Burger Nomination Praised by Senate Conservatives
President Nixon named Warren E Burger for chief justice and the Senate Judiciary Committee planned hearings in the first week of June. Eastland and other conservatives praised Burger as an outstanding jurist, while liberals also endorsed his law and order stance.
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Apollo 16 crew to scout moon landing site for Apollo 11
Space Center Houston reported two Apollo 16 astronauts will fly the LEM to within 50 000 feet of the moon to scout a July landing site for Apollo 11. Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan will detach the LEM from the command ship and skim the surface at high speed for radar ranging and photographs. If successful, Apollo 11 could begin its lunar landing mission 55 days later with John W. Young remaining on the command ship.
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Apollo 10 Television Schedule Reveals Network Coverage
New York AP reports the three networks outline Apollo 10 flight coverage in Eastern Daylight Time. NBC airs 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. bulletins on the half hour. CBS presents a 7 to 6 p.m. window with a 10:40 to 11 p.m. rendezvous special. ABC runs 7:30 to 7:40 p.m. and 10 to 11:40 p.m. special reports plus live segments during 7 to 7:50 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. hour.
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Apollo 10 camera captures moon colors in live color show
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford Cernan and Young hosted a 29 minute live color view from 69 miles showing the moon’s pockmarked gray plains with white craters and orange brown mountains. Ground control noted sharp resolution as the crew panned from down view to a lunar horizon.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Shuts 523 Schools
The Chicago Teachers Union began a citywide strike after failing to reach a contract with the Board of Education. About 600,000 students stayed home as negotiations stalled. Officials hoped to reopen most schools by Monday, with the possibility of Friday return if an agreement is reached.
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House of Representatives
Weather outlook for Middletown area ahead of weekend
Considerable cloudiness and a temperature change are forecast for Middletown and vicinity today and tonight. Scattered showers are possible this evening with lows in the 50s. Friday may reach 60s or 70s with evening lows around 50. Saturday looks cloudy and cooler. yesterday's high was 71 and this morning's low 55.
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Enemy Deaths In Vietnam Reach Half Million Mark
Saigon reports that North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses last week push total enemy dead since U S involvement past 500000. U S forces suffered 430 killed and 2185 wounded, with higher overall weekly American tolls than the prior week. South Vietnamese casualties rose to 527 killed.
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Blaiberg in guarded condition at Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town AP reports Dr. Philip Blaiberg remains in intensive care after a setback. Hospital officials say his condition varies daily but is under control, with no cause announced. Blaiberg turns 60 this Saturday and was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher last Friday.
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Sirhan Sirhan Sentenced to Death for Kennedy Killing
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan smiles after a judge sentences him to death for murdering U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The verdict stems from the 1968 assassination in Los Angeles with the defendant yielding no appeal.
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