This week in 1969: A Chicago court sentenced Black Panther leader Bobby Seales to four years in prison for contempt of court; NASA launched Apollo 12 from Cape Kennedy; Government officials reported the United States was stepping up air raids on Laos; a nuclear non-proliferation treaty was signed by The U.S. and Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny; and a singer from Butcher Holler, Kentucky had her 24th hit record.