Moon Rocket Rolls To Pad Apollo 17 rolls toward launch pad at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 crew led by Eugene Cernan and involving Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt watch as the Saturn 5 rises upright on a transporter. Schmitt says future moon missions are certain while Cernan notes the moon watches the rollout. Evans jokes about a hornet sting before the 34 mile trek to the pad.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison H. Schmitt
Evans
Moon
Dust storms trigger 80-vehicle wrecks near Bakersfield
Seven killed and 96 injured as about 80 vehicles collided in two pileups on Interstate 5 and U S 99 near Bakersfield California. Zero visibility dust storms, 5 p m winds, and rescue crews with acetylene torches marked the deadly collisions.
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Akersfield
Calif
Bakersfield
Interstate 5
Here
U.S. 99
Kern County General Hospital
Max D. Smith
California Highway Patrol
Smith
U.S
Nixon reports on all-volunteer army plan at Western White House
President Nixon phoned Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to discuss moving toward an all-volunteer military force. Pentagon officials hope to mothball the draft by mid 1973 and keep it on standby for emergencies.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
White House
Pentagon
Lawton Charter Awaiting Legal Approval
Lawton's city charter approved July 25 remains in the state Attorney General's office awaiting conformity check and governor sign off. The measure would shift Lawton from mayor council to council manager government amid debate over two at large seats and ward restructuring. Mayor Don Whitaker cites delays as inquiries go unanswered while two other charters await review.
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Awton
State Attorney General's Office
Lawton
Don Whitaker
Whitaker
Governor’s Office
Larry Derryberry
Attorney General’s Office
FBI restructures leadership creating Planning and Evaluation office
Acting director L Patrick Gray III announced two changes to streamline the FBI. He eliminated a top echelon of Hoover era advisers and formed an Office of Planning and Evaluation with broad authority to shape policy. The office will examine recruitment transfers promotions and pay.
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Washington
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Gray
J. Edgar Hoover
W. Mark Felt
John P. Mohr
Alex Rosen
Nixon finance panel seeks audit of McGovern funds
GOP leaders press congressional investigators to audit Sen. George McGovern's fundraising records with the same rigor as they demand for Nixon allies. Maurice Stans says GAO report pressures and Democratic influence may have caused inaccuracies. McGovern rejects calls for a study and notes the need for accountability in campaign finance.
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Washington
Nixon
Finance Committee
George McGovern
General Accounting Office
Sen. McGovern
Committee
Maurice Stans
GOP
Commerce
GAO
Congress
Stans
McGovern
John Connally
Treasury
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Morning Showers Soak Lawton Reservoirs and Nearby Towns
Morning showers drenched Lawton area reservoirs with Meers and Lake Lawtonka each at .40 inch while Apache logged .85 inch. Downtown Lawton saw .13 inch as forecasts call for chances of more rain through Tuesday. Highs near 90, tonight low in low 70s with light variable winds.
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Zelma Hinkle
Lawton
Apache
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Meers
Guymon
Oklahoma Panhandle
Gage
Hobart
Reds Claim Five Planes Shot Down
SAIGON AP American fighter bombers destroyed or damaged more than 170 buildings in the heaviest raids on the Hanoi Haiphong area in 434 years the U S Command announced. Jets attacked 20 targets including three army barracks the northeast rail line to China yards depots and antiaircraft batteries. North Vietnam claimed five American jets shot down with pilots captured. U S officials did not confirm losses.
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Saigon
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Air Force
China
North Vietnam
Xom Bai
Hanoi
Viet Tri
Xuan Mai
America
Hai Dong Barracks
Haiphong
New Plastic Containers That Self Destruct Under Sunlight
Scientists describe sunlight triggered plastics that disintegrate rapidly after exposure. Dr. James E. Guillet of the University of Toronto shows a plastic cup dissolving in daylight, slower than a paper cup, with control over timing and potential for built in sun sensitive color indicators.
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EW York
James E. Guillet
University of Toronto
Canada
Guillet
American Chemical Society
Gerald Scott
University of Aston
Birmingham
Eng
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