Men Of Final Apollo Flight Heading Home
After a day aboard the Ticonderoga the crew will depart for Pago Pago American Samoa then Ellington Air Force Base Texas near Houston. Arrival is expected about 9 a m Thursday. Officials call the mission the most perfect of Americas six moon landings.
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Apollo 17 Crew Hailed As Finest Mission Yet
Dr. Kraft and Dr. Low praised Apollo 17 as outstanding and the last of a milestone era. President Nixon called the flight a significant chapter in human endeavor. Recovery described as swift with astronauts aided by Navy swimmers and a red carpet welcome aboard the carrier America. Moon rocks and thousands of photos accompanied the command ship America.
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Vietnam War Night Bombing Report From Hanoi Haiphong
Reports from Warsaw state ships Joseph Conrad and crew injured with four wounded while three sailors reportedly killed. U S bombers hit the Hanoi Haiphong corridor as a dense blackout continues. United States targets include rail lines radio transmitters and power stations.
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Turmoil at Pan American Flight Terminal Endangers Passengers
A man armed with a gun fled onto a terminal field during a Barbados flight check in an Orlando area incident. Police reported two men wounded in the shuttle chase with one shot in the leg and another in the groin. A Pan American spokesman said there was no current indication the assailant was a skyjacker or carrying explosives. The suspect, carrying boots a guitar case and an attache, approached the information desk and asked about the Barbados flight before acting nervously at the ticket counter. He fled as guards pursued him through the terminal toward the field after the gate closed.
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Nixon fitness report cited by Tkach for Florida visits
Tkach said Nixon should visit Florida monthly for swimming and noted less bowling and running in place. An Air Force doctor, once Eisenhower's assistant, put Nixon's weight at 173 pounds, the same as when they met twenty years ago as Nixon nears age 60 next month.
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Downtown Mall Deal Faces Piecemeal Development Hurdles
March notes enclosed mall concept could deter local growth while Neal Harper warns piecemeal development may jeopardize a $2 million city investment in downtown parking. Officials discuss corporate leasing to amortize costs if a unified project fails to materialize.
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Haig Tours Laos Peace Talks Amid Thieu Meetings
Gen. Alexander Haig Jr arrived in Vientiane on the last leg of his four nation tour to press for Indochina peace terms with Laotian leaders after discussions with President Nguyen Van Thieu. He planned talks with Thai officials in Bangkok and had just spent hours with Lon Nol in Phnom Penh reviewing the Kissinger Tho framework and subsequent changes.
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