Apollo 15 Moonwalk Ends as Scott Irwin Leave Lunar Surface
Apollo 15 ends its extended lunar stay with Scott and Irwin returning to the lunar module and preparing to align with Worden in orbit. They collected rock samples from Hadley Rille area and planned a final two days of experiments before splashdown in the Pacific.
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Steelworkers End Nationwide Strike Threat With 30 Percent Pay Rise
United States Steel Corp and other producers reached an eleventh hour contract averting a nationwide steel strike. About 350,000 workers gain a minimum $1 hourly raise over three years and a broad fringe benefit package, while some workers will be laid off as customers burn through stockpiled inventories and plants pause.
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Earthquake Jolts Hokkaido Nippon Amid Warning and Cancellations
A quake centered about 60 miles off Urakawa Hokkaido measured 6.7 on the Richter scale and prompted an early tidal wave warning for the Pacific coast later canceled. Intensity reached five on the Japanese scale near Urakawa and two in Tokyo. Washington rated 7. The Jan 20 quake killed one and injured 38 in Hokkaido.
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Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Tonight Through Tomorrow
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a chance of thundershowers both days. Lows near 60 and highs in the mid 60s are expected.
Administration To Reveal China UN Policy This Week
The Nixon administration plans to issue a policy statement on Chinese membership in the United Nations this week. Secretary of State Rogers will outline the U.S. stance, favoring seating Red China while not expelling Nationalist China, and pursuing a two thirds vote at the General Assembly to back the plan.
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China calls for full removal of U S troops from Asia
The New York Times reported top PLA officials urged complete withdrawal of American forces from Japan Thailand the Philippines Vietnam Korea Indochina and other regions. Huang Yung sheng spoke at a weekend Army Day reception attended by Premier Chou En Lai and Mao’s wife Chiang Ching.
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Rail Strike Settled With 42 Percent Wage Hike
Negotiators announced a contract ending a rail strike for about 200,000 train men. The agreement provides a 42 percent wage increase over 42 months and orders removal of pickets from 10 strikebound railroads at noon.
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Chuckle Washington Chants About Speed of Sound
A witty remark from Washington DC suggests sound travels faster than light, a playful jab at scientific debates and public curiosities about physics in the nation’s capital.
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Johnson urged Kennedy to push civil rights as a moral issue
Records released by JFK library show Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson pressed Kennedy to deliver speeches on civil rights. Tape interviews cite Johnson’s push for public dining equality and moral framing, while other documents note Kennedy’s Bay of Pigs disappointment and Goldwater’s Cuba invasion suggestion.
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