Man on Mars Still Two Decades Away Says Experts
AP reports space experts consider a Mars landing likely two to three decades away with 1982 to 1985 as a possible window. Dr. Dennis E. Fielder notes hazard and funding shape timelines while outlining a stairstep plan from Earth orbit construction to a 400 foot ship with nuclear engines and a months long surface stay.
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Space Center
Houston
Mars
Red Planet
Dennis E. Fielder
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Fielder
Earth
Oklahoma House Eyes Ticket Scalping Ban
A bill to fine scalpers up to 500 dollars and imprison for six months was presented by Rep. T W Bill Holaday. The measure requires tickets to show purchase price and bars resale above face value. Reported resales for the Thanksgiving game between Oklahoma and Nebraska reached up to 50 dollars per pair.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
T.W. Bill Holaday
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Janet Gaynor First Oscar Winner for Seventh Heaven
Janet Gaynor became the first motion picture actress to win an Oscar in 1927 28 for her performance in Seventh Heaven. She achieved this historic milestone at the inaugural Academy Awards presenting ceremony.
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Janet Gaynor
Labor to back retroactive raises amid wage board clash
Organized labor seeks approval for retroactive pay raises up to 35 percent over three years under UMW and Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Meany disputes wage rulings, predicts labor win, while Price Commission reviews several company price increase requests including Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler.
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Organized Labor
Washington
The
Price Commission
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Youngstown Steel
Name Callers Axed In Thai Parliament
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn said Parliament was dissolved to remove opposition figures who insulted him and the army. He warned even harsher measures could follow but noted a new cabinet would likely form in three to four months under the constitution. He cited martial law and powers to stop terrorists without trial.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom
China
United Nations
Peking
Communist
Senate clears path for Nixon Supreme Court picks
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William H. Rehnquist and Lewis F. Powell Jr. for the Supreme Court next Tuesday. Liberal Democrats failed to block action but will press written questions to Rehnquist on philosophical inconsistencies and past associations. Mayor Lindsay criticized the picks as shifting the court from mediocre to insensitive.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Edward M. Kennedy
Philip A. Hart
Rehnquist
Powell
Richmond, Va
The
American Bar Association
John M. Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Bayh
Chicago
New York
John V. Lindsay
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Lindsay
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Meany
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Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Miami
Arkansas Democrat
Chrysler Corp
Western Electric
International Harvester
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
National Gas Pipe Co. of America
Transcontinental Pipe Corp
Texas Gas
Texas Eastern
Fleetwood Enter
Prises
United Press International
Lennox Industries
City of
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Tex
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Osborne Manufacturing
Harr, Shaffner and Marx
Phoenix, Ariz
Clinton Herring
AAA Glass CO
Wiest Auto Service
4Th & B
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S. Sheridan
Gibsop
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