Evans completes Apollo 17 spacewalk on final Moon mission
Ronald E. Evans crawled 15 feet along the Apollo 17 command ship America to retrieve three film canisters as Eugene Cernan and Jack Schmitt worked on the Moon Taurus Littrow valley. The walk, watched by Evans's family and Houston mission control, marked a final highlight before the Pacific splashdown.
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Truman in serious condition as kidney failure worsens
Former President Harry S Truman age 88 remained in very serious condition at Research Hospital in Kansas City Missouri with kidney failure and fluid buildup in lungs. Doctors said heart condition unchanged and dialysis unlikely due to overall cardiovascular risk and arterial hardening.
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Dole forecasting early January bid to cut Vietnam funding
Former Republican National Chairman Robert Dole warned on CBS Face the Nation that Congress may move to cut off Vietnam War funding very early in January if peace talks fail. He said Agnew could face GOP nomination questions in 1976 and doubted McGovern’s Kissinger critique, urging hopeful peace and noting possible Senate filibuster before a vote.
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