Officer Renews Cheating Charge in Missile Exam Case
Lt. Earl M. Bricker III alleges widespread cheating on written exams qualifying officers to control Nike Hercules missile battalions at Homestead Air Force Base. He says Congress and the Army failed to fully investigate and that unqualified officers could fail in a crisis.
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Bricker
House
Armed Services
U.S
New Orleans
Army Reserve
Army
Norman
Drunk Man Attempts Freight Train Hijack at Earle
Daniel Decca, 38, of Memphis, jumped between freight cars near the engine on a Missouri Pacific freight train crossing the Mississippi River bridge at Earle Arkansas. He brandished a .22 pistol at officers, said he planned to go to California, and stated he wanted to take his five children to Memphis. He faces public drunkenness charges and carrying a concealed weapon. The incident stalled the train and prompted deputies to seek further questioning.
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Decca
Harry Hammer
Missouri- Pacific Railroad
Mississippi River
Earle
Smithson
Deoca
California
Memphis
Plass
Lunar lander skin peels as Apollo 16 pushes toward moon base
Apollo 16 astronauts Navy Capt. John W. Young and Lt. Col. Charles M. Duke Jr. enter Orion for a one hour systems check after the lander’s protective skin peeled away. Ground teams report no faults and the mission remains on track to land on the lunar highlands near a prominent peak. Meanwhile Caspar in orbit conducts radar terrain surveillance as plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young and
Duke
Orion
Lunar
Navy
Cmdr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Casper
Nixon to Visit Poland After Russia Trip
President Nixon will visit Poland May 31 and June 1 after trips to Russia and Iran. An advance party left Andrews AFB for Moscow preparations. The itinerary includes a stop in Salzburg en route to the Soviet Union and Iran, with no other stops planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Poland
Russia
Iran
White House
Polish People's Republic
Witold Trampenynski
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
Vietnam
Salzburg
Austria
Soviet Union
Tehran
Warren
Warsaw
Vets Urge Vaccination Of Flocks In Missouri
COLUMBIA MO AP An outbreak of Asiatic Newcastle disease virus in Southern California poultry flocks is confined to port areas including Florida Texas and Puerto Rico. MU recommends Midwest poultry owners vaccinate with LaSota Newcastle disease virus to protect birds. If outbreak occurs in Missouri, producers could be notified and flocks vaccinated within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
California
Florida
Texas
Puerto Rico
University of Missouri-Columbia Veterinary School
Midwest
Missouri
E. L. McCune
Mrs Crocker Reaches 96 Years With Family at Flor Sheim
Mrs. Crocker and husband LF Crocker of 9 Fairsite Dr mark long service milestones. She retires after nearly 50 years with International Shoe Co including Mt Vernon and Mexico plant tenure from 1922 to 1951 as an instructor and later a fancy stitcher. The couple plans travel and fishing after retirement.
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LF. Crocker
Fairsite Dr
Florsheim Shoe Co
Space Shuttle Vote Looms in House as NASA Plan Grows
Apollo 16 mission continues while Congress nears approving a multibillion dollar space shuttle program. The House Space Committee backed a bill funding NASA with 3.428 billion for the year and 200 million for shuttle design, plus 27.9 million for facilities. Development costs over six years projected at 5.15 billion with first manned orbital flight targeted for 1978. Opponents like Rep. Les Aspin urge delay for clarification of the military role and overall plan. NASA has named Cape Kennedy and Van denberg Air Force Base as shuttle bases.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
House Space Committee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Les Aspin
D-Wis
NASA
Aspin
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Congressman Hungate Leads Des Moines Energy Hearing
Congressman Hungate participates in a small business committee hearing in Des Moines Iowa on the energy crisis and potential summer brownouts. He aims to foster open exchanges with electric and gas officials coal suppliers and conservation representatives to craft a local plan for preventing shortages across Missouri Iowa and Illinois in the tri state area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hungate
Des Moines
Small Business Committee
Federal Power Commission
Tri-State
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
Hungate
New System Clears To From Moon
Los Angeles AP reports a high speed relay system from Image Transform Inc in North Hollywood will provide the clearest televised lunar view this week. Live moon telecasts use digital signals from Apollo 16 received at Goldstone California then sent to Houston and back to Los Angeles for conversion and display, with near instantaneous relays to the space center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lunar
Moon
Image Transform, Inc
North Hollywood
Earth
Goldstone
Calif
Mojave Desert
Space Center
Houston
Quarter Horses In Another Big Year
The American Quarter Horse Association reports 1971 growth with 73,594 total registrations across 42 countries, pushing total AQHA registrations above 800,000 and ahead of other major horse registries. Transfers rose 3.2 percent to a record 111,007. The AJQHA, fastest growing youth group, has 4,000 members in 40 states and two Canadian provinces and will host the First National Finals Show and Third Annual Convention in Amarillo, Texas, Aug 9–12, 1972 with over 600 invited entries and $25,000 in prizes. There were 1,480 AQHA sanctioned adult shows and 1,361 youth shows nationwide, totaling 248,207 entries.
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American Quarter Horse Association
American Junior Quarter Horse Association
Canada
AJQHA
Amarillo
Texas
AQHA
U. S
Walking Shoes Needed For Capital Trip
Washington visitors face heavy Metro work and downtown street closures. Traffic crawls on Connecticut Avenue from Dupont Circle to near the White House, with G Street and 13th Street also disrupted. Parking and taxi availability are scarce, making walking the fastest way to see the Capitol FBI building White House Smithsonian and Washington Monument.
