Mariner 9 on path to Mars in space race with Soviets
Pasadena, Calif. UPI reports Mariner 9 is en route to Mars on a 5 1 2 month voyage, with all systems operating. The 22 percent foot craft will reach Mars in November, aiming for a 750 mile orbit after a braking burn. Soviet probes may follow. Mariner 9 will not detect life from orbit but may spot clues via cameras and instruments.
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Mariner 9
Mars
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Red Planet
Earth
Mariner
Mariner 4
Local outsiders critique Fremont planning and Brookvale style
Outsiders from Livermore toured Fremont to study its master plan and density practices. They note Fremont’s threefold density before building, pressure on single family homes, and open space tradeoffs. They compare Livermore’s Brookvale approach with greenways and cul de sac lots, predicting imitation. The column reflects on fashion and rule changes in society as youth influence grows.
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Fremont
Livermore
Brookvale
Baez pulled from French TV for calling France fascist
Joan Baez was taken off the air on the Tele-Di manche program in Toulon after attempting to read a one minute statement denouncing France as a fascist country and supporting Spanish political prisoners. Producers and a network spokesman cited her continued reading as the cause and police escorted her off the open air set.
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France
UPI
Slater
Joan Baez
Miss Baez
Tele-Dimanche
Raymond Marvillac
Paris
Communist Party
L'Humanite
Marcil- Jac
Miss Baer
Farmers back subsidies to destroy wild marijuana
UPI reports the Agriculture Department pilots pay farmers to eradicate wild hemp across 11 counties in 10 states, mainly Midwest. Preliminary results are positive as farmers sign up in Andrew County Missouri after learning locals publicized the program. One farmer found wild marijuana on over 100 acres and began eradicating it.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Hunter
Andrew County
Athe
Marshall County
Kan
Henderson
Illy
Ind
Mitchell, Towa
Reno, Kan
Jessamine
Cass, Mich
Meeker
Minn
Moody
Walworth
Cemeteries brace for expected strike vote
In San Francisco the Cemetery Workers Union parliament met with enthusiastic turnout for a strike vote among 235 members. Two area cemeteries had previously closed during a similar stoppage. Woodlawn Memorial Park officials said work would halt for one day per year unless negotiations improve wages over the next two years, while a $5,000 subsistence allocation was noted. Preliminary county reports show substantial subsidy interest across pilot areas including Marshall County Kansas and several Midwestern states.
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San Francisco
UPI
Cemetery Workers Union
Maurice Fitzgerald
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Mitzgerald
Explosion damages Irish offices in Castlebury Tyrone
An explosion severely damaged Castlebury village offices in County Tyrone. A nearby youth was shaken but unharmed. Police said the building was wrecked and security chiefs probed reports of gelignite theft in Scotland and northern England being sold to the Irish Republican Army.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Castlebury
County Tyrone
Army
Scotland
England
Irish Republican Army
Unclear Article Fragments From Local Page
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a 2nd seating vehicle and possible bureau regulation spend. Missing names, places, dates, and clear events prevent a solid main item. Further readable details needed to craft a proper title and summary.
Everest Expedition Ends Amid Sickness Death and Weather
A multinational Everest expedition collapses under sickness, deaths, and bitter disputes. Dr. Peter Steele and cameraman John Claire recount how weather and internal strife doomed the effort to summit the 25,002-foot peak. Col Harsh Batanjuna dies in a blizzard as final climbers fall short near the summit.
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Peter Steele
John Claire
Steele
Harsh Batanjuna
Everest
Dougal Hastom
Don Whillans
Berely
Egypt Reassures West On Soviet Treaty Amid Fire of Intimate Tapes
Cairo sources say Egypt’s 15 year Soviet friendship pact will not hinder peace efforts with Israel and its Suez Canal reopen initiative remains intact. Sadat supervises burning of thousands of taped private conversations as security purge expands. Anwar Sadat accuses plots and taps tied to former interior and presidential affairs ministers.
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UPT
Mcnday
Egypt
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Washington
Mohammed Riad
Foreign Ministry
Richard Beaumont
Francoix Puaux
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Yard of the Interior Unit
Suez Canal
al Ahram
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London
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Edmund P. Hillary
New Zealand
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