Apollo 17 ends moon mission with peace on earth message
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt completed the Taurus Littrow lunar sweep in Apollo 17, leaving a peace message and a plaque on the moon. They gathered 334 pounds of samples, including orange dust, and plan to return to Earth aboard the America with Ronald Evans in orbit.
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Moon
Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
America
Cernan
Taurus-Littrow
Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar
Ronald E. Evans
Schmitt
John F. Kennedy
Apollo
Earth
Pacific
Manned Spacecraft Center
Challenger
Taurus-Littrow Valley
Wisconsin reports first polio case since 1964 in Milwaukee mother
Patricia Sobczyk an 18 year old Milwaukee mother developed polio without prior immunization. Doctors say she is paralyzed from the waist and has recovered some arm movement. Last Wisconsin polio case was 1964 and health officials urge checking vaccination records. The patient is isolated no longer infectious and prognosis remains uncertain.
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Patricia Sobczyk
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Thomas Jr
Thomas
Edwin C. Welsh
St. Luke’s Hospital
Welsh
United and IATA move toward cheaper air trips abroad
United Air Lines filed with the CAB to cut transcontinental round trips to 129 dollars with 25 percent down 90 days early. In Geneva the IATA said US Europe flights can set their own fares in open competition starting February 1, signaling likely lower transatlantic prices.
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West Coast
Hawaii
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Geneva
International Air Transport Association
United States
United
Elimi
Weather outlook cloudy and cold with light snow
Cloudy and not very cold Thursday night with light snow that ends by Friday afternoon. Low around 5 and high near 20 with light northerly winds and a 40 percent precipitation chance Thursday night rising to 60 percent Friday. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures with a low around 0.
Children of Alcoholics Form Alateen Group in New York Suburb
A group for young relatives of alcoholics forms in a suburban New York area to share experiences learn to help themselves become healthy mature adults. The initiative, noted on page 27, aims to support youths through Alateen activities and peer guidance.
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Schmitt
Young Peoples
U.S
New York
Who Pays for New Security at Local Airport
Airline travelers face a dispute between local airport authorities and the federal government over funding for additional hijack prevention security measures. The impasse could affect passenger costs and deployment timelines as talks continue.
Thieu Cease-Fire Plan Backed by U S At Talks
At Paris peace talks the United States endorsed President Thieu's Christmas peace package and urged North Vietnam to accept a full and open settlement. Le Duc Tho prepared to return to Hanoi signaling Hanoi's view that little remains to discuss with Kissinger for now.
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Paris
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Tho
Kissinger
Washington
Nixon
Henry Isham
U.S
Thieu
Isham
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Complex To Cost $10 Million In Wausau Plan
Thomas Hudson of First American National Bank announced a $10 million 16 story financial and retail complex in Wausau. Construction would begin next spring and the building would include a bank, office space, a hotel, a tower restaurant, an enclosed pool, retail outlets and a parking ramp.
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Wausau, Wis
First American National Bank of
Wausau
Thomas Hudson
Central Wisconsin Bankshares Inc. Holding Company
First American National Bank
Rest Area and Tourist Center Hearing Supports I-90 Plan
About 60 people attended a hearing on a proposed 800000 safety rest area and tourist information center off I-90 on French Island. Wisconsin highway engineer Lee Schneider endorsed the project, outlining plans for right of way acquisition in 1973 and construction in 1973–74, with federal approval needed.
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French Island
Lee Schneider
Wisconsin Division of Highways
Lake Shore Drive
Schneider
Herbert Lamke
Wisconsin Department of
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