Apollo 17 Launch Stages Toward Moon Landing Amid Delays
Engineers at Cape Kennedy and Marshall Space Flight Center fixed a misbehaving computer that delayed Apollo 17 by nearly three hours. The Saturn V lifted off at 11 33 a.m. CST as thousands watched, and astronauts Cernan and Schmitt prepared for 75 hours on the lunar surface with lunar rovers to explore over 20 miles of the moon. The S4B third stage and lunar module separated successfully, with the mission proceeding toward a moon valley target and seismic experiments to follow.
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Truman's condition remains critical at hospital
A 9 am statement from Research Hospital and Medical Center reports President Truman's condition still critical due to heart failure. The note says his temperature is fluctuating after peaking at 102.8 degrees at midnight.
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Weather Forecast Fragments for Weekend
The forecast notes cloudy skies with a chance of rain. Saturday will be fair but cold. Sunday and Monday turn cloudy with a chance of snow or rain.
Kissinger and Le Duc Resume Talks Amid Setbacks
Diplomatic brief notes Kissinger and Le Duc Tho pressing negotiations in October, but Paris reports show renewed deadlock. Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh denies rumors of imminent peace. Isham cites progress on major settlement issues reflecting goodwill from both sides.
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Inflation Fails to Ease as Wholesale Prices Jump in November
The Labor Department reports a six tenth of one percent rise in the wholesale price index for November, the sharpest since July. Fresh vegetables eggs and dairy cars lumber and textiles push costs higher while coal hides natural gas also rise, challenging Nixon’s inflation targets and wage price controls.
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Revenue checks sent early amid revised state local estimates
The Treasury Dept said earlier forecasts of state and local revenue shares were wrong due to updated data. One state will get 20 percent less, about 6 000 units face 50 percent cuts, and about 7 000 units gain 50 percent more.
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Illinois Bell rate hike approved for 40 exchanges
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved rate increases for 40 Illinois Bell Telephone exchanges, mainly in the Chicago metropolitan area. The action follows a request filed by the company and affects customer charges across numerous service areas.
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Gomes
Nixon nominates Brinegar as transportation chief and Volpe as ambassador
President Nixon named Claude S. Brinegar senior vice president of Union Oil Co. as secretary of transportation to succeed John A. Volpe who will become ambassador to an unspecified country. Volpe, born in Wakefield Massachusetts, would observe his 64th birthday Friday and has long sought the ambassadorship in Rome succeeding Graham A. Martin.
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Union Oil Co
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Commerce
Peter J. Brennan
New York
Rome
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Wakefield
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Eisenhower
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Rockport
Calif
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SIU to contest FEPC ruling on sex discrimination
SIU officials criticized the Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission after its finding of substantial evidence of sex discrimination. Vice President Mager claimed investigations were biased and unfair, while Ives noted a possible 45 day window for conference in Carbondale and potential remedies such as back pay or re hirings if the commission rules against the university again.
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Southern
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Dolores Muhich
Repa
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Commission
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SIU Legal Counsel
Artz
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