Moon Minicoins Doubt Authenticity Raised by Congress
A House subcommittee chair questioned a Franklin Mint promotion claiming minicoins contain moon lander silver. NASA says 200 coins were carried in the Apollo 14 command module, 150 kept by crew, 50 returned to Franklin Mint.
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U.S
Leonor K. Sullivan
House
Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Franklin Center
Rep
Sullivan
The
Space Agency
NASA
Franklin Mint
Moon
Alan) Shepard
Shepard
State Welfare Boss Sees Hope for Generous 72 Budget
Kansas welfare chief Dr. Robert Harder says he remains optimistic the 1972 Legislature will restore funding for the poor after the 1971 cuts. He notes September checks reflect a 20 percent basic payment reduction, with many cases potentially closed as the policy shifts combine special payments into the base standard.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Harder
Kansas
Harder
Robert Docking
Welfare Department
My Lai Report Read At Trial
At trial Col Oran Henderson’s April 24 1968 report claiming civilians were not gathered and killed is read. Henderson supported actions by Charlie Company while Maj Calhoun says he was not questioned about possible misconduct. The case notes 20 noncombatants killed and Calley was convicted of at least 22 deaths. Medina Barker Michaels and others are referenced with several dead or missing.
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Charlie Company
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Henderson
Barker
Col
Calhoun
Ft. Monroe
Carroll J. Tichenor
Hen
House
William L. Calley Jr
Ernest Medina
Frank A. Barker
Earl R. Michaels
Greek plot unfolds in Penicillin healer’s widow tied to plan
Athens AP reports four admitted plotting to free Greek inmate Alexander Panagoulis, including Lady Amalia Fleming widow of Sir Alexander Fleming, John Skelton, Athina Psichogiou, and Constantine Androutsopoulos. They approached the prison seeking the life-term text.
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Greece
George Papadopoulos
Amalia Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming
John Skelton
Yardley, Pa
Athina Psichogiou
Constantine Androutsopoulos
Byron
Stamatopoulos
Alexander Panagoulis
Panagoulis
Nader fault of federal inaction on auto safety issues
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader charges the federal government buried investigations into brake failures, ignition and steering problems, and fires affecting GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles since 1967. He cites millions of cars at risk and asks NHTSA to review safety design flaws despite agency claims of no tests since 1968.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Nader
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Douglas Toms
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Floods Threaten North Vietnam Amid Heavy Losses
North Vietnam mobilizes thousands as floods from the Red and Thai Binh rivers cause destroyed crops and disrupted transport. Premier Pham Van Dong says forces have warded off disaster but stresses restoration of roads and intensifying winter cropping while protecting flood area residents.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
Red
Thai Binh
South Vietnam
Pham van Dong
Dong
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