Ames volunteer recalls failed Son Tay raid mission
Sgt. Marshall A. Thomas of Ames recounts the November Son Tay raid on the North Vietnamese POW camp near Hanoi. He says there was no security leak, shares training details, and notes POWs were moved before the raid.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Hanoi
Marshall A. Thomas
Ames
U.S
Thomas
Leo A. Thomas
Army Special Forces Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Son Tay
States
Parking lot Santa slaps attendant over mistaken car
Reno reports that a man dressed as Santa Claus struck parking lot attendant Mike Schommer after being guided to the wrong car. The incident occurred in Reno and the assailant claimed the error led to the confrontation.
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Reno
UPI
Mike Schommer
Santa Claus
Santa
Apollo 14 plans set for January moon mission
Apollo 14 crew under strict preflight quarantine and safety upgrades costing 15 million dollars will launch January 31 aboard the command ship Kitty Hawk and the lunar lander Antares. Commander Alan Shepard leads Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa in a nine day mission with 33 hours 30 minutes on the moon and two 4 hour 45 minute moonwalks near Fra Mauro.
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Washington
UPI
Chester M. Lee
Mercury
Alan B. Shepard
America
Fra Mauro Crater
Shepard
Edgar Mitchel
Moon
Stuart Roosa
Roosa
Lee
North Carolina
Antares
Mitchell
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Samoa
Houston Space Center
Apollo 10 crew tours SAMTEC facilities in aerial visit
Astronauts Tom Stafford John Young and Bill Pogue toured SAMTEC facilities with Maj. Gen. Louis L. Wilson and Col. Herbert S. Holdsambeck. The tour swept launch pads range operations TPQ 18 radar Oak Mountain Telemetry site Tranquillion Peak Honda Ridge and BMRS area before an aerial view of the center.
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Thomas P. Stafford
William R. Pogue
John W. Young
Sam C. Phillips
Space and
Tom Stafford
John Young
Bill Pogue
Apollo
Space and Missile Test Center
Samtec
Louis L. Wilson
Herbert S. Holdsambeck
6595Th Aerospace Test Wing
Oak Mountain
Tranquillion Peak
Honda Ridge
Vote decision creates problems for 18 year olds voting
The Supreme Court ruling allowing 18 year olds to vote in federal contests creates complications for election officials nationwide. States may need separate rolls and ballots or machines for younger voters and for contests in which they cannot participate, prompting broader moves to lower voting age.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alaska
Kentucky
Georgia
South Vietnam to release 50 disabled POWs
South Vietnam said it would free up to 50 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners of war as a humanitarian gesture for the Tet holiday. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam said the releases would be to North Vietnam only after prisoners agreed to go there, witnessed by International Red Cross reps, and would occur on the Ben Hai River.
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Marcus Mullis
Albemarle
N.C
Alan Rush
William D. Eastman
Port Arthur
Tex
Tran van Lam
North Vietnam
Lam
Ben Hai
North
South Vietnam
International Red Cross
Paris
President praises Boy Scout for Sioux aid drive
Gregg Markowski a 14 year old from St Louis and Cletus Wilson arranged a food clothing and book drive for Pine Ridge Sioux Indians. President Nixon sent a telegram praising their civic act and directed assistance via the Office of Economic Opportunity through the St Louis Human Development Corporation to cover trucking costs.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Gregg Markowski
South Dakota
Gregg
Cletus Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Caseyville
George McGovern
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McGovern
Defense Department
Air Force
Pine Ridge
S.D
Nixon
St. Louis Human Development Corp
HDC
Collinsville, All
Office of Economic Opportunity
Human Development Corporation
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Gea
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Frank Sinatra
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True Grit
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E. Ocean
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East Ocean
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