Shepard drills final moon landing before Apollo 14 launch
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard rehearsed the crucial descent to Fra Mauro in a training run as Roosa and Mitchell prepared for flight. The crew, delayed by spacecraft modifications after Apollo 13, faced a smooth countdown and favorable weather as they neared liftoff from Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Alan B. Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Shepard
America
Launch Complex 39
Apollo
Rocco Petrone
Americans bored with space program despite Apollo 14 crowd
Cape Kennedy reports show mixed public sentiment as many Americans doubt the space program while Apollo 14 launch attracts a large crowd. Residents cite TV disruption and protest by hotel cleaners over billions spent while scientists defend exploration as essential for environmental solutions and future energy.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
John Garceau
Sebastian
Brevard County
Americans dump six tons of POW mail in Paris protest
Nine Americans delivered six tons of letters to the Hanoi delegation in Paris calling for humane treatment of U S prisoners in North Vietnam. The letters bore signatures claimed from 26 million Americans as police watched and did not arrest the demonstrators.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Joe McCain
San Diego
Calif
John S. McCain
U.S. Pacific
McCain
Legation
Bay collision blamed on off course action
Coast Guard radar photos show both Standard Oil tankers out of their lanes west of the Golden Gate when they collided January 18. The impact tore a hole in the Oregon Standard’s port side, releasing 840,000 gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Most oil has been removed or dispersed by currents.
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San Francisco
UPI
Coast Guard
Standard Oil Co
Golden Gate Bridge
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Arizona Standard
Oregon Standard
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean
Leading Demo sees bigger deficit
In Washington the Democratic Senate Appropriations chairsen argues Nixon's budget will produce a deficit of 25 to 30 billion dollars. Ellender cites the 229.2 billion dollar proposal and warns of red ink as spending rises. Critics doubt growth forecasts and fear a spending spree.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Hugh Scott
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
Texas
Fire destroys 1953 car amid arson probe in Lompoc
Police and fire officials investigated a late night blaze in the 100 block of South D Street that destroyed the interior of a 1953 car. The abandoned vehicle had no registration or ignition key and may have been hotwired with jumper cables. The car had been registered to Gloria Garcia of 711 North Third Street, who could not be located for questioning. The fire occurred near the Lompoc Police Department and County Building along South D Street.
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South D Street
Gloria Garcia
Third St
Lompoc
S. D St
S.t
Rogers Defends U S Air Power in Indochina
Secretary of State William P. Rogers says the United States may use air power anywhere in Indochina to protect withdrawing troops. He cites strikes to disrupt Ho Chi Minh Trail supplies and does not rule out further actions in Laos Cambodia or Vietnam. He stresses no limits on U S air power to prevent sanctuaries and supply lines.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
William P. Rogers
U.S
Indochina
Gulf of Tonkin
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Saang
Phnom Penh
Kent Potter
Baren
Rogers
Washington
Vietnam
EST
State Department
United States
Panhandle
One killed in L A bombing of downtown federal building
A bomb exploded in a second floor men’s room at the Federal Building in Los Angeles injuring or killing workers. Thomas Ortiz, 18, an IRS orderly, was killed after his legs were blown off and head injuries. The blast occurred at 4:30 p.m. PST as workers were evacuated. investigators say a wastepaper receptacle likely contained the device.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Federal Building
Thomas Ortiz
Internal Revenue Service
Ortiz
White Memorial Hospital
Civic Center
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
Gordon Swann
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Brian O'Brian
University of Sydney
Australia
Lompoc High School
Bruce Atkins
Emphis, Tenn
Washington, D.C
Winton M. Blount
Europe
Luxembourg Gardens
Rue Leverrier
Carol Jean Horrocks
N.T St
Vandenberg Village
California Highway Patrol
Lompoc-Casmalia Road
Constellation Road
Air Police
Jupiter Avenue
Carina Avenue
Stardust Avenue
L.A
Federal
FBI
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