Mars Lander Aims for 1973 Unmanned Mission
Boeing Hughes General Electric led team designs a Mars lander to sniff the atmosphere and sample the surface for signs of life. The craft features four legs with crushable shock absorbers, a bowl like descent shape, a big parachute, nuclear backup, and reverse thrust to land at zero velocity. NASA will choose the winning design from competing teams including Martin Marietta RCA and McDonald Douglas.
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Martin Heerwald
Seattle
Wash
UPI
Thomas T. Yamauchi
Mars
Moon
Yamauchi
Boeing-Hughes-General Electric
Red
Martin Marietta - Rca
McDonald-Douglas
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
NASA
Earth
Mobile Home Care Tips From New Guide
The new Owner's Guide to Mobile Home Maintenance from the Mobile Homes Manufacturers Assn provides tips for keeping stationary homes in good shape. It covers interior and exterior upkeep, venting moisture, tire inflation for parked units, and park directory trends with 1968 production and site-rate data.
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Mobile Homes Manufacturers Assn
Woodall
Baja Marimba Band Impresses TV Critics
Hollywood reviewer praises Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band calling them terrific and more engaging than the Tijuana Brass. The act made a memorable impression on NBC and Roger Miller show with witty, lively performances.
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Hollywood
UPI
Herb Alpert
Tijuana Brass
Julius Wechter
Mr. Wechter
Pal
NBC
Salvation Army
Elenore
Mary Hopkin
Abc-Tv
Tom Jones
London
Miss Hopkin
Flenore
Wechter & Sons
Hobby farms flag tax dodges via rural investment
A UPI column notes a House committee probes tax abuses from hobby farms. Wealthy Americans buy rural acreage to raise livestock and crops, offset losses against other income, and profit from depreciation while the back to the land movement grows. The piece mixes satire on loopholes with a mock farmer vignette and TV/entertainment segues.
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Washington
UPI
House
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
Hiram
Winning a Freak Hand on Bridge by Oswald Jacoby
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss a bridge hand where South’s decision to bid and play yields two trump losses and a heart finesse. They analyze outcomes under different club suit breaks and emphasize taking the best chance rather than luck.
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Oswald
Jim
South
Hen West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Television schedule highlights for Tuesday March 18
A dense list of programs across channels includes news, comedies, dramas, children's shows, game shows, and Spanish language segments. Notable entries feature Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Rowan & Martin, Lucille Ball, Jeopardy, The Beverly Hillbillies, and multiple soap operas such as Guiding Light and As the World Turns.
Television Schedule Rhythm and Blues Evening Lineup
A dense daily TV grid lists programs from 5:00 PM to 3:30 PM featuring Lucille Ball Gilligan's Island Dick Van Dyke News Hazel Dream of Jeannie Rowan and Martin Carole Burnett Sports and Talk shows, soaps, game shows, and movies. Highlights include The Beverly Hillbillies Andy Griffith and Hollywood Squares among 12 programs and news slots.
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Noticias
Dark Shadows
Password
Avengers
Perry Mason
Rowan & Martin
Hazel
Future of University
Peyton Place
Western Star Theatre
Santa Barbara
Andy Griffith
America
Dick van Dyke
Tomor
Lucille Ball
Rowan and Martin
Carol Burnett
Johnny Carson
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John Silva
Maytag
Gibson
Lompoc Center
Television In Review
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By Dick West
Mr. Ed
Mr. Roberts
Steve Allen
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James Jacoby
WEST
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Mayberry R.F.D
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NET Journal
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Gente Sin Historia
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Hobo Kelly
Don & Bettina
Dream House
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Guiding Light
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ELL Mattress Factory
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