Soviet speeds up ICBM silo construction and new missiles
Washington sources say the Soviet Union is rapidly building silos for two generations of ICBMs, with about 70 silos started this year. The new holes suggest two silo sizes, one possibly for a large SS-11 class missile, while SS-9 and SS-11 deployment may be ending. Total deployed missiles near 1,550.
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Orr Kelly
Washington Star
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Soviet Union
Pentagon
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Senate
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Research and Engineering
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Worden Makes Deep Space EVA Aboard Apollo 15
Astronaut Alfred Worden performed the first deep space spacewalk of the Apollo 15 mission, floating 197000 miles from Earth as he retrieved film canisters, inspected a boom, and guided by James Irwin, while TV cameras captured the hour long activity from Endeavour.
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Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Irwin
Endeavour
Mission Control
Apa
Weather outlook and notices from Athens Tennessee Valley
Probability of rain 60 percent today and Friday with a 40 percent chance tonight. Highs near 90 and a low around 68. Includes weather map river page Bé and general Tennessee Valley privilege message.
GM Announces 1972 Cars Carry Higher Price Tags
General Motors said today that the average price of its 1972 cars will be about 152 dollars higher than 1971 models with a 4.1 percent rise for similarly equipped vehicles.
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O— Detroit
General Motors
December 4 Tops List In Draft Lottery
AP report shows the first draft lottery numbers assign Dec 4 births to No 1 and Jan 25 births to No 2. Call-ups next year depend on Congress extending authority with calls likely well below this year’s 190 limit. Leap Year baby drew 305, Christmas Day 135, New Year’s Day 207, Independence Day 142.
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Walington
Congress
Draft draws number 70 as 1952 births await fate
Two youth advisers J Brewster Bede and Valerie Van Bureau drew the numbers for a selective service ceremony. The process followed a half hour drum mix. Draft director Curtis Tarr left his sick bed to announce slimmer future draft chances as the Vietnam war winds down and Congress delays a new law.
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Selective Service System
J. Brewster Bede
Morton, Wash
Valerie van Bureau
Washington, D.C
Curtis W. Tarr
Congress
Pentagon
Decline in Convertible Market Reflects Shifts in Style
The piece notes a drop in production and sales of shiny high powered convertibles once coveted by boys and tied to affluence. It signals a broader change as classic car trends fade, directing readers to page A-5 for the full Decatur Daily story.
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Decatur Daiky
Appalachian Bill Signed by Nixon Extends ARDA Four Years
President Nixon signed a four year extension of the Appalachian Regional Development Act at the White House with Rep. Bob Jones of Scottsboro in attendance. Jones, key House author and ARDA manager, helped craft the original act and its revisions, praising the program as a model for federal state cooperation and local community project aid across 13-state Appalachia.
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Washington
Bob Jones
Scottsboro
Nixon
White House
Jones
Appalachiaa
Appalachian
Woman, husband argue after snuff taken on Moadus Road
Police broke up a dispute on Moadus Road SW after a woman claimed her husband stole a box of snuff. Officers reported the couple refused further advice and left the scene.
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Moadus Rd. SW
U.S. and Saigon Press Cease-Fire Talks Hit Hurdles
In Paris the United States and South Vietnam pressed for a broad Indochina cease-fire while urging North Vietnam to clarify its peace plan. Ambassador Habib called the Communist proposal a sham ceasefire and urged immediate talks on a comprehensive end to the fighting. The exchange followed reports from Stockholm about prisoner exchanges and a possible linkage to U.S. withdrawal.
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David Mason
Associated Press
PARIS
United States
South Vietnam
Anew Today
Indochina
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Habib
Pham Dang Lam
Stockholm
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
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