Apollo 15 Mission Keeps Its Cool On Return
Astronauts described a near total lunar eclipse as Endeavour neared Earth at 25,000 miles per hour. Scott noted a moon rock fragment found on reentry readiness, while Irwin and Worden recalled liftoff and Hadley Delta view as key moments.
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Earth
Scott
Hadley Mountain
Hadley Delta
Falcon
Invin
Endeavour
Karl Heinze
Heinze
Karl
Irwin
Asia
India
Cool Spell Singers Rain Forecast Hits Texas Briefly
A brief cool spell rain moved across much of Texas with an official NWS reading of 18. The storm lasted about an hour and affected several areas before clearing.
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Texas
Complex Bid for New Bank Driven by Noted Investors
The plan for a 15 story bank building in a central tract involves Casey, ex Texas Tech club leader, and Post as principal buyer through trustee Osborne. The $596,000 land purchase spans 16 lots with zoning aims for heavy commercial use and 500 car indoor parking. Enwin Jr. oversees charter filing with Texas Banking Commission as storms bring hail and heavy rain across Texas with tornado sightings near Corpus Christi and scattered flooding in Corpus Christi and surrounding counties.
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Acapulco
Dallas First National
Casey
Met Post
Texas Tech Century Club
Maskell
Post
Osborne
Ann Succe
Ace Pickens withdraws from bid for re election
Odessa attorney Ace Pickens announced at a 10 am news conference in the Ector County Courthouse that he will not seek re election. He cited a six week delay after the regular session ended for renewed lobbying of Texas Railroads and said he will remain an attorney in Odessa.
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Austin
Pickens
Odessa
New date set for Jan 10 busing order delay
Corpus Christi school board asks the U S Supreme Court to stay the desegregation order so busing 5090 students can begin when schools reopen in less than three weeks. The circuit court removed a stay on the district judge’s plan prompting appeals from the Dallas and Oak Cliff groups and new intervention requests from Oak Cliff residents.
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NWS
Nueces
Asherton
Cotulla
Frio
Weather Service
Texas
Palm Springs
Calif
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Jess
Doug Larsen
Corpus Christi
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Ron Whitlock
Dallas Scheos Board
Taylor
Eddie Davis
Ken Davey
Oak Cliff
Dallas
Paard
Davis
Davey
Dudge Taylor
Dad Taylor
Reunion Slated In Littlefield
Lamb County Pioneers plan the 22nd annual reunion on August 2 with officers Louis Hair Buck Ross Lyle Brandon and others. Registration opens at 2 p.m. at the Littlefield Community Center followed by a program elections and a barbecue at 6 p.m. Gold ribbons honor residents 50 years or more and prizes go to the farthest traveler oldest attendees and longest-resident Lamb County resident.
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Littlefield
Lamb County Pioneers
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Louis Hair
Olton
Buck Ross
Lyle Brandon
Dropping
R. L. Byers, Jr
Springlake
Bonnie Haberer
Pleasant Valle
Myrtle Clayton
Ray Smith
Spade
Fred Lichte
Lamb County
Jury acquits 12 Black Panthers in police shootout case
An all male jury of 10 blacks and two whites deliberated 31 minutes in New Orleans before acquitting 12 Black Panthers of attempted murder. The audience yelled in triumph as defendants, 10 men and two women, laughed shouted and raised fists in black power salutes.
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New Orleans
UPI
Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 78 as Jamboree Evacuated
In South Korea at least 20 people died and four were rescued as floods and landslides struck. About 28,000 Boy Scouts and leaders were evacuated from the Bay Senut Jamboree site near Mt. Fuji to temples and schools as Olive weakened to a tropical storm. Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko postponed visits, while plans to end the jamboree by Tuesday remained under review.
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South Korea
National Disaster Relief Center
Bay Senut
Akihito
Michiko
Asagiri Heights
Sturday
Gilbert Pirrung
Bainbridge, Ga
U.S
Pirrung
Japan Central Meteorological Agency
Olive
Sea of Japan
Vladivostok
Soviet Siberia
Hokkaido
Japan
Apollo 15 researchers probe black hole X rays
NASA scientists aboard Apollo 15 joined Soviet and American teams to study pulsating X rays from sources Seo X-1 and Cygnus X-1 using a spectrometer in space. Astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden observed X ray pulses while Earth-based telescopes and the Crimean observatory planned complementary measurements to test the black hole theory.
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Take IN Space
Newcraft Center
Houston
Ieft
Mary Irwin
Alfred M. Wordermander
David R. Scott
Leavin
Mission Control
Space
James Bo Irwin
Merrill Worden
Lurton Scott
Jamesb. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Endeavour
Earth
Becaue
Amalie 15
Cygnus Gorerstein
Sea Net
Gorenstein
Astronome
Soviet Union
Crimean Astrophysical Conservatory
Unemployment Rises in July as Officials Debate Recovery
The July jobless rate climbs from 5.6 to 5.8 percent amid debate over recovery pace. Os officials acknowledge hidden unemployment could push rates higher, while critics call the rebound the slowest in 25 years. Labor force totals rise to 789 million with job gains of 500 thousand.
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Ional
Zeigler
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Shultz
Geoffrey Moore
Bureau’ of Labor Statistics
Humphrey
Senate
House Economic Committee
Lively
Moore
Charles C. Killingsworth
Michigan State University
Kultz
Oismen
Pre-Enroll In PJCS System At Odessa College
Odessa College nears final phase of fall pre-enrollment as Permian Junior College System heads into last 10 days of registration. OC shows 1.625 on books, Midland College 190, with data processing, machine shop, welding, and electronics tech courses filling. Students may call the Student Affairs Office for an appointment. ACT exams run Mondays at 8:30 a.m. in Baskin Hall. fee is $2.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Permian
Midland College
Jack Vaught
Student Affairs Office
Baskin Hall
Deficit curb shapes Sept 15 bulk mail rate rise
The Nixon administration blocks full 430 million in an appropriation, forcing the Postal Service to seek part of the gap from mail users. Temporary increases began May 16 while permanent rate plans face a 4.2 cent to 44 cent per piece shift over five years. Protests from direct mail advertisers cite the act’s required phased third class rate changes.
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Nixon
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Reorganization Act
Independent Postal Service
Rate Commissions
Congress
Hargrove
Office of Management and Budget
Direct Mail
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Scorpius
Cool Spell Singers
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Silverton
Floydada
Lackney
Shallowater
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Brownfield
Clovis
Lavington
N.M. Plainview
Gainesville
Amarillo Air Terminal
Callahan
Abilene
Kastory
Saratoga
Gregory
Dothan
Ala
Kingsville
Memorial Coliseum
Lufkin
Waco
Eagle Pass
Red River
Wichita Falls
Denison
Ace
Alan “Islands
Pachic
Squato
Paca
Pacific Ocean
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America Science and Engineering Inc
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