Appointment With Destiny on CBS Tonight
Local viewers can watch CBS at 7 p.m. Wednesday on channels 11 and 12 for Appointment With Destiny, a program recounting Bernal Diaz del Castillo's Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517 to 1521. The manuscript, housed in Mexico, argues a Aztec legend influenced Cortes's fate and the empire's fall.
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Columbia Broadcasting Company
Hernan Cortes
Mexico
Bernal Diaz del Castillo
Cortez
Montezuma
Sekiom
Cortes
Bernal Dias del Castillo
Republic of Mexico
A. P. Maudslay
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
America
Moniee
Diego Velanque
Cuba
Trinidad
Bernal
Spain
CBS
Petersen to leave Commerce for new US economic policy council
Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Petersen will depart in January to head a newly formed government council overseeing all United States international economic policy, according to sources. The move places Petersen at the center of federal economic strategy as he transitions from his current post.
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Washington
Peter G. Petersen
Kissinger Tho peace talks canceled in Paris session
Paris AP report notes cancellation of today’s Kissinger Tho negotiation session with officials promising a meeting on Wednesday. No explanation given, sparking speculation of a possible secret rendezvous as talks move toward a climax amid a news blackout.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
Kiasinger-Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Washington
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Pham Deng Lam
Government warns of welfare checks held back
Washington AP reports HEW official John D. Twiname says federal matching funds could be cut next year due to quality-control checks. States California and New York face losses over 908 million. checks may be affected by errors in AFDC and disability payments.
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North Dakota
California
New York
John D. Twiname
HEW
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Twiname
AFDC
Standards for Sante are high
Palo Alto AP Santa Claus standards are high this season with many types of Santas needed by retailers. Tressa Houck of Western Girl agency says her firm has placed over 100 Santas around the county and that Santas interview about 1,300 children daily, earning $3 an hour and working six days weekly. They are expected to avoid smoking drinking drugs and prescription use and maintain endless Santa energy.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Nick
Tressa Houck
San Francisco
Apollo 17 prepares for moon launch amid wind and training
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports Apollo 17 astronauts ready for liftoff after 16 months of preparation. Wind shifts 6 to 12 mph from the south. crew rehearses in a Saturn V trainer and simulates re entry in protective motions.
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Cape Kennedy, Frs
Evans
Seminar on voyage beyond Apollo aboard sea ship
Dozens of philosophers and futurists join a space seminar titled Voyage Beyond Apollo on the S S Statendam. The cruise from New York en route to Cape Kennedy features talks on Interstellar Communication and Ecological Intelligence with Anne Porter and noted hosts including Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Jand.
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New York
Space
S.S. Statendam
Cape Kennedy
Anne Porter
Porter
Playboy Magazine
Terra Firma
Miss Porter
Nighttime rescue crews await moon mission launch
Cape Kennedy AP reports a trained Air Force rescue unit stands ready for a possible abort of the moon mission. Lt. Col. Raymond A. Boyd leads three Jolly Green Giant helicopters and two additional choppers to locate the capsule, drop pararescue teams, and illuminate the area within minutes. Frogmen will descend in nets for night recoveries while flares aid light and wind measurements. Pararescuers include Set. Transito Trujillo of Tucumcari NM, among nine charged with astronauts safety.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Raymond A. Boyd
Atlantic Ocean
Boyd
Cape
U.S
Transito Trujillo
Tucumcari
N.M
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Carol Stevens
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Arthur C. Clark
Robert Jand
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