Apollo 9 mission set for Feb 28 test flight
BETHPAGE N Y AP Apollo 9 pilots describe the three part 90 000 pound spacecraft a key test to fly the lunar module with two astronauts to the moon and return to orbit The crew led by Col James McDivitt will launch February 28 on an earth orbit mission to test the LM separation and transfer Schweickart to walk in space for about two hours and reconnect via a tunnel to the command module
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Ku Klux Klan Leader Wins A Mistrial
Sam Bowers Jr. had a mistrial declared in the trial over the 1963 murder of Vernon Dahmer near Hattiesburg Mississippi. The deadlocked jury of 2 Black and 10 White members ended after 17 hours, with Bowers held in Forrest County jail without bond.
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Congressmen Agree Changes Needed But Disagree On How
Washington AP Congress leaders from both parties urge action to overhaul the Electoral College but split on how to proceed and whether any amendment can pass before 1972. Key figures discuss district methods, runoff proposals, and public vote plans amid looming House hearings set for February 5.
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Illinois
George D. Aiken
Vermont
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D-Mass
Carl Albert
Okla
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
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