Apollo 15 Moon Show Delivers Clear TV From 250000 Miles
Earth viewers witness unprecedented lunar detail as astronauts Scott and Irwin transmit a new mini broadcasting system. The camera offers twice the resolution, direct earth links, and ground-controlled zooms and pans, with a televised liftoff planned from the moon.
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Space Center
Houston
Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Falcon
Edward S. Fendell
Apollo Communications System
Fendell
RCA
Moon
Joe Nahil
NASA
Nahil
Scott
Irwin
Astronauts Ready For Second Outing
Apollo 15 crew David R. Scott and James B. Irwin completed a two hour moon excursion beneath a canyon rim and near a dusty lunar mountain base. They prepared plans for a second outing and further exploration of the lunar surface.
Apollo 15 Moon Tour Tracks Hadley Rille Recon
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin begin a second lunar excursion on the Falcon. They sample rock, photograph sites along the Apennine base and Hadley Rille menaced by a faulty rover steering. Scott notes high energy use but calls exploration at its greatest.
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Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Falcon
Scott
Irwin
Apennine Mountains
Rover I
Falcon Hatch
Moon
Hadley Rifle Gorge
Chin Crater
Rover
Mission Control
Hadley Rille
Elbow
St. George
Hadley Mountain
Steel union extends talks as strike deadline nears
Washington AP reports the United Steelworkers and nine major steel firms each expanded contract offers to 350000 workers after an all night bargaining session. A 24 hour extension was agreed as talks continue amid looming shutdowns at Bethlehem Steel and other plants with a possible industry wide strike in the air.
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Washington
Edly
Joseph P. Molony
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
White House
United Steel Workers Union
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Weekend Warmth Returns With 80 Degree Highs
Forecast calls for summerlike weather with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 50s. Monday brings increased cloudiness and a chance of thunder showers.
Chuckle Talk on Tense Times Faces Shaving Cream Pressure
A humorous column notes everyday products like shaving cream feel the strain of anxious times. It uses light satire to reflect social unease without targeting any group or event.
War Near Total Standstill In Indochina
Saigon reports the war has settled into an almost total standstill with no fresh ground fighting. Only notable actions were B52 bomber raids in northwest South Vietnam and along the Ho Chi Minh supply trail in Laos.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Gilligan urges legislature to enact flow chart programs
Gov Gilligan presents a flow chart of proposed programs for the General Assembly urging action. He faults the legislature for inaction and says it is not doing its job. He outlines aims and expectations for state policy. The item appears on page nine.
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John Gilligan
General Assembly
Gilligan
Rail Talks Lasting All Night in Washington Session
Rail negotiators and mediators from the Labor Department spent the night at the bargaining table in Washington as the United Transportation Union and rail industry representatives sought a settlement. An official said a deal seemed near around 4 a.m. then talks recessed with gaps remaining.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Labor Department
Student Pilot Charged In Japan Air Crash
Police charged 22 year old student pilot Yoshimi Ichikawa and instructor Captain Tomotsu Kuma with professional negligence after a mid air collision near Morioka killed 162. The crash involved an F86F and an All Nippon Boeing 727 at 28000 feet. Police say Ichikawa had only 25 flight hours.
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Tokyo
Yoshimi Ichikawa
Self-Defense Air Force
Japan
Morioka
Viet Cong Backers Demand US Withdrawal Deal Before Prisoner List
Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh says the Viet Cong will identify U.S. prisoners once Washington sets a withdrawal deadline. She criticizes U.S. negotiator Porter and describes U.S. pacification in South Vietnam as savage. U.S. missing service members run around 591. Hanoi lists 339 prisoners. U.S. lists 783 airmen missing over North Vietnam.
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Paris
U.S
Hanoi
Nixon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
United States
North Vietnam
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Apennine Chain
Astro
Donald K. Slayton
Hadley
Gov. Gilligan
Franklin
Farm Avenue
Harold Stassen
Boy Wonder
Ccossscore
Norman Peale
Eeee
Thomas Collins
Valley News
PCCP
Sgt
Ichikawa
Tomotsu Kuma
Masuo Tanaka
Matsukina
Kuma
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