Moon rover training ride at Cape Kennedy described
Report covers hands on experience with Rover I a lunar buggy used by astronauts David Scott and James Irwin during simulated moon drives at Cape Kennedy Florida. It details controls navigation speed safety and how the craft unfolds from storage, with goals of live Earth viewing from lunar surface.
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David Scott
James Irwin
Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Scott
Irwin
John Olmstead
Island
Manhattan
Rover I
Mission Control
Jim
Apollo 15 astronauts race toward moon orbit with new engine
Apollo 15 crew under command repair a water leak then prepare to use a split second engine firing technique in moon orbit while geologist advisor warns of heavy workload during the 67 hour stay. U S officials acknowledge secret Laos war support amid mounting questions about public statements. President Nixon deficits surge as Congress faces Indochina pullout disputes and draft stalemate. Parole board keeps Berrigan brothers in Danbury for 16 months. Conservative editors desert Nixon but GOP expects returns. Mosquito vector spreading sleeping sickness out of control in California. Higher farm prices drive most consumer food costs rise per Agriculture Department.
Onassis Angry With Daughter Marriage Sparks Mystery
Greek shipping magnate Aris Onassis declined public comment as Christina Onassis wed 47-year-old Hollywood real estate man Joseph Balker in Las Vegas. An unnamed relative said he was angry while a spokesman avoided family questions. Onassis learned of the marriage as he and Jacqueline prepared on Skorpios for Mrs. Onassis birthday.
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Athens
Greece
Aristotle Onassis
Christina
Hollywood
Onassis
Las Vegas
Joseph Balker
Jacqueline
Skorpios
Mrs. Onassis
White House aims for new rail talks to avert strike
The Nixon administration media push seeks voluntary settlement in a dispute idling four railroads with UTU President Charles Luna meeting in Cleveland. Officials caution compulsory action is a last resort, as unions plan further line shut downs and two rounds of strikes are set for August 6 and August 11 involving multiple carriers.
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Washington
White House
United Transportation Union
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
W. J. Usery
Cleveland
UTU
Charles Luna
Secretary of Labor
James D. Hodgson
Congress
House Commerce Subcommittee
Ziegler
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Erie-Lackawanna
Louisville & Nashville
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe
Houston Belt & Terminal
Alton
Mosquito Crisis Warns California Health Officials
Health and agricultural agencies met to address Culex tarsalis in California valleys. Richard F. Peters warned pesticides have lost effect, mosquitoes surge, and VEE and sleeping sickness threaten horses and humans. Plans include immunizing 400,000 horses and exploring natural enemies for larvae control.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Richard F. Peters
California Department of Public Health
Mexico
Texas
Peters
San Joaquin
Sacramento
St. Louis
Robert van den Bosch
Division of Biological Control
University of California At Berkeley
Mexico Ledger Advertising Rates and Hours
Mexico Ledger lists daily publication except Sundays and holidays at 300 N Washington St Mexico Ma. Rates show 2.00 per month by carrier within Mexico and trade area towns. Mail rates vary by state and duration with armed forces $1.25 per month. Office hours 8:00 am to 3:00 pm weekdays and Saturday mornings.
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Mexico Ledger
Washington St
Mexico
Secona
Trade
Audrain
Pau
Rahmeyer Buys Funeral Home Interest
Charles W. Rahmeyer of 708 Yale St has purchased an interest in Precht Pickering Funeral Home. Connie L. Pickering announces the deal and Rahmeyer is now available to serve families. Rahmeyer, a former WWII Air Force veteran and Centralia High graduate, is married to Maurine Long.
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Charles W. Rahmeyer
Yale St
Precht-Pickering Funeral Home
Connie L. Pickering
Pickering
Rahmeyer
Charles Rahmeyer
Mr. Pickering
Mexico
Audrain
Centralia
Maurine Long
Gary
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Kenny
Mexico High School
First Presbyterian Church
Gordon named Hickory County prosecuting attorney
Jefferson City Gov. Warren Hearnes appointed R. J. Gordon, a Pineville Democrat, to serve as prosecuting attorney for Hickory County on Wednesday, replacing Don Gibson who resigned. The move corrects a prior report that listed McDonald County.
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Jefferson City
R. J. Gordon
Pineville
Hickory County
Warren E. Hearnes
McDonald County
Gordon
Don Gibson
Springfield
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United States
Laos
House
U.S. Board of Parole
Brothers Berrigan
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury, Conn
Agriculture Department
Daughter
U.S. Mint
Mary T. Brooks
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
VFW
North End of
Jefferson
Funeral Home
Willie Boy
Eroei Technicolor Colony
ASSN
Sambia
LE Mans
Cinema Center
FIC Sinema Conde Iis Wed Ra Seu Ph Daar Pe He Mead Family Entertainment
Willard
Nien
FAMIS
Chevrolet
Welleres
Ree
Plymouth
Olds
Ted Mottaz
Vandalia
CH Vrolet
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