Apollo 17 moon landing caps NASA's lunar program finale
Apollo 17 lifted into space after a computer delay and manual pressurization fix at Cape Kennedy. Cernan and Schmitt guided the Challenger to a Taurus-Littrow landing, while America remained in lunar orbit. The mission carried rock samples and science packages, concluding NASA's moon-landing era.
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Mission Control
Cape Kennedy
Marshall Spaceflight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Sun
Earth
Moon
Atlantic
Miami Beach
Ional
Evans
Houston
Cernan
Limar Vareanoes
Schmidl
Miosa
Dusthal
Iyans
Limar
America
Gulf Coast
Schmitt
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Brinegar named to Cabinet in second term plan
Los Angeles oilman Brinegar, 43, to join the United States Cabinet with praise from Alegler and Ziegler. Described as a highly qualified executive, Brinegar has no prior government experience but leads Union Oil’s Union 76 division and has held senior roles in the firm.
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Alegler
Brinegar
United States
Los Angeles
Ziegler
Union
Qi Ca
Callwenin
Union 76 “Wiialon
Actions and questions flow through Prohibition era letters
Readers report a mix of local issues including noisy Sierra Vans next to a school, OSHA and decibel limits, grand jury details, fabric care for permanent press, and a faulty Shell Order Statin Mailers shipment. The column offers responses from OSHA, a schoolteacher, and a consumer questions panel.
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Light and Life Christian School
Downey Ave
Sierra Vans, Inc
Occupational Safety Andealth Administration
Long Beach
OSTA
Sierra Vans Iie
Marel
Lee Pitchforth
OSHA
Action Lin
John Wilson
Sierra Vans Inc
Shell
Shahn Mailers Tre
Northbrook
Apo
Pin
Action Line
Los Alamilon
Pelee Bahmans
Viet
Statin
Mailers Inc
Ehebt
Porter dies marking loss for water policy and budget work
Porter, longtime Los Angeles County legislator and water policy leader, dies at (age not stated) after a career as Assembly authority on water and budget matters. He served since 1949, helped author Water Quality Act and Clean Water Bond Act, and had a Carley Porter Tunnel named in his honor.
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Los Angeles County
Porter
Assembly
Senate Assembly
California
Chicago
Long Beach City College
Excelsior High School
Carley Porter
Tehachapi Mountains
Compton College
USC
Truman Rally and Critical Condition At Hospital
White House doctors report former president Harry S Truman in critical condition with lung congestion and heart strain. Mrs Truman arrives, stays near, and pledges to remain in Kansas City as medical staff monitor his breathing and consciousness.
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Daniel
White House
Washington
Kansas City
Truman
Secret Service
Wallace Graham
Graham
Drewes
Harry
Pentagon Papers case judge blocks new government pages
Los Angeles judge Matt Byrne halts introduction of large portions of the secret Pentagon Papers study. The decision limits the government to materials on its official list, after defense objected to hundreds of graphed pages not on the initial disclosure.
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Los Angeles
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Asst
David Nissen
Daniel Tilsberg
Anthony Russo
Charles Nelson
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L.A. Oilman
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Long Bezel
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Eureka
U.S
Dooley
Dooley's Hardware Mart
Long Beach Blvd
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Wall Street
Dooley's
Planning Commission
K-Mart
Cherry Ave
Long Becch
Chabeau
Charles R. Dooley
Ooleys Hardavare Mart, Inc
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