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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1971

Page

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Countdown Begins For Fourth Moon Mission Blastoff Set

Apollo 15 faces a Monday 9 34 a m blastoff from Cape Kennedy after a 104 hour countdown. The crew Scott Irwin Worden rehearse in simulators while John Young and others plan two excursions to Hadley Rille and the Hadley mountain region. NASA adjusts gear after Soyuz 11 tragedy and astronauts will wear pressure suits during critical mission phases.

Cape Kennedy Fla Mexico Neil A. Armstrong Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Lunar Earth David R. Scott James B. Irwin Alfred M. Worden Scott Irwin Apennine Mountains Hadley Rille NASA Pacific

Nuclear plan revelations stir Vietnam war debate

National Review cites secret documents alleging a 1954 preliminary plan for a demonstration nuclear drop in Indochina and a 1962 revival proposal. It claims 1965 talks considered escalation tools, including harbor blockades, rail destruction, and targeting North Vietnamese power and China’s coastline, amid wider debate on Pentagon papers and McNamara's study.

New York The National Review Vietnam U.S. Defense Department Indochina Pentagon New York Times Washington Post Defense Robert 5. McNamara William F. Buckley Jr Joint Chiefs of Staff McNamara North Vietnam Haiphong Sihanoukville China Red River Hainan Island Arthur W. Radchairman Joint Chiets of Staff Moscow Peking Haiphong Harbor Dean Rusk Congress Viet Cong National Liberation Front

Two From Area On Student Council

Rush Hill resident Bil Farris son of Mr and Mrs John L Farris was elected student council president at Capital Business College Jefferson City Miss Candie Culwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall Culwell Middletown was elected secretary Both are enrolled in the higher accounting course.

Rush Hill Bil Farris John L. Farris Capital Business College Jefferson City Candie Culwell Marshall Culwell Middletown

Moon anniversary marks countdown to fourth U.S. lunar mission

Reports from Washington and Saigon note a second anniversary mood as NASA eyes a fourth Apollo style lunar landing. AP dispatches cover Hoover warning Congress on Communist intelligence and the Subversive Activities Control Board funding cut.

Cape Kennedy Fla Washington J. Edgar Hoover Congress FBI United States Senate Subversive Activities Control Board Nixon

Cushy Job Worries Astronaut Worden Faces Vietnam Contrast

Alfred Worden, 29, Apollo 15 astronaut candidate and Air Force major, worries that his cushy training role contrasts with friends' fates in Vietnam. He notes he might volunteer for Vietnam if not chosen for space. Worden, West Point grad, trained as a fighter pilot and test flyer, prepares for a Cape Kennedy launch as command module pilot.

West Point Worden Air Force Vietnam Jackson Mich Space Cape Kennedy Russia New York Houston Pamela Ellen Vander Beek Bayside N.Y Merrill Alison

Apollo 15 to broadcast moon mission with new rover camera

AP reports Apollo 15 will beam about 22 hours of television from space during a 12 day lunar tour. David Scott James Irwin Alfred Worden will be featured as they traverse the moon in the rover drill and set up a science station with the rover camera controlled from Mission Control.

Alfred M. Worden Space Moon Earth Mission Control Center

Moon mission camera eyes lunar scenes on next excursions

The July 20 1971 report describes astronauts planning a second and third moon rover excursion. A television camera will show the peak face and a suspected volcanic crater cluster while eight hours of battery remain after the crew departs. The cam era will study the landing site and constellations and may glimpse planet Earth’s lights at night outside the United States.

Moon Europe Asia Africa Australia United States

Happy House Gifts Deductible Status Declared

The Mexico Community Child Care Center has been officially recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax deductible. Donors may deduct contributions on federal returns under Section 170, with bequests and gifts deductible for federal estate and gift taxes under Sections 2055 2106 and 2522. Announcement from IRS district director E Coyle Jr of St Louis.

Happy House Mexico Community Internal Revenue Service IRS E.C. Coyle, Jr St. Louis

Baby Show Opening At Montgomery County Fair

The Montgomery County Fair opens July 28 at the fairgrounds with a baby show at 6 30 p.m featuring several age divisions for babies. Prizes include quirky categories like prize freckleface under 10 and redhead under 5. A Thursday parade leads into pet and talent shows and a queen contest. Friday offers animal judging and a tractor pulling contest while Saturday features a demolition derby and antique car show. The carnival runs Tuesday with rides 15 cents for under 18 with a coupon.

Montgomery City Montgomery County Fair Montgomery County Fairgrounds

Judge’s Shortcut Saves Everybody

DETROIT AP A Recorder's Court judge told William Stewart Rawls it was not worth the city’s time to prosecute. The judge then pulled $10 from his wallet to pay Rawls’ bus fare back to Cleveland. Rawls, 36, in Detroit since June 30, had sought funds from Traveler’s Aid Society and county welfare. The judge said proceeding would require the city to provide counsel at about $200, so the case was dismissed and Rawls sent back to Cleveland.

Detroit William Stewart Rawls Rawls Cleveland

Federal court voids Pennsylvania scholarship cut off law

A three judge federal panel ruled Pennsylvania cannot terminate state scholarship funds for students labeled disruptive by college administrators. The 1969 statute would have allowed the agency to pull aid even for out of state students, violating Fifth Amendment protection against self incrimination and First Amendment free speech. Haverford College led the suit joined by Goddard College and 24 students.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania General Assembly Raymond P. Shaffer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Haverford College Goddard College Plainfield S. Lord III U.S. District Court Lord

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