Moon Heroes Return From Fifth Moon Landing
Apollo 16 crew commander John W. Young and crewmates Charles M. Duke Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly II completed their fifth lunar ascent, splashed down in the South Pacific and were hoisted aboard the USS Ticonderoga bound for Hawaii.
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Ticonderoga
Hawaii
John W. Young
Young
Nixon
Duke
Air Force
Mattingly
Hickam Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Young and
Moon
Descartes
Casper
America
Earth
Gen Wheeler Named to Role In Coronation
Gen Earle G Wheeler retired Army general accepted an invitation to serve as Minister of State in the Coronation for Queen Shenandoah XLV. He joins Senator Byrd Jr Governor Moore and others at Handley High School Bowl for 2 30 p m ceremony installing Miss Shelley Wellens Moore as ruler over the festival.
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Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Army
Berkeley County
W. Va
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore, Jr
William V Brook
Berryville
Walt Disney World
Sherry Lynn Swets
Shelley Wellens Moore
Shenandoah
Queen’s Court
Herald Buglers
Randolph Macon Academy
U.S. Navy
University of Virginia
Handley High School
Holtons Return From Far East Trade Mission
Gov Linwood Holton and Mrs Holton fly into Richmond after a 24 000 mile overseas trade mission to Japan and Australia. They are greeted by Adm Ephraim Holmes and a 25 member delegation with return flights via Canberra Los Angeles and Washington.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Far East
Virginia
Holltons
Washington
Canberra
Australia
Los Angeles
Adm
Ephraim Holmes
Virginia Port Authority
Holtons
Japan
Red Tanks and infantry advance toward Quang Tri
Ha was captured Friday by North Vietnamese forces and observers reported thousands of refugees along Highway 1 moving south toward Hue. AP Wirephoto confirms battlefield movement and civilian exodus in the region.
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Quang Tri
Highway 1
Hue
North Vietnamese Offensive Breaks Defense at Quang Tri
Four North Vietnamese divisions led a tank driven assault breaking through the northern defense line toward Quang Tri. Dong Ha fell, two bases near Quang Tri abandoned under heavy shelling, and US air and naval forces bombed tanks around the area. Eleven tanks were knocked out, two US aircraft lost, and a Cobra crew died in an air to ground duel.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Dong Ha
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Holger Jensen
Hue
U.S
7Th Fleet
Highway 1
Thua Thien
Air Force
South China Sea
Quang Trt
Navy names first lady admiral candidate Alene Duerk
Alene Duerk, head of the Navy Nurse Corps, is nominated to become the Navy’s first lady admiral. The Defiance-born officer, 52, reflects on humility and duty while visiting family in Holgate Ohio and recalling a career that began in 1943 and included reserve service.
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Holgate
Ohio
Alene Duerk
U.S. Navy
Navy
Duerk
Navy Nurse Corps
Akron
Washington
Alexandria
Capt. Duerk
Capt
Defiance
Toledo Hospital School of Nursing
Naval Reserve
Senate confirms Kleindienst in face of ITT probe
The Senate Judiciary Committee reaffirmed Richard G. Kleindienst as attorney general despite lingering questions from an ITT antitrust settlement probe. Democrats vow floor fights while supporters say the record is incomplete and the panel should not block the nomination. Kleindienst reiterated denials and said the case details were insignificant to his stance.
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Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kleindienst
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Quentin N. Burdick
Dn.d
Peter M. Flanigan
Nixon
ITT
Flanigan
Richard J. McLaren
Jack Anderson
San Diego
Protestant Youth Riots in Belfast After Shooting Incident
Gangs of Protestant youths rioted through the night in Belfast attacking police and burning cars after snipers wounded two teenage boys. Police dispersed the mobs by 4 a.m. Three police were injured and three rioters arrested as 700 youths roamed the streets looting and burning. A central Belfast paint shop exploded from a bomb and two men were hurt in Newry by a car bomb. The British government offered concessions to Catholics including parade reforms, pardons for organizers, and the release of 22 internees with 600 troops withdrawn.
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Belfast
Newry
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Britain
New School Alarm System Brings Help in 30 Seconds
In Sacramento a public high school uses ultrasonic transmitters to summon aid within 30 seconds across its 44 acre campus. Principal Frank Schimandle says the system, funded by NASA and JPL, has curbed early signs of violence and vandalism.
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Sacramento
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
John F. Kennedy High School
Frank Schimandle
Schimandle
Heart Cocktail Reported Cuts Death Rate After Heart Attacks
Dr Abdo Bisteni of Mexico City reports a vein given electrolyte mix of glucose potassium and insulin plus a low sodium diet halves deaths from ventricular fibrillation after heart attacks. Among 250 patients, 6 percent died vs 12 to 15 percent with standard care. Some centers in US and Europe trial the method while controversy continues. Local weather and nursery ad follows.
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Abdo Bisteni
National Heart Institute of Mexico
Mexico City
Bisteni
Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
United States
Europe
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H.D. Robinson
Kennedy High
San Francisco
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