Worden Makes First Deep Space Walk to Retrieve Moon Film
Astronaut Alfred M Worden stepped from Apollo 15 Endeavour 200000 miles from Earth to retrieve two film canisters from a rear camera bay. Worden, Scott, and Irwin performed the historic EVA with a 25 foot tether while live TV provided a clear view of the operation and the hidden lunar backside.
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Irwin
Worden
Earth
Scott
Moon
Roger
Endeavour
Wholesale prices rise as lumber steel lead gains
July wholesale prices show a mixed picture with farm and processed foods down while industrial materials and manufactured goods jump. Lumber and steel produced the sharpest advance in 10 months, lifting the index to 114.6 from 1967 base.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
GM raises 1972 car prices average 4.1 percent
General Motors announces 1972 cars will average 152 dollars more than 1971 models with prices on sale September 3. Camaro and Firebird prices dip 1.2 to 1.3 percent while option costs rise about 3.2 percent. Ford hints at around 5.2 percent advance billing over 1971 prices for shipped cars.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Ford
State regional office building in Marion delayed
Construction of the Marion regional office building faces delays after interior changes. The EPA lab was deleted freeing 9,000 square feet for offices while 5,500 square feet remain allotted to EPA. Carbondale lab to be retained. Building on Veterans Hospital grounds near Belleville site started Oct 19 1970 with completion now expected in November.
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Marion
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Carbondale
Bower Brothers Construction Co
Belleville
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Job Bill Moves Through House Ahead of White House
A 1 billion bill to create quick jobs for up to 173000 unemployed, mainly Vietnam veterans, sails through the House 321 to 78 and faces swift Senate action. The program, 90 percent federally funded, targets public service posts and pays about 6000 dollars annually with some 12000 dollar professional slots for displaced workers.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Nixon
SAS denies POW flight plan linked to Laos to Rome
The SAS says a Swedish newspaper report about a private request to fly 187 American POWs from Laos to Rome was incorrect. An unidentified private contact in West Germany had explored a charter but the plan was canceled. Officials in Washington and Hanoi dismissed the report as unfounded.
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Laos
Europe
West Germany
Rome
SAS
Germany
Sweden
Dagens Nyhoter
Vientiane
Bangkok
Dagons Nyheter
Washington
Nixon
Ronald L. Zeigler
U. S.S
U.S
Xuan Thuy
North
Weather snapshot and page tease
Cloudy tonight with a low in the low 60s. Friday brings variable clouds and a high in the low 80s. The page lists Classified Comics TV Bridge Crossword Editorials Sports Family Living, page numbers 19 11-13 6-7.
War Casualties in Southern Illinois Reach 143
A Southern Illinois librarian lists 143 area servicemen as war casualties from Jackson Williamson Franklin Union Perry and Randolph counties. Eighty eight killed in action in Vietnam and Cambodia including 17 formerly local. Fifty five wounded. No reported MIAs or POWs in Indochina. Readers with missing or captured servicemen urged to contact the paper.
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Indochina
Imogene Eaton
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Union
Perry
Randolph
Vietnam
Cambodia
Trindsan
December 4 1 Draft Lottery Sets Call-Up Priority
The December 4 draft lottery assigned No 1 to men born on December 4, with 366 capsules drawn from plexiglass drums. No 2 came from the 209th pluck, amid uncertainties about future call-ups as Congress delays new legislation. Curtis W Tarr opened the ceremony, noting Viet Nam era wind-down and that about 114000 draftees are projected.
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Washington
Congress
Curtis W. Tarr
Pentagon
Cease-fire push in Indochina at Paris talks
U S Ambassador Habib and South Vietnam urge a true Indochina cease-fire and ask North Vietnam to clarify its plan. They reject a limited halt and push for immediate negotiations on a cease-fire, with broader steps to follow after a political settlement.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Habib
Pham Dang Lam Reit
Stockholm
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Nixon outlines Vietnam policy and phased troop drawdown
President Nixon said remaining American troops in Vietnam have moved to defensive positions, signaling the end of offensive ground combat by U.S. forces. Defense Secretary Laird called phase one of Vietnamization virtually complete as plans to transfer ground operations to the South Vietnamese continue this summer.
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Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
White House
14 Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week
The U S Command reports 14 Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week, six in combat. six previously missing now confirmed dead, two wounded earlier died, and 71 Americans wounded. South Vietnamese losses reach 328 killed and 721 wounded, with enemy activity varying by region. Indochina total deaths since Jan 1 1961 reaches 45 411.
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U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigon
Mekong
Indochina
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