Moonship lift off marks last Apollo 17 Moon visit
Houston reports Apollo 17 ends man’s first lunar exploration. Eugene Cernan vows return with peace and hope as Challenger blasts off at 5:55 p.m. EST. Schmitt and Evans stay in orbit for two days of lunar mapping before heading home. A memorial plaque on Challenger honors the mission and Nixon signs the inscription.
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UPI
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Ronald E. Evans
America
A.D
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Moon Twelve
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Russia
Informia
Nixon faces choices as Paris peace talks stall
President Nixon weighs options after Kissinger's Paris mission returns incomplete. A high official cautions against predicting when a cease-fire accord will be signed. Thieu remains a key obstacle while Kissinger may return to Paris or Saigon to press Thieu and seek a deal.
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Nixon
Tho
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Thieu
Saigon
Duryea to be unofficial speaker as assembly taps him again
In Albany Perry B. Duryea will be unofficially elected to a third two year term as speaker at a two day state assembly mini session. Governor Rockefeller will host a testimonial dinner for retiring Senate Majority Leader Earl W. Brydges. The assembly plans organizational work for 1973 with many freshmen and leadership vacancies. Potential new majority whip candidates include Francis J. Boland George J. Ferrall Chester Hardt and Fred G. Fiele.
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UPI
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GOP
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Senate
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Brydges
Assembly
Donald J. Mitchell
Herkimer
Congress
Commission backs school funding shift toward property tax relief
A federal state and local commission told President Nixon to pursue school financing reforms that reduce property taxes. They studied value added tax as a substitute but expected disapproval. Nixon favors cutting home and apartment property taxes by stages, with elderly relief as a priority, and suggested states should shoulder more school costs.
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Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Europe
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Snow Likely Tonight and Tomorrow in Local Area
The National Weather Service at Hancock Field forecasts mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of snow tonight and tomorrow. Lows near 30 degrees tonight, with highs in the upper 30s tomorrow.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Field
Thieu peace plan offered as Viet Cong talks open
In Paris at the Vietnam peace talks United States envoy Heyward Isham urged the Viet Cong and North Vietnam to consider President Thieu of South Vietnam's new peace package. Thieu seeks a Christmas truce, prisoner exchange, troop withdrawal and direct talks while North Vietnam rejects changing the draft agreement and accuses Washington of insincerity.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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le Duc Tho
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George Libera
UPI
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South Vietnam
U.S
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Isham
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Thieu
Saigon
Republic of
Intruder left money at Tulsa apartment twice
In Tulsa, Jesse Hosey reported two intruders left cash and odd notes rather than steal. On Nov 9 cash totaling 16 and again on Dec 10 12 appeared with a bank envelope marked E L and 23.91, while bonds remained untouched. Police struggle to classify the act and hunt for a suspect.
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Hosey
Strick
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Truman in grave condition as doctors report very serious state
Kansas City AP reports former president Harry S. Truman, 88, remains very serious with declining kidney function and weakened heart. Doctors say vital signs are stable but he is not out of danger. restlessness and unresponsiveness noted after a troubled night. Albany AP notes a NY lottery number drawn as 271110.
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