Apollo 14 Ends US Space Era
Apollo 14 ends an era as Alan B. Shepard Jr. leads the nine day mission from Cape Kennedy. The Mercury seven pioneers, including Shepard, Grissom and Slayton, are recalled for their roles shaping U.S. spaceflight then and now.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Shepard
U.S
Washington
D.C
Mercury
United States
Earth
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
John H. Glenn Jr
Virgil I
Gus” Grissom
Walter M
Spacemen of the Mercury Era and Their Later Paths
The article surveys NASA Mercury astronauts from Glenn to Cooper, detailing orbit milestones and postflight careers. It notes Glenn’s 1962 orbit and 1964 Senate bid, Slayton’s flight role and health issues, Carpenter’s 1962 landing miss and 1965 Sealab work, Schirra’s rendezvous and Apollo 8 leadership, and Cooper’s Gemini 5 command and subsequent leadership in industry.
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Glenn
Astronaut Corps
U.S
Senate
Ohio
Royal Crown Cola International Ltd
Slayton
Bermuda
Carpenter
Navy
Space Program
Oceanographic Research Corporation
Schirra
Grissom
Regency Corp
Denver
Colo
Environmental Control Orp
Cooper
Hialeah
Fla
Gordon Cooper Associates
New Ike Dollar Has No Silver
Philadelphia AP. The new one dollar coin features Gen Dwight D Eisenhower with an eagle on the reverse. Unlike earlier issues it contains no silver. The design was unveiled by designer Frank Gasparro and Mint director Mary Brooks. A trial striking used a 130 ton press creating a heroic likeness of Eisenhower. The coin will carry 40 percent silver in proofs and uncirculated editions after July 1, but general circulation coins will use cupronickel. Previous Ike Dollars and the Liberty Dollar contained silver or gold.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Mint
Frank Gasparro
Mary T. Brooks
Mint
Gasparro
Iire
Panel To Probe Genetic Science
Washington AP Senate panel led by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff will hold hearings in March to study long term implications of genetic engineering. The probe will examine federally sponsored research into programmed genetic alterations and the regulation of chemicals, drugs, and food additives.
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Washington
Senate
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Ribicoff
Sheriff cites miniskirt rule in firing clerk
INDIANAPOLIS AP Sheriff Lee R Eads fired 22 year old clerk Carol Kehrer after she wore a miniskirt four inches above the required one inch above the kneecap. The sheriff linked alleged sex crimes to skirting rules while Maj James H Hardin defended the policy and noted women cannot wear pant suits at work.
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Indianapolis
Lee R. Eads
Eads
Carol Kehrer
Sheriff's Department
Kehrer
James H. Hardin
Hardin
Missouri Commission on Human Rights ends year with record cases
Jefferson City AP Missouri Commission on Human Rights closed 706 cases in 1970 and received 779 complaints, leaving 907 pending. Of 692 employment complaints, 402 came via the federal EEOC. Most complaints stemmed from employment practices with St Louis origins leading at 322 and Kansas City with 262.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Commission On Human Rights
Clyde L. Scott
Missouri
Commission
Federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
St. Louis
Kansas City
Lee’s Summit
Springfield
Commission closes 704 cases in following year rise
The report shows the commission closed 704 cases, 68 percent more than in 1969, with mentions of Sikeston Clayco Mo Wellston Maplewood Columbia and Brentwood towns noted in the summary.
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Sikeston
Claycomo
Wellston
Maplewood
Columbia
Brentwood
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