Mariner 9 Completes Orbit of Mars For First Close View
Messages from Mars stream to the Deep Space Network as Mariner 9 enters Mars orbit. The craft sweeps Mars with two cameras and instruments to study temperature, atmosphere, and surface features and transmits data to Pasadena. Dr. Arthur Lane reviews ultraviolet spectrometer results. Mariner 9 is set for a weekly orbit to give humanity its first continuous close-up look at another planet.
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Deep Space Network Control Center
Mariner 9
Red Planet
Mars
Pasadena
Calif
Arthur Lane
Christmas Message From Prisoner John Young Broadcast From Hong Kong
AP reports Radio Hanoi aired a third Christmas message from captured U.S. soldier Spec 4 John A. Young in South Vietnam. The taped plea to brother Edward urged passing it to wife Erica and son Johnny, while citing opposition to the war and noting wounds and recovery.
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Hong Kong
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
South Vietnam
John A. Young
Edward
Ilinois
Erica
Johnny
Young
Liberation Radio
Cuba alleged in Santiago base linked to Cuban agents
The Daily Telegraph says a Cuban intelligence unit operates from Santiago under a Latin American Liberation Movement approved by President Allende. The report cites a defected Cuban official in the United States and notes links to the MIR group, Havana’s air routes, and a large embassy staff in Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Cuba
London
Daily Telegraph
United States
Salvador Allende
US State Department
Daniel Vegara
Interior Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Republic
Brazil
Mario In
Revolutionary Left Movement
MIR
Fedel Castro
Havana
Latin America
Cubana Airlines
Cubana
Mexico City
United States edges toward metric system adoption
Senator Claiborne Pell says the United States may join a growing group of nations in adopting the metric system, arguing the switch will streamline trade with metric markets. The plan would allow ten years for conversion though concerns over confusion and costs persist. Roy O. Disney, longtime executive of Walt Disney Productions, dies at 78 in Burbank.
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Washington
United States
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Ceylon
Gambia
Guyana
Jamaica
Liberia
Nigeria
Claiborne Pell
D-R
Pell
Disney
Roy
Walt Disney Productions
Burbank California
Walt Disney
Congress
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
North Vietnam harass air regions with limited punch
U S sources say North Vietnam fields about 165 combat planes plus 40 transports and 20 helicopters, with bases near Hanoi and in the south. MIG jets reportedly dodge radar, operate from Laos, and North Vietnam mans about 30 SAM launch sites and many radar defenses. American air losses totaled four fighter bombers last weekend.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Quang Lang
Vinh
Bai Thuong
Laos
U.S
Weekend oil usage in Illinois and nationwide
The message notes Illinois residents will use about three gallons of oil on Saturday and three on Sunday, with the U S consuming 600 million gallons daily. It emphasizes oil and natural gas supplying 75 percent of energy and warns a country reliant on oil cannot run short.
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United States
Local Oil Firms Guidance From Illinois Petroleum Council
Illinois Petroleum Council offers information through its Springfield office at 201 03 First National Bank Building. Contact for details on oil industry resources and local supplier guidance.
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Illinois Petroleum Council
First National Bank Bldg
Springfield
Illinois
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National Front For Liberation
Republic of South Vietnam
John
Chaustegui
Uruguay
Emi Ree
Narwick
Armstrong
Morris
Saigon
America
Indochina
Paul W. Cable
ISE
Jefferson
Lisbon Rd
Jerry
Texaco & Glass
First National Bank
Grundy County
Nat’l. Bank
Morris Savings & Loan
TOM and Jerrys
Werden's
Liberty St
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