Apollo 12 risks new no return course to moon landing
Apollo 12 pilots Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean fired the descent engine to near moon and abandoned a free return path. The maneuver tightens lunar approach near Surveyor 3 in the Ocean of Storms with a planned moon walk early Wednesday and a potential Earth return using the lander engine if needed.
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Apollo 12 Flight Highlights Day Three and Four Timelines
The log details Apollo 12 activities from Sunday November 16 through Monday November 17 EST. It notes crew wake times, energy conservation, engine burns to adjust trajectory, the start of a space to Earth telecast, transfer to the Intrepid landing craft, system checks, battery charging, rest periods, and planned TV broadcasts as Apollo 12 approaches and enters initial Moon orbit.
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Gordon
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Conrad Seeks Storm Rule For Apollo Flights
Apollo 12 commander Charles Conrad Jr. urges future missions not to lift off in thunderstorms. He notes the idea is already in pilot handbooks and could be added to the Saturn 5 manual. During the Cape Kennedy launch, a brief electrical dropouts occurred as the Saturn 5 rose in a rainstorm.
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Conrad
Mission Control
Trouble flares at justice steps to desegregate schools
Washington AP reports new Nixon Administration measures aimed at speeding desegregation in reluctant Southern districts. Health Secretary Finch announced actions that could trigger more federal fund cutoffs after a Supreme Court ruling against delaying desegregation. Hundreds of districts are affected.
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Nixon
Robert H. Finch
Finch
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Legions Parade in Peaceful Protest Meets Turmoil in D C
About 250000 peace marchers gathered in Washington to oppose the Vietnam War while a splinter group clashed with police near the Justice Department. Tear gas, arrests, and property damage followed as demonstrators were pushed away from the White House and Capitol area.
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Justice Department
White House
New Mobilization Committee
Potomac River
European cities unite in moratorium protests across continents
Tens of thousands march in European capitals and cities from Paris to Dublin to Berlin in support of the U S Vietnam moratorium. Demonstrations target U S facilities in Frankfurt and Rome sees traffic jams amid antiwar slogans. Hungary holds solidarity ceremonies at Hanoi Park marking world Vietnam day.
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Frankfurt
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Rome
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Vietnam
Ireland
Ameri
Can
Dublin
London
Harold Wilson
Budapest
Hanoi Park
Stevenson Eyes Washington as Illinois Prairies Politician
An Adlai Stevenson campaign profile shows him building a political career on Illinois prairies and aiming for Washington. The piece notes Eisaku Sato’s pivot to Japan politics and his planned talks with President Nixon in Washington this week.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois Prairies
Washington, D.C
Eisaku Sato
Japan
Okinawa
United States
Washington
Nixon
Haynsworth Vote Late This Week
Supporters of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth expect no vote before Wednesday or Thursday. Senate leaders seek a Monday agreement fixing a showdown time as both sides aim to field their strongest support. Mansfield calls the outcome a tossup and notes many senators may still speak in favor of the nomination.
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Clement F. Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Haynsworth
Mansfield
Weekend Snow Forecast Replaced by Warmer, Partly Cloudy Day
The forecast removes snow for Friday night and Saturday and calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures today and tonight. Temperatures peak in the upper 30s to low 40s with overnight lows around 27 to 32. Monday also looks partly cloudy and warmer.
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