Apollo 14 mission continues after docking crisis
Apollo 14 resumed normal course after a docking problem threatened the moon landing. Ground controllers will study the failed docking mechanism as two moonwalk plans remain possible with two five hour EVAs. The Saturn V stage was jettisoned and officials hope to crash it into the moon to study moonquake effects.
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Ground Control Missed Alan Shepard Heartbeat During Apollo 14 Launch
Apollo 14 liftoff faced sensor issues that kept ground controllers from monitoring astronauts heartbeat readings. Roosa reached 132 bpm while Mitchell hit 90 bpm at liftoff. Ground teams worked to verify docking and prepare for lunar entry as NASA spokesmen described the mission timeline and planned checks.
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Docking Apollo 14 Lander Without Funnel Proves Tricky
Space Center Houston reports a difficult docking of Apollo 14 with the lunar lander Antares after a faulty funnel. The crew bypassed the probe to engage docking latches directly, achieving a partial join but underscoring the challenge of a funnelless dock.
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Medi Cal cuts threaten nursing homes despite promise of care
Health officials warn a 10 percent Medi Cal funding cut seeks to avert a 140 million deficit, lowering daily patient payments from 14.00 to 12.60 after a December 15 action through June 30. Nursing home spokesmen cite costs around 192 per day and say about 14 homes statewide have closed.
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Anaheim Unit OKs Low Rate Medi-Cal Folk
The Casa Carlos Rehabilitation Hospital in Anaheim will accept Medi-Cal patients not taken in by nursing homes due to low rates. Owner Mike Bernard said the 97 bed facility can take up to 60 Medi-Cal patients under standard rates, but county hospitals now have only 35 empty beds and cannot admit more. He urged nursing homes to reconsider moves, warning that using the elderly and infirm for leverage could endanger lives.
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Laos Bombing Confusion Deepens As War Spreads
The U S military command in Saigon imposes a news embargo on reports from northern South Vietnam. Premier Souvanna Phouma in Vientiane seeks clarity on who launched operations while Ho Chi Minh Trail supply lines grow in importance to the North Vietnamese. U S officials discuss potential strikes and note defense restrictions in Laos and Thailand.
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President Nixon watches Apollo 14 lift off at Caneel Bay
President Nixon and three close friends gathered around a TV at Caneel Bay, Samoa? No, Caneel Bay, St. John, WI, to view the Apollo 14 launch. He exclaimed God speed as the countdown ended, and press secretary Ziegler called Cape Kennedy to verify target. The president and wife were on a Caribbean weekend, joined by Bebe Rebozo and Roger Johnson, aides and longtime friends.
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Angela Davis kin says she is innocent rally attendee
Reginald Davis, 20, a Defiance College student and Angela Davis's youngest brother, told about 178 people at a Milwaukee Free Angela Davis rally that he believes his sister is innocent and that she has not received a fair trial. He said she has been convicted by Nixon, Hoover, and the press.
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