Apollo 15 Astronauts Sleep Through Moon Treasure Scare
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden slept nine hours after stowing moon rock samples and facing a scare that delayed jettisoning the lunar module Falcon. Worden reported cramped quarters and a busy work area while Endeavour’s instrument array mapped about 20 percent of the lunar surface. Mission Control allowed extra rest and the crew planned orbital science tasks before returning home.
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Worden
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Falcon
Mission Control
Adams Traffic Toll Reaches Thirteen For July Total
July saw three deaths on county highways raising seven month toll to 13. State police report increases across most traffic categories with 422 accidents 32 hit-and-run cases 15 solved 296 injuries and 364905 in property damage so far this year. July marked the peak month for accidents and injuries in the last nine months.
College Motel Sold For 220000 In Media Pa
Wilbur N Knox and Anne J Knox of Media Pennsylvania, longtime Gettysburg residents, purchased the College Motel at the southeast corner of Lincoln Avenue and Carlisle Street for 220000. The transfer was recorded Friday by the office of the register and recorder. The property had been owned by Robert D and Joan W Mowery of Newville and by Dans and Carolyn Enggren. Knox works in the sales division of Inland Container Co in Media.
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Anne J. Knox
Media
Gettysburg
Colege
Lincoln Ave
Carlisle St
office of the register and recorder
Robert D
Joan W. Mowery
Newville
dans
Carolyn Enggren
Baltimore St. Knox
Inland Container Co
Testify Americans Joined In Torture And Murder Of VN Civilians
Two men testified they worked in U S intelligence and that Americans joined in torture and murder of Vietnamese civilians branded Viet Cong. Osborn described killings by Marines from airborne helicopters and questioned Phoenix program as a broad dragnet. Uhl called Phoenix a hoax with indiscriminate VC labeling. They urged a closed-door review by officers.
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U.S
K. Barton Osborn
House
Osborn
Vietnam
Mike Uhl
New York City
Nievepa
South Vietnam
Uhl
Ogden R. Reid
Ogden R. Reid R-N.Y
Reid
Phoenix
Miss Indian America Nora Begay Selected at Sheridan
Nora Begay a 22 year old Navajo from Kaibero Utah was chosen Miss Indian America at All American Indian Days in Sheridan Wyoming She is a sophomore at Brigham Young University Provo Utah and was selected from 30 candidates representing seven tribes AP Wirephoto
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Kaibero
Utah
Sheridan
Wyo
Brigham Young University
Provo
Bomb scare halts BOAC jet. no bomb found at Denver
BULLETINS Vernever Colo aP A British Overseas Airways jumbo jet with 380 aboard landed after a high altitude bomb was reported aboard No bomb was found LONDON aP Forty thousand British workers breathe easier as Senate saves Lockheed from bankruptcy preserving engines for Tri Star jetliners RB 2H1 engines built by Rolls Royce which is underwritten by government after receivership PITTSBURGH aP Steelmakers to raise prices about 8 percent affecting raw steel products and many consumer items LONDON aP NATO diplomats cautious about U S policy on China seat in UN opposing expulsion of Nationalist China Continued on Page 2
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Montreal
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Senate
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
China
United Nations
U.S
Democrats Plan Series of Events for November Election
Adams County Democrats announce a three month slate of activities led by Party Chairman Kenneth Cole. A August picnic at Richard Cole’s Retreat in Buchanan Valley, a September Democratic Club picnic in Charnita with Gerald New as speaker, and a October 4 cocktail party at the Gettysburg Elks Club with Auditor General Robert P. Casey scheduled to speak. A later October fundraising dinner will feature an as yet unnamed speaker.
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Century Club
William Kuhn
Richard Cole
Buchanan Valley
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Charnita
Gerald New
Lawrence Folkemer
Gettysburg
Michael Tate
board of supervisors
Howard
Red House Motor Inns
State Line Detective Agency
Tate
Frederick County
Maryland State Police
FBI
U.S. Army
Adams County National Bank
Local Weather Update
Yesterday's high and last night's low are not specified. Today's forecast notes rain overnight with a 030 start time and upcoming readings at 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. No concrete temperatures or conditions provided.
Migrants Chaplain Seeks Volunteers in Adams County
Domingo Lebron, in his seventh year as migrant workers chaplain, appeals for church volunteers to assist with camp services and to help with interpretation and transportation to clinics. He notes Adams County has more migrant camps than two counties combined and invites help at the Day Care Center near Bendersville. contact 677-7617.
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Lebron
Adams County
Bendersville
Rotary Meets With Little League Squad
Gettysburg Rotary Club praised the Little League team at a Monday picnic at Recreation Park. Coach John McClear and assistant David Stoner noted a 9-6 record and two games from first. Four players made the All-Star squad: Richard Guise Bob Holland Eddie Plank Tom Steinour.
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Bob Holland
Eddie Plank
Tom Steinour
Clarence Benson
Rotary
Seminary Refectory
George A. Goodling
Camp Harmony Hall
Hoffman
Lamp Post
Darling
Totem Pole Playhouse
Lutheran
Gift From Emma G Musselman Foundation To Easter Seal Society
Rev James M Marsh Adams County Easter Seal drive chairman announces a $2000 contribution from the Emma G Musselman Foundation. John A Hauser says the check will be used for charitable purposes. The society expands its speech and hearing evaluation program for preschool and adults not served by others. Services include therapy, camping, wheelchairs, braces, shoes, appliances, and transportation to clinics. Adams County Easter Seal Society is financed entirely by local contributions.
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James M. Marsh
Adams County
Emma G. Musselman Foundation
John A. Hauser
Emma G. Mussleman Foundation
W. Stewart Paul
Franklin R. Bigham
Hauser
Easter Seal Society for
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Baltimore St
thhe society
Easter Seal Society
Poster Winners For Conservation At Adams County Fair
Virginia Small a Keefauver elementary sixth grader won $25 first prize in the Adams County Soil and Water District conservation contest. The district board met Monday night to judge posters submitted by fifth and sixth graders from several schools. Winners will receive awards September 10 at the South Mountain Fairgrounds auditorium. The top poster shows a simple pollution message headed How Long Will This Last? with a neat home scene. Second prize was $10.
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Olwyn C. Weant
Keefauver
Adams County Soil and Water District
Soil Conservation Service
Adams Electric
South Mountain Fairgrounds
Rail officials rush to restart trains after strike
Rail officials moved quickly to relaunch trains after a strike against 10 railroads ended. Perishables would be handled first as refrigerators arrive at key points. The West and Northwest suffered most, with tons of cargo piling up in California and Oregon. A West Coast dock strike worsened grain exports prospects. The United Transportation Union agreed to a new contract with about 190,000 trainmen getting $1.50 hourly raises over 42 months.
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Associated Press
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
West
Northwest
Cali- Tilfornia
Oregon
nsight
United Grain Growers
United Transportation Union
J.D. Hodgson
Nief
Sidewalk Sale Sparks Littlestown Townwide Event
Littlestown prepares for a three day outdoor sidewalk sale organized by the Chamber of Commerce and local merchants with rare bargains across all lines. Most stores close Wednesday afternoon to set up while Friday and Saturday evenings accommodate night shoppers. All sales are final and meters will be free during the sale days per town council.
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Littlestown
Littlestoun borough
Church Allows Student Parking at Church Lot in Biglerville
At the August Upper Adams School Board meeting Biglerville High School students will be allowed to park in a marked section of St. Pauls Lutheran Church lot during the day with the school bearing costs. The plan reserves space for church business and a twice monthly senior citizens group. The board also discussed one way traffic for the church alley and parking use by teachers and staff at Centenary United Methodist Church Lot. The board plans to invite five nominees for an Adams Vo Tech advisory committee, to form an 18 member panel. Practice teachers from Shippensburg State College will be used for elementary units and Gettysburg College will continue its long association with the high school. A July 28 meet and discuss group meeting yielded a suggested approach for handling extra serious cases.
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Upper Adams School board
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
church council
Donald B. Hudson
borough council
church alley
Main St
Franklin St
Centenary United Methodist Church
Adams Vo-Tech School
Upper Adams board
Robert Kluck
Shippensburg State College
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Hudson
Inside The Times Local News Deaths Letter to Editor
Local column notes ongoing obituaries and reader correspondence with brief items on community figures and events, reflecting daily life coverage. The page also includes amusements, a crossword, comics, TV and radio listings, and sports versus classifieds briefs.
Nixon seeks aid to block expulsion of China
The Nixon administration opens talks with UN members on blocking Taiwan's expulsion while voting to seat Communist China. State Department officials say they offer an alternative to Albania's plan to oust Taiwan and seat Peking, aiming for a two thirds vote. Rogers outlined the policy after talks with Chiang Kai-shek's government.
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China
Red
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State Department
Albania
Taiwan
Peking
U.N
Republic of China
U.S
William P.Rogers
Chiang Kai-shek
Court hearing on injunction against tower begins here
A legal action to stop a commercial educational observation tower near Gettysburg proceeds in Adams County court. Judge John A. MacPhail expects a weeklong trial with witnesses including Attorney General J Shane Creamer and historian Dr S K Stevens. Andrew Wyeth and architect Dr Louis R Kahn testify on aesthetic and environmental impact.
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Adams County
John A. MacPhail
Commonwealth
J. Shane Creamer
S. K. Stevens
William Penn Museum
Harrisburg
WYETH
Andrew Wyeth
America
Monhegan Island
Maine
j and
Chadds Ford
Pennsylvannia
Louis R. Kahn
Philadelphia
Kahn
University of Pennsylvania graduate school
No Damage By Heavy Rains Across Adams County
More than three inches of rain saturated Adams County soil since last Thursday but time spread kept roads and utilities largely intact. United Telephone reported outages from lightning induced short circuits with most service to be restored soon. A fire caused by lightning prompted a shutdown at a York Springs borough building, affecting the firehouse electricals.
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Adams County
United Telephone Company
York Springs
Say Dr. Barriga Improves In Madrid
Gettysburg College reports associate professor Dr. Guillermo Barriga, 57 W Confederate Ave, suffered a heart attack July 26 while vacationing in Spain. He is described as in quite satisfactory condition at a Madrid hospital with recovery ongoing from a slight occlusion. He will likely remain hospitalized for two more weeks.
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Confederate Ave
Gettysburg College
Spain
Madrid
Barriga
Norman Richardson
Barrigas
Gettysburg
Richardson
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