24 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1969
Page
1
Readers ask for dates and times of a Greensboro speed reading class, details on scheduling four yearly sessions, plus notes on harvesting nuts, credit help, home business setup, and High Point furniture market tours. Reader questions mix education, finance, and local events with gossip and curiosity.
Apollo 12 crew Charles Conrad Jr Richard Gordon Jr and Alan Bean guided the Yankee Clipper toward a South Pacific splashdown after an earth eclipse viewing in space. They expected a 3 58 p m EST touchdown about 400 miles southeast of American Samoa with jets firing at 12 44 p m to steepen their descent. Mission Control called the burn good as the capsule neared the carrier Hornet. The astronauts described the blue pink and violet lighting around earth and photographed the solar eclipse while preparing for a televised landing if close enough. They held a postflight news conference and spoke of sleep eating breakfast and plans to launch again if needed.
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 12 astronauts could end quarantine if no alien organisms are found on lunar materials returned from Sea of Tranquillity. Two missions showed negative results, prompting consideration of ending quarantine after Apollo 12.
The Army ordered a general court martial for 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. charged with premeditated murder in the My Lai village killings during a 1968 operation. He faces possible death or life imprisonment if convicted. The convening authority at Fort Benning will hold the trial, with no date set.
Washington AP notes the Senate begins weeks of debate on tax reform aiming to finish by Christmas. Gore advocates raising personal exemption to 1000, while the oil and gas depletion rate may shift from 28 to 27 percent, with amendments possible to restore lower rate. The bill keeps a 5 percent surcharge through June, extends the Johnson era surcharge, and affects corporations and foundations.
Senators from both parties weigh Agnew remarks and press criticism. Smith calls Agnew popular and aligned with the President. Mansfield McGovern Tower Elfender oppose curbs on media while Klein and Mitchell note ongoing discussion of press conduct.
Atlanta article cites Dr. Matthew Loewenstein of the NCDC urging complete thawing and thorough cooking of turkey and other poultry to minimize salmonellosis risk. He notes about 10 percent of turkeys may carry the disease, with severe effects mainly for infants, the elderly, or ill, while healthy adults usually face brief discomfort.
Vice President Spiro Agnew states in Life magazine that his antiwar remarks and attacks on media were his own choice not ordered by President Nixon. He defends speaking out as leading, pointing out problems, after months of what he calls garrulous inadequacies and a silent majority stance.
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