Parachute makers for Apollo command module revealed
Reader query about who makes the parachutes for the Apollo command module. Northrup-Ventura of Newberry California builds all three chutes type. Drogue chutes deploy at 24 000 feet from 300 to 175 mph, pilot chutes release the three mains, and mains 83.5 feet diameter deploy at 10 000 feet slowing from 175 to 22 mph.
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Houston
Stock Market Slips as Investors Cite Caution
New York AP reports investors grow anxious amid higher rates and unsettled factors. Dow Industrial average fell 1.58 to 300.86 as Treasury yields climb. Boeing and other big names slide while some gains appear among a broad 1037 traded issues.
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Montel Gordon
Creytts Corp
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Seize Weapons In Civilian Hands Urges Handgun Ban
The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals urged states to outlaw handguns except for police and military use and to seize weapons in civilian hands by 1983. It also proposed repealing laws criminalizing gambling marijuana pornography prostitution and private adult acts. The report, presented by Chairman Russell W. Peterson to Attorney General Elliott Richardson, warns handguns cause violence and many home killings, citing FBI data on handgun use in murders.
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Associated Press
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Cambodian Troops Advance With U S Bomb Support
Cambodian government forces push from two directions along Highway 1 to clear the Mekong west bank and open the road to Neak Luong amid U S bombing. Units reach Chiung Dang and Koki Thom as insurgent resistance eases. U S air strikes peak at about 50 B52s daily.
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Associated Press
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U.S
Mekong River
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Nesk Luong
Tway
U. S
Mekong
South Vietnam
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Koki Thom
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Cambodia
Appeals Court overturns halt on Cambodia bombing
NEW YORK AP A federal appeals court overturned a district ruling to stop U S bombing Cambodia allowing strikes to continue toward an Aug 15 cutoff unless the Supreme Court acts. Plaintiffs including Rep Holtzman and Drinan say they will appeal.
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Ervin Under Fire as Watergate Hearings Shape Image
North Carolina figures debate Sen. Sam Ervin Jr as he chairs the Watergate hearings. Mixed praise and criticism swirl about his public stance and potential re election bid. Democratic factions push softer portrayal while Republican rivals size up electoral prospects.
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Associated Press
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Democratic Party
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Monroe
Chieago Board of Trade
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Nixon
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Kinston
Rouse
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New Bern
Varty
Sen
Pennsylvania Lucky 7 lottery bonus number report
In Mars PA AP report the weekly Pennsylvania Lucky 7 draw lists a $75,000 bonus number 7-3-3.4-7.6 and three digit numbers 287 304 and 643. Card details also show car numbers 3.7 Bb.7-4 and 3.7-8-6-74 with additional sequences 7-3-3-4-7-6 and 3-04.
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Pennsylvania
Awaiting Transfer as Cambodian Troops Move to Reinforce Front
A mother and son sit among equipment including two M16 rifles at a Phnom Penh staging area awaiting movement with Cambodian government forces being redeployed from Svay Rieng to Neak Luong. The troops replace soldiers killed or wounded in a mistaken U S bombing raid.
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Svay Rieng
Neak Lusng
U. S
Bangkok
Skylab 2 Crew In Top Shape After 12 Days
Medics report Skylab 2 astronauts fully adapted to weightlessness and as healthy as the first crew at this mission point. After 12 days in space the men recovered from motion sickness, with only a five pound weight loss each.
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Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack E.lousma
Dietlein
Nietlein
Bein
Orbiting Laboratory
Gold price drop hits record a ounce in Europe
Gold plummeted across Europe with the dollar strengthening on foreign exchange markets. At opening in London and Zurich the metal stood around 109 and 106, then sank further to 104 and 205.50 by mid-day, down 9.75 from late Wednesday. This marked the largest decline since June 6.
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