Space Shuttle Contract Won By North American Rockwell
North American Rockwell wins a $2.1 billion contract to build five orbiters and develop the main shuttle with a six year program beginning 1978. The project could create about 60,000 jobs in California and add up to $4 billion to the state's economy. The shuttle, a delta wing craft with a 120 foot length and 79 foot wingspan, will carry up to 65,000 pounds into orbit and return to earth with personnel and equipment.
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Allies Capture Citadel Abandon Bastogne Base
South Vietnamese and American forces report heavy fighting near Quang Tri City and Bastogne as they retake positions. Command says Fire Base Bastogne fell under heavy shelling with over 8,000 rounds fired in five days. Two Marines dead, several wounded, and reinforcements deployed to quell incursions near the Cambodian border.
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Astronauts punished in stamp cover scheme
Space Center Houston reports NASA dismissed Apollo 15 alums James Irwin and Alfred Worden after a stamp cover scheme defrauded collectors. David Scott was removed from the astronaut corps amid live stamp cover accusations and transfers. officials said Worden and Irwin would have earned about $7,000 each but declined the illicit payout.
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Castro Hosts Viet Cong Leader Speech Triggers Debate
Castro claims Viet Cong leader’s visit ties to Cuba’s revolution as Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh denounces Nixon policy. Miami rally and Paris talks frame a heightened antiwar stance with calls for end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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