Apollo Sees Strange Skin Flaking On Lunar Lander
Apollo astronauts report skin particles flaking from the lunar lander during pre landing checks raising concern at Mission Control. Engineers find no abnormal telemetry and call the degradation perplexing as the crew continues toward a two peak highland landing site for a 73 hour stay.
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Duke
Mission Control
Young
Mattingly
Orion
Earth
Florida
Spiro T. Agnew
Kennedy Space Center
Nixon
Atlantic Ocean
Mexico
Great Lakes
Stone
Smokey
Sea of Tranquility
Apollo 16 timetable from Space Center Houston events
A timetable of Apollo 16 events in EST from April 17 to April 28. Key entries include lunar module operations with Duke Young and Mattingly, lunar landings and explorations, lunar orbit insertions, a spacewalk by Mattingly, and the splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center
Houston
Charles M. Duke
John W. Young
Young
Duke
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Lunar Module
Command Module
Earth
Mattingly
South Pacific Ocean
Trading Slows On Vietnam Escalation Weighing Markets
Stocks fell in moderate trading as news of Vietnam escalation dampened buying. The Dow slid to 966.13 with mixed sector moves. RCA trading at 38 1/4 and Chrysler up to 36 1/2. Oklahoma cash grains and livestock prices were listed alongside general market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Vietnam
New York Stock Exchange
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Alva
Manchester
Medford
Kingfisher
Okeene
Clinton
Watonga
Weatherford
Afton
Altus
el Reno
Geary
Hobart
Yukon
Enid
Hillsdale
Temple
Mangum
Pauls Valley
Hanoi
Haiphong
RCA
Chrysler
Coral Islands Described as Oases in Ocean Desert
Coral islands are described as oases in the watery desert of the open ocean, highlighting their lush refuges amid vast seas.
High Court Roles and Key Court Actions Across Federal and State
The court acted as bailiff during a trial. It agreed to review a federal reapportionment order affecting Virginia's General Assembly and declined to hear a natural gas consumers appeal on area-rate pricing. It would consider a Dallas woman's bid to make fathers of illegitimate children pay support. Earlier this month a 7 to 2 Supreme Court decision limited Minnesota's nuclear plant controls and affirmed AEC exclusive disposal authority. The Florida water pollution case tests if states must defer to federal authority, with Florida's stricter 1970 law following Congress's Quality Improvement Act.
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Virginia
General Assembly
Dallas
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Mississippi
Atomic Energy Commission
Florida
Commissioners OK Carpet Bid at Marie Detty Center
County commissioners approved installing rubber backed carpeting in a holding room at Marie Detty Youth Services Center. The low bid of 297.50 from Fowler's Paint Glass and Floor Coverings was accepted over 361 from Jack's Carpets and 349.98 from Carpet City. Also approved: adding a fifth assistant district attorney subject to funds and maintaining streets drainage and water in Wichita Mountains Estates Part Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Detty Youth Services Center
Board of County Commissioners
Johnny Parrish
Youth Services Center Advisory Board
Monroe Wortham
Fowler
Jack
Vernon Field
Wichita Mountains
D. Henry Jones
Pioneer Realty Co
Public Records Of Lowton Police Reports Complainants List
A list of individuals and businesses reported to Lowton Police Department as complainants on cases. Names include Conrades Nagle, Aut Lochehe, Bob E. Harrison, Mary West, Kenneth Hayes, ane Allen, Matty Fuller, Ellen Marple, Recal Oil Company, Mrs. Erma, James Rector, Cori Leonhardt, Ronald J. McMonagle, Henderson Foote, Raymond Paddycker, Cori A. Burke, R. D. Hutchinson, Lesser's Grocery Market, Donna Morris. Incidents cited include thefts burglaries vandalism assaults and property damage.
