Apollo 15 Astronauts Successfully Separate Lunar Modules
After a first abortive attempt Scott and Irwin separate the Falcon from the command ship and head toward the moon’s rugged Desolation near Index Crater. They adjust orbit for a precise ignition and TV cameras capture the descent terrain from Sea of Serenity to a 15,000 foot mountain ring.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Scott
Irwin
Falcon
Earth
Index Crater
Mission Control
Worden
Sea of Serenity
Apennines
Apollo 15 mission aims to study ancient lunar geology
Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin will land on the Apennine range to explore pristine 3 to 4 billion year old lunar material. Mission scientist Joseph P. Allen says the trip could spark a leap in lunar geology as samples reveal early solar system history.
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Joseph P. Allen
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Lunar
Hadley Rille
North Complex
Nixon Holds Strike Talks
President Nixon conferred with rail and union leaders as the railroad strike expanded. Governors in 25 states reported the walkout ranging from critical to disastrous and the White House meeting aimed to resolve the dispute.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
CONARC Chief Haines to Visit Fort Sill Monday
CONARC commander Gen Ralph E Haines Jr arriving at Fort Sill escorted by Brig Gen Lawrence Caruthers Jr for a post tour. He will examine the Field Artillery School III Corps Artillery and the Field Artillery Training Center.
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Continental Army Command
Conarc
Fort Sill
Ralph E. Haines Jr
United States
Lawrence H. Caruthers Jr
Haines
III Corps Artillery
Field Artillery Training Center
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Army, Pacific
Ft. Shafter
Hawaii
Department of the Army Board of Officers
Haines Board
Army
Mises Lake
Atlantic
Arlant
Steel Workers Reject Offer by AFL-CIO Leader
An official said the union rejected an industry contract offer for 350000 workers as completely unacceptable. Molony noted little chance of extending the deadline without an agreement as 600 local leaders met, urging a settlement.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
United Steel Workers
Molony
STEEL
City Questions Rainmaking Bills From Cloud Seeding
Norman weather modification firm billed city $15 718 for cloud seeding flights as of June with bills contested by City Administrator Henry Nabers. The contract capped four hour flights at 542 each, but June charges included 1084 for three missions and time not monitored by city officials.
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Lawton
Henry Nabers
Nabers
Japan Disaster Killers Worst In Air History
A Boeing 727 crash near Tokyo leaves 42 bodies recovered of 162 aboard. A Japanese F86F fighter pilot parachuted to safety as authorities halt training, with Prime Minister Sato attending the disaster site amid investigations.
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Tokyo
Donn M. Carpenter
Detroit
Mich
Eisaku Sato
Air Self Defense Force
Keikichi Masuhaka
The
Self Defense Agency
Hokkaido
Japan
Line
Yoshiwara Bereaved Family Association
All Nippon Airways
Fight Brews Over Southwest Oklahoma Cloud Seeding Plans
Dispute over drought relief cloud seeding in Southwestern Oklahoma grows as the Bureau of Reclamation reveals a pre existing plan and officials question timing. The governor's Weather Modification Committee had announced a $163000 yearlong program across 12 counties while Dr Archie Kahan and Dr D Ray Booker reportedly influenced earlier efforts.
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Pioneer
Irving P. Krick Associates, Inc
Lawton
Krick
Ceudom
Oklahoma
Irving P. Krick
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of
Archie Kahan
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver
Ing
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Kahan
Bureau
D. Ray Booker
Norman
Kaner
Booker Reten
Dr. Kahan
Dr. Booker
Brick Organization
Southwestern
Okla- See Fight
NBC Cuts Jessel Off In Interview On Today Show
On NBC Today a guest in a decorated USO style uniform accused major papers of bias calling them Pravda prompting host Tom Newman to cut the interview short Jessel defended his remarks then conceded and paused the exchange as newsroom colleagues watched.
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Jessel
New York
New York Times
Washington Post
USO
Pravda
U.S
The
Newman
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