Congress Weighs Space Shuttle and Station Plans
Washington AP reports Congress faces a battle over a space shuttle and station with development funds at $137.6 million now and a possible total reaching $25 billion. Sen. Mondale argues earthly needs deserve priority while Sen. Gurney touts the shuttle as a vast management tool enabling satellite monitoring and disaster forecasting. The proposal ties to NASA's $3.2 billion annual budget.
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Congress
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Gurney
Caribbean
Mondale
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
More Teacher Strikes Seen
DETROIT AP The NEA president elect predicts more teacher strikes in the 1971 72 school year. He says strikes will focus on school board negotiation voice and oppose private school aid and voucher proposals while supporting separation of private funds from private schools.
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Detroit
National Education Association
NEA
Donald FE. Morrison
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Morrison
Nixon
United States
Pedestrian Safety Spotlighted by National Board
The National Transportation Safety Board urged stronger federal action to protect pedestrians as annual deaths near 10 000. The DOT study found no single office coordinates pedestrian safety and little national group activity or facilities for walkers on interstates. Pedestrian fatalities reached 29 000 in 1967 69, 18 percent of highway deaths, with over half of victims under 15 or over 64.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Department of Transportation
DOT
Meredith says North whites most prejudiced in America
James H. Meredith, returning to Mississippi, says after six years in New York City that the most prejudiced whites in America are in the North. He criticizes northern cities and praises the South as more livable for Blacks, while outlining plans for economic aid and cooperative distribution.
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James H. Meredith
New York City
America
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Meredith
South
University of Mississippi
National Guard
Ole Miss
Mississippi
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Jackson Coliseum
Agent Rufus Youngblood to retire from Secret Service
Washington AP report notes Secret Service Agent Rufus Youngblood, age 47, announced retirement after a career spanning globe and duty posts. He recalls only the inner rooms where state matters are decided, and seeks to see the world now.
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Secret Service
Rufus Youngblood
Dallas
Youngblood
Trawler Fined Held in Kodiak Over Russia Penalties
A Russian trawler seized within the United States 12 mile limit will be held at Kodiak Alaska until the Moscow embassy pays 12000 dollars in fines and civil penalties.
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Kodiak
Alaska
United States
Washington
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