Mahogany Rock Skylift near Sparta claims world’s longest gondola
The Mahogany Rock Skylift near Sparta on the Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 234 promises panoramic views from six gondola cars built by Bell Engineering. It rises about 625 feet above the ground at 12 mph, with a restaurant, and routes across the Blue Ridge region from Chilotte to Greensboro.
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Mahogany Rock
Sparta
Chilotte
Asheville
Otter
Roanoke
Greensboro
Bell-Engineering Systems Inc
Kriens- Lucerne
Switzerland
U.S. 21
Blue Ridge “Parkway
Moon Explorers Link Up With Command Vessel
Apollo 12 moon explorers linked the Intrepid to the command ship in a nose to nose docking after a day of lunar surface work. Conrad and Bean piloted the Intrepid, Gordon photographed the event, and Mission Control guided the approach during a tense, TV televised rendezvous. The crew traded good humor as they completed a complex docking in 12:58 pm EST, docking maneuvers described as an orbital ballet.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Space Center
Houston
Lunar
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
Alan L. Bean
Gordon
Mission Control
Intrepid
Lowering Of 35,000 Man January Draft Predicted
Defense officials say the January draft call of 98,000 could be reduced as U S armed forces shrink and volunteer rates rise. A new random lottery replaces the 1926 age-group system, with the oldest called first. Nixon poised to sign a bill allowing the lottery to take effect.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Nixon
Pentagon
United States
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Earthquake shocks Carolinas prompt widespread chatter
Tremors felt across multiple states including North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia lasted five to ten seconds. The 4.75 magnitude quake centered near the Virginia West Virginia line disrupted telephone lines and sparked disbelief among students and residents. No injuries were reported though minor damage noted.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Rand
Winthrop College
Rock Hill
S.C
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Ohio
National
Rockville
Alaska
Greenville
Spartagburg
Anderson
South Carolina
Asheville
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
West Jefferson
Lenoir
North Carolina
Lodge Quits As Peace Negotiator In Paris
Washington AP Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as chief U S peace negotiator in Paris and will not be replaced immediately. Acting head Philip C Habib named as senior adviser and interim leader. Press secretary Ziegler says successor timing uncertain and not a downgrade of talks.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Paris
White House
Ronald J. Ziegler
Lodge
Philip C.'Habib
Ziegler
Apollo 12 astronauts trek across Moon during second EVA
Apollo 12 astronauts continue their moonwalk from the Lunar Module led by Mission Control, walking northwest to scientific sites. They test the seismometer by rolling rocks, photograph craters, collect core samples, and repair equipment while traveling a long circuit from Bench to Halo and Surveyor craters, ending near Black Crater.
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Space Center, Houston
Mission Control
Head’ Crater
Earth
Heid'|Crater
Bench Crater
Halo Crater
Surveyor Crater
Black Crater
Intrepid
Ex Gov Moore Appointed To N C Supreme Court
Former Governor Dan Moore is named to the North Carolina Supreme Court to replace Bobbitt who became chief justice. At 63, Moore brings a middle of the road stance and long service as a Superior Court judge and state legislator. He will serve the remainder of Bobbitt’s term ending 1971 and seeks a full eight year term next year. Moore, born in Asheville, educated at UNC and its law school, has been with a Raleigh law firm since leaving the governor’s mansion.
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Bobbitt
R. Hart Parker
Moore
Parker
Scott
J. Beverly Lake
Joseph Branch
Frank Huskins
High Court
University of North Carolina
Sylva
North Carolina
Asheville
Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Education
General Assembly
Nigerian VC10 Crash Near Lagos Kills 77
A Nigeria Airways VC10 from London crashed four miles north of Lagos airport with 77 dead after losing radio contact while landing. Weather was foggy at the site and clear at the airport. The wreckage lay in dense jungle beyond Lagos outskirts. 67 passengers plus 19 crew were aboard, including a British pilot and copilot and a Ghana Airways crew among the seven on board.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Nigeria Airways
London
Army Sgt Claims US Troops Massacred Viet Civilians at My Lai
Army Sgt Michael Bernhardt testified he saw American soldiers kill hundreds of South Vietnamese men women and children in My Lai in March 1968. He said Company C 1st Battalion 20th Infantry carried out the massacre by order of the company commander. Photographs published by the Cleveland Plain Dealer allegedly showed the killings.
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Associated Press
Ft. Dix
My Lai
Michael Bernhardt
20Th Infantry
11Th Brigade
Americal
Cleveland Plain Dealer Today
Pher
Ronald L. Haeberle
Cleveland
Haeberle
William L. Calley Jr
Miami
Fla
David Mitchell
St. Francisville
Fertagon
Washington
Plain Dealer
Calley
Ronald Lee Ridenhour
California
Newsweek Magazine
Bernhardt
Hempstead
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White Choppers
Reid
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Charlotte
Associated General
County Extension Office
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THE
Robert Milkosky
Linden
Univer
Sity
Columbia
Henry Cabot
OON Adventure
Hal
aShare Crater
Surveyor
N.C. Supreme Court
Dan. K. Moore
My Lai Four
My’ ‘Lai Four
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