Apollo 16 Countdown Advances Toward Moon Launch
Apollo 16 countdown moved into final phases at Cape Kennedy as astronauts John W Young Thomas K Mattingly and Charles M Duke completed training and prepared for a 12 day lunar mission. Ground crews began loading propellants while weather looked favorable for liftoff with a planned moon landing the next day.
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California eyes space shuttle port status at Vandenberg
Lt Gov Ed Reinecke says selecting Vandenberg AFB as a shuttle site could bring up to 30 000 California jobs in coming years. NASA will spend 500 million to develop a second site with 4 000 construction jobs and 4 000 launch jobs. critics warn the payoff is years away.
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Utah
Kern County
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Florida
Kurt H. Debus
Kennedy Space Center
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Flordia Center
Benton seeks recount for municipal election in Lompoc
Lompoc City Council plans a special 8 a.m. Monday session to decide Charlotte Benton’s request for a recount of last Tuesday’s municipal election results. Benton trails Emil Scolar by 29 votes and could affect seating and costs if the recount reverses the initial outcome.
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Muskie presses price freeze in Pennsylvania primary push
United Press International reports Senator Edmund Muskie urged a 90 day price freeze to shield retailers while excluding farmers at a York campaign stop as he pursues the April 25 Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.
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Rockets Pound Saigon Da Nang An Loc Cities in Vietnam War
UPI reports hundreds of Communist rockets hit An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon and Da Nang while Da Nang air bases and Marble Mountain were shelled. 16 civilians died in Da Nang and 36 injured, as B52s bombed near An Loc and near Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport. No U.S. casualties reported.
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Officer Bridges Gap With Kids In Lompoc Schools
Special youth services officer Bud Trimble visits Lompoc seven elementary schools to show police are human and here to serve. He shares that officers bleed and eat like everyone, aiming to ease fear and build trust through direct, age appropriate lessons.
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