Space Shuttle Boosts Cape Kennedy as Launch Leader
AP analysis argues Nixon’s backing of a scaled down shuttle with a throwaway booster makes Cape Kennedy the clear front runner for the initial launch site. Cape’s existing pads and Atlantic booster drop safety are cited, with New Mexico Utah Oklahoma California considerations fading amid cost and timing limits.
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Apollo 16 May Wait Until April
Apollo 16 faces a possible delay from March 17 to April 16 due to a potential space separation system modification. Apollo program director Rocco Petrone cited a distinct possibility of postponement depending on whether on-pad work suffices or if rolling back to the assembly building becomes necessary, with a launch window contingent on engineering findings.
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Rocco A. Petrone
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McDonnell Douglas backs space shuttle program as jobs loom
Space industry leader James S. McDonnell lauded the government decision to push ahead with the space shuttle program calling it timely and right. He cited the potential creation of up to 55 000 jobs as an economic boost after the Apollo phasing out while noting his firm’s role in the project. David Lewis of General Dynamics also highlighted decades of shuttle studies, with General Dynamics teamed with North American Rockwell.
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James S. McDonnell
McDonnell Douglas Corp
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David Lewis
General Dynamics Corp
General Dynamics
Rockwell
Air war expands in Vietnam with heavy raids near Hanoi
U S planes attacked two radar sites in North Vietnam and B52s dropped nearly 300 tons in the DMZ in the heaviest raid there. One strike hit 64 miles southwest of Hanoi, the closest attack to the capital since a 1970 Son Tay raid. Two American deaths were reported last week, both over Laos. President Nixon and Japan's Sato held pre summit talks in California as peace talks in Paris resumed after four weeks. The House Armed Services Committee opened a probe into overuse of secrecy and classification practices.
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Nguyen van Tien
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Jobless urged to file claims nationwide
AP reports unemployment claims urged at Employment Security offices as extended benefits program eligibility rises. Pay Board debates cutback in a 12 percent aerospace pay raise, while labor and management rework, and Detroit auto sales exceed 11 million for the first time in industry history, marking a 22 percent rise from 1970.
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Price War Expands In Steel Industry Across Major Firms
Armco Steel Corp and U S Steel Corp cut prices on hot and cold rolled sheet and related products. Industry sources say Inland Steel and Bethlehem Steel followed with discounts though details remain unclear. Analysts note prior hikes averaged 7.7 percent and the reaction aims to stay competitive amid rising costs.
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Hogs Attack Kill Elderly Farm Woman
In Villa Grove Illinois a 71 year old farm woman Miss Jennie Etta Brewer was found dead in a hog pen with severe bites on her face and hands. Coroner Dr James Taylor said she died from hemorrhages and may have been knocked down or slipped in the muddy pen as hogs rushed for corn.
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Jennie Etta Brewer
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Pay Board Sticks On 8 Percent Rise For Aerospace
Washington AP The Pay Board voted 12 to 0 to table a motion outlining guidelines for reducing the rejected 12 percent aerospace pay raise. The action leaves unions free to renegotiate without public management dictates, with the board aiming for about 8 percent rather than the proposed 12 percent. Chairman Boldt abstained.
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Nixon and Sato Open Trade Talks at Western White House
Nixon and Sato began two day discussions on trade in the Western White House. Connally visited Japanese Finance Minister Mizuta in Newport Beach and dined with the President at his seaside home. Officials said talks would cover tariffs quotas and investment controls while Rogers noted timing of the China initiative and warned of leaks given Japan's free press.
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American Broadcasting Co
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Search Party Hunts Plane In Jungle
A military search party dropped by helicopter into the Peruvian jungle hoped to reach the wreckage today of a turbo prop airliner that crashed Christmas Eve with 92 aboard. The only survivor, 17 year old Juliane Koepcke, reached civilization after 10 days wandering. The 12 man team faced rain and rough terrain, while pilot Clyde Peters parachuted in with no word on survivors. The wreckage was spotted about 520 miles northeast of Peru. her father Hans Koepcke and mother Dr Maria Koepcke were aboard.
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Congressional Action Promised To Close Open Season On Secrets
In a House committee plan, Rep. F. Edward Hebert urged a broad inquiry into classification and protection of national security information. He lamented an open season on secrets while urging early legislative fixes balancing public right to know with government function. An Anderson column alleged White House misstatements and questioned Keating’s secret cable, while officials seek who leaked the papers.
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Writer Bukovsky Sentenced to Prison Term and Exile
MOSCOW AP A three man court convicted Vladimir Bukovsky 29 of circulating slanderous inventions about the Soviet system. He received seven years in prison and five years exile in a remote area. The trial was closed to Western reporters.
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Student Charged in Willow Bank Robbery Case
Oklahoma City AP report states 23-year-old Okmulgee student Robert Dewan Dennis faces federal arraignment on charges of bank robbery and kidnapping in the Willow bank heist. Dennis allegedly robbed the First State Bank of about $200, abducted the town marshal, a bank vice president and her husband, locked them in closets, and set a house on fire.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Battery explodes injures man eye in Overland Park
Jon M. Justice, 24, of Kansas City suffered acid burns to his right eye when a car battery exploded while he attempted to start a friend's car in Overland Park on a Wednesday night. Police theorize wet streets caused jumper cables to arc and ignite the blast.
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