Moon Rocks Tell Story of Apollo Samples
Space Center scientists describe the lunar rock program from Apollo missions. About 600 pounds returned previously, with 249 pounds from Apollo 17, plus a plan to keep, study, and loan samples including posterity specimens for future tools and public displays around the world.
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Lunar
Earth
United Nations
Charles Biggs
The
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Biggs
Sleep Cap Being Tested Aboard USS Ticonderoga
An electrically wired sleep cap with sensors is tested aboard the Apollo 17 recovery ship to study astronaut sleep during weightlessness and Skylab missions. Mandell notes data will link brain activity and eye movement with sleep stages and daily health.
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Ticonderoga
South Pacific
Arthur Mandell
Houston
Skylab Mobile Laboratories
Microbiology
Kessinger
Mandell
Apollo 17 Astronauts Prepare for Return Maneuvers
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Astronauts will continue photo graphic and scientific tasks on Saturday then fire the Service Module engine to leave lunar orbit and set a course for Earth. Rest periods, radio blackouts, engine burns, and televised surface views mark the timing as Mission Control coordinates the return trajectory.
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Command
America
Moon
Apollo 17
Lunar
Earth
Amtrak bypass plan triggers Dallas anger and calls for action
Dallas leaders condemned Washington’s choice to skip the city on the Midwest to Mexico Amtrak route. Mayor Wes Wise warned it is crazy and vowed to push back while ex-Mayor Erik Jonsson urged attention to new airport needs. Councilman Jerry Gilmore set a meeting to reverse the decision and blamed Dallas congressmen for the setback. The route would run from Chicago to Laredo linking key Texas cities including Austin San Antonio and Little Rock. Representative Olin Teague’s aide George Fisher said Teague had Amtrak in his district but offered no remedy.
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Washington
Amtrak
Midwest
Mexico
Wes Wise
Erik Jonsson
Dallas- Fort Worth
Jerry Gilmore
Gilmore
Jim Collins
Earle Cabell
Olin Teague
LBJ Park May Be Enlarged
Texas Parks and Wildlife weighs land acquisition to expand Lyndon B. Johnson State Park beyond its current bounds. Landowners report potential area east of the park from U.S. 290 to the Pedernales River, totaling 400 to 450 acres, with opposition voiced in a closed meeting.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Commission
Jack Stone
Wells
Ranch Road
Pedernales River
Mary’s husband Charlie dies after long cancer battle
A fundraising appeal requests support for Charlie Garner Fund at American Bank Odessa Texas 79760 Attn Hellen Reese. Mail checks to the charity with details indicating welfare aid is not available due to the family’s circumstances.
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Charlie
Charlie Garner
American Bank
Odessa
Texas
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