Apollo 14 Moon Walk Ends Short of Cone Crater Rim
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr and Edgar D. Mitchell completed a second moon walk totaling about 4% hours but halted two thirds up Cone Crater rim due to fatigue. They collected rocks, dug core tubes, and documented findings while reporting a slight oxygen leak in Mitchells suit and prepared Antares for lift off.
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Guns open fire near Laos amid Vietnam fighting
North Vietnamese gunners opened fire on allied forces in the northwest corner of South Vietnam near Laos. An American soldier was killed and three wounded at the Rock Pile outpost near Khe Sanh as heavy shelling hit three South Vietnamese bases. In eastern Cambodia, 91 NVA fighters were reported killed as South Vietnamese and allied forces repelled a major attack near Kompong Cham. The campaign aims to pre empt any dry season offensive and to protect Saigon during U.S. withdrawal, while commanders note uncertain objectives and the Nixon administration’s involvement.
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Pressure Israel For Suez Pullback
The Middle East cease-fire entered its second extension as pressure mounted on Israel to accept Egypt's plan for a partial pullback from the Suez Canal. Egypt's Anwar Sadat linked reopening the canal to Sinai troop withdrawals, while Israel pressed for open navigation with Israeli ships allowed. Diplomatic efforts at the UN and talks in Washington sought to avert a deadlock in mediated peace talks led by Gunnar V. Jarring.
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Collector's Glass On Tv Monday Night
Miss Bette Garner, longtime collector of antique glass, china and jewelry, will present a program on those topics Monday evening at 6 p. m. on Channel 12 See Tv. The program, sponsored by the Audrain County Historical Society, will be re run Tuesday at noon on Channel 12.
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Pancake Day Serving Runs to 7 PM at Church Basement
The Mexico Kiwanis Club and Mexico High School Key Club offer pancakes today at the United Methodist Church basement. The annual pancake day began early this morning and will continue until 7 p.m. The event features a Smile- IVs true-when you're No. 2 you cry harder note.
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No Need To Yell Fore On Moon
AP reports astronaut Alan Shepard treated the moon like a golf course driving off two balls with a tool cart club and joking about a sandtrap shot. He also discarded a spear like solar wind part during the activity while Mission Control ribbed his swing. The space feat shows how objects travel far in lunar gravity with no atmosphere.
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Dr McKitterick Quits City Board
Dr James A. McKitterick resigns as chairman of the Mexico Redevelopment and Housing Authority board effective immediately. Appointed in 1962, he cites personal commitments as the reason and calls his tenure rewarding. A fifth member will be appointed to join Charles Cockelreas, James Redmond, John Hopkins, and Mrs. M. L. Stephenson. each serves a four year term.
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Battle of the Bands at MMA Game Returns Tonight
Cadet musicians at Missouri Military Academy compete in the battle of the bands during halftime of the MMA Silex basketball game. This marks the sixth year of the event. Last year Karl Hirsch led Black Orchid. he has graduated but Terry Cobb and Rob Calman return. Mourning Rain, led by Chuck Parsons, is the most active group this year.
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IRA confronts Belfast riot amid civil war fears
In Belfast a three hour riot in the Catholic Ardoyne district follows a fatal shootout with British troops and an IRA clash. A British soldier and two IRA members die, civilians and a bomber are wounded, police report 37 arrests as thousands of troops stay on alert.
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Checks For $7 237 Are No Mistake
Cecil A Hall of Idaho Falls received two Social Security checks totaling 7237.20 after an error left his monthly benefits too high since an accident in 1957. A computer caught the error and Hall will receive three more checks for 2000, totaling 264 monthly benefits.
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Rampage Killer Kills Two On Two-State Escape
Bertram Greenberg of West Covina California killed two people and wounded two others before being shot by Grants New Mexico officers led by Police Chief Jay Woodward. The spree reached Arizona Missouri and California involving a car stop near Holbrook and a fatal shooting of James Brown and Officer Jim Keeton. Brown's wife Karen survived serious injuries after being pistol whipped.
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