Moon Rover navigation aids Apollo 15 return drives
SPACE CENTER Houston UP I says Apollo 15 astronauts Scott and Irwin will test an eight million dollar electric Rover with a new dread reckoning navigation system on the moon. Starting at Falcon they will drive up to five miles from base, with the system tracking turns distance and position to guide them back within about 100 yards after long drives.
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Irwin
Ken
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Moon nicknames and potato consumption across nations
The article notes Apollo 15 nicknames like Blinky Winnie the Pooh Icarus and Exupery for lunar features and recounts space center officials puzzled by an astronaut nickname Blinky. It then reports Britannica figures showing US potato consumption at 103 pounds per person annually versus higher UK and Polish totals 199 and 528 pounds respectively.
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Murray Gell- Mann
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Poland
Look Alike 72 Cars Cost More
Detroit reports indicate 1972 autos will resemble 1971 models and cost more, with Ford and Chrysler telling dealers 1972 wholesale prices will rise 100 to 200 dollars. General Motors is expected to announce increases while James Roche links wage hikes to inflation, drawing fire from UAW president Leonard Woodcock.
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Chrysler Corp
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James J. Roche
Roche
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Leonard Woodcock
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Lincoln-Mercury
Chrysler
Volkswagen Beetle called hazardous by Ralph Nader in London
UPI reports consumer advocate Ralph Nader on Thames Television called the Volkswagen Beetle the most hazardous car on American roads. He urged a recall of 4 million US Beetles for alleged suspension instability and insecure seats amid broader auto industry price hikes and model previews.
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UPI
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Explosions in Belfast and Londonderry hit homes and a restaurant
In Belfast extremists staged explosions damaging an all night restaurant and several houses Thursday night and today. Three midnight blasts in Londonderry marked one of Ulster’s worst bombing nights after British troops began a drive to seize IRA members and cached weapons.
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Northern Ireland
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Ulster
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Pot In The Pepper Goes To Mexico City
UPI reports two pepper packers Jesua Flores and Alfonso Soto were detained by police in Mexico City for packaging marijuana in pepper cans. They allegedly canned weed for over a year at the Nogales plant and shipped it to California and New York, wrapped in branded pepper products.
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UPI
Poliee
Jesua Flores
Alfonso Soto
Nogales
California
New York
Philippines to vote on China’s UN admission
President Ferdinand Marcos said the Philippines will tentatively back Communist China’s United Nations entry with a final decision at the Foreign Policy Council on August 17. He noted no anticipated opposition in the poll. In Saigon, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky pressed to qualify for the October presidential race amid provincial charges that delegates were forced to pledge support for Thieu and now seek Ky.
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Indiana Teens Missing In Franklin County Search Fails
Franklin County Sheriff says the weekend search for two Indiana runaways is exhausted. Roger Clay Drollinger 18 and Rosann Bartlett 14 from Veedersburg vanished after a date, leaving a 1970 Chevrolet with no plates and a few camping items in a forest area. FBI and local deputies canvassed rugged terrain for clues, but no trace of the teens or dog remains.
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David Braswell
Indiana
Roger Clay Drollinger
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Rosann Mae Bartlett
Veedersburg
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Don W. Aaron
Tullahoma
Newsprint price hike announced by several producers
More newsprint producers in the United States and Canada announced a price increase of 89 per ton, the second rise this year. Effective November 1, the hikes follow rising operating costs. Announcing the move were Rowwater Sales Co and several others including Bathurat Newsprint, Consolidated Newsprint, Kruger Pulp & Paper, and Clarendon Paper Sales Co, distributing Cox Newsprint and Amma Paper Co products.
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UPI
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Canada
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Conn
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Bathurat Newsprint
Montreal
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Quebec
Clarendon Paper Sales Co
Atlanta
Cox Newsprint, Inc
Amub! Paper Co, Ltd
U S Colonel Killed In Red Rocket Attack Near Da Nang
U S Colonel Edward J. Cavanaugh 44 of Fairfax Virginia, adviser to the South Vietnamese 51st Infantry Regiment, was killed when 122 mm rockets struck a hilltop bunker command post southwest of Ba Nang Nine miles from the coast. U S and South Vietnamese troops reported light casualties with no further fatalities among government forces.
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UPS
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A.S
Edward J. Cavanaugh
Fairfax
51St Infantry
U.S
Ba Nang
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
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Phnom Penh
Mornay
Highway 1
Mekong River
Lost Boy Found After Camping Disappearance Near Warner Springs
Warner Springs California UPI reported a one year old boy on his first camping trip was found safe in rugged desert foothills after more than a day missing. Deputies found him near the church group campsite and reunited him with his mother Elizabeth Colwalt from El Cajon. The search involved forty five deputies and reserve officers. Separately Sequoia National Park rangers halted a search for 29 year old David Holtz, a mentally retarded boy who disappeared July 13 while fishing with his father.
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Calif
Elizabeth Colwalt
EL Cajon
San Diego
Sequoia National Park
David Holtz
Hodgson Faces Bipartisan Fire Over Welfare Reform
Washington UPI Hodgson endures sharp grilling by Senate Finance Committee over the 5.5 billion welfare reform package. Critics from both parties challenge work incentive targets and a 1.20 per hour minimum wage, accusing the plan of failing to provide real jobs or training while Hodgson argues for incremental placement and hope.
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Russell Long
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Kingsport Times and News Publication Details
The Kingsport Times News summary notes its publication schedule excluding Saturdays and Sundays, with editions in Kingsport Tennessee. It lists delivery options, pricing, and geographic delivery range, plus affiliations with United Press International and Chicago Daily News. It mentions restrictions on certain holidays and a copyright notice.
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Tennessee
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