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1972 — Apollo 16 departs for moon from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Apollo 16, the fifth of six U.S. lunar landing missions, is successfully launched on its 238,000-mile journey to the moon. |
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Group
aims to raise awareness of disabled Crossing
the four lanes of University Drive to get to the library is one
of the less challenging moments of most students’ college career,
but Scott Garner, a junior radio-TV-film major, says it is a race
for him to make it to the other side of the street in his wheelchair
before the traffic lights change. |
Commitee
chooses TCU Daily Skiff, Image Editor in chiefs, ad manager Brandon
Ortiz, a sophomore news-editorial major, was selected as the fall
semester editor in chief for the TCU Daily Skiff Monday by the Student
Publications Committee which comprises faculty, staff and students. |
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Advertising
campaigns class places third The
15 students in the advertising campaigns class placed third overall
this weekend at the National Student Advertising Competition in
Austin. The TCU team received first in campaign presentation which
judged the most clearly effective and visually outstanding 20-minute
long presentation, said senior advertising/public relations major
Bryan Perkins, a member of the campaigns class. |
Catholic
priest receives reassignment as a result of prevention policy DALLAS
(AP) — The longtime pastor of a prominent Dallas Catholic parish
is fighting his reassignment for not conducting background checks
of church workers under the diocese’s strict sexual abuse prevention
policy. |
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Design
chosen for Texas’ commemorative quarter |
Gulf
coast cities win right to display flags on bridge |
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Four
U.S. soldiers killed, one injured in rocket accident KANDAHAR,
Afghanistan — At least four U.S. soldiers were killed Monday
and a fifth was injured when rockets they were trying to destroy
accidentally blew up. The casualty toll could rise because some
soldiers were missing after the noontime explosion, U.S. officials
said. |
Separate-but-equal
meeting troubles some parents, brings threat of law suit ELK
GROVE, Calif. — The principal at T.R. Smedberg Middle School
held meetings last week for parents to discuss their children’s
scores on standardized tests. There were four meetings in all, with
separate gatherings for whites, Asians, blacks and Hispanics. |
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survive crash in Korea of Air China jet Al-Jazeera airs video with bin Laden footage Pope to discuss sex scandals with American cardinals |
Bush
and Cheney campaign for Republican Congress |
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