Intrepid and Yankee Clipper Link After Moonwalk Triumph
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean completed a 32 hour moon stay, collected lunar rocks, and retrieved parts of a 1967 robot. The Intrepid docked with the Yankee Clipper for return to Earth, with radar aiding the final rendezvous after an initial visual gap.
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Apollo 12 astronauts walk 800 feet to Head Crater area
Apollo 12 astronauts Conrad and Bean trek across the moon in a second excursion. They follow Mission Control directions northwest for about 800 feet to the seismometer site, photograph and collect rock samples, roll rocks near Head Crater, and dig trenches. They then traverse 800 feet south along the crater rim, work at Beach and Sharp Craters, and sample soil before moving toward Halo and Surveyor Craters and returning to Intrepid.
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AmShip Unions End Long Strike at Lorain
The 93 day strike at American Ship Building Co ended with seven unions ratifying an offer of 40 cent hourly raises this year and 10 cents more in years two and three. The settlement adds nine paid holidays and a cost of living adjustment in year two plus pension plan improvements. Workers may qualify for paid vacations with revised 1400 hour rule.
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January draft could be lowered as volunteers rise
Defense officials say the projected 33 000 man January draft call may be cut as the armed forces shrink and volunteer rates improve. A new random lottery system likely starts in January replacing the old 1926 age group induction with the oldest first.
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Eight States Feel Tremors As Eastern Quake Strikes
An underground rock slip near the West Virginia border caused tremors across eight states from Ohio to Georgia. The 4.75 magnitude quake centered 60 miles west of Roanoke Virginia rattled dishes and windows, with minor damage in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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First appreciable snow coats Lorain County in early winter
Snow from a cold Arctic air mass blankets Lorain County with a one inch measure in North Ridgeville and slippery county roads. Temperatures dip to 22 degrees with a forecast of continued cold and a warming trend by Saturday. The Ohio Turnpike reports slushy spots and slow traffic as snow covers much of the Great Lakes region.
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Lodge resigns as chief US negotiator at Paris talks
Washington reports Henri Cabot Lodge resigned as chief US negotiator at the Paris peace talks. Deputy Lawrence E Walsh also resigned with no successors named. White House press secretary Donald Siegler said he had no idea when replacements might be named.
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Vietnam War Death Toll Passes Seven Hundred Thousand
UPI reports the Vietnam conflict killed over 700000, with 113 Americans among last week’s Rekilling totals. The 3rd Marine Division began withdrawing as casualties rose to 113 US deaths, 497 South Vietnamese, and 3013 Viet Cong or North Vietnamese in the week, amid ongoing border fighting near Cambodia and around the Demilitarized Zone.
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Weather Flurries and Cold Tonight With Snow Chances
Cloudy windy and cold tonight with a chance of snow flurries. Tomorrow remains cloudy and not as cold with another chance of snow flurries. Highs are in the upper 20s to lower 40s. Saturday will be cloudy and warming. Precipitation probability 40 percent tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. West to northwest winds 10 to 20 mph tonight and tomorrow. Sunset today 5 04, Sunrise tomorrow 7 23. Details page 1. High 32 at 1 pm yesterday, Low 22 at 7 am today.
Lorain to cite four firms as polluters
Lorain officials plan to name four companies for air pollution code violations. The plan aims to enforce clean air standards by issuing penalties and seeking enforcement actions. The city council considers timelines and expects a formal recommendation from the owner representatives and the department of pollution control.
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