Apollo 17 crew rest breaks as moon voyage continues
The Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Jack Schmitt and Ronald Evans left Cape Kennedy for the moon after a delayed launch that briefly paused their mission. They orbited Earth twice and entered a six hour rest period as alarms were silenced and mission control oversaw systems 47 000 miles from Earth and 200 000 miles from the Moon.
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Jack” Schmitt
Ronald F. Evans
Cape Kennedy
Mission Control
Jack Schmitt
Earth
Moon
Cernan
Kissinger Tho Resume Secret Negotiations Near Accord
In Paris area talks, Kissinger and Tho resumed private negotiations as U S and Vietnamese delegates reported progress yet warned the pace may bring disappointments. Isham said major issues were resolved with goodwill while Nguyen Minh Vy and Mrs Binh voiced ongoing objections and a deadlock possibility. The group planned to reconvene next Thursday with optimism from the U S spokesman.
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PASS
Henry A. Kissinger
le Ducco
Paris
Gif-sur-Yvette
U.S
Heyward Isham
Nguyen Minh Vy
North Vietnam
Saigon
Kissinger and
Tho
Nguyen Thi Binh
The
Kissinger
Isham
Binh
Willia J Porter
Xuan Thuy
Kissinger Tho
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
David Lambertson
Truman Remains on Critical List Despite Improvement
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 88, remained on the critical list at Research Hospital and Medical Center with congested lungs and heart failure. Hospital bulletins reported improved condition but noted continued risk, fluctuating fever around 102.8 and prior dramatic lung and heart function changes.
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Kansas City
Harry’ .S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
John Dreves
Wilson Miller
State Lottery Winners for Thursday December 7 1972
State Lottery announces winners for December 7 1972 with top prize 6 numbers worth 50 000 and smaller prizes for last 5 last 4 last 3 and last 2 numbers plus 5 free tickets contact details for the State Office Building in Syracuse New York.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Nixon tells NATO allies U.S. to keep 300000 troops in Europe till mid 1974
Nixon informs NATO that the United States will maintain about 300,000 troops in Europe until mid 1974 if Europeans share in defense and if talks with the Soviet Union yield mutual force reductions. Rogers presented the message at the NATO meeting as planners seek exploratory talks with Moscow.
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NATO
U. S
Europe
Brussels
America
U.S
Rogers
Moscow
Cal
Czechoslovakia
Knife Wielder Injures Philippine Ruler's Wife
Manila AP report states Imelda Marcos was slashed by a man with a bolo knife while congratulating beauty contest winners at an amusement park in Pasay City. Officials say she is out of danger after being treated at Makati Medical Center. the assailant was killed by guards.
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Manila
Ferdinand FE. Marcos
Imelda
Marcos
Makati
the Philippines
Constantino Manahan
Pasay City
Mrs. Marcos
Wholesale prices rise sharply in November
Washington AP reports the Labor Department says the wholesale price index climbed six tenths of one percent in November, the largest jump since July and reversing a prior trend of slower wholesale inflation. Government officials say the gain dampens hopes that inflation is under control under the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Burns Fatal to Patient at Connecticut Valley Hospital
The 65 year old female patient died from hot water burns suffered in a hospital bathtub at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Superintendent Dr Mehadin K Arafeh said a female aide assisting with the bath was suspended pending an investigation after the patient turned on the hot water and a struggle ensued.
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Middletown, Conn
Connecticut Valley Hospital
Mehadin K. Arafeh
Supreme Court Bans Fines on Striking Union Members
The Supreme Court, by 8-1, ruled unions cannot fine members who quit during a strike and return to work. Justice Douglas stated a member who resigns forfeits the union's power over him. Justice Blackmun alone supported the Textile Workers Union in a dispute with 31 ex-members.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
New Hampshire
Harry A. Blackmun
Textile Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Judge Denies Mistrial Motion in Davidoff Case
U.S. District Court Judge John R. Bartels rejects a mistrial bid in the extortion case against Teamsters official Harry Davidoff but warns that continued newspaper background material could force a ruling. The Times Daily News and Post were cited as printing prejudicial material.
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NEW York
U.S. District Court
John R. Bartels
The
New York Times
New York Daily News
New York Post
Teamsters Union
Harry Davidoff
Indictment of 16 in NYC Federal Crimes Unfolds
Sixteen teens in New York City were indicted on federal counts including smuggling and selling cocaine counterfeit currency loan sharking and the sale of stolen airline tickets. The charges arise from a 10 month probe by the Justice Department New York Strike Force on Organized Crime targeting Vincent Rizzo a 41 year old New York City salesman in loan sharking operations.
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Washington
New York City
U.S
Justice Department
New York
Vincent Rizzo
Marine Midland plans 1976 merger of 10 banks
Marine Midland Banks Inc. announces plans to merge its ten banks into a single bank in January 1976. The current banks operate as separate corporations with individual boards. The move aligns with New York State allowing statewide merging and branching in 1976.
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Marine Midland
New York State
Frigid Weather Slams Northern U S With Record Lows
A winter of extreme cold grips the northern half of the nation as temperatures plunge to 20 below zero in Montana Wyoming Minnesota and North Dakota. Minneapolis hits a record 20 below. Snow falls across the interior with heavy warnings for Southern California Wyoming and Colorado mountains. Gales on the Great Lakes threaten up to five inches of snow near Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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Associated Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Carolines
Maine
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
North Dakota
Minneapolis
Northwest
Intermountain
California
Colorado
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Glasgow
Mont
Key West
Fia
Volpe Named U S Envoy to Italy in Nixon Cabine t
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe will become ambassador to Italy, replacing Graham Martin. Claude S. Brinegar, California oil executive, to succeed Volpe as secretary. News confirms Kleindienst likely to stay as attorney general. The move leaves one cabinet post open as Nixon begins term plans.
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Camf David
Nixon
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Italy
California Oil Company
Claude S. Brinegar
Richard Kleindienst
Volpe
Massachusetts
Ronald Ziegler
Beanegar
Zenier
Union Oil Co
California
Union 766
Rome
Graham Martin
Boy Who Cheated Cancer Watches Apollo 17 Splashdown
CAVE CREEK ARIZ AP A 12 year old Kevin Steen who battled cancer for years will view the Apollo 17 splashdown aboard the USS Ticonderoga. Doctors at Mayo Clinic warned he might die within weeks years ago. His father recalls their shock and faith as Kevin dreams of becoming an astronaut.
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Cave Creek
Ariz
Kevin Steen
Ticonderoga
Pacific
Kevin
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Mayo Clinic
Young Steen
Orion Steen Jr
Train Derails Near Scotia Halts Traffic for Hour
A 22 car Boston and Maine freight train derailed near Scotia New York on Route 50 overpass causing traffic delays over an hour. A quarter mile of track was torn up and the bridge inspected as investigators assess the incident.
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Schenectady, N.Y
Boston and Maine
Scotia
N.Y. 50
B52s Bomb North Vietnam Truck Park With 600 Tons
In a major assault near the DMZ, U S B52s dropped over 600 tons of high explosives on a North Vietnamese truck park near Ben Quang. About 200 Stratofortresses and nine more bombers struck a jungle area amid supply convoys bound for South Vietnam.
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U. S
N. Viet Truck Park
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Ben Quang
U.S. Command
Moune
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