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Washington
Constitution
Pennsylvania
Independence
Connecticut Avenue
Dupont Circle
White House
Connecticut
13Th Street
F Street
U.S. Capitol
FBI
Smithsonian Institution
Washington Monument
Chet Atkins Loses Two Guitars on Canadian Tour
AP reports guitarist Chet Atkins lost two guitars during a Canadian tour. One Gretsch vanished between Nashville and Calgary and a Barbero flamenco model disappeared between Toronto and Cleveland. Atkins noted airlines carried his instruments and that the second guitar is irreplaceable.
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Nashville, Tenn
Chet Atkins
Atkins
Nashville
Calgary
Alta
Toronto
Cleveland
Ohio
Grumman Pushes For Higher F14 Contract Money
Grumman Corp told a Senate Armed Services panel that it needs a higher priced contract to build F14 fighters or face losses of 2.2 million dollars per plane, arguing national economic conditions since 1969 have reduced expected profits. The 1969 contract covers research, development, production, and testing of 313 F14s for the Navy, which aims to keep air superiority into the mid 1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grumman Corp
Navy
B. Clinton Town
Senate Armed Services
Grumman
Tows
Howard Cannon
D-Ney
Towl
Defense Department
Pentagon
Senate
Austin Walden, Moberly Lawyer, Dies in Amarillo
Moberly lawyer Austin Walden 77 died Saturday in a hospital at Amarillo Texas while returning home from a Mesa Arizona vacation. He formerly was partner of Hulen and Hulen in Moberly and is survived by his wife Frances Walden. Services are pending at Cater Chapel in Moberly.
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Moberly
Austin Walden
Amarillo
Tex
Mesa
Ariz
Walden
Hulen & Hulen
Frances Walden
Cater Chapel
Power Garrett Reaches 25 Years With MPL
Richard L. Garrett of 508 N. Clark St. completes 25 years with Missouri Power and Light Co. on April 14. Joined MPL in 1947 as storekeeper, served in the Mexico district, and is active in the Chamber of Commerce First Christian Church IOOF No. 99 and Rebekah No. 295 lodges. He studied at McMillan Elementary and Mexico High School.
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Richard L. Garrett
N. Clark St
Missouri Power & Light Co
MPL
Garrett
Mexico District
Chamber of Commerce
First Christian Church
IOOF
Rebekah
Mexico
McMillan Elentary School
Hostess urged for No 10 Downing
London AP Edward Heath Britain s bachelor prime minister should have an official hostess MP Leslie Huckfield said he would offer the services of his address book He noted Heath has held dinner parties at No 10 Downing Street since his election in June 1970 without an official hostess.
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London
Edward Heath
Britain
Leslie Huckfield
Huckfield
House of Commons
Heath
No. 10
Downing Street
Steel firms join to freeze rolled steel prices
New York AP reports three major steel companies led by U S Steel Corp have joined Bethlehem Steel Corp in freezing rolled steel prices for the rest of the year. The move affects prices across the industry and signals a coordinated effort among top producers to curb costs.
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Join Steel Freeze
New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Timetable for Apollo 16 events in Mexico time
A timetable lists major Apollo 16 events with Mexico times from Monday April 17 through Friday April 28. It covers mid course corrections, lunar module activity, sleep periods, lunar landing and exploration, space walks, and the splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean, naming astronauts Duke Young Mattingly and the mission phases.
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Mexico
Charles M. Duke
John W. Young
Young
Duke
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Lunar Module
Command Module
Moon
Earth
Mattingly
South Pacific Ocean
Venus light seen near the moon calms observers
NORAD says the bright sky object was Venus, not a threat or Apollo 16. The glow prompted calls from Arizona to Massachusetts, while astronomers note Venus Mars and Saturn alignment near the moon occurs 17 times yearly and is usually hard to view.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
North American Air Defense Command
Venus
NORAD
Arizona
Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Mars
Earth
Saturn
Bart J. Bok
University of Arizona
Dowd complains on billboards in Missouri race
Kansas City AP Ed ward L Dowd a Democratic governor hopeful complains that six billboards reserved for Jackson Day events in Springfield Missouri were no longer available after an anti billboard speech last weekend Dowd claimed space being used for opponent Lt Gov Morris and warned of possible legal action He said he reserved locations for April 29 30 and that Pioneer Advertising owner Jack Lipscomb said Dowd paid for three of five sites two were taken by a bank and a car company Sen Earl Blackwell and Morris were cited as having billboard placements in the area
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Kansas City
Edward L. Dowd
Springfield
Dowd
William
Morris
FBI Agents Association
Jack Lipscomb
Pioneer Advertising Company
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Hanoi-Haiphong
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William P. Rogers
United States
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Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Rome
Mario Victor Maimone
Geneva
Paul VI
Italy
Mrs. Crocker
Troudeau
Ottawa
Great Lakes
William Rogers
William DD. Ruckelshaus
U.S. Council of Environmental Protection Agency
Russell Train
U.S. Council On Environmental Quality
Mitchell Sharp
Russill Nimdergerk
Phong
Metropolitan Life
Mee Paik Noo
Sette Insurance
Hte
Liberty
Culpepfer
Lunar Rover
Bam
Longa
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