Apollo 17 Astronauts Ready for Night Launch and Moon Visit
Apollo 17 crews Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt prepare for a 9 53 p m EST liftoff from Cape Kennedy as they cram for the first night launch amid weather optimism and routine last minute checks. Rodent experiments aboard will die on impact to study cosmic radiation effects while elite observers including Spiro Agnew Eva Gabor Bob Hope and Charlie Smith attend the launch.
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America
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald E. Evans
Harrison M. Schmitt
Spiro T. Agnew
Eva Gabor
Bob Hope
Charlie Smith
Space Agency
Birth rate falls below replacement level for first time
New figures from the federal Monthly Vital Statistics Report cited by the New York Times show the birth rate dropping under the 2.1 children per family threshold, signaling potential zero population growth, with nine months data indicating 9.08 births per family and a slowing national growth rate around 0.7 percent.
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New York Times
the Times
Federal Monthly Vital Statistics Report
Paris Kissinger Tho talks halted then eyed for tomorrow
Negotiations between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were canceled this morning in Paris with spokesmen saying they would reconvene tomorrow. Officials cited no reason for the cancellation provoking speculation of a planned secret meeting.
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U.S
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Hanoi
Kissinger
Tho
Washington
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Thi Binh
Court delays implementation of auto airbags standards
In a 2-2 ruling the Sixth Circuit ordered the federal government to delay enforcing airbag type passive safety device standards for cars built after August 15, 1975. The court said testing rules for passive restraints must be refined and asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to suspend implementation until new test specifications are devised and issued.
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Cincinnati
U.S
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Former policeman urges Ripton to abolish police force
A former Oberlin patrolman urged Ripton in council to dissolve the two man village police and rely on the Lorain County Sheriff's Department. The council took the proposal under advisement amid complaints of slow police responses and a part time chief. The mayor and residents defended the force while noting cooperation issues.
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Lorain County
Joseph Yakunovich
Oberlin
Don Shaulter
Don Gehringer
al Buck
Buck
Yarkrunovich
Sheriff's Department
Unsettled Weather With Light Rain And Snow Flurries
A weather note shows drizzle and cloudy skies today and tonight with highs in the mid to upper 30s and lows in the upper 30s. Rain tomorrow shifts to snow flurries as temperatures stay in the 40s then fall to the lower 30s. Precipitation chances run 50 percent today and tonight, 80 percent tomorrow, with northeast winds 10 to 20 mph veering east later. Sunset 4 57 pm today and sunrise 7 40 am tomorrow. High yesterday 33 at 10 pm and low 31 at noon.
Lynn of Cleveland now head of HUD
President Nixon selects Undersecretary of Commerce James T. Lynn to succeed George Romney as secretary of Housing and Urban Development in his second term. Peterson will leave Commerce in January to head a new international economic policy council. Frederik B. Dent named commerce secretary. Josephine Peterson noted as textile manufacturer.
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Nixon
James T. Lynn
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
U. S
Wilkes Villa Parents Seek Bus Route to End Jam
Parents in Wilkes Villa plan to petition the Ebyria school board for a bus route around Pratt Boulevard on city land to serve over 40 children many roads are dead ends and buses cannot pass without backing up. The measure received a unanimous vote and will be presented to the Board of Education.
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Wilkes Villa
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John Kenney
Ebyria
Villa
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