Moon walkers sleep after tense night of Moon rock tasks
Apollo 15 crew David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden slept six hours past their 5 18 am wake time after a night of stowing moon rocks and bulky space suits amid a pressure anomaly. Mission Control delayed Falcon jettison two hours while engineers checked for leaks and then released the lander near Hadley Base.
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U S Urges Two Chinas In U N
The Nixon administration proposes seating Communist China while keeping Nationalist China in the United Nations. Secretary Rogers outlines a two Chinas approach amid consultations with allies, arguing UN peacekeeping requires facing realities and enabling cross China cooperation on global issues. The plan cites potential abstentions shifting support away from Albania's expulsion proposal.
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Peking
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Republic of China
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Rogers
Foreign Affairs
Richard Nixon
Narrow Win In Lockheed Battle Loan Bill Okayed
Washington AP reports a tight vote as Congress approves $250 million in loan guarantees for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. The Senate backed the measure by four votes after the House approved it 192 to 189, sending the bill to President Nixon in a narrow victory for his policy.
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Cook
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William Proxmire
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Proxmire
Laos Aid Fails to Strengthen Regime in Laos
The report shows 350 million in U S aid last year with CIA backing for Laotian troops. It notes rising North Vietnamese and Chinese troop presence and questions effectiveness of U S policy. Findings by James G Lowenstein and Richard M Moose cite 162.2 million military aid and 70 million CIA costs in 1971. Publication details and a declassified transcript are expected Wednesday.
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Senate Committee
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Tinghe
Laos
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Senate
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Richard M. Moose
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CIA
William P. Rogers
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Four Day Cold Spell Ends With Warmer Permian Basin
A four day cold spell broke records in the Permian Basin with Monday’s high of 77 the lowest for the date, surpassing a 1950 record of 84. Temperatures rise to a forecast high of 87 by today and Wednesday after a low of 65 tonight. Winds from the south at up to 15 mph. A trace of rain was noted at Midland Odessa Regional Airport. Hurricane Celia anniversary recalled as coastal Bend rainstorms flooded streets but caused no major damage.
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Texas
Coastal Bend
Bombers Wipe Out Two Villages in Cambodia Fight
South Vietnamese fighter bombers and U.S. helicopters destroyed two enemy villages in eastern Cambodia amid a day-long battle near Highway 1. Rangers suffered two killed and eight wounded before air power turned the tide, with villages left in flames and reports of many enemy dead.
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U.S
Cambodia
Associated Press
Huyeni Cong Ul
Government Supports Mobsters And Molls Informants
The Miami News reports the federal government spent 12 million dollars last year housing feeding and paying mobsters and molls for information on the underworld. Over 1,000 informers across agencies earned their pay as special employees, with the FBI listing 250 stringers and total informer costs reaching 3.2 million dollars. The article notes payments covered motel housing food cars child support and even mistresses. some informers reportedly continue criminal ties while paid by the government.
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