Apollo 16 Astronauts Begin Moon Mountain Expedition
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stepped onto a lunar plateau at 10 56 a m CST and began the ascent of the moon's mountains. They deployed a four wheel rover and began erecting a nuclear powered science station to relay data on radiation the solar wind moon quakes and meteor hits for at least a year.
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Duke
Orion
Yahoo
Houston
Moon
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Earth
Blaze Damages KU Fraternity Study Room
Fire of undetermined origin caused about 700 dollars damage to a Delta Chi study room on the second floor at 1245 West Campus Lawrence. Four trucks fought the blaze starting 1:19 a.m. with occupants evacuated. Mark LeSage reports heavy damage to a bookcase wall interior and clothing. most damage confined to the room.
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Delta Chi Fraternity
West Campus
Lawrence
Mark LeSage
Stockton
Clear Warm Day Preview for Kansas Relays Windup
After rain hampered events, forecast favors clear warm weather for the relays with 0-10 percent rain by Saturday morning. National Weather Service expects fair cool night, sunny Saturday highs near 80, possible return of rain Sunday night or Monday. Accumulated rain since Wednesday 2.71 inches. Lawrence high 56 Thursday, low 48 today.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Kansas University Weather Observer
Lawrence
Living Costs Ease As Wage Earners See March Gain
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.2 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index for March, with grocery prices easing from February. Housing, clothing, transportation, medical care, and recreation posted small increases, while average weekly earnings rose $1.09 to $131.73, up 6.5 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Auto Production Slightly Higher This Week
Detroit AP report says heavy overtime boosted U S auto output. Automotive News notes 193 887 cars produced this week up from 192 397 last week and 193 597 year ago. Year to date 2 839 672 cars built versus 2 912 558 last year. trucks 54 511 built, up from 54 276 and 45 275 year ago.
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Detroit
U.S
Trade Journal Automotive News
Planes Strike Deep Inside North Vietnam
U S bombers and fighter aircraft struck deep into North Vietnam targeting supply depots and air defenses 80 miles south of Hanoi while North Vietnamese forces attacked An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon. An F4 Phantom was shot down near Thanh Hoa and the crews rescued. The raids marked the deepest strikes since last week and aimed to disrupt North Vietnamese supplies feeding the South Vietnamese invasion.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Agrolind
An Loc
Thanh Hoa
Million-Dollar Rain Lifts Wheat Regions in Kansas
Douglas County extension director Earl Van Meter calls 2.71 inches of rain a million-dollar rain aiding wheat and spring crops in northeast Kansas. He notes improvement for soybeans and sorghum while western Kansas remains dry. River levels on the Wakarusa near Lawrence rise toward flood stage and Perry Lake holds near conservation pool.
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Kansas
Earl van Meter
Douglas County
Lawrence
van Meter
Kansas-Colorado
Kaw
Bowersock
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Perry Lake
Nixon Confers At Camp David for Vietnam Withdrawal News
President Nixon stays at Camp David with three White House aides to craft an announced plan on continuing troop withdrawals from Vietnam. The current withdrawal schedule aims to reduce American forces to 69,000 by May 1 amid the ongoing Communist offensive.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Maryland
Vietnam
No Decision Yet On GOP Switch
Rich ard L Herman vice chairman of the Republican Arrangements Committee says no decision has been made to move the Republican National Convention to Miami Beach. He cites ongoing talks with Miami Beach officials and San Diego difficulties including cost and sports arena concerns. The Miami Beach Tourist Development Authority offered up to 250000 dollars plus 500000 in existing facilities to attract the convention.
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Richard L. Herman
Republican Arrangements Committee
Miami Beach
New York Times
Fla
Republican Party
San Diego
Calif
Herman
Dole
Robert Dole
Kansas
GOP
Republican National Committee
Funeral Home Service Schedule Notice
A notice for service information at Rumsey Funeral Home includes day or night arrangements and a contact phone number 843-5111 for Adv listings.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Zest Stover Candies and Key Rexall Ad
Local ad notes Zest Stover Candies and Key Rexall along with a veiled message about auto insurance and a contact for Doane Agency at 24 Mass. The fragment hints at insurance services offered by the agency.
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Zest Stover
Rexall
aRries Doane Agency
Mass
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