Apollo 17 crew undergoes final medicals before moon launch
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Ceman Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt receive morning medical examinations ahead of a Wednesday night launch from Cape Kennedy. The crew remains in quarantine under a high polysium diet to prevent illness and heart irregularities noted on Apollo 15. Weather outlook is favorable for the 53 pm EST liftoff as a labor dispute threatens access, with picket limits set at two of four gates amid Boeing and documentation workers' conflict.
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Kennedy Space Center
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Waterbed blamed for Cincinnati room fire
In Cincinnati Ohio a heating element in a waterbed short circuited igniting the bed and its contents. Fire damage totaled a unspecified amount to the apartment of Mr and Mrs James Ten brink after they turned off the heater and left briefly. The fire spread through the room before the landlord saw the flames.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
James Tenbrink
Larry Schmoat
IRA Chief Ups Liquid Diet During Hunger Strike
Dublin AP says Sean MacStiolain, chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, is on a liquid hunger strike diet after 12 days without solid food. Sources at the military hospital report he takes water, tea with milk and sugar, orange juice, all glucose spiked, and remains in reasonably good shape while detained.
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Dublin
IRA
Sean MacStiolain
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Glenn says he may run for U S Senate again
Former astronaut John Glenn said he is considering very seriously running for the U S Senate in 1974. He denied a Missouri rumor that he will definitely seek the seat after losing the 1970 Democratic primary to Howard Metzenbaum. Glenn, a Columbus businessman, noted his defeat does not end his political interest and said an announcement would come in Ohio.
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Columbus, Ohio
John Glenn
U.S. Senate
Jefferson City
Senate
Glenn
Columbus
Cleveland
Howard Metzenbaum
Robert Tait
Merernbaum
Ohio
Shapp vetoes strict abortion bill in Pennsylvania
Gov. Milton J. Shapp vetoed a strict anti abortion bill and watched a House override effort fail 102 to 76. The veto prevents the measure from becoming law and leaves the existing abortion statute in a constitutional limbo with no immediate Senate action needed.
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Milton J. Shapp
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Mail Subscription Rates From Historic Daily Ad Page
Subscription prices listed for daily and Sunday editions with outside New York State rates. The garbled OCR shows monthly and weekly figures, totals, and dates, indicating pricing tiers and delivery options for periodicals.
Pentagon report cites military bias and discrimination
A 14 member biracial task force found black service members face unfair treatment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, with tougher punishments for minor offenses than whites. The four volume study, led by Nathaniel Jones, urged standardized penalties, more black military lawyers, cultural duty alignments, and abolition of summary courts martial for minor offenses. Secretary Laird said many recommendations are already in effect or under consideration.
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Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nathaniel Jones
Cunsel
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Claire E. Hutchin
1St Army
Ft. Meade
Laird
NAACP
Cuba OK given new flight pleas
Washington reports Cuba will allow resumption of the refugee airlift to the United States in the near future though officials say this does not signal closer relations. Cuba had suspended last May 12 but now informs through the Swiss Embassy in Havana that 3,400 are being processed for travel to Florida. Since Dec. 1, 1965 the freedom airlift has drawn about 256,000 Cubans to the United States. Talks on quelling airline hijackings followed recently.
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UPI
Cuba
United States
State Department
Department
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Florida
Crangle Keeps Dems’ Reins Amid Debt Talk
New York state Democratic executive committee unanimously reaffirmed support for chairman Joseph Crangle of Buffalo. The body stressed need to raise funds for upcoming expenses and to pay off about 300000 dollars in loans incurred over the past 12 years.
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UPI
Democratic Executive Committee
Joseph Crangle
Buffa- In
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