Nitrogen Detected in Martian Air by Viking Lander
Automated mass spectrometer on Viking 1 confirms 3 percent nitrogen in Mars atmosphere, easing doubt about potential life. Scientists note argon, atmospheric history, and ongoing soil sampling for organic signs while cameras report a pink sky and new color views.
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Pasadena
Calif
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Viking
Leslie E. Orgel
Salk Institute
Orgel
Klaus Riemann
Earth
Tobias Owen
James Pollock
Coal Industry Still Paralyzed in Ohio Strike
About 2,500 Ohio miners remain out as United Mine Workers District 6 led protests against federal court involvement in labor disputes. Judge K K Hall postponed a hearing amid concerns over alleged judicial conflicts, while coal companies and railroads assess impact and potential layoffs in Kentucky and West Virginia facilities.
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Zek
United Mine Workers District 6
Ohio
U.S. District Court
K.K. Hall
Gates of Heaven
Hall
Joseph Brennan
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Wst Virginia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
United Mine Workers
Cedar Coal Co
West Virginia coal strike spreads impact across industries
Striking miners broaden their walkout affecting related industries in West Virginia and neighboring states. The disruption idled most of the state's 59,300 miners in eight days and sent furlough notices to workers at Chessie System facilities including Raceland Kentucky and Huntington West Virginia shops. federal court actