Apollo 16 Moon Landing and Space Program Legacy
The piece reflects on Apollo 16 and the broader space effort as America braces for Skylab. It cites Bendix Aero Space chief J F Clayton on teamwork, technology, and cost effectiveness, notes Apollo’s public, nonmilitary scope, and highlights lessons about patient progress and unyielding confidence from Beirne Layer and James J. Haggerty.
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Earth
J. F. Clayton
Bendix Aerospace Systems Division
Moon
Clayton
James J. Haggerty
Apollo
Beirne Layer
Editorial: Jobs for Teens Need Uncle Sam
Cities and the federal government clash on summer teen job funds. A National League of Cities and U S Conference of Mayors survey says 948 000 jobs costing 444 million are needed, while the current budget requests 164 million. Urban areas face unemployment and broader youth service gaps.
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National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
New Haven
Akron
Des Moines
Uncle Sam
Form 1040 and the tax system push burden on the taxpayer
The piece laments that the income tax form 1040 and IRS procedures inflict expense frustration and mental strain on ordinary taxpayers. It argues government complexity drives people to hire tax experts and questions the fairness and necessity of overhauled forms that remain hard to understand.
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Uncle Sam
H&r Block
IRS
What became of church union in modern ecumenism
The article traces the rise of ecumenism from the 1960s onward, noting COCU later Churches of Christ Uniting and the stagnation of merger efforts amid parish size, funding, and bureaucratic concerns. It cites United Church of Christ tensions and a broad trend toward separate churches, with anecdotal examples of minor causes of schism.
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COCU
Churches of Christ Uniting
National Council of Churches
United Church of Christ
Today in History Highlights and Notes from 1972
A daily retrospective listing key historical events on this date. Notable items include Rome’s legendary founding, the Black Hawk War beginning, Cuba’s independence recognition, Mark Twain’s death, Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, Dien Bien Phu reinforcement, a Seattle World’s Fair opening, Greece’s coup context, and Nixon’s foreign aid request. Also a note on paper fiber properties.
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Associated Press
B. C
Rome
Romulus
Upper
Mississippi
United States
Cuba
Mark Twain
Elizabeth II
Britain
France
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Leonard Ross
Tujunga
Calif
Seattle
Readers Please Send Letters to the Editor
Citizens urged to submit letters up to 900 words bearing signature and address for possible publication. General interest topics only and poor taste letters will be rejected.
Chicken cookbook craze fuels national contest tasting
Joy Stilley reports on the National Broiler Council contest drawing 11 000 chicken recipe submissions from American cooks. Entries span lavish, odd, and humorous twists from chicken a la mode to tea and cranberry sauces, with eight home economists screening for a cookoff across 50 states and DC. Also noted is a Valencia car theft followed by a theater visit and a note of apology.
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Joy Stilley
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
National
Broiler Council
States
District of Columbia
Pecos Delegates Attend New Mexico Missionary Society Session
The annual convention of the Woman's Missionary Society of the New Mexico conference opens in Roswell with plans for officer elections and significant work ahead. Pecos members include Mrs. Ben Randall treasurer and Mrs. John Hibdon, joined by Alpine and Dening delegates Mrs. Hurbert M. Smith Mrs. J. D. Derrick and Mrs. James Henry Walker.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Ben Randall
John Hibdon
Solid waste law duels piling up
The article notes rising per capita disposal costs from four million tons of solid waste in 1972 to more than seven billion dollars by 1980. It cites packaging waste, bans on throwaway cans, and a wave of 1972 state bills on nonreturnable containers, plus a New York City plastic tax lawsuit and views on recycling versus convenience.
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United States
U.S. Public Health Service
Oregon
Ohio
Supreme Court of
New York State
New York
SPI
Ralph L. Harding
North Vietnamese TV aimed at South Vietnam amid coastal raids
U S defense officials fear Hanoi plans a televised surge in Military Region Two as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces mass near Kontum Pleiku and Cam Ranh Bay. They warn of possible coastal strikes on Nha Trang Qui Nhon and Da Nang with DMZ diversions to pin down South Vietnamese units. The White House signals a 70 000 troop pullout while defense planners brace for further pressure.
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Washington
NEA
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Military Region Two
Kontum
Pleiku
South China
Cam Ranh
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Delta
Cambodia
Region Two
Dmz
Quang Tri
Hue
da Nang
United States
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Mike Oestreicher
Peggy McCracken
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Ress Association
David Poling, D.D
Eugene Carson Blake
John XXIII
America
William Schreiber
Senator Goldwater
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Boyle
Valencia
Spain
Sylvia Sandoval
By Don Oakley
Bruce Biossat
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