Blizzards halt Watkins Glen snowmobile race and melt in NYC
A New York snowstorm postpones the Grand Prix of Snowmobile Racing at Watkins Glen while Southern California beaches crowd under sunny skies. Heavy winds up to 69 mph hit Ohio and Pennsylvania as three to five inches fall across Vermont and nearby states. New York City warms into the upper forties before a cold wave. Malibu and coastal beaches report strong crowds and bikinis despite 56 degree water. Residents in Michigan face continued snow while many travel routes are blocked and later reopen.
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White House pushes reform agenda to salvage confidence
President Nixon advocates sweeping domestic reform after the State of the Union. He meets lawmakers and hosts Republican breakfasts to press for an early start, proposing merging cabinet departments into four new ones and an $11 billion revenue sharing plan plus $5 billion in general revenue sharing to fund urban rural education transportation and law enforcement.
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Phnom Penh clashes as Cambodian forces clash with South Vietnamese troops
Cambodian soldiers and South Vietnamese sailors waged a daytime battle in central Phnom Penh using machine guns mortars and rocket grenades. One person was killed at least ten wounded including two police and four Cambodian soldiers as gunfire struck the Palais du Government Post Office police station and power station. South Vietnamese reported no casualties.
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Mansfield cautions warmakers in Indochina war push
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield warned the Nixon administration against widening the Indochina war. He said major operations could trigger a congressional funds cutoff and support the McGovern Hatfield plan to withdraw all U S forces by December 31. Fulbright warned of a large Allied Laos offensive and Rogers defended air power in Indochina. Up to 400 U S planes attacked the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and another strike targeted a Communist buildup in extreme northwest South Vietnam.
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Apollo 14 Timetable Highlights Flight Plan Timeline
The timetable outlines Apollo 14 events with EST times from liftoff at Cape Kennedy through Moon landing and moon walks. Key moments include mid course correction, lunar module separation, moon landing at 4 16 a m, first moon walk at 9 10 a m and subsequent telecasts, lunar surface operations, and Pacific splashdown on February 9.
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Apollo 14 set for 3 23 p.m. launch from Cape Kennedy
Apollo 14 astronauts planned a 3 23 p m EST liftoff aboard the Saturn V from Cape Kennedy after a weather front stalled and then cleared. Mission commander Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa prepared for the long flight as Brevard County counted potential spectators up to a half million. Recovery forces and tracking stations were in place as fueling began and final checks continued.
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Court to hear miners suit Monday in Washington
President W A Boyle and other United Mine Workers officials face a $75 million suit filed by the Association of Disabled Miners and Widows alleging mismanagement of welfare and retirement funds. The case seeks receivership and removal of certain Welfare Fund rules.
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Officials decline comment on Laos invasion speculation
Washington officials avoided discussing rumors that South Vietnamese troops with American air support planned an attack into southern Laos. Reports cited U.S. air power decisions for possible involvement, with officials urging caution and noting no confirmed operation over the weekend.
Germs Won't Live On What I Make
A matron tries to reassure a babysitter about germs as she hands over crumpled money. The teen dismisses fears, saying germs can’t survive on her earnings.
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