Astronaut Harrison Schmitt Heads Toward Apollo 17
SILVER CITY, N M AP Harrison H Schmitt a 37 year old geologist will be the lunar module pilot on Apollo 17 the first civilian scientist to enter space He was born in Santa Rita New Mexico and is a 1953 graduate of Silver City High School A Chamber of Commerce luncheon and prayers for the mission are planned as part of the hometown send off
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Moon
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Jack Schiltt
Schmitt
Silver City High School
Cape Kennedy
Fla
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Santa Rita
New Mexico
Harrison 4. Schmitt
Houston Space Center
Air Force
Suver. City
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Jackie
Harrison H.schmitt
Apatto 17
Grant County
Chamber of Commerce
Grants and Loans Available to Repair Flood Damage
Farmers and ranchers hit by October floods may qualify for ASC Emergency Conservation grants. Shirl Reese says applicants can obtain 80 percent of repair costs with 20 percent from the producer, and ASCS will supply engineering and cost determinations. Applications are to be filed at the ASC office in Silver City.
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James Peeler
Daily Press
Shirl Reese
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Here
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Silver City
Reese
ASCS
Himsel
Farmer's Home Administration
Steve Villarreal
FHA
Villarreal
George E. Hastings
President's Office of Emergency Preparedness
Supreme Court action stalls clean air policy ruling
Courts delay on pollution limits tests federal stance on nondegradation while Environmental Protection Agency may have enforced rules by midnight deadline if not stayed. FHA emergency loans offer up to five thousand dollars with one percent interest to flood damaged farmers and ranchers seeking to restore operations.
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E. Burger
Environmental Protection Agecy
William D. Burkelshaus
Burger
Grarten
Apollo 17 astronauts cleared for moon mission health
Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans receive their final major physical exam as the countdown tightens toward a Wednesday night launch. Medical isolation continues, nine diseases immunized, contact limited to 109 people including wives and children with glass partition visits.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon Launch Space Agency
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Space Center
Eren
Cernan
Evans
Houston
Tex
Schmitt
America
Challenger
Land swap hearings draw protest over forest trade
Residents voice opposition at the first of two hearings on the proposed exchange between the U S Forest Service and John Hamilton. The plan would swap 9771.72 acres of national forest land for 976.41 acres of private land, with critics alleging environmental and land use concerns. Norman G Jette of the Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society critiques the draft environmental statement for omitting key details. The proceedings continued as objections mounted.
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Richard Peterson
Daily Press
U.S. Forest Service
John
Hamilton
Agen
National Forest
Hamil
Ian
Norman G. Jette
Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society
Jette
San Martin Tract
Forest Service
Kissinger Tho Talks Struggle to Halt Vietnam War
Five weeks after Kissinger hailed peace at hand confusion persisted as fighting continued and the Paris talks stalled. The Oct 26 plan sparked disputes with Hanoi and Saigon over troop withdrawal, demilitarized zones, and a ceasefire with renewed U.S. raids and shifting positions through early November.
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Washington
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Vietnam
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United States
le Duc Tho
Paris
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Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen van Thien
Tran van Lam
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Ee Due Tho
White House
Alexander Haig
Thieu
Haig
Adrawal
le Duc Tha
Dmz
Tho
Nguyen Phu Duc
Maio
Nuc
Tha
Bayard Council Watches Ft Bayard Sewage Plan
Bayard's Board of Trustees tabled action on a cooperative sewage treatment study with Ft Bayard Medical Center. Councilman Richard Shanks urged building a new plant instead of extending the current system, citing growth threats. Ft Bayard asked for a formal review of a pipeline to Central, which already links to Bayard’s plant.
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Oy Arnt Wals Daily Press
Bayard
Ft Bayard Medical Center
Ft. Bayard
Richard Shanks
Feo Bayard
Shanks
Bayard Council
Fr. Bayard
Central
Silver Boosters Plan Cleanup Day At Schools
Silver High School Boosters students and citizens plan a Saturday cleanup around Silver High and La Plata Junior High. The event starts about 8 a.m. with tools gloves and old clothes urged. A City Fire Department crew will supervise burning after weeds are cut and trash collected.
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Silver City
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