Apollo 17 Launch Awakens Barbuda Lane Community
In Nassau Bay a quiet Barbuda Lane watches the Apollo 17 liftoff on TV with Christmas lights glowing. Residents recall Apollo veterans and reflect on the era ending while looking toward Skylab and future space endeavors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbuda Lane
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Cape Kennedy
Roger Chaffee
Barbuda
Mrs. Smith
Cindy
Chaffees
Russell L. Schweickart
David R. Scott
Gulf To Close Midwest Stations In Major Cutback
Gulf Oil plans to close most outlets in Iowa and 13 other Midwest and Western states as part of a 250 million worldwide retrenchment. About 30 Des Moines area stations would be affected, with Chicago and Detroit properties retained and refineries in California and Germany to be shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
Gulf Oil Co
Iowa
Midwest
George Davison
WHO
Des Moines
Gulf
Houston
Tex
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Wisconsin
Davison
Ken Smith
Smith
Chicago
Detroit
Holiday Inns
California
Germany
Snowmobiler Dies From Wisconsin Crash Injuries
Donald Allen, 37, of Waretown, died in a Waukesha hospital from injuries after a Saturday snowmobile crash in a farm field near Waretown. The accident sent the vehicle about 64 feet, crossed a road, and left it in a ditch. It was Wisconsin’s second snowmobile death of the season.
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Waukesha
Wis
Donald Allen
Watertown
Promotions Update for Air Force Sergeant Ardoz Berg
AREJON DE ARDOZ promoted to technical sergeant in the Air Force. He is a communications supervisor at Torrejon AB with a Pacific Air Forces unit. A 1960 Central High School graduate, he attended UW La Crosse and has served a tour in Vietnam. He is married to Gail Wardwell with two children, Kristin and Catherine, of La Crosse.
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Bruce D. Mahoney
la Crescent St
Asst. Dist
Michael Mulroy
Mahoney
Amazon
Arejon DE Ardoz
Carl E. Berg
Market St., la Crosse
Air Force
Berg
Torrejon AB
Pacific Air Forces
Central High School
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Gail
Loren C. Wardwell
Wood St
la Crosse
Kristin
Catherine
Vietnam
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James A. McDivitt
Michael Collins
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Collins
Dick Fairfax
Fairfax
Cernan
Standard Oil Co
Standard
Shell
Mobil
Sun Oil
Ome
General Electric
Stewer
Upper Midwest
Chandise Tion Stores
U.S
Kenner
Laurie
Tiny
GE Compac
Shwettstein ” Hae
Hk LM
Ae EA
Ann
Andy
SUN
Ast
Rock Polisher
Panasonic
Enner Troubl Game
Farmer
Shaker Maker
Lucerne
Mormon Coulee Road
Rose Street
Werlich Toboggan
North Stars
St. Louis Blues
North Star
Fea
A Ages Moet
Etelina
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