Apollo 17 astronauts rehearse moon landing ahead of mission
Apollo 17 crew Cernan Evans and Schmitt test Challenger in rehearsal for the lunar landing set to occur Sunday. The trio work through docking, hatch sealing, and equipment checks while Evans conducts a fluids experiment aboard America.
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Crash at Midway Kills Most Aboard United Flight 553
Federal safety investigators work through dawn to reconstruct the final moments of United Airlines Flight 553, which crashed on approach to Midway, killing most passengers. 46 bodies counted, 16 survivors treated. Victims include Rep. George W. Collins and CBS's Michelle Clark. The 94 passenger Boeing 737 departed Washington at 1:40 pm EST and was due at Midway at 3:31 pm EST. The aircraft skimmed houses on West 70th Place before crashing in a Southwest Side neighborhood.
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CBS Television News
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Washington
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NTSB
Aurora
Midway
Midway Tower
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Holy Cross Hospital
Frost depth higher than 1971 in Wisconsin frost report
In Wisconsin the first snow and frost report shows average soil frost at two inches on December 1, deeper than the one inch level a year earlier. Morticians note heavier early snowfalls last year.
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