Apollo 12 Moon Rocks Box Opened For Study
Geologists at Space Center Houston opened the second box of Apollo 12 moon rocks and inspected a soil core from 24 to 30 inches deep. NASA released 29 color photos from last week’s lunar surface operations showing experiments and the astronauts’ Moon Walks. The soil and dust resemble the gray lunar surface, with radiation depth believed insufficient to penetrate beyond this layer.
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Space Center
Houston
The
Space Agency
Moon rocks raise remote life chance after Apollo 11 find
Apollo 11 sample notes indicate the likelihood of lunar life is extremely remote. Scientists plan to examine the tube for soil stratification while awaiting results. A second chest contains 12 to 15 labeled rock bags and a roll of aluminum foil used to trap solar wind particles.
Apollo 12 Lunar Team Pulls Thanksgiving Prank Aboard USS Hornet
Conr ad and Bean teased Richard Gordon during quarantine after splashdown, lampooning his equator crossing as he wore reversed gear and a sign reading Beware Laney wog Un clean Unpredictable. The trio, plus a doctor and technician, remain in quarantine until December 10 at the Space Center.
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Hornet
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Hawaii
Charles Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Gordon
Conrad
Bean
Laney
Lunar
Space Center
Local Ads and Services Briefs Highlight Delivery and Funeral Notices
An assortment of classified style lines notes prescription delivery and mail service options from three Raney stores. Also lists foyer details and a funeral home contact VI 8 6111 for obituaries or service notices.
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Aney Funeral Home
$19 Million Sunflower Contract For Hercules
Hercules Co of Wilmington has a U S Army contract valued at 19 152 997 for rocket propellant fuel at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto. The deal runs from today through July 1970, with previous Sunflower contracts totaling 400 1 million.
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Wilmington
Del
U.S. Army
Sunflower Army
DeSoto
Larry Winn
Arians
Washington, D.C
Hercules
Sunflower
Dow Jones Closes Up as Industrials Gain 1.78 Points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes at 812.30, rising 1.78 points on the day. Traders monitor market movers and early gains build into a positive session for the index.
Rockefeller Son and Norwegian Wife Separate
Steven Rockefeller son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his wife Anne Marie Rasmussen of Norway have separated. A memorandum of separation was to be filed in White Plains. they have no divorce plans. They live at Pocantico Hills. Steven studies philosophy of religion at Columbia University.
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New York
Steven Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Anne-Marie Rasmussen
Norway
White Plains
N.Y
Rockefellers
Pocantico Hills
Steven
Columbia University
U.S. Vietnam Casualties Reach 300000 Mark
U S battle casualties in nearly nine years of the Vietnam war hit 300000 this week with about half since Paris peace talks began. Reports detail 39,572 Americans killed in action 258779 wounded and 1341 missing or captured through last Saturday plus 308 more killed or wounded since then. The period includes heavy delta clashes and Da Nang area fights with multiple American fatalities.
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Saigon
U.S
Paris
Mekong
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Vietnam
United States
International Control Commission
Canada
Poland
India
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Nguyen van Kinh
Communist Party
Delta
Army judge flags My Lai publicity defiance during Calley case
FT Benning Ga AP an Army judge says orders restricting witness discussion of the My Lai slaying are being defied and calls a meeting of attorneys to decide steps. Lt Col Reid W Kennedy plans a closed session to address defiance and potential action. Calley 109 Vietnamese civilians killed at My Lai March 16 1968 faces court martial.
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FT. Benning, Ga
Reid W. Kennedy
William L. Calley Jr
Kennedy
Calley
Talton W. Long
Columbus, Ga
Month to End Up Dry in Lawrence Weather Forecast
The rest of November in Lawrence looks extremely dry with only a trace of precipitation recorded. November 1921 remains the all time low for rainfall, with 0.02 inches so far. 1872 is second dry with 0.01 inches. A warming trend is forecast with a bone chilling start and highs near 50 by Saturday.
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Lawrence
Recreational Offerings Near Perry and Clinton Reservoirs
Editorial notes explore future plans for Perry and Clinton Reservoirs including swimming boating camping and a potential golf course amusement park shopping centers and a town. It discusses turnpike exits possible private airstrip highway links and highway improvements along with Army Corps roadwork and proposals from Outdoor Inn Inc and Lake One Inc for development.
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Perry Reservoir
Lawrence
Outdoor Inn Inc
Leawood
Lake One, Inc
Seni City
GOP Poll Shows Agnew Popularity Despite Networks Row
The Republican National Committee released a Chilton Research Services poll showing broad support for Vice President Spiro Agnew and his criticism of television networks. About 33 percent had heard nothing from Agnew recently about the networks, despite coverage.
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Republican National Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
James N. Allison Jr
Chilton Research Services
Philadelphia
GOP Committee On
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