Apollo 9 Crew Chooses Backup Landing Zone
Apollo 9 flight directors and astronauts weighed a southerly splashdown and an alternate orbit while tracking ships Guadalcanal and crew members McDivitt Scott and Schweickart pressed for a safer backup site as weather forecasts shifted. The recovery ship would reach the new point in about 16 hours, with visibility and seas monitored for a safe return after a 10 day moon mission.
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Eugene Kranz
Guadalcanal
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Stuart Roosa
Bermuda
McDivitt
Scott
Aldrin Expected to Be First Man on Moon
Space Center Houston reports Buzz Aldrin is likely to be the first to set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Plans could still change before the 1969 flight, with Neil Armstrong as the other possible first step. Michael Collins will pilot the command module in lunar orbit.
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Air Force
Michael Collins
Moon
Safeguarding Teens Against Drugs Series Notes
The third article in the series explains principal drugs being used or abused. It emphasizes parental preparation and accurate knowledge before discussing drugs with teens. Page 25.
National Debt Bill Delayed by House Action
The House postpones consideration of a bill to raise the national debt limit by 12 billion dollars. Speculation on votes was denied by leaders as Speaker McCormack said the Rescheduling came at the request of Rules Chairman Colmer. The measure now targets March 19.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Rules Committee
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Viet Cong Offensive Slows But Could Resume Soon
Allied briefings report a sharp drop in Viet Cong rocket and mortar strikes marking a possible pause in an 18 day offensive. U.S. officials warn a new wave could begin any day as 126 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese and 10 Americans die in five more ground fights. An abortive convoy ambush northwest of Saigon yields 76 enemy KIA, while U.S. forces shell positions with helicopters and flamethrowers. North Vietnamese assaults near Kontum City leave 32 enemy dead and 8 Americans killed with 43 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Kontum City
Kontum
De Gaulle Vows Defend France as Paris Strike Fades
In Paris a 60 000 to 100 000 worker march pressed for higher wage boosts than the 4 percent cap. De Gaulle broadcast a firm stand defending the franc and the republic saying the government will not bow to strikes. Police clashed with demonstrators using batons and tear gas as paving stones were used for barricades. 230 protesters were arrested and 12 officers injured.
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DOT
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Monroe child battles pneumonia and open heart surgery
Amy Freshour, four, of Monroe, is hospitalized in Cincinnati after open heart surgery on February 18. Doctors found additional heart issues requiring two more operations. Her father, Monroe police chief Ray Freshour, discusses the family’s finances, care schedule, and ongoing fundraising for Amy Freshour Fund as donors respond with letters, visits, and support from community groups.
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Amy Freshour
Monroe
Steigerwald
Little Amy Freshour
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Amy
Ray Freshour
Freshours
Freshour
Christine Corhn
Wallace Corhn
Joe Heck
Monroe Religious Council
Heck
Lebanon St
Andre Evick
John Scholfield
East
Bethesda St
Ray begins six week stay in single prison cell in Nashville
James Earl Ray, the confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will spend about six weeks in a nine by six foot cell in Tennessee's maximum security area. He will receive a prison assignment and fair treatment like other inmates as he serves a 99 year sentence. Ray will be eligible for parole in 30 years.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
State Penitentiary
Lake Russell
Ray
Memphis
Nashville
Shelby County
William Morris Jr
Morris
London
LA Schools Shaken Up by Rioters
Riots hit 11 Los Angeles public schools with window smashing, fires, and walkouts. Mayor Yorty blamed troublemakers while teachers and officials urged intervention.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Alvin Barfield
Association of Classroom Teachers In
Ronald Reagan
Carver Junior High School
Black Students Union
San Fernando High
Taft High
Woodland Hills
Los
Cold night and weekend with below normal temps
It will be clear and cold tonight with teens for lows. Friday brings fair, warmer weather with highs in the mid 30s or lower 40s. The long range shows temperatures staying below normal through Monday. A cool weekend with 20s to 40s and possible snow flurries Friday and early next week. Yesterday's high reached 26 and overnight low 13.
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Grand Turk
Roosa
Aldrin
25Th Infantry Division
25Th Division
Cu Chi
Dau Tieng
Dau
Highlands
DeGaulle
Monroe Child Battles Pneumonia
Jack Thornton
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