White Moon Rock Studied During Apollo 14 Quarantine
Apollo 14 astronauts Edgar Mitchell Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa remain in isolation at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory as scientists study a mysterious white rock from the Fra Mauro highlands and Mitchell confirms a personal mental telepathy experiment. The crew’s two week quarantine ends February 26 to guard against potential lunar germs.
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Houston
Edgar D. Mitchell
Head
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Mitchell
Alan B Shepard Jr
Stuart A. Roosa
Earth
Shepard
Fra Mauro Highlands
Toll rises to 61 after quake in Los Angeles area
Los Angeles residents begin returning home after three nights in motels tents or with friends while officials completed evacuation of a 20 square mile area near the quake damaged dam. Air support measures aid response and assess ongoing risks to the region.
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Los Angeles
Snow, quake toll, and LA disaster aftermath reviewed
Snow abates in southwestern Ohio while four inches melt little, and a low pressure system shifts from North Carolina toward New York. In Los Angeles, the quake death toll reaches 61 with 2 still missing as engineers warn damages may top 1 billion. Evacuees rush to markets with bottled water as mains break and looters are deterred by police presence.
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Ohio
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Honest Man Within Limits Returns $183000 Rewarded
Norman Budwit a 35 year old Brink s clerk found 183 000 in a back door bag of cash and checks and returned it prompting an 18 300 reward He hesitated fearing others might be missing and kept silent about the find until Brink s officials confirmed the recovery The Elmhurst incident sparked his comment on honesty within limits and his plans to share the money with his wife and three children for family needs.
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Chicago
Norman Budwit
Budwit
Brink's, Inc
The
Brink’s, Inc
Elmhurst
Downers Grove
Shell Oil Co
Des Plaines
Brink
Kay
South Vietnamese Drive Seizes Lang Vei Area Warehouses
Saigon reports major gains on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos with hundreds of tons of munitions fuel and food found. Army says 142 enemy killed, 7 South Vietnamese dead, and 16 stockpiles uncovered near Lang Vei as 1,100 helicopter missions supplement air support.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Highway 9
Lang Vei
U.S
Nelson Glueck Dead
Dr. Nelson Glueck renowned archaeologist and scholar died at 70 in Cincinnati after cancer treatment at Holmes Hospital. He directed Middle East explorations influencing biblical archaeology and intelligence. ordained in 1923 and long associated with the American School of Archaeology and Kennedy Library trustee duties.
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Cincinnati
Nelson Glueck
Middle East
Dr. Glueck
Holmes Hospital
Glueck
American School of
John F. Kennedy
Rockets Hit Laos Base In Night Attack
Five rockets struck the government base at Long Cheng in Laos killing one Lao and one. The attack damaged several buildings at the base, which is supported by the U S Central Intelligence Agency and serves as the headquarters of Meo General Vang Pao's guerrilla army.
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Vientiane
Laos
Long Cheng
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Meo
Vang Pao
Enzymes in Detergents Lose Ground as Sales Slip
Enzyme detergents once held about 75 percent of a 1.2 billion market but brands pull back. Lever Brothers drops enzymes from Drive. Procter & Gamble trims two detergents. Colgate Palmolive reduces enzyme lines. Concerns include respiratory illness, skin reactions, and FTC scrutiny amid Nader calls to ban enzymes.
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Washington
Lever Brothers
Drive. Procter & Gamble
Colgate Palmolive
England
Federal Trade Commission
American Academy of Allergy
Ralph Nader
FTC
Three Million Blackbirds To Be Frozen To Death
In Milan Tennessee the Army plans to kill about three million blackbirds that gathered at the Milan arsenal two years ago. Interior official Paul LeFebvre says two detergent-like chemicals will dissolve feather oils and cause rapid heat loss. Wildlife Service supervisor Ken Garner notes the plan rests on rapid body heat loss being fatal. The Army Interior and Wildlife Research units collaborate on the experiment.
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Milan, Tenn
Milan
Paul LeFebvre
U.S. Department of Interior
Ken Garner
Division of Wildlife Services
Army
Division of Wildlife Research
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Raiford Prison Riots End in Gunfire Wounding Prisoners
About 600 inmates massed on the Raiford State Prison recreation field as 600 inmates tried to storm a fence amid hunger strikes. Guards opened fire with shotguns wounding 43 and injuring 23 more in the disturbance, with 11 hospitalized. Louie Wainwright, Florida corrections chief, said the clash followed tensions in the maximum security unit demanding conjugal visits, better meals, training, and other reforms.
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Raiford State Prison
Louie Wainwright
Florida
Director of Correction
Wainwright
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