Apollo 13 crew ready for riskiest moon landing mission
NASA astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert prepare for a dramatic 2 13 p m EST lift off from Cape Kennedy to explore Fra Mauro highlands. Swigert earned a seat after a crash two day rehearsal moving from backup to prime crew as Duke exposed Mattingly to German measles.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert
Fra Mauro Highlands
Lovell
Haise
Swigert
Charles Duke
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Fred W. Haise
Aquarius
John L. Swigert Jr
Odyssey
Moon
Apollo 13 Ready to Fly Faces Crew Change Debate
Apollo 13 Ready to Fly faced a scare from space disease with Lovell Haise and Swigert listed as immune. NASA considered postponing the mission but ultimately gave Swigert a trial, after Lovell initially resisted. The trio trained together for two years as a tightly tuned unit, practicing critical maneuvers in a simulator before Paine’s Cape Kennedy review.
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Lovell
Haise
Swigert
Space Agency
Mattingly
NASA
Thomas O. Paine
Cape Kennedy
Flight crew changes for Apollo 13 mission
Paine recounts a meeting where Mattingly was kept from flying and Swigert was approved as pilot. Lovell expressed disappointment over the cancellation and later was reassured by Slayton that Lovell felt comfortable with Jack.
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Paine
Swigert
Jim Lovell
Jim
Donald ‘‘Deke
Slayton
Lovell
Jack
Three U S Planes Crashes in Asia Killing Nine
AP reports three American military aircraft crashes in eastern Asia kill at least nine and injure 30. An Air Force recon plane crashed into Udorn base officers quarters in Thailand killing three and wounding 30. A Laos C130 burned after colliding with a mountain, killing six. A U S Navy jet crashed at Buckner Bay Okinawa, pilot missing.
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Asia
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Udorn Air Base
Thailand
Laos
Air America
Japan
U.S. Navy
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
Massacre Figures Rising in My Lai Case
Harpers magazine in May reports U S Army investigators estimate 450 to 500 people killed in My Lai. Most victims were women children and elderly. Bodies found in a ditch and mass graves at three sites. Seymour Hersh cites soldiers confirming witnessing and some participating.
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New York
U.S. Army
My Lai
Harpers Magazine
Seymour M. Hersh
Lyndon Johnson Appears Relaxed In Washington Return
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson, tanned and at ease, met with old foes and reporters during his first long Washington visit since leaving the White House. He offered no strong opinions on current capital controversies and signaled a move toward elder statesman status and reduced partisan politics after 33 years in public life.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Apollo 13 hardware to crash into the moon for seismic study
Two major Apollo 13 components will impact the lunar surface to study interior structure. The 61 foot Saturn V stage S4B will strike with about 11 tons of TNT energy, followed by the LM cabin section at 1.2 tons after lunar departure. Seismometers left by Apollo 12 will record the event.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lunar
Moon
Senate moves to repeal Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin resolution
The Foreign Relations Committee sent a resolution to the Senate floor to repeal the 1964 Tonkin resolution and the 1957 Middle East presidential power grant. Senator Charles Mathias, Jr. urged broader repeal and said he hopes action on his wider package follows soon.
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Washington
Gulf of Tonkin
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Middle East
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
SALT talks deemed crucial as superpower arms grow
The Institute for Strategic Studies warns that advancing American and Soviet nuclear arms raise the risk of a stealth attack. The annual survey calls SALT talks in Vienna the most important arms control effort, shaping post crisis politics amid mutual fear of nuclear disaster. A Wisconsin woman testifies about witnessing a Manson family murder during Robert Beausoleil's trial for Gary Hinman’s killing.
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London
Britain
Institute For Strategic Studies
Vienna
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Charles Manson
Mary Teresa Brunner
Eau Claire
Wis
Robert Kenneth Beausoleil
Gary Hinman
Sharon Tate
Apollo Timetable For Moon Mission Launch and Steps
The timetable outlines Apollo mission steps from launch to lunar activity. Key times mark Earth orbit burn, lunar orbit insertion, lunar module separation Aquarius and Odyssey maneuvers, moon surface stays, and later lifto and return trajectory portions.
