Moon Landing On Schedule Despite Peeling Paint
Apollo 16 proceeds toward a scheduled lunar landing despite peeling paint on the lander's outer skin. Engineers say the protective flecks are thermal paint and will not affect Orion systems. Astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. slept after inspecting the skin. no faults found. Sun, course corrections planned for tonight and Tuesday, with landing target on a highland plateau near lunar peaks. Cumberland County forecast sections follow with weather details.
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Charles M. Duke Jr
Orion
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Grumman Aircraft
Bethpage
N.Y
Moon
Lunar
Tony England
England
Young
Duke
Navy
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Young and
Cmdr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Casper
Devlin and Mc Manus jailed in absentia for illegal parade
Bernadette Devlin and Frank Mc Manus were sentenced in absentia to six months in jail for taking part in an illegal parade opposing a ban on marches in Enniskillen. They refused court representation and said Devlin would accept jail. The case ties to Bloody Sunday and NI unrest as violence escalates with deaths of soldiers and civilians and threats from IRA.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Firebrand
Frank McManus
Enniskillen
Londonderry
McCann
Irish Republican Army
Three MIGs downed in latest Hanoi Haiphong raids
U S air command says three MiG21s were shot down southwest of Hanoi in the Hanoi Haiphong heartland, the biggest MiG kill in 40 years. American losses included a Navy A? and an Air Force F105, with two F105 crewmen missing. Ground fighting near An Loc reported heavy losses for both sides as U S and South Vietnamese forces push toward the provincial capital.
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Saigon
Hanoi- Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
An Loc
Binh Dinh
Cambodia
Nixon Says U S Will Not Let North Vietnam Take Over
Secretary Rogers testified before the Senate committee defending the foreign aid budget while reaffirming Washington’s resolve. He outlined three aims for renewed air and naval strikes: protect U S troops in the south, ensure continued withdrawal, and bolster South Vietnam’s defense against the invasion. He emphasized no plan to reintroduce ground combat.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
South Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
North Vietnam
Fulbright
United States
Rogers
Vietnam
America
Local Plane Buff Adds Unique Boeing To Stable
Ottawa auto aviation enthusiast Charles A. LeMaster owns the oldest Boeing 247, the only airworthy 2478 in the country, restored from wartime service and once used to fly schoolchildren. He plans barnstorming tours this season including a Labor Day display in Toronto with other historic Boeing craft.
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Dan Mullen
Charles A. LeMaster
Ottawa
LeMaster
Boeing
Seattle
Wash
United Airlines
FAA
United States
Ohio-Michigan Lakes
le Master
Inland Airlines
Gillette
Wyo
Diane
London
Melbourne
Australia
Col
Roscoe Turner
Toronto
Canada
Kansans React to Oklahoma Veto on Northwest Passage Turnpike
Kansas lawmakers adopt a wait-and-see stance after Oklahoma Governor David Hall vetoes the Northwest Passage Turnpike bill. The project would link Hutchinson Wichita area with Port of Catoosa, with Kansas funding set at 80 million dollars and a feasibility study funded. Kansas officials say the veto affects financing options, not opposition to the turnpike itself, and await 1973 Oklahoma action before pursuing further steps.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
David Hall
Hutchinson-Wichita
Catoosa
Tulsa
Oklo
Hall
Wichita Eagle
John Hayes
R Hutchinson
Kansas Turnpike
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Robert Storey
Topeka
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Hutchinson
Injuries After Lyndon School Bus Crash at Osage County Intersection
A Lyndon school bus carrying 28 students collided with a car driven by Darlene K. Hummer near the US-75 and K-68 crossroads in Osage County. Eight students had minor injuries. four treated in Lyndon, four sent to Topeka. Hummer sustained head, leg, and arm lacerations and remained hospitalized. Investigations by the Osage County Sheriff's Department and Kansas Highway Patrol were ongoing.
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Shirley Coffman
N. Sycamore
Melvin W. Sumner
Ottawa
Coffman
Sumner
Ottawa Police Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Today
Lyndon
Osage County
Darlene K. Hummer
Osage City
Owen Hillman
Topeka
St. Francis Hospital
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Wes
Brim Vere
Devlin
IRA
Joseph McCann
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hanoi-Haiphong
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Command
Air Force
Highway 13
Dmz
Phuoc Binh
Tay Ninh
Mekong Delta
Boeing 247
United States Defense Department
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