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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
1
Cape Kennedy witnessed Apollo 17 lift off at 8 53 p m after a dramatic night countdown. The Saturn 5 rocket blazed with 72 searchlights as observers watched the burning tail rise toward the sky then fade as the spacecraft headed for the moon.
Apollo 17 speeds toward the moon after a late countdown snag that paused the launch. Commander Eugene Cernan, Dr. Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans rode the Saturn V from Cape Kennedy to begin the last planned 20th century lunar mission as Mission Control worked a fix and NASA officials promised to make up lost time en route to lunar orbit.
Bitter cold norther grips the Permian Basin with a record 33 degree low. Odessans plan to travel to Lubbock to see the Permian Panthers vs Monterrey High, as forecasters warn of freezing temps and possible snow flurries Friday afternoon and night. Lubbock’s low hit 15 degrees, Odessa’s 22.
A dark suited man slashed Imelda Marcos with a foot long knife as she congratulated contest winners at an amusement park in Pasay City. She was rushed to Makati Medical Center with injuries said to be non life threatening. Guards killed the assailant. several others were injured. The attack was broadcast on television as Marcos faces a constitutional shift toward a parliamentary system and martial law history.
Kansas City AP report says former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in critical condition with congested lungs and heart failure. A 9 am bulletin notes fluctuating temperature, 102.8 at midnight, and a dramatic change in lung and heart function with rapid heart rate and low blood pressure.
The White House proposes reducing federal personnel as a starting point for reform. A Senate hearing on over the counter cold and cough remedies drew attention Wednesday.
The Painesville City Council weighs a proposed ordinance regulating public sexual displays. Councilwoman Kathleen Cotter, the lone member, may read a model law from Willowick but blushes at the content, suggesting public release of the ordinance is inappropriate.
The quip suggests it is better to give than lend and that the cost difference is small. It frames generosity as efficient and socially advantageous, implying that giving creates goodwill without a heavy price. The tone is lightly humorous and ethical.
In Paris Gif sur Yvette Kissinger and Tho resume private talks amid cautions of possible disappointments in pace. Isham said major problems are largely resolved though some remain and a quick conclusion is not yet guaranteed. Binh attended, Porter sidelined by illness, and Tho Thuy attended as delegates agreed to reconvene next Thursday.
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