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Lowton
Conrades Nagle
S. 25Th
Lochehe
Irwin
Bob E. Harrison
Fort Sill
Mary West
Kenneth &. Hayes
N. 40Th
Ane Allen
Georgia
Matty Fuller
E. Columbie
Ellen Marple
Park
Recal Oil Company
Erma
James Rector
Cori Leonhardt
S. 19Th
Ronald J. McMonagle
Tower Road
Henderson Foote
Glendale
Raymond Paddycker
Cori A. Burke
Ferris
R. D. Hutchinson
Lesser
S. Ninth
Donna Morris
N. 45Th
Fire Alarms Investigated by Lowton Fire Department
Fire alarms investigated include a car fire on Sheridan at 2800 block Sunday night, another car fire south of 11th and Lee early Monday, a heart attack at 2117 Bell, and a hose fire at 272738 N 44th with minor damage.
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The
Lowton Fire Department
N. Sheridan
11Th and Lee
Bell
N. 44Th
Private Water Supplies Require County Approval
Private water supplies and sewage disposal systems in new rural housing areas must gain approval from the City-County Health Department. Sanitarian Jim Booher warns that too small, unincorporated lots endanger health and welfare. Notarized deeds need an approval form before recording. inspections and approval forms are provided free of charge.
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Jim Booker
Sanitarian
Booher
Health Department
MacArthur Band Heads to State Instrumental Contest
MacArthur High School band will attend the State Instrumental Music Contest on April 27 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. It is the first year the MacArthur band appears at the meet after earning a superior rating at district contests as one of seven Class C bands. Charles Millender directs the band.
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MacArthur
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Charles Millender
Memorial Park
Hall discusses highway bond funding and interstate link
The statement hints Hall’s opposition to revenue bond funding while outlining a two state plan for a super highway from Central Kansas to the Tulsa-Port area. Legislators authorized a Hutchinson to Oklahoma border route and Hall seeks a connection to boost the Ponca City Tulsa corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Kansas
Tulsa
Port
Hutchinson
Oklahoma
Ponca City
Federal inquiry expands into state treasurer Winters
Seven banks are cited as only a beginning as federal probes widen. Subpoenas may prompt a federal grand jury into Winters and his bank dealings with state deposits. Former Gov Bartlett previously pushed bills to curb treasurer authority amid prior investigations. State Sen Inhofe cited a $5.3 million loan claim, which Winters denied.
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Winters
Dewey Bartlett
Bartlett
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma
James Inhofe
Rtulsa
Oklahoma City
Inhofe
Rogers Defends South Vietnam Aid Amid North Vietnamese Offensive
Senator Rogers urged continued U S support for South Vietnam as he condemned North Vietnam for a large offensive. He argued 85 000 Americans remained in country and warned of naked aggression, praising the South Vietnamese resolve and the President's Peiping visit as proof of U S policy. Fulbright questioned base strikes and relations with China and Russia.
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Fulbright
United States
Russia
China
Rogers
Committee
Laos
Cambodia
Peking
South
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Jets Strike Haiphong and Hanoi Outskirts
U.S. pilots attacked fuel depots and truck parks on the Haiphong outskirts and near Hanoi, while claims of damage and civilian casualties circulated. Pentagon spokesmen said only military targets were hit, though some pilots reported fires and smoke. The raids followed a pause and focused on reducing North Vietnamese logistics amid ongoing air operations in South Vietnam.
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Haiphong
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Hanoi
Timothy R. Ayres
Houston
Tex
South Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Johnson
Soviet Attacks on Haiphong and Hanoi Stir Tense Reproach
Soviet jets reportedly attacked Haiphong and areas near Hanoi as retaliation for the South Vietnam offensive that began March 30. Pravda criticized U.S. air escalation while Moscow prepared for President Nixon’s May visit. A Soviet protest note was delivered to the U.S. Embassy as Washington prepared a reply.
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Haiphong
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Pravda
Nixon
Moscow
White House
Washington
Jacob D. Beam
Foreign Ministry
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Lunar
Lunar Rover
High Court
Constitution & Press
Dial
Southwest
Lowton Evening Constitution
Public Records
AIR Strike
D Avenue
U.S. Command
Saigon
An Loc
Highway 13
Soviets
Communist Party
Yuri Zhukov
Tass
Sunset
Gorham
Sunset Memorial Gardens
P.O
Lawton
Okla
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