Apollo 12 liftoff set for this morning from Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 12 crew led by Alan Bean plans to launch at 11 22 a m EST aboard the Yankee Clipper from Cape Kennedy to begin the $375 million mission. Pete Conrad Richard Gordon and Dr Richard Berry are in excellent condition as weather forecasts improve. The crew received a presidential call from Nixon and Space Agency officials extended launch windows to maximize success.
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Protests Across the United States Rally Against War
Demonstrations spread nationwide with prayers vigils and rallies as busloads head to Washington for a mass peace protest. Notables like Dr Benjamin Spock and Leonard Bernstein attend a Times Square rally while others advocate from Capitol steps and university campuses.
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Leonard Bernstein
Ossie Davis
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Mother Viet War Widow Leads March Against Death
A 23 year old mother and widow of a naval officer killed in Vietnam led a candle lit march against death in Washington. The single file 40 hour procession moved slowly through the riot conscious capital as peace demonstrators began their event.
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U S Antiwar Demonstrations Highlighted by Night March
Reports from Paris describe U S and North Vietnamese rhetoric amid peace talks as Nixon backers cite broad domestic support. Demonstrators in Washington total about 45 000 with a planned mass march possibly reaching 250 000 on Pennsylvania Avenue amid tight security and police monitoring.
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Agnew calls networks’ power over public opinion questioned
Des Moines Iowa AP Vice President Spiro T Agnew urged that television networks face greater accountability for their influence over public opinion. He proposed citizen complaints by mail and calls to local stations to check bias and curb monopoly like control by an unaccountable few.
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Suspects Free On Bail After Albany High School Violence
Eleven Albany suspects charged with obstructing police vandalism and assault in the Albany High School incident were released on bail after Thursday court appearances. Police stated only eleven were arraigned, though thirteen appeared in Albany Police Court, as tension in the capital city eased.
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Debated Haynsworth picks shift as Senate wavers
Washington AP reports two more senators altered their stance on Haynsworth’s Supreme Court nomination. James P. Pearson backed the nominee amid concerns while Stuart Symington opposed citing ethical questions. The tally left 24 undecided, 37 opposing, 39 for. Debates scheduled next week after Nixon’s Capitol Hill visit.
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James P. Pearson
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Nixon
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Senate
Haynsworth
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Capitol Hill
Ralph T. Smith
Ilinois
Smith
Associated Press
Pearson
Symington
U S Seeks Nuclear Balance in Helsinki Talks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers outlined three U S objectives for a balance strategy in nuclear arms control talks with the Soviet Union. He said discussions in Helsinki beginning Monday would involve reevaluating military secrecy and stressed uncertainty about achieving a final arms race settlement.
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William P. Rogers
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Soviet Union
Helsinki
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Rogers
U.S
Fighting near DMZ intensifies as north Vietnam attacks US units
North Vietnamese troops launched their heaviest assault near the DMZ 32 miles south of the zone while U S infantry and helicopters battled within 65 miles of Saigon. Casualties climbed with 67 enemy dead and 16 American dead and 60 wounded reported. U S spokesmen warned no DMZ breach.
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Con Thien
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North Vietnamese Regiment
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Nixon wins bipartisan cheers in Congress over Vietnam peace bid
President Nixon addressed both chambers promising peace in Vietnam and praising cross party backing. He urged understanding rather than 100 percent support, noting letters from a casualty’s parent and a critic, as the House and Senate signaled broad, though not unanimous, backing for his approach.
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Colorado
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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