Apollo 14 Countdown Starts as Crew Preps for Moon Landing
Electrical power surges as the Saturn 5 rocket powers up and the six day countdown begins for Apollo 14. Astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa undergo final physical exams ahead of a Sunday launch from Cape Kennedy.
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AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Spaceship Today
Charles Henschel
Cape Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Thomas K. Mattingly
John L. Swigert
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Patrick Air Force Base
Fra Mauro Highlands
Today in History highlights from Jan 25
On this date in history several events are noted including 1915 transcontinental telephone service from New York to San Francisco, 1802 Napoleon becoming president of the Italian republic, 1863 formation of the first Negro regiment, 1894 Timbuktu occupation, 1949 Operation Haylift, and past and recent air force, aviation and wartime actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alexander Graham Bell
New York
San Francisco
Napoleon Bonaparte
U.S
Timbuktu
Sudan
U. S. Air Force
Great Plains
West
Soviet Union
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnam
Egypt
Weather outlook for Texas regions with cooler trend ahead
The report details daily temperature ranges across Northwest, North Central, Northeast, Southwest, South Central and Southeast Texas. Expect fair conditions through Tuesday with a general turning colder in the north and east, and highs mostly in the 50s to 80s while overnight lows dip into the 20s to 60s depending on region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
State Expert on DID Panel Leads Drug Information Day
George Jones of Midland, top narcotics agent, will join a DID panel at Scurry County Coliseum on Feb 1 to present drug information and rehab options. The event, moderated by Dr Wilton N Jones, aims to fill the coliseum with educators, law enforcement and medical professionals for a free session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Scurry County
Snyder Area
Bobby McCormick
Preston Wilson
John Short
Snyder Public Schools
McCormick
Wilson
Robertann Turner
Snyder High School
George Jones
Midland
Jones
Narcotics Bureau
Scurry County Coliseum
Wilton N. Jones
Coliseum
Nixon Pushes Six Point Design For 1972 Campaign
President Nixon seeks public support for a six point plan including cabinet restructuring and a 16 billion federal state revenue sharing program. He plans White House talks with congressional leaders and a nationwide appeal as Democratic doubts prompt a take it to the people drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Robert Dole
GOP
Kansas
Congress
Capitol Hill
Clark McGregor
House
Truman Improves as Former President Hospital Stay Continues
AP reports former President Harry S. Truman, age 86, shows modest improvement while hospitalized for colitis. Doctor Wallace Graham says his condition remains fair and notes better appetite and a quiet night, with a GI exam and Mrs. Truman visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
John Dreves
Dreves
Truman
Wallace Graham
Graham
Intelsat 4 Launch Set for Tonight at Cape Kennedy
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports another launch attempt of Intelsat 4 the world’s largest communications satellite is planned for tonight at 7 01 p m EST after three consecutive nights of postponements due to high altitude winds.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Renewed shelling hits Phnom Penh airport as clashes widen
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong shelled Phnom Penh airport again and attacked positions around the capital. Guards battled at the runway end while U.S. cargo planes continued delivering arms and ammunition. Reports noted mortars near the civilian terminal and fresh troop concentrations northwest of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Mannock
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Am Rong
U.S. Air Force
Prek Ameak
Preah Prasap
Mekong River
Bek Chan
Kambo
Uganda Army Ousts President Obote in Feud for Power
Rebels led by Maj. Gen. Idi Amin claimed control after 12 hours of fighting in Kampala. Obote, absent at a Commonwealth summit, was accused of ignoring army demands and was reported deposed by the military.
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Kampala
Uganda
Milton Obote
Radio
Obote
Singapore
Idi Amin
Amin
Edward Frederick Mutesa
England
Mutesa
Buganda
Freddie
London
Kenya
Tanzania
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Nsambya
Central Bank of
Jinja
Pauline Magee Funeral Service Held in Montague
Funeral is set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Montague for Pauline Magee 70 who died Sunday morning in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. She lived in Montague two years born Mallard Texas married Fowler Magee in 1921 in Henrietta he died 1966 survived by daughter Jo Pierce Snyder son Dale Magee Denton three sisters five brothers four grandchildren burial Montague Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home memorials cancer fund suggested.
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First Baptist Church
Montague
Pauline Magee
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Denton
Wayne Naugher
Durant
Okla
Montague Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Cancer Fund
Groppi Conviction Reversed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court overturned Rev. James E. Groppi’s Milwaukee resisting arrest conviction from 1967. It held that trial judges may grant venue changes regardless of misdemeanor status to prevent prejudice, sending the case back to Milwaukee for possible retrial or dismissal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James E. Groppi
Milwaukee
Father Groppi
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Fair Administration of Criminal Justice
Potter Stewart
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Apollo 14
Aries Mar i
Leo
VIRGO
S OF
Star Gazer
Develo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Pisces
Mar
Diac
Sian
Intelsat
Phnom Renh
Kennedy Space Center
Groppi
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