Moon walkers endure steep climb during Cone Crater bid
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell spent about four and a half hours outside the lunar module Antares. They aimed to reach Cone Crater’s rim but retreat from the steep, 400 foot slope. They still gathered rocks, dug trenches, took core samples, and continued scientific tasks before liftoff preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunar
Cone Crater
Cone
Earth
Mission Control
Moon Mountain
Shepard
Mitchell
Antares
Moon
Edgar D. Mitchell
Space Center
Houston
Ernest Waggoner
Winslow Randall
Louise Mitchell
Kary Karlyn
Libbey
Louis Shepard
UPI
Shepard on Moon Hits Two Six-iron Shots
NASA reports Alan B Shepard, a 15 handicap golfer, hits two six-iron shots in Fra Mauro Valley sand trap on the Moon. He clubs up a moon shot1, describes distance estimates, and later uses a spear-like tool from the wind experiment. They press toward ancient rocks, facing exertion and oxygen leaks as they climb Cone crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Manned Spacecraft Center
Shepard
Harden
Miles
Fred W House
Mission Control
Wellington man killed in Rt 58 crash near Webster Road
Richard E Farnsworth, 43, of 524 Barker St, Wellington, died when his sedan left a curve on Rt 58 in Pittsfield Township, struck a tree, and slid down a 300 foot embankment. Deputy Coroner Dr. Richard Buchanan said death due to head and chest injuries. Farnsworth was en route to work at Fisher Body GM in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Rt 58
Lorain County
Farnsworth
Buchanan Lorain County Sheriff's
Rt 56
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Elyria
Wall Street Posts Record-Busy Week in History
New York Stock Exchange reports the busiest week ever with 105.70 million shares turnover daily averaging over 20 million. Dow Jones climbs 178 points to 876.57 as unemployment for January falls then profit-taking trims gains. Wednesday hits 220.3 million shares traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Index Hi win, af A oll 7 Tl
The fragmentary clipping notes an event or score with sparse readable names and numbers. Key details are missing, but the item appears to report a local result or standings involving a team or individual. Readable mentions suggest a sports or competition snippet from a period publication.
Three killed as troops battle Belfast rioters
In Belfast Civil unrest erupts as British soldiers clash with Irish Republican Army militants in the Catholic Ardoyne area. A British trooper and two Irishmen die while a bystander blows himself up during a bomb attempt. Several civilians are wounded and 37 people are arrested as thousands of troops brace for further clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Catholic
Ardoyne
Londonderry
Central
U S appeals wiretap curb in domestic group case
The Justice Department appeals a district court ruling that wiring phones of domestic groups without a warrant is unconstitutional. It seeks to overturn Judge Damon J Keith’s decision favoring Lawrence R Plamondon, a White Panther charged with bombing a CIA office in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
District Court
Department
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Damon J Keith
Detroit
Lawrence R Plamondon
Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Arbor
Keith
Plamondon
Weather update with cold spell and cloudy skies
Colder weather continues with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 20s. Tonight stays partly cloudy and cold with teens for a low, then increasing cloudiness tomorrow with highs around 28. Chance of precipitation holds at 28 percent across today tonight and tomorrow. Sunset today at 5 47 p m Sunrise tomorrow at 7 34 a m. Yesterday low 3 degrees at 7 3 a m. Today's chuckle notes stretch pants have no other choice.
Hunger Strike Ends at Lorain County Jail After Few Eat
Prisoners in the upper cell block at Lorain County jail stopped the hunger strike after most resumed eating, with 22 inmates initially refusing meals since Wednesday. Demands included better food and more privileges. Sheriff Vernon Smith called them unreasonable and took no action. A scuffle left some officers injured during the initial forceful removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Stroup
Lorain County
Sheriff's Deputies
Vernon
Smith
Donald Darmos
Sheriff Smith
Sgt Darmas
Elyria
Education gap study starts Sunday feature series
A two part series by Anita Schrodt examines displaced children with learning problems and the impact of education gaps. The Sunday spread includes related reports on VASCAR speed calculation by Josh Stroup and a profile on the Iron Stallions motorcycle club promoting safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Schrodt
Vascar
Josh Stroup
THE
Iron Stallions
Roger Turner
Vermilion flood fear eased by cold and volunteers
Vermilion mayor John Maiden says near freezing temperatures and local volunteers halted flood threats on the Vermilion River. Volunteers broke ice at the river mouth with dynamite while a city tug and US Coast Guard Cutter Kow stood by, but winds prevented entry. The forecast calls for continued cold with light precipitation in northern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Vermilion River
John Maiden
Maiden
Mill Hollow Park
Loos
Coast Guard
Kow
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mauro Base
Mitchell Omemeres
Home Sweet Home
Optain
Valley
Jamice Arthrell
Webster
Pittsfield Township
Richard E. Farnsworth
Wall Street
Stankill Road
Water Main
U.S
Connie Davis
Family Features
John Kenney
Kodiak Island
Alaskas
Stewart Blackhall Law Road
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!