Apollo 12 Splashdown and Recovery Proceedings At Sea
Apollo 12 returns to Earth after lunar surface mission with capsule afloat in ocean. Bean reports main parachutes deployed at 8000 feet as helicopters confirm contact. Capsule rights itself with inflating bags and floatation collar while astronauts prep for quarantine aboard a recovery ship.
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Hornet
Hawaii
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Lunar
Floridians Seek Cape Kennedy Renaming to Cape Canaveral
Florida witnesses urged the Senate Interior Committee to restore the Cape Kennedy name for the space center and Cape, arguing the Cape Canaveral title is the oldest continuous landmark on the Atlantic coast. Senator Gurney and Senator Holland defended Kennedy’s heritage, while Judge Knott cited Lyndon Johnson’s impulsive post assassination action six days after Kennedy’s death.
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Washington
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Cape Cameval
U.S
Atlantic
Senate Interior Committee
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Space Center
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Cape
James R. Knott
Palm Beach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy
Elephants Rampage Damages Tea Gardens in India
Wild elephants rampaged through Dekiajul in Dsrrang district destroying tea gardens and betelnut trees and consuming a large portion of this year’s sugar cane crop. The cause of the rampage remains unknown.
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Shillong
India
Dekiajul
Dsrrang
Cystex Promises Relief for Kidney and Bladder Irritation
An old style ad notes common kidney and bladder irritation causing frequent burning urination. It claims Cystex reduces irritant germs in urine, relieves discomfort, and helps restore sleep and spirits, urging readers to ask druggists for the product.
Set. Forget In Brazil With Astronauts
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Joseph L. Forget of Topeka Kansas traveled with Apollo 12 astronauts during their Brazil tour. A 15 year medic supervisor and father of four, Forget formerly lived in Cohoes and studied at Cohoes High School and LaSalle Institute. He is stationed at Topeka Air Force Base and married to Donna Colleen Forget.
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U.S. Air Force
Joseph L. Forget
Topeka
Kan
Pauline Forget
Alphonse G. Forget
Vliet St
Cohoes
Forget
Brazil
Spindle City
Cohoes High School
LaSalle Institute
Troy
Topeka Air Force Base
Donna Colleen
U S Leads Russia in Space After Apollo 12 Flight
SPACE CENTER Houston AP reports the United States takes a growing lead in the space race after Apollo 12. The article frames the current manned space milestone as a decisive advantage for the U S over the Soviet Union and notes ongoing missions and projected advances.
Fra Mauro Landing Site Target For Apollo 13 Mission
Apollo 13, America's next moon mission, is slated to blast off on March 12 aiming for a precise landing in a shallow Fra Mauro crater amid surrounding rugged mountains.
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Fra Mauro
Space Center
Houston
America
Rocco A. Petrone
James A. Lovell Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Fred W. Haise Jr
Decon Man Meets Men From Moon On USS Hornet
Navy decon swimmer Ernest Jahncke helped Apollo 12 astronauts land safely aboard the USS Hornet after splashdown. He delivered decontamination gear and swabbed the capsule and raft while three other swimmers reached the craft first.
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Uss
Hornet
America
Ernest Lee Jahncke III
Jahncke
Greenwich
Conn
Pete Conrad
Alan Bean
Richard Gordon
Cmdr
Warren Aut
St. Louis
William R. Pozzi
Lynwood
Calif
William C. Robertson
Hampton
Arles L. Nash
Edinboro
Dangerous mood seen in country
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warns that the Vietnam war fuels a rising dangerous mood in the nation. He says the issue causes emotionalism and growing division, with shouting matches replacing civil discourse as Nixon policy could end the war but may take too long.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montanan
U.S. News and World Report
Gir Lion Declared India's National Animal
The Gir lion of western Gujarat state inside Gir Wildlife Sanctuary has been selected as India's national animal by the Indian Board for Wildlife per Yatri the government tourism magazine.
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New Delhi
Gujarat
India
Indian Board For Wild Life
Yatri
Sunny Mild Weather Across Nation With Notable Incidents
Most of the country saw sunny mild conditions with states like Texas and Maine noting light rain and snow tapering off. Temperatures ranged from 26 in Burlington Vermont to 80 in El Toro California and Key West Naval Air Station. A foggy Indiana collision involving a bus and car left one dead and 30 injured as ambulances rushed the injured to hospitals.
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Texas
Maine
Midwest
Northern Plains
Indiana
Burlington
el Toro
Calif
Miami
Key West Naval Air Station
Ex Watervliet Man Has Hand In Splashdown
Ralph Hakes of Torrance California, a former Watervliet resident and Watervliet High School and RPI graduate, served as a consultant to the engineering team for the Apollo 12 parachutes. He worked for Northrup Aviation, supplier of parachutes for the moon mission, and is married to Edna Phillips of Watervliet.
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America
Troy
Pacific Ocean
Northrup Aviation
Ralph Hakes
Torrance
Calif
Watervliet
Watervliet High School
RPI
Apollo 12 schedule items outlined this week
AP reports major Apollo 12 events through the week in EST. Tuesday 2:45 p.m. first rock box arrives at Ellington AFB near Houston, 11:50 p.m. second box arrives. Wednesday first box opened in Lunar Receiving Laboratory. Friday MQF offloads at Hawaii 5:30 p.m. departs at 7 p.m. for nonstop flight to Ellington. Saturday MQF with astronauts arrives Ellington AFB 6:40 a.m. and reaches Lunar Receiving Laboratory about 3 hours later.
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Ellington
MQF
Ellington Afb
Lunar Receiving Laboratory
Nixon promotes Apollo 12 astronauts to captain
President Nixon promoted Apollo 12 crew Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean to captain after their triumphant Moon voyage. The three former Navy commanders were notified by telephone from the White House while in quarantine aboard the recovery ship.
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Petrone
Lunar
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Alan L. Bean
Uss Hornet
Nixon
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad Jr
Navy
Bean
Washington
Armed Forces
Conrad
Gordon
Mrs. Bean
Mrs. Gordon
All Navy
Larry
Richard Gordon
Sue Bean
Roman fort finds 13 granaries in South Wales
Archaeologists digging at the Roman fort site in South Wales uncovered 13 granaries spanning nearly half an acre and dating to the Nero era in the first century AD. The cluster suggests a large scale Roman campaign in the region.
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USA
Wales
South Wales
Apollo 12 families celebrate safe lunar mission splashdown
TV footage shows Barbara Gordon and Jane Conrad cheering as Apollo 12 astronauts land safely in the South Pacific. Neil Armstrong watches from the ship as the crew, promoted to captain by President Nixon, shares calls with home. Families celebrate with champagne and fireworks while awaiting reunion and quarantine ending December 10.
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Barbara Gordon
Jane Conrad
Sue Bean
South Pacific
Mrs. Gordon
Mrs. Bean
Mrs. Conrad
Earth
Houston
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Kraft
National Animal
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Holland
Mich
White House
Nicky D. Bacon
Fort Hood
Webster Anderson
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