Apollo 17 Opens Three Day Moon Expedition
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan and Schmitt touched down in Taurus Littrow for a 75 hour lunar exploration. Evans remains aboard America as Cernan and Schmitt plan three driving excursions and rock collection totaling about 200 pounds.
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AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar
Taurus-Littrow
Cernan
Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
America
Challenger
Evans
Misson
Moon
Mission Control
Car Torn In Half By Train Here Two Injured
A car carrying Mrs. Selma B. Smaby and her daughter Lisa G. Smaby was struck and torn in half by a Burlington Northern switch engine on the George Street viaduct Sunday around 3 p.m. Both occupants were taken to St. Francis Hospital in fair and good condition. witnesses say crossing signals were blinking as Mrs. Smaby tried to beat the train. The fireman Tim Colgan and the unnamed engineer were aboard the engine.
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George Street
Selma Smaby
Lisa Smaby
St. Francis Hospital
Selma B. Smaby
S. 19Th St
Lisa G. Smaby
Lloyd Smaby
Cass St
Burlington Northern
Smaby
Tim Colgan
Prospect St
Peace fears grip POW wives in Virginia Beach
In Virginia Beach Navy wives face the prospect of ending war with fear not relief. Nicki Stegman, whose husband Lt. Tom Stegman has been missing for over five years, says she feels hollow and may remarry if he is declared dead. About 1,200 Americans remain missing in action in Southeast Asia.
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Virginia Beach
Navy
Nicki Stegman
Tom Stegman
Baltimore
Nicki
Southeast Asia
Sea
Weather outlook: warm to start week with snow likely
Cloudy and warmer Monday night into Tuesday with snow likely. Low Monday night around 5 and high Tuesday near 18 with easterly winds under 12 mph. Precipitation chances 50 percent Monday night and 70 percent Tuesday. Mostly cloudy and cold Wednesday with light snow flurries. low near 8.
Widow accuses Wisconsin probate laws of reducing husband’s estate
A widow claims Wisconsin probate rules deprived her of half her husband’s estate due to legal fees and inheritance taxes. The issue centers on how court costs and taxes diminished the estate she expected to inherit.
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Wisconsin
Woman’s role in society and duties to talents
Tribune piece by Jan McLain explores how women should use their God given talents in modern society, emphasizing moral obligation and personal responsibility to contribute. The article appears on Page 7.
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Tribune
Jan McLain
Nixon to Extend Wage Price Controls and Budget Freeze
President Nixon will seek an extension of the economic stabilization law and maintain wage price controls. Treasury Secretary George Shultz said the administration will freeze executive pay, halt new hiring and promotions until the January budget, and keep federal spending at 250 billion dollars this fiscal year. The new wage price system will be debated with consultations inside and outside government.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Boy Dies After Helping Injured Pilot Survive
A 14 year old Eskimo boy named David Kootook died on the 23rd day after crash survivors were found 32 days after a plane went down near Great Bear Lake. Pilot Martin Hartwell, 45, survived with injuries and frostbite.
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Yellowknife
N.W.T
Canadian Northwest
Martin Hartwell
David Kootook
Hartwell
Great Bear Lake
Arctic
Spence Bay
Kootook
Cpl
Harvie Copeland
Copeland
Truman Heart Irregulars Continue As He Feels All Right
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remained in serious condition at Research Hospital after heart rhythm irregularities. He told physicians he felt all right and rested well, though doctors reported a slight blood pressure decrease and ongoing cardiac concerns. His wife Bess and daughter Margaret were informed of the setback.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Bess
Margaret Truman Daniel
Serious
Tribune Adds Steve Canyon and Juliet Jones Comics
The La Crosse Tribune will carry Steve Canyon and Juliet Jones in color starting Sunday December 31. The move marks a major reshuffle of the comic lineup, with Kenneth O Blanchard noting the two strips join hundreds of papers. The pages below summarize Steve Canyon and Juliet Jones plot basics.
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Steve Canyon
Juliet Jones
la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
Tribune Color Comics
Kenneth O. Blanchard
Blanchard
Poteet Canyon
Poteet
Dougie
Tex
Steve
Jones
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Grimaldi
Ann Landers
TV Log
Women’s News
Boy
Canyon
Juliet Cantrell
Owen Cantrell
Owen
Citizen’s Committee Against Drug Abuse
Howard
Pop) Jones
Pluray
Lensorb
Independence
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