Martian Icecap Contains Water Evidence
Viking 2 findings show Mars north polar cap is dominated by water ice and rivers may have flowed on the planet surface. Results, using an atmospheric spectrometer, support past life potential but do not prove life exists now. Heavy gases xenon and krypton suggest substantial ancient water presence.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 2
Mars
Red Planet
Crofton B. Farmer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Polar
Farmer
First presidential debate of 1976 sets stage in Philadelphia
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter faced off after weeks of preparation and thick briefing books in a Philadelphia theater. A coin flip gave Carter the first question while Ford earned the closing statement. Carter apologized to Lady Bird Johnson for a misattributed remark, and both camps touted polls ahead of November.
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Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy
Barry Jagoda
Carter
Ford
Washington
Billy Graham
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Playboy Magazine
Nixon
Johnson
Texas
Patrick Caddell
William Greener
Greener
Gallup
Harris
Caddell
Masters of Hang Gliding Championship trip shocks readers
A playful line notes a trip to North Carolina for the Masters of Hang Gliding Championship this week. It mentions Curtis accompanying the speaker, hinting at a dog’s presence making the journey more than just travel.
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N.C
Curtis
Burke Ewing
Ewing
California
Grandfather Mountain
Arraignment Today In Hearst Kidnaping
William and Emily Harris face arraignment in Berkeley Municipal Court for the Feb 4 1974 Hearst kidnapping. Patricia Hearst's sentencing in San Francisco follows for a Symbionese Liberation Army bank robbery with possible punishment from time served to 35 years.
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Berkeley
Calif
William
Emily Harris
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
SLA
U.S. District
William H. Orrick Jr
San Francisco
Harrises
Alameda County Grand Jury
Autopsy May Validate Hughes Mormon Will
Houston autopsy findings on Howard Hughes may explain handwriting and spelling errors in the Mormon will. Attorney George Parnham says illness or temporary condition could account for the marks, aiding a challenge by heirs and associates. The autopsy’s death cause is kidney failure, with brain reportedly normal.
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Parnham
Hughes
Acapulco
Houston
Fair schedule including shows and Freddy Fender concert
The schedule lists events from 8 a.m. cutting non-pro and open to 9 a.m. Barrow and Angus judging, 2 p.m. Shorthorn show, 4 p.m. Carnival midway, 5 30 p.m. Freddy Fender concert in the Coliseum, and 7 p.m. Western Pleasure Futurity first go with 8 30 p.m. encore. Medicare Day offers free admission to all with valid cards at the fairgrounds.
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Barrow
Freddy Fender
Fairgrounds
Lorber Wins Rhode Island Democratic Senate Primary by 100 Votes
Political newcomer Richard Lorber declared the winner over Gov. Philip Noel by 100 votes in Rhode Island's Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Official results showed 60,118 for Lorber and 60,018 for Noel eight days after the Sept. 14 election amid absentee ballot delays.
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Providence
Richard Lorber
Rhode Island
U.S. Senate
Philip W. Noel
State Election Board
Lorber
Noel
Lord
Kissinger Seeks Kenyan Backing In Africa Peace Drive
Henry Kissinger arrived in Nairobi to drum up black African support for his southern Africa peace plan. He aims to win Kenya’s backing and to rally additional states, while warning of Soviet efforts to undermine the mission. He will brief leaders in Nigeria and the Ivory Coast and meet Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya. He plans talks on Namibia and Rhodesia in Washington and London before returning home.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Henry A. Kissinger
Southern Africa
Jomo Kenyatta
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Rhodesia
Namibia
South-West Africa
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Organization of For African Unity
John Reinhardt
Nigeria
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Kissinger
Soviet Union
Africa
Moscow
Kinshasa
Black Africa
Ian Smith
Jority
Britain
Washington
Kenyatta
London
Anthony Crosland
Manchester
James Callaghan
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Miami
Hearst
Edward J. Dumke
Hearsts
Trinity Cathedral
Sacramento
Dunike
Joseph A. Jachimcyzk
Harris County
Jachimcyzk
John D. Lynch
Election Board
Lynch
Ll Markets
Henry
African Affairs
William E. Schaufele
Mauritius
Smith
Mobutu
U.S
Zimbabwe
African National Council
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