Apollo 15 launch seen drawing massive crowds at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY UPS The countdown went smoothly as astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin prepared for a 12 day lunar mission. Officials warned of severe traffic as up to 1.5 million spectators are expected for the Apollo 15 launch with 25 000 guests at Kennedy Space Center and 3600 VIP invitations issued.
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War-Draft Compromise In Reach Amid Vietnam Debate
Senate negotiators and White House aides show optimism a date for ending the Vietnam War will be set as part of reviving the draft. A Mansfield backed nine month withdrawal plan faces House resistance while Tarr urges full student registration and physicals even as inductions remain halted.
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Texas Faces Contained Horse Epidemic Says Doctor
Dr Richard Omohundro leads federal effort against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in Texas. Vaccination aims to cover all Texas horses within two weeks, then extends to New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana within three weeks. USDA pursues rapid reporting as officials caution about spread and critique timing of vaccination policy and outbreak containment.
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Boy Lost In Casper Mountain Eludes Rescue Efforts
A 9-year-old boy with mental retardation and epilepsy vanished from a family picnic in Casper Mountain. Despite helicopters, trained dogs, air and ground searchers, and over 2,000 volunteers, rescuers suspended operations to let him calm down. The boy, described as hyperactive and fearful of people without tranquilizers, has the behavior of a 3 or 4 year old and has shown keen evasion skills in dense terrain. His mother appealed via bullhorn as air crews spotted him briefly.
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Emergency Aid for Desegregation Schools Still Unavailable
A 31.5 billion federal desegregation aid program remains stalled in the House Hawse subcommittee on education despite Nixon urging Septembers funding. Democrats seek a 5 billion expansion to general aid, distributing to all 25 000 districts regardless of integration status. Congress already allotted 75 million of the request, directed to districts with greatest need, mainly in the South.
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Elks Vote To Keep Whites-Only Membership Rule
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks voted to keep its whites-only membership, arguing private association rights. New grand exalted ruler Gene Fournace defended the stance while noting no recall of any black applicant, and delegates rejected removing the word white from rules.
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Soviet Publish Book From Pentagon Papers Via Tass
Moscow reports Tass says Publishing House of Political Literature released a book titled Escalation of the War and Deception based on secret Pentagon materials. It claims to expose U.S. aggression in Indochina and aims to reveal lies and hypocrisy of U.S. policymakers.
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Gunfire in Falls Road renews violence in Belfast
British troops fought snipers for hours in Falls Road Belfast with two civilians wounded one tarred and feathered as IRA punishment. Police detained eleven as security forces fired 35 to 40 shots in three incidents after midnight before quiet returned by morning.
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