Apollo 15 Crew Heads Into Space on Lunar Mission
The Apollo 15 crew Scott Irwin Worden launch from Florida to explore Hadley Apennine. They carry Rover 1, a lunar jeep, and expect six days in lunar orbit and 12 days total, aiming to sample crustal material dating up to 4.4 billion years.
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Vietnam War Update Reports Reduced U S Troop Levels
U S forces in South Vietnam drop by 4 100 last week to 229 200 the lowest since December 195. Ground contact remains limited with some small arms fire on U S helicopters. South Vietnamese artillery bases are relocated and repositioned to support operations near the A Shau valley and Hue.
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Two Die On I-35 in Oklahoma City Crashes
The Associated Press reports two fatalities on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City. Randall Joseph McCarthy, 20, of Dallas died in a two vehicle collision. W. O. Reaves, 67, of Oklahoma City was struck when a car swerved to avoid a stalled vehicle. The state toll for 1971 climbs to 426.
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Deadlock on Indochina War Pullout Standoff Continues
House conferees oppose a nine month withdrawal date in a Senate amendment while open to other compromises. They back Mansfield's basic plan for total U S troop withdrawal in exchange for prisoners but reject the nine month deadline. Laird warns of possible draft deferment expirations unless Congress extends the draft.
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Inmate Juror Bite Highlights Prison Health Issues
Judge Israel M. Augustine Jr. presides as the city’s sole black criminal court judge while jurors resume after a 10th member is chosen. An inmate was bitten by a rat during sleep at the prison, underscoring long standing safety and health problems that include numerous escapes and suicide attempts, prompting guards’ protective measures.
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Tulsans Vote on Sales Tax and Hotel Tax
About 62 000 voters or 40 percent are expected to cast ballots on a 1 cent sales tax and a 3 percent hotel tax. The revenue would total about 8.4 million in year one with 2.4 million for employee raises and 2.6 million for capital expenditures.
Oklahoma draft boards ready for 72 lottery
Oklahoma draft boards prepare for the 1972 lottery set for August 25 despite Congress not extending the Selective Service Act. Inductions halted June 30, while officials say the lottery will proceed and induction physicals continue for hundreds of Oklahoma youths. Congress remains deadlocked over withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam in nine months after Hanoi releases POWs.
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City School Rejection Triggers Desegregation Plan Controversy
About 25 Black residents lingered at the John B. Shoemaker Center at noon after a victory march from Dunbar Elementary School. Police counted roughly 100 marchers five days after a protest opposing the planned closing of Dunbar and Douglass Elementary Schools. The school board aims to present a HEW desegregation plan update by Wednesday morning, outlining the current desegregation framework.
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Rail unions press over work rules as railroads push cost cuts
Rails chief Rails Jr. chairs National Railway Conference amid a dispute over work rules. Chicago and North Western offered a 42 month contract with a 42 percent wage rise. Strikes began July 16 against Southern Railway and Union Pacific and spread to Southern Pacific and Norfolk and Western.
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Spectators react to Apollo 14 launch amid traffic delays
A crowd in Florida observed Apollo 14 liftoff on a Sunday as traffic snarls grew. Kevin Thiry and Craig Johnson described mixed interest in space while planning trips, and seven University of Florida students circulated a pro test objecting to the celebration as wasteful. Veterans for Peace spokesmen urged reallocation of funds to direct national needs.
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