Apollo 17 Nears Moon Orbit In Twilight Zone Passage
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans moved toward lunar orbit after crossing the Earth Moon gravity boundary at 10 16 p m CST. They prepared for Monday moon landing while inspecting Challenger and America and planned six days near the moon with scientific experiments set.
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Deaf Teen’s Narrow Escape From Falling Light Bulb
Brenda West 19 narrowly escaped serious eye injury when a light bulb fell from its socket onto a basketball backboard during an Austin-West Morgan game. Deaf since age two, she felt glass cut her chin but recovered after stitches.
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Jean West
Austin
Herbert Stukes
Rickie Stokes
Baugh-Wiley Hospital
Talledega School For the Deaf
Weather outlook with scattered showers in Tennessee Valley
Daily weather note cites a 50 percent chance of rain today with cooler conditions on Monday. Highs near 63 today and 59 on Monday, with a low around 34 tonight. Includes quick weather details and a river page reference.
B52s Hammer DMZ Positions In Vietnam War Update
U S B52 bombers attacked enemy troop positions near and inside the DMZ for a third day as South Vietnamese forces recaptured an overrun outpost. Air sorties clustered seven missions near the eastern DMZ edge and four within the DMZ with eleven more in Quang Tri Province. Intelligence noted more North Vietnamese troops and supply trucks around Ben Quang moving south to bolster units.
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Ben Quang
Peace Talks Delayed by Technicalities During Vietnam Negotiations
RIS reports a one day pause in Vietnam peace talks as Kissinger and Tho confer on technical matters. Gen Haig to brief Nixon. no top level meeting Sunday. Next Kissinger Tho session slated for Monday with Sunday experts meeting.
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Christmas Birthday Names Wanted by The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily asks readers born on December 25 to submit their name and address. Send details to Christmas Birthday, P. O. Box 1527, or call 353-4612. Names will be published on Christmas to wish them a happy birthday.
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Truman showing improvement but remains critical in hospital
Kansas City AP reports Harry S Truman showed a general improvement Saturday as doctors cautioned the condition could still be serious rather than critical. Temperature returned to 98.6 after a prior 99.6 reading. pulse eased to 80 and BP stood at 120/70.
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