Apollo 15 Astronauts Use New One-Second Engine Burst
Apollo 15 crew including a newly qualified space plumber commander prepared for lunar orbit using a revised ignition procedure. A brief one-second engine burst at 11 44 am EDT nudged the craft onto a precise course toward the Moon within 65 miles of the surface later that day.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Lunar
Trol Center
Apennine Mountains
Hadley Rille
Falcon
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavour
Worden
Hadley-Apennine
Scott
Scott Photographs the Landing Site Area and Gives Mission Control
Irwin
Orbiting TV
Timetable For Apollo 15
A half hour after liftoff the Apollo mission jettisoned a 170 pound door from the equipment bay at the rear of the spacecraft. Charges fired to push the door into space at a separation distance of about five miles an hour. The removal of door was completed successfully.
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Astro
South Viet Task Force Claims One-Sided Win
The article notes a South Vietnamese task force pressuring North Vietnamese forces along Highway 1 and claiming the initiative in keeping the route open while repelling infiltrations. It frames the effort as a decisive, one sided gain in the broader conflict.
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South Viet Task Force
Highway 1
South Vietnam
Missing Youth Finds Way Back
A 10 year old boy who wandered from a church camp on an Indian reservation near San Diego returned after about 24 hours. A sheriff deputy said he is scratched up but okay and described the area as rugged and difficult to search.
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San Diego
Calif
Chance Of Rain Across Area With Warm Temperatures
Weather update shows a 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon and 30 percent tonight. Daytime highs expected in the mid 70s today and mid 80s Friday. Tonight’s low in the teens or low 20s is noted. Downtown Lawton posted a high of 85 Wednesday and a low in the night.
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Lawton
Road chief urges Oklahoma to meet Volpe or lose federal aid
France C Turner told Oklahoma officials to seek a hearing with Transportation Secretary Volpe or face loss of 5 million dollars in federal highway aid. Oklahoma claims its 1968 billboard law meets Congress while federal standards would require more removals.
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U.S
State
Volpe
Chester Brooks
Congress
Oklahoma
Hall
Brooks
Hall Tough on Paroles Policy Sharply Narrowed
Oklahoma Governor David Hall declared it would take an extraordinary reason to convince him that convicted killers should be paroled. He stated a hard line on parole considerations, signaling strict stance on the issue.
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Hall
Oklahoma City
David Hall
Gunfight Erupts as Five Bank Robbers Hold Up NYC Branch
Five armed robbers staged a running gunfight with police across Broadway after taking hostages at the Bankers Trust Co. branch on 94th Street. One robber was killed, another wounded, a bystander injured, and about two dozen officers responded after a silent alarm.
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New York
Broadway
Bers
Bankers Trust Co
94Th Street
Lawton Celebrates 70th with Dance and Rodeo Events
Lawton marks its 70th anniversary with a free downtown square dance on Monday led by a Grand March at 8 30 p m in the 500 block of C Avenue followed by a Pioneer and Lawton Ranger Rodeo parade Tuesday at 5 p m led by the 77th Army Band. Prizes include savings bonds for top floats and awards for riding clubs. Rodeo tickets are on sale at Hotel Lawtonian and the rodeo grounds with reduced general admission through Kiwanis and local stores. Senator Clem Me Spadden, a renowned rodeo announcer, will call the rodeo.
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Lawton Rangers
Lawton Pioneer Women’s Club
C Avenue
Pioneer
Lawton Ranger
77Th Army Band
Fort Sill
C and D
Rodeo
Hotel
Lawtonian
Rodeo Grounds
Kiwanis Club
Lawton Boot and Western Store
Four Deuces Western Wear
McKesson’s Shoe Service
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