Skylab 3 space walk set for Thanksgiving mission
Skylab 3 astronauts William Pogue and Edward Gibson prepared for a 62 hour EVA around 11:10 a.m. EST to load telescope film mount experiments and try to unjam an antenna while Gerald Carr monitors from the lab. Mildew on inner garments prompted careful drying and inspection before the outing.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab 3
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Orbiting Laboratory
Globe
Pogue
Gibson
Gerald P. Carr
Carr
Hank Hart
Storey Musgrave
Mission Control
Thanksgiving customs span coast to coast with feasts
Across the United States families, towns, and individuals mark Thanksgiving with traditional meals and local twists. In New York City the Henry Street Settlement hosts a free meal for youngsters and seniors. Castella firefighters adapt to higher turkey costs. a Florida judge funds food for offenders.
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New York City
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Henry Street Settlement Center
Gainesville
Fla
Alachua
R.A. Green, Jr
Ogden
Utah
van, W. Va
Mountain View
Van
Johnson recalls Kennedy assassination amid duties in Dallas
In notes shared with aides, Lyndon B. Johnson reflects on the 1963 Dallas day of Kennedy’s death. He describes grief, a nation needing leadership, and his struggle to act without paralysis while ruling a country in turmoil.
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Dallas
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Robert Hardesty
Kennedy
Dallas Times-Herald
Lady Bird
Ralph Yarborough
Dtex
Albuquerque backs Wool Bowl game promotion
The City of Albuquerque proclaimed support for Roswell’s Wool Bowl matchup inviting residents to attend. Roswell faces Fort Scott Junior College of Kansas and Navarro Junior College of Corsicana Texas, ranked third and fifth nationally among junior college teams.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Roswell
City Commission
Louis Saavedra
Bill Brainerd
Tex
Roswell Mayor Brainerd Family Donates Thanksgiving Basket
The Brainerd family and Connie Brainerd present a Thanksgiving basket of fruit and foodstuffs to Sister Margaret Mary on the steps of the Poor Clare Chapel. Children Philip 9 Tim 11 Bonnie 12 Mike 14 Billy 15 Sheila 17 Sheri 18 participate with Mrs Pearl Hendricks of the Flying H Ranch nearby.
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Poor Clare
Our Lady of Guadalupe
19Th St
Roswell
Bill Brainerd
Connie
Margaret Mary
Brainerd
Philip
Tim
Bonnie
Mike
Billy
Sheila
Sheri
Pearl Hendricks
Pilgrims shift to harvest festival at Plymouth site
Pilgrims in Plymouth Mass will mark Thanksgiving with no turkey and trimmings as Plimoth Plantation expands a harvest festival held a month earlier. An official says the move aims to highlight the 1621 Pilgrim feast's real purpose, not to weaken national Thanksgiving. Locals in Pilgrim attire run the historic settlement two miles south of the original site.
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Plymouth
Mass
Plimoth Plantation
James Deetz
Brown University
Deetz
England
Turkey
Winslow
Massasoit
Balloon christened NMMI Homecoming Queen ceremony in quad
Debbie Bell of El Paso christened the hot air balloon with Col. Robert Kemble as NMMI president. The queen and court, Cary Stubbs and James Deetz among them, attended amid Pilgrim Harvest discussion and plans for a Thanksgiving weekend program at Plimoth Plantation.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Debbie Bell
el Paso
NMMI
Robert Kemble
Margaret Grentzer
Coronado
Calif
Cary Stubbs
Roswell
Karen Knox
Sherman Oaks
Thanksgiving Turkey Fire Destroys Bowie Home
A Thanksgiving turkey cooked in Bowie Maryland caught fire and ignited flames that destroyed the Ira Savage residence. Firefighters reported the blaze as a cooking accident with no immediate injuries announced.
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Bowie, Md
Ira Savage
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U.N
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Israel
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