Kirk Faces Contempt Case as Aides Attend Hearing
Gov. Claude Kirk sent aides Loyd Hagaman and Robert Hoffman and Sheriff Richard Weitzenfeld with deputies to a contempt hearing before U S District Judge Ben Krentzman while Kirk pursued a Supreme Court challenge to Manatee County school desegregation. The judge questioned the aides about obeying court orders as Kirk maintains only the high court can resolve the dispute.
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Tampa
Fla
Claude Kirk
Manatee County
U. S. Supreme Court
Kirk
High Court
Washington
Manatee
Supreme Court
U. S
Ben Krentzman
Loyd Hagaman
Robert Hoffman
Richard Weitzenfeld
Krentzman
Hagaman
Hoffman
Weitzenfeld
Retired Times Employee Honored by Co-Workers
George H. Schuh of 2411 5th St retired after 47 years at the Monroe Evening Times. A dinner at the VFW Club honored him with 45 attendees. Schuh, longtime composing room foreman, received a gift. Jim Grant presented tribute. Harvey Holland MC’d. Stanton P. Stears assisted. Jim Timms and son provided folk music.
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George H. Schuh
5Th St
Monroe Evening Times
VFW Club
Schuh
the Times
George Schuh
George
Jim (Russel) Grant
The
Times
Harvey H. Holland
John Wilkinson
Ferdinand the Bull
Mark Jones
Carroll Jones
Roosevelt Road
Ferdinand
Peter and the Wolf
Woman’s Club of
Monroe
John McElhaney
John Callahan
Wisconsin Badger
Steve Mitschele
Liberalized Abortion Bills Move Toward State Governors
New York Senate approved a bill permitting abortions with few restrictions and awaits Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's signature. Alaska House endorsed a similar measure, contingent on Senate support. Planned Parenthood physicians in Boston urged repeal of abortion bans, while bishops condemned New York's plan as a threat to life.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockerfeller
Alaska
Keith H. Miller
New York State Senate
Rockefeller
House
Senate
Miller
Boston
American Association of Planned Parenthood Physicians
State Assembly
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Roman Catholic Bishops
Monticello Man Henry J Duerst Found Dead in Burned Area
An 80 year old Monticello resident Henry J Duerst was found dead at 6 p m Friday April 10 after a burn on the lawn area behind his home. Coroner Wagner and the sheriff's department investigate with an autopsy planned. He leaves a widow Marie and several step children and siblings. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at Zwingli United Church of Christ with burial in Highland Cemetery.
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Monticello
Henry J. Duerst
Monroe
Wagner
New Glarus Township
Duerst
Fred H
Emilie Kundert Duerst
New Glarus
Verena
Fannie) Voegels
Marie Christen Zumkehr
Little Brown
Nashua
Iowa
Ralph Bros. Lumber Concern
Karlen Steinmann
Zwingli United Church of Christ of
Arnold F. Zumkehr
Raymond D. Zumkehr
Madison
Ray E
Wilma) Blum
Forrest
Eleanor) Edseth
Herman W
Adam Duerst
Belleville
Emil
Fred H. Jr
Clarence
Richard Zumkehr
Mr. Duerst
Zwingli United Church of Christ, Monticello
J. Allan Mittler
Highland Cemetery
Zwingli Church
General strike looms as Chicago trucking lockout continues
Trucking companies in the Chicago area lock out 35 000 Teamsters drivers amid a broader dispute over a national contract. Strikes disrupt operations in several cities with violence reported in parts of the East and Midwest. Union locals anticipate widespread walkouts Monday if companies operate without signed agreements. Louis F Peick warns the city will be tied up without violence.
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Chicago
Teamsters Union
East
Midwest
Teamster
Louis F. Peick
Meeting for Junior Class Post Prom Party Volunteers
Mothers of Junior Class members are invited to a Monday meeting at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Community Center to plan the Post Prom Party. The Park and Recreation Department will again assist in preparations for the May 2 event, and all interested mothers are urged to attend.
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Monroe Community Center
Park and Recreation Department
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