Apollo 15 faces flickering light risk to lunar landing
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin sped toward the moon as Mission Control wrestled with an unexplained flicker in an instrument panel that could threaten a lunar landing. Officials warned the fault might be a faulty switch or, in worst case, disable the back up engine control, risking an orbit-only mission.
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Mission Control
Earth Orbit
Moon
Endeavour
Falcon
Scott
Space Agency
British Gal Ends Atlantic Voyage
Nicolette Milnes-Walker, 22, completed a 46 day solo voyage in a 30 foot sloop. She arrived at Port o Call Marina with her parents Henry and Mary Milnes-Walker and about 50 onlookers cheering. She faced a two day storm about 500 miles from her goal but suffered only minor injuries and a chipped tooth.
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Port o’Call
Coast Guard
Henry and
Mary Milnes-Walker
Newport
Nicolette
Dale
Wales
England
Columbus
Taxpayers Deserve Apology Sparks GOP Attack on Gilligan
In Columbus Ohio Republicans fault Gov Gilligan and his graduated income tax plan now cleared by the Ohio House. Sen Lukens calls the governor’s remark about voter qualifications unbelievable and says the plan hurts the little guy. GOP leaders urge defeat, warn of future spending while hearings resume.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Gilligan
Ohio House
Donald “Buz” Lukens
Middletown
John Joyce Gilligan
Lukens
Gilligan
Senate
Ways and
GOP
John Andrews
Andrews
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
Agnew Critic Gets Boot
Robert Lee Grant, a 32 year old critic of Vice President Agnew and Attorney General Mitchell, appears to be leaving the Nixon administration. Grant said Agnew appealed to bigotry and accused Mitchell of inaction on voting rights in the South. He described his departure as “sort of” and planned a news conference.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Robert Lee Grant
Agnew
U.S
Grant
Mitchell
South
Floyd Hyde
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
John Witzel
Hyde
Witzel
Herbert G. Klein
Ohio House Passes Credit Card Crackdown With Softer Penalties
The Ohio House approved a Senate sponsored bill by 64 23 to curb illegal credit card use in a floor session. Law would extend penalties to multiple sixty dollar transactions within a year and second offenses, but a Wilkowski amendment trimmed some penalties. The measure heads to a conference committee as doubts linger over final fate. The same night the Senate advanced a public employe moving and travel reimbursement bill to the governor and also approved real estate affidavit recording with county recorders.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
House
Cloudy and Cool Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and continued cool weather. Highs near the upper 70s with overnight lows in the mid-50s. Yesterday peaked at 83 degrees and this morning’s low was 5.
Air Force Sgt. loses stripes over long sideburns at Eglin
T. Sgt. Clarence Wirt, 13 years in service, was reduced from sergeant after a special court martial found him guilty for refusing to trim sideburns that fell quarter inch below the ear. He plans to appeal and may seek civilian counsel from the ACLU.
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Air Force
Clarence Wirt
Wirt
American Civil Liberties Union
Chuckle The Cheapest Way To Trace A Family Tree
A humorous quip suggests public office as the frugal method to map genealogical lineage. The line plays on political ambitions and genealogical curiosity. It reflects a light, tongue in cheek tone commonly seen in opinion or cartoon captions.
Thieu Faces Plot to Use Drug Charge for Political Gain
In Saigon, Maj. Gen. Ngo Dzu’s drug trafficking and corruption charges are blamed on a scheme to bolster President Thieu’s elections by reshuffling top military leaders to aid his Mekong Delta drive. The plan stalled after the charges leaked, fueling discontent within the armed forces and threatening Thieu’s southern base.
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Ngo Dzu
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Mekong Delta
Duong van Minh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong
Delta
Ngo Quang Truong
South Vietnam
Truong
Oor
Nguyen Vinh Nghi
21St Divi
Sion
Military Region 2
Central Highlands
Dzu
Thien
Robert H. Steele
Connecticut Republican
U.S
Steele
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Heinze
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Toledo
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William Barton
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