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Apollo 13 Top News Story of 1970
The AP reports Apollo 13 as the year’s top story, detailing the April 13 explosion that crippled the spacecraft, the astronauts Lovell Haise Swigert guiding the ship with Houston ground control, and their safe return after a perilous lunar loop. The piece notes the global relief and reactions, including church bells and prayers.
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Nixon
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Canada
East Pakistan
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James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
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