Action Line answers reader questions on civic codes and farming
In a community Q A, Action Line guides on peach tree wax from borers and recommends an extended spray program. It cites city codes on abandoned vehicles and explains stoplight repairs at Johnson and Oakview. It also recounts horse latitudes origins and a dramatic Apollo 13 recovery story with Odyssey’s splashdown and mission control’s relief.
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Anon
Odyssey
Mission Control
Contol Center
Apollo 13 Service Module Damage Reported by Lovell
Commander James Lovell described a large missing section on the Apollo 13 service module after jettisoning. He noted a dark brown streak and debris hanging from the side near the S-Band antenna as the crew powered systems and prepared for reentry.
U.S. Cautions On Cambodian Military Aid Request
The Nixon administration reviews a request from Lon Nol's Cambodian government for arms and materiel with caution. Officials consider an international aid arrangement tied to Cambodian neutrality as a potential solution while stating the request is being examined.
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Washington
Nixon
Cambodia
State Department
Lon Nol
Noerodom Sihanouk
Senate
Massive South Viet and U S buildup along Cambodian border
AP reports a large South Vietnamese and American buildup along the Cambodian border near Route One crossing northwest of Saigon. A U S 25th Infantry battalion relieves Vietnamese troops inside Cambodia and operates radar at Blue base to monitor rocket fire. More than 10 000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops are in the region as South Vietnamese jets bomb positions.
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Vietnam
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
25Th Division
Blue
Dar
Cu Chi
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Families Prepare for Apollo 13 Splashdown Return
In Houston the Apollo 13 crew nears earth return as wives and families await splashdown. Lovell reports one side of the service module missing while astronauts monitor reentry amid NASA briefings. Swigert's Denver parents attend Mass as the mission enters final phase.
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Pacific
Earth
Lovell
Marilyn Lovell
Mary Haise
NASA
Mrs. Haise
Space Agency
Pacific Ocean
Spacemen Lovell Haise and Swigert Return Flight
As preparations for re entry unfold guests arrive with champagne and a splashdown beverage. Marilyn Paine visits a beauty shop and chats with NASA administrator Tom Paine. Jeffrey Lovell names a turtle Aquarius and declares him a friend. James Lovell attends a military school in Wisconsin. Mary Haise keeps her children home from school as theSwigerts host gatherings in Denver.
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Lovell
Haise
Swigert
Marilyn
NASA
Thomas 0. Paine
Jeffrey
Aquarius
Barbara
Susan
James
Wisconsin
Mary Haise
Denver
Swigerts
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Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
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Apollo
James Lovell
Fred Haise
John Swigert
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Cial
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Norodom Sihanouk
United States
Jerry Carr
Pete Conrad
Colo
John L. Swigert
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