Space Shuttle Enterprise Boosts Toward Free Glide Test
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP The Shuttle Enterprise atop a Boeing 747 rose to about 25000 feet for its first free glide and landing test with astronauts Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton at the controls. The mission aims to prove approach landing systems for future missions and a 1979 orbit launch is planned after successful glides.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Donald Slayton
Questioning Begins for Smiling Clerk
David Berkowitz, the suspected Son of Sam, is under psychiatric evaluation in Kings County Hospital Brooklyn after police report six murders and seven injuries carried out under the command of a 6 000 year old voice named Sam He gave a dramatic account of his killings and spoke of a dog linking his bizarre control The case alarms New York as prosecutors seek indictments in the Moscowitz and Violante slayings and the assault with trial decisions tied to his mental capacity
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Sam
David Berkowitz
Korea
Bronx
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Richard Brown
Brooklyn Criminal Court
Berkowitz
Daily News
Baptist Church
Dergone
New York City
Yonkers
Sam Carr
Carr
Queens
Violante
Miss Moskowitz
Miss Moscowitz
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Department of Correction
Language May Cause Court Battle in Ohio Budget Fight
In Columbus Ohio GOP Governor James A Rhodes faces a court challenge over a budget language bill Democrats say was lawfully enacted. Governor aide Thomas J Moyer warned a lawsuit is possible after Democrats plan to sign the measure, while Speaker Vernal Griffie Jr and Lt Gov Richard Celeste defend a broad interpretation of the single subject rule. The dispute centers on budget language moved from the 1977 79 appropriations act to curb Rhodes vetoes with various subjects, a move Rhodes warns could trigger constitutional questions though Democrats argue past practice supports it.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
House
Vernal Griffe Jr
New Boston
Richard F. Celeste
Senate
Moyer
Rhodes
Riffe
Carter Presses Panama Canal Pact Details
President Carter reviews the Panama Canal pact line by line and schedules a public sales drive. Ambassadors Bunker and Linowitz brief the President with support from the Joint Chiefs, focusing on national security and canal neutrality.
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Panama Canal
Bunker
Linowitz
White House
Panama
Cabinet Room
United States
Castro opens door for 80 U.S. citizens to leave Cuba
President Fidel Castro says about 80 American citizens living in Cuba may leave with their Cuban families, signaling possible thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations. Sen. Frank Church reports Castro refused to release seven Americans jailed on espionage charges, noting the move shifts leverage to the United States.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Frank Church
Church
Castro
Idaho Democrat
United States
Government Can't Stop Reappearance of Tris
Washington reports that Tris treated garments return to shelves after a federal court voided the CPSC ban. CPSC Chair John Byington says enforcement is blocked while appeals proceed, despite studies showing continued Tris sales and concerns about cancer risk in animals. The Environmental Defense Fund seeks quick court action to restore the ban.
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Washington
John Byington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Byington
Environmental Defense Fund
Richmond
The
Defense Fund
Tris
PLO says it repelled three Israeli tank attacks in Lebanon
The PLO high command claims guerrillas beat back three Israeli tank assaults across the southern Lebanese border toward Yarine. The communique describes a three hour barrage of artillery and rockets, with one enemy tank seen ablaze and no casualty details. Local authorities did not confirm the report.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
PLO High Command
Yarine
Maynard Earns Berth in Legion State Finals
Rain delays push back games in the American Legion State Baseball Tournament in Athens. Maynard advances to the finals as the event’s only remaining unbeaten team, securing a berth on Thursday.
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Athens
Maynard
Athens Land Use Plan Proposes City Stabilization Guidelines
A new land use plan for Athens outlines recommendations on how land inside the city limits should be used during a stabilization period. The document, labeled Page 2, highlights proposals for zoning, development limits, and future growth controls to guide the city through an uncertain period.
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Athens
Athens High Senior Wins National JCL Award at FSU
Athens High School senior Sherwin Little won a national award during the Junior Classical League convention held at Florida State University in Tallahassee. The brief item notes the event location and honoree, reflecting a local school achievement amid a listings page.
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Sherwin Little
Athens
Florida State University
Tallahassee
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