Apollo 12 triumph sparks debate on Apollo 13 landing plan
Space officials praised Apollo 12's success but worry about landing accuracy for Apollo 13. Kraft seeks a full report before a moon landing, with March 12 lift-off possible delay for extra crew training. Conrad cautioned the difficulty of a precise lunar touchdown in rugged terrain.
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Space Agency
Christopher C. Kraft
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Moon
Fra Mauro
Kraft
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
South Pacific
Action Line query service information note
This notice explains how to contact ACTION LINE for assistance. It provides mailing address Box 230 Long Beach California and telephone numbers 4323451 with hours 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Ticket swap inquiry opens Rose Bowl access for Mrs E Y
A reader who won a two-ticket Rose Bowl application offers to transfer to Mrs E Y of Wilmington. Action Line confirms you must write a letter authorizing the use of the application in your name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Y
Wilmington
Action Line
C. F
Long Beach
Stop Gap GRAFFITI by Leary Q
A Long Beach reader asks why Memorial Medical Center users cannot catch a bus directly across the street. City official Lou Posner cites lack of mid block signal and danger crossing Atlantic Avenue, a fast road, and promises to investigate after receiving the complaint at the Bureau of Franchise and Public Utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Medical Center
Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach
Lou Posner
City Bureau of Franchise and Public Utilities
Bureau
Pine Ave
Calif
No Magic College on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood
Reader asks about a college of magic on Sunset Boulevard. Answer clarifies no such college exists and lists two local magic studios Berg's Magic Studio at 6560 Hollywood Blvd and Bert Wheeler Hollywood Magic Inc. at 6660 Hollywood Blvd offering classes and private lessons with contact numbers 464 6533 and 462 9550 for Konrad Krebs.
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College of Magic
Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood
R. W
Lakewood. A
Berg's
Magic Studio
Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles
Bert Wheeler
Hollywood Magic Inc
Berg’s
Konrad Krebs
Hollywood Magic
Understanding BHT BHA and MSG in Foods
The additives BHT and BHA are preservatives used in foods or packaging and are deemed not harmful under the Food Additives Amendment by the FDA. MSG or monosodium glutamate enhances flavor and remains controversial, with a study by Dr. John Olney noting concerns.
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Q. I
Action Line
Mrs. M. F
Long Beach
Federal Food and Drug Administration
John Olney
St Louis
Nixon to announce bio arms ban stance from White House
President Nixon is expected to announce a U S ban on production and stockpiling biological warfare weapons. Representative Richard D McCarthy of New York said the plan would be unveiled at a bipartisan congressional meeting at the White House. An aide noted Nixon would not rule out tear gas or defoliants in Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Richard D. McCarthy
D.-N.y
White House
McCarthy
Vietnam
Arms Pact Signed by U.S. and Soviet Union
The United States and the Soviet Union formally ratified the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. President Nixon signed three copies of the treaty in the White House as the Soviet Presidium completed ratification in Moscow. The accord aims to bar transfers of nuclear weapons and related matériel to non-nuclear states while encouraging peaceful nuclear cooperation and arms-control talks.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Soviet Union
Nixon
White House
Presidium
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Britain
Senate
Vet Tells Killing by Officer Going on Trial in Massacre
A man identifying as Paul Meadle says in a CBS interview he killed 10 to 15 Vietnamese civilians on orders of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. and that Calley himself killed others. Meadle, 22, a former private from Terre Haute, Indiana, claims Calley ordered deaths at My Lai in March 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Army
My Lai
Paul Meadle
Meadle
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Mike Wallace
Terre Haute
Ind
Pentagon
Inter
Senate Defeats Double Personal Income Tax Exemption
The Senate voted 46 to 13 against a proposal to raise the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 1,200 dollars as debate opened on a broad tax reform bill. A 1,000-exemption plan drew liberal support and would cost about 12 billion annually.
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Senate
U.S
John J. Williams
Sen
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Mike Mansfield
James B. Allen
D-Ala
George C. Wallace
Senate Finance Committee
Hickel Opens Talks with Alcatraz Occupants
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel offered to meet with about 120 Indians on Alcatraz Island to discuss the island’s fate but did not demand they leave. Indian leaders said they would hold a pow wow on the mainland while staying on the rock indefinitely to press for aid for the San Francisco Indian Center and California reservations.
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San Francisco
Walter Hickel Monday
Alcatraz Island
Hickel
San Francisco Bay
California
Interior Department
General Services Administration
GSA
Coast Guard
Long Beach Sets Nationwide Heat Record
Long Beach logged 85 degrees in the downtown area making it the hottest spot in the United States on Monday tied with Santa Ana while Fairbanks and Alaska were cooler. Forecasters predicted a high of 86 with a cloud dotted sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Old Long Beach
United States
Santa Ana
Fairbanks
Alaska
Lieutenant Calley Faces Capital Court Martial Over My Lai Killings
A young Army lieutenant, William L. Calley Jr., 26, of Waynesville North Carolina, is ordered to stand trial on premeditated murder charges in the My Lai massacre. He faces a capital offense with possible death or life imprisonment if convicted. S. Sgt. David Mitchell is charged with assault with intent to murder, and two other soldiers are under Army investigation. The case, unprecedented in scale, marks the first formal American military accusation tied to My Lai.
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Washington
U.S
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Waynesville
N.C
Calley
David Mitchell
Army
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Paul Meadlo
William Calley
Schucks
Today Independent
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