Moonmen Adapt To Gravity on the Moon Apollo 15 crew adapt to lunar gravity
Apollo 15 astronauts David R. Scott and James B. Irwin develop a new bound stride for the moon. Doctors say adaptation to one sixth gravity improves with hours on the surface, easing walking and hill climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Charles Berry
Scott
Irwin
Apennine Valley
Joseph P. Allen
Earth
Berry
Lunar
Apollo 15 Astronauts Sleep In After Lunar Orbit Work
Apollo 15 crewmates David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden woke late after nine hours rest and resumed mapping the Moon from orbit with a $17 million instrument array. They wore protective suits during the Falcon separation after a suspected leak delay, but checks found no leak.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Winter Space Center
Houston
Moon
Lunar
David R. Scott
Mission Control Center
Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Falcon
Pacific Ocean
Today In History for August 3, 1971
Highlights recount key events on this date: 1958 Nautilus completed first undersea North Pole crossing from Alaska to the Arctic. 1492 Columbus sailed from Spain on his first voyage to America. 1692 Massachusetts court condemned six witches to death.
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North Pole
Point Barrow
Alaska
Atlantic
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Christopher Columbus
Paris
Spain
America
Massachusetts
Horation Seymour
New York
Lincoln
Congress
United States
Germany
France
Britain
Roger Casement
Ireland
British Empire
London
MacMillan
U.S
Saigon
Barcelona
Weather snapshot for Texas regional forecast
Monday highs mid to upper seventies with 60s early morning temps across North Central and Northwest Texas. Tonight and Wednesday mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in Panhandle and East Texas. warmer afternoons near 85 to 95. Winds 8 to 18 knots shifting southeast to Wednesday with gusts in showers.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Pecos
Brownville
Port O’connor
Cornerstone Secrets Unearthed At Scurry County Courthouse
Crowds including county judge and historians gathered at Courthouse Square to witness the 62 year old cornerstone removal from the old Scurry County Courthouse. A tin boxed cache inside contained paper and a small book damaged by water, with preservation efforts planned after expert advice from Texas Tech University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society
Courthouse Square
Scurry County
Preston Wilson
Harold Bennett
Snyder City Council Approves Budget for 1971 72
The Snyder City Council on first reading approved the 1971 72 budget proposing a $1.85 per $100 rate with 40 percent assessment and delaying annexation of Western Texas College campus. It denied a zoning change request and water service to a mobile home park, passed second readings on animal control and mobile home zone changes, and set a special meeting for Aug 16 to continue annexation discussions.
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Snyder
Western Texas College
Rex Robinson
H&gn
Tom Chrane
Texas Highway Department
Buster Anderson
Edgar Taylor
College
Texas Supreme Court may rule on redistricting legality
A Texas district judge voided a House redistricting bill for county-line violations, prompting potential Supreme Court action. The ruling questions whether the 1971 session or 1973 is the valid period for redistricting and whether the five man board can act. Rep. Tom Craddick's Midland district was eliminated.
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Jones
Martin Dies Jr
Asst
Atty
Pat Bailey
State Supreme Court
Senate
Fiveman Board
Tom Craddick
Midland
Midland County
Big Bend National Park
Abilene
Craddick
Rainfall anniversary of Hurricane Celia drenches Texas coast
Cloudbursts dumped nearly 10 inches in spots as residents recalled the Celia anniversary. Robstown reported 9.85 inches in 5.5 hours while Corpus Christi measured 7.80 inches with 6.70 in two hours. Heavy showers stretched across South Central and Southeast Texas, with west Texas clearing skies.
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Associated Press
Texas
Coastal Bend
Celia
Robstown
Corpus Christi
South
North Central
North
West
Laredo
Cotulla
del Rio
Marshall
Villages in Cambodia Wiped Out as Frontlines Rattle Eastern Campaign
South Vietnamese fighter bombers and U S helicopters pounded two enemy held villages in eastern Cambodia during a day long battle. Rangers faced heavy fire losing two killed and eight wounded before air support left the villages aflame. By dusk one village was seized while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces reportedly fled under bombardment. A 3 500 man Vietnamese task force pressed the sweep to curb infil tration toward Saigon as U S reconnaissance and censor activity increased along the 230 mile border ahead of national elections.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Associated Press
Huyen Cong Ut
Parrot’s Beak
Phnom Penh
United States
South Vietnam
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