Apollo 14 docks, Antares jettisoned after lunar visit
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard and Mitchell docked with the Kitty Hawk after a successful moon surface stay of 33 1 2 hours. Antares, abandoned in lunar orbit, crashed into the moon as planned to provide seismic data, while Roosa commented on the craft’s exit and the crew prepared for homeward flight.
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McClymonds High to Reward Perfect Attendance with Stamps
In Oakland McClymonds High School plans a reward program giving 100 trading stamps weekly for perfect attendance and a 500 stamp semester bonus. Principal Louis Jones, citing sporadic attendance at the racially mixed campus of about 870 students, expects the scheme to yield several books of stamps worth around three dollars each.
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Quake Rocks Tuscania Near Rome Killing Dozens
A powerful earthquake struck Tuscania, 50 miles north of Rome, killing at least ten and injuring more than 80 as rescue workers search collapsed buildings. Officials fear a higher toll with hospitals damaged and streets littered with rubble. Soldiers and police assist, ambulances move to Viterbo and nearby towns.
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Nixon Favors Plan to Veto Civilian Programs Shift
President Nixon backs moving civilian Army Corps of Engineers and Atomic Energy Commission functions to a proposed Department of Natural Resources. The move, urged by the President’s Advisory Council on Executive Reorganization, aims to unify natural resource programs and boost coordinated management amid environmental concerns. Ehrlichman indicated details would come in late spring.
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Doves Question Rogers on Southeast Asia Policy
Senate Foreign Relations members who oppose Nixon's Southeast Asia policy doubt Secretary Rogers shapes or reveals plans. Senators Aiken and Church say he is either uninformed in advance or instructed to withhold details, citing Cambodia incursions and Laos border actions as examples.
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A Glance Inside a Legacy of Death
A Midwestern family faces a deadly legacy with multiple generations struck by a disease resembling ataxia. The article notes a potential brand of the illness and its enduring impact across kin. Page references indicate broader features.
Weather turns cold with likelihood of snow and rain
The forecast calls for a cloudy cold day with snow likely and a possible change to rain by night. Highs in the lower 30s and overnight lows just below. Monday remains cloudy with a chance of rain and little temperature change. Sunday and Sunday night carry a 60 percent precipitation chance. Rogers sought to reassure the committee about Nixon administration intentions.
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