of Storms. Astronauts Conrad and Bean will remain in Yankee Clipper as the impact records the LM’s weight and speed while scientists study moon interior signals.
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Alan L. Bean
Conrad
Bean
Moon
Intrepid
Earth
Dave Alexander
NASA
Orbital Missions Analysis Branch
Chile Proclaims State of Emergency in Santiago Province
Chilean President Eduardo Frei declared a state of emergency for Santiago Province after reports of a coup attempt. The government gained powers to control media and detain without warrants, while the Security Council met amid unrest. A reshuffle in military leadership followed rumors of a coup and a past siege last month.
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Santiago
Chile
Eduardo Frei
Frei
National Security Council
Security Council
Tomas Pablo
Scnate
Christian Democrat
Ultima Hora
Concepcion
Edriter
Roberto Viaux Marambo
Solon's Wife Found Shot To Death In Nashville
Mrs Richard H Fulton 42 wife of Tennessee congressman was found dead in their apartment in Nashville with a self inflicted head wound and a note beside her body A note was found near a magazine article about husbands take care of their hearts Investigation cited migraine headaches and low mood Fulton was away in Washington at the time of the death leaving for Nashville after being notified He and Mrs Fulton wed in 1945 and had five children including two daughters Dana and Linda aged 15 and 12.
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Nashville
Tenn
Richard H. Fulton
Tennessee
Dist
Adv
Thomas Shriver
Fulton
Fultons
Dana
Linda
U.S. General Sees Strain From North Vietnamese Shelling
Lt. Col. Frank Simons at Ft. Bragg says enemy may not sustain the shelling pace amid heavy air strikes. B52s drop 5000 bombs on Bu Prang and Duc Lap areas north of Saigon as South Vietnamese troops report 33 enemy killed and a captured post. Intercepted enemy documents cite operations around Bu Prang and Duc Lap as a major February objective, along with antiwar tensions abroad.
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Frank Simons
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Saigon
Zu Prang
United States
South Vietnam
Black market money flows aid Vietnam capital flight
Army photographer Sgt. Albert Chang and adviser Brandon Backlund testified on how money changers laundered funds from the black market in Vietnam. Chang recalled envelopes of negotiable checks sent to firms in New York and threats after exposing the operation. Backlund described exchanging dollars for piasters and a $20,000 transaction routed through a New York account under the code name Prysum een, a conduit for illicit funds amid troop withdrawal pushes.
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MPC
Albert Chang
Saigon
Associated Press
Brandon Backlund
Worldwide Consultants
Vietnam
Pa Charg
Hawaii
New York City
Chang
Backlund
Prysumeen
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Kerckes
U.S
Demos Push Reflective Delegations in State Conventions
A divided Democratic reform commission voted to require future convention delegations to reflect proportions of Negroes, women and youths in the state population, amid debate over quotas. Proponents argued for representation, while opponents warned of rigid quotas and potential disruption to party aims.
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Demos
Washington
Democratic Reform Commission
Austin Ranney
University of Wisconsin
George S. McGovern
D-t
Frederick G. Dutton
Clost
Robert F. Kennedy
Samuel H. Beer
Harvard University
Dutton
Avor
Birch v. Bayh
D-Ind
Minggity Hewson
Igre Sonventions
Harold
Yugheris D. Towa
Came Mission
Bayh
Will Davis
Texas
McGovern
Sig
Eee
Katherine Peden
Fortiseens
Carmen Warshaw
Clifornia
Democratic National
Major East Coast quake rattles region. 4.75 Richter
A large earthquake shook much of the eastern United States on a Wednesday night, with tremors felt from southern Ohio to Georgia. The National Earthquake Information Center in Rockville reported a 4.75 magnitude near 8 p.m., strongest in the area in years, though no injuries were reported and damage appeared minimal.
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Associated Press
United States
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Carolinas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
National Earthquake Information Center
Rockville
Alaska
Roanoke
Charleston
W. Va
Iinois
States
Canada
Arch Moore Jr
Edward Bradley
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Wytheville
Collinsville
Shendandoan Valley
Richmond
Raleigh
Durham
Nixon Eyes December Withdrawal Move in Vietnam
Officials say nightly enemy shellings and rocket fire average about 25 as a lull continues. An upsurge in captured ammo and food caches signals possible offensive plans while infiltration remains down to less than 20 percent of last year. Nixon may order another troop pullout of 40,000 to 50,000 in December, aiming for a total reduction near 100,000 since summer.
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Nixon
Nerind
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Camera on the lunar lander records flawed color image
Westinghouse program manager Stanley Lebar praises the camera’s limited transmission quality while CBS lab spokesman Leo Murray notes astronauts were warned not to point at the sun. Despite rehearsals and attempts to fix the color wheel by Conrad and Bean, the image remained degraded as they deployed experiments on the lunar surface.
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Lander
Stanley Lebar
Westinghouse
New York
Peter C. Goldmark
CBS Laboratories
Leo Murray
Conrad
Bean
Mission Control
Hee
Heh
Lunar
Mohawk Air Two-Engine Passenger Flight Crash
A Mohawk two-engine turbo plane with 44 seats originated from Lee Airport New York City. Most passengers and crew were released after kin were notified. Rescuers reached the crash site on the mountain while officials said the craft was nearly full in Albany where all but 11 passengers disembarked.
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Lee Airport
New York City
A. Mohawk
Hames
Mount
Mohawk
Albany
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