Final Apollo 17 launch prep near Saturn V at Cape Kennedy
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP prepares for Apollo 17 moon mission as astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt sleep late to adjust biological clocks and rehearse. Launch set for 9 53 p m with Saturn V ready. minor leaks and fit issues logged but not delaying the countdown. The team anticipates a half million mile, 13 day flight amid favorable weather and a first night launch. Rodent experiments aboard will posthumously inform future extended spaceflight research.
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Welfare checks: 1 in 4 errors risk large federal cuts
Washington reports an 8.3 percent misspending rate in welfare programs with 700,000 AFDC recipients and 150,000 aged blind or disabled ineligible. HEW to cut federal matching funds next year, targeting states failing to review 85 percent of AFDC and adult cases. California and New York face over $90 million each.
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Kissinger Tho talks canceled. another meeting planned
Paris reports cancelled negotiation session between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. US and North Vietnamese spokesmen said talks would resume Monday after a nine day recess. Officials offered no explanation. Washington indicated progress as Nixon reshuffled cabinet while exploring broader economic policy leadership.
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GSA officials to testify on Bureau of Indian Affairs clash
Washington AP report says General Services Administration officials will testify before a House Subcommittee probing the occupation of the BIA headquarters last month. It was conveyed that officials avoided forcible eviction to prevent a further clash.
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Belfast soldiers kill man in mistaken sniper hunt
In Belfast's Ardoyne district British troops fired from a rooftop post after spotting two men one on a roof and one at a window. They killed one man and wounded another, later believed to be civilians mistaken for guerrilla snipers. The victims were thought to be plumbers. pipes and tools led to the WPAN misidentification.
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Possum Trot Line Ends Steam Rail Era in Arkansas
Shreveport businessman T W M Long announces the Possum Trot Line will close after 23 miles of rural Arkansas service. The IEC sanctioned steam railroad, operating since 1925 with engines including a 52-year-old unit, has faced unprofitable freight, largely from Berry Petroleum’s Waterloo refinery. He asks 500000 for the line, hoping a public or private buyer will preserve it as a tourist attraction. The final scheduled run occurred last week on a sunny day.
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First Pay in Revenue Sharing Checks Go Out
Federal revenue-sharing payments begin this week with about 39,000 local and state jurisdictions to receive roughly 2.7 billion dollars. Deputy Treasury Secretary Charles E. Walker said the calculation formula will not be updated until early next year and urged patience as full details behind the allotments are published.
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South Viet Nam repels base attack near Kontum
South Vietnamese forces repulsed a ground assault on Ngo Trang base seven miles northwest of Kontum in the central highlands. Reports say 65 enemy dead and 16 weapons left behind while 4 government jeeps were killed or wounded. Another outpost nine miles north may have fallen with 35 missing. Fire Base November near Kontum was shelled repeatedly.
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Elkader hospital names eight to build committee
The Central Community Hospital Board in Elkader named eight members to a building committee to guide construction of an addition for physician offices and treatment rooms. Appointees are John Miche Milton Johnson J C Costigan Joe Rhomberg Dean Posschl Ray Cassatt Martin Penneton and the Rev Alvin Voile. Advisors will be the medical staff and hospital administrator. Clinic facilities will be leased by Dr Joseph Esposito and Dr Robert Pernot.
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Bears used in hashish smuggling ring busted in California
In Northern California authorities say an international hashish smuggling ring used hollowed cages of live Himalayan bears to hide drugs. Four men arrested in Big Bend near Redding. about half of an estimated 500000 dollar haul recovered. Two bears escaped. one cage found contained 64 pounds of hashish. Bail reduced for three suspects. Woodson arraigned with 175000 dollar bail. Weather notes snow possible with cold temperatures ahead.
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Major oil firms pull back from Midwest retail stations
Joplin Missouri based KUHI TV reports major oil firms plan to close or scale back Midwest retail gasoline operations. Gulf Oil, Shell, Standard, Mobil, and Rumble reportedly cut Midwest stations, affecting up to 12 states including Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Arkansas. Cost pressures and price wars cited. Standard to keep interstate service centers. in city sites to close.
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