Apollo Moonwalk Details From Apollo Fifteen Crew
Apollo astronauts Conrad and Bean explore the moon surface during a moonwalk. They report dust coated suits, nearby small volcanic mounds, and a malfunctioning $78,833 color camera with light issues. Technicians devised light-enhancing steps as mission control prepared instructions to crew. The landing occurs near the Surveyor rover, with observations of rocks and a piece of green glass, while excitement and casual remarks mark their final hours on the lunar surface.
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Conrad
Bean
Space Agency
Mission Control
Westinghouse’ Corp
United States
Earth
Conradt
Pete
Hope to Make 39th Overseas Christmas Trip
Bob Hope will make his 39th Christmas tour to entertain U.S. servicemen abroad, marking his sixth visit to Vietnam. The National Broadcasting Co. said the troupe will perform 15 shows at bases in Germany Italy Turkey Thailand South Vietnam Formosa and Guam, starting mid December.
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New York
Bob Hope
U.S
Vietnam
National Broadcasting Co
Hope
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Thailand
South Vietnam
Formosa
Guam
Judge Hoffmans lecture ends trial disruption in Chicago Seven case
UPI reports Judge Julius J. Hoffman interrupted defense cross examination in the Chicago Seven riot conspiracy trial to lecture attorney Kunstler for leaning on a lectern and warned the defendants they cannot turn the courtroom into a circus. He singled out Jerry Rubin for disruptive behavior and noted Abbie Hoffmans large button depicting him in court attire.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
William Cunstler
Mies van der Rohe
Kunstler
van. der Rohe
Jerry Rubin
Rubin
Yipple
Abbie Hoffman
Black Panther
Bobby Seate
Conrad Does His Singing on Moon Landing Night
Nassau Bay Texas residents react to Charles Pete Conrad landing the Intrepid on the moon with mixed humor and celebration. wives and families of Bean Gordon Collins cheer in living rooms, while observers note the close proximity to Surveyor and the sense of a shared achievement.
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Conrad
Nassau Bay
Tex
Charles
Pete
Barbara War
Gordon
Bean
Mission Control
Taft
Tve
Barbara Gordon
Bombs Hit School Store and College in Seattle District
Three bombs exploded within five minutes shortly after 9 am in Seattle in the Capitol Hill district, hitting the Summit branch of Seattle Community College, a Safeway store, and Garfield High School. An unidentified workman at the Safeway was hospitalized. Police said the devices used were explosives, with no prior threats reported.
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Seattle
Capitol HI
Summit
Seattle Community College
Safeway
Garfield High School
Gun Law Approved by Senate
The Senate passed legislation to make using a gun in a federal crime a separate offense. The bill, sent to the House, would allow a judge to impose one to 10 years for a first offense and two to 25 years for a second offense. Also, Census data show U S population at 202,640,000 on Oct 1, up from Sept 1 and Oct 1968 levels.
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Washington
UPL
Senate
UPI
Census Bureau
United States
Loneliest Man Circles the Moon in Solo Orbit
Richard F. Gordon pilots the Yankee Clipper alone for 12 hours 48 minutes in lunar orbit while fellow astronauts Conrad and Bean land on the moon. He conducts photographic passes of craters Theophilus Descartes and Fra Mauro and maintains comms only briefly between maneuvers.
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Space Centsor
Houston
UPI
Richard F. Gordon
Ijtrepid
Gordon
Moon
Intrepid
Charles Conrad Jr
Alan L Bean
Mauro
Bean
Kean
Mission Control
Sacramento Mall Rejects Harvey’s Hot Dog Stand
In Sacramento, the city council and downtown association rejected Harvey’s appeal to install a hot dog stand in the new downtown mall. They approved a continental sidewalk cafe and a sandwich stand instead, keeping hot dogs out of the mall food lineup.
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Sacramento
UPI
Sacraménto
City Council
Sacramento Downtown Association
Harvey's Restaurant Chain
Harv
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