Newport Jazz Fest Shutdown Sparks Riot and Cancellations
The Newport Jazz Festival was halted after a riot Saturday night when about 200 youths breached fences and stormed the stage. Police used tear gas as 35 people were arrested. 47 treated at Rhode Island Hospital with 12 admitted. The final two days were canceled by City Manager B Cowles Mallory for public safety.
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Bloody Thursday memorial observed at West Coast ports
At San Francisco and other West Coast ports striking ILWU longshoremen honor Bloody Thursday deaths from 1934. The 18 day old strike nears its first full week with little negotiation progress as 24 ports shut down and pay demands include 81 cents per hour raises and a $500 monthly pension at 62 for veterans.
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Soviet scientist downplays Soyuz 11 disaster impact
A Soviet scientist said the Soyuz 11 tragedy will not halt Russia’s manned space program. He suggested the accident, blamed on cabin pressure failure per Pravda reports, will lead to new space missions and the Intercosmos program continuing with Salyut-type stations.
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Manned Space Stations Face Growing Complexity
Petrov notes that larger and more versatile manned spice stations would be challenging. He cites Soyuz cosmonauts experience showing Salyut as a space laboratory well suited for extended human presence and research.
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