Apollo 14 countdown rehearsal nears ignition at Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 14 crew prepared for a critical countdown drill draining 736000 gallons of propellants ahead of a Jan 31 launch. Shepard Roosa and Mitchell, isolated and healthy after four hour exams, will skip today’s test and run an abbreviated countdown tomorrow.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D
Mitchell
Walter J
Kennedy Space Center
Shepard
Fra. Mauro
Roosa
South Pacific
Weather spreads extremes across the nation
Southern California baked with record warmth as rattlesnakes woke early. Cold snaps hit Wisconsin New York and New England with subzero readings while Arkansas Tennessee and Kansas faced icing and hazardous driving. Oregon rivers rose closing 14 roads as Umpqua residents evacuated.
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United Press International
California
Wisconsin
New York
New England
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Oregon
Oregon Highway Department
Umpqua
Madison
Wis
Houston
Maine
Navy chief warns budget cuts threaten U S naval superiority
Adm Elmo R Zumwalt says Washington faces a risk of the United States slipping to second to the Soviet Union in naval power if the Nixon budget request does not restore funding. He notes Congress trimmed about 800 million from Navy plans as the Soviets expand their fleet while the U S trims ships.
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Washington
UPD
United States
Soviet Union
U.S. Naval Operations
Winday
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Nixon
Congress
Zumgwalt
Zumwalt
Idaho CATV Bill Seeks PUC Regulation and Credit Code
Idaho House committee moves a CATV bill to place community antenna systems under the Public Utilities Commission and introduces a 98 page uniform consumer credit code. The CATV measure requires certificates of public convenience and prohibits mergers without PUC approval while exempting small systems.
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Boise
UPD
House Business Committee
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Idaho
Commission
Shrimp and Turkey Gumbo Recipe
A step by step gumbo using two cans of shrimp and turkey wing, cooked with okra onion garlic and tomato sauce. Simmer until turkey falls from the bone then return meat and shrimp and serve over rice for six servings.
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Louisiana
Turkey
Stokes Rejects McGovern Vice Presidential Hint
Carl B. Stokes, Cleveland mayor, brushed off Sen. George McGovern's suggestion he consider running for vice president. McGovern announced his presidential candidacy and said he would consider a black or a woman as running mate. Stokes replied he is not interested in another job than mayor of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
Fkom
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Ohio
Stokes
Kes
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