Apollo 12 Countdown Begins for Moon Mission
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the countdown for Apollo 12 started noon EST 167 hours 38 minutes from liftoff next Friday Launch team planned 98 hours of countdown with four holds totaling over 69 hours Astronauts Conrad Gordon Bean rehearsed in simulators and received lunar topography briefing They will perform two excursions totaling seven hours around Nov 19 for lunar surface exploration plans
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Viet Cong Attack Saigon Outposts In Heavy 1968 Raid
About 100 Viet Cong guerrillas attacked two South Vietnamese outposts on the southern fringe of Saigon and launched 68 rocket and mortar strikes across the country. Two Americans killed, six wounded, three civilians dead, and many wounded as government forces reinforce the posts.
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All Alone With Parents Sought in Tennessee Search
Bobby four and his brother David two were found alone in a Chattanooga Tennessee area as authorities search for their missing parents.
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Rhodes Enter Senate Race Faces Broad Field In Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced his candidacy for the Republican U S Senate nomination in Ohio. Rep. Robert Taft Jr and Rep. Donald Lukens signaled ongoing interest, while John Glenn cited funds as a barrier to entering. Howard Metzenbaum received support from party leaders amid Life magazine allegations against Rhodes.
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Rhodes Targets Bias in Ohio Schools Speech
Gov. James A. Rhodes told the Ohio Catholic Education Association in Cleveland that education standards lag in areas with many welfare recipients. He blamed job shortages on inadequate training and schooling, criticized the boards for college-focused secondary schools, and highlighted his work for non public education in Ohio. Rhodes stepped in as keynote after Kennedy was cancelled.
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Navy Probes Keo Tanker Disaster Crew Fate
An unidentified body and a lifeboat marked Keo were found about 40 miles southeast of the Keo disaster site where the 629 foot Liberian tanker broke apart in a storm. The Coast Guard said divers recovered the body aboard the USS Fox during a wide ocean search off Nantucket. Five Navy ships and planes prepared to resume operations at dawn.
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S. Viets Getting Stronger in ARVN Divisions
Four of ten ARVN regular divisions reach reasonably acceptable combat shape, up from one a year ago. U.S. sources say the 1st Northern I Corps and 7th 9th and 21st Mekong Delta divisions are at least reasonably acceptable. Airborne troops and 14 armored cavalry squadrons shown as a success story. Nixon says training progress supports an optimistic withdrawal timetable.
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Weekend Middletown Forecast Remains Mild and Sunny
The Middletown area sees clear skies and not as cold tonight with overnight lows in the upper 30s. Saturday brings sun and warmth with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and a fair, unchanged Sunday outlook. Yesterday peaked at 59 and this morning cooled to 30 with no snow expected this weekend.
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Nixon Uses French Hero To Bridge Hanoi Peace Talks
President Nixon disclosed he used Jean Sainteny a French World War II resistance hero and former minister who knew Ho Chi Minh personally as an intermediary to convey his July peace initiative to North Vietnam. Sainteny had represented France at Ho’s Hanoi funeral and previously signed the 1946 Sainteny Ho accord. The envoy’s bid aimed to break the Paris talks deadlock, producing a reply dated August 30 before Ho’s death.
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Meir Fights Coalition Over Sabbath TV Policy in Israel
Jerusalem AP Prime Minister Golda Meir seeks a new coalition as state TV refuses to delay Sabbath broadcasts. Labor’s 56 seats need allies, while National Religious party demands no Sabbath TV. Meanwhile Israeli warplanes strike in Jordan after patrols come under fire in the Beisan Valley.
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Sixty-Two Feared Dead In South Africa Mine Blast
In the Buffelsfontein gold mine near Klerksdorp 62 workers are believed killed after explosives detonated accidentally 1.2 miles underground. Rescue teams pulled 29 injured miners to the surface as officials say survival chances were negligible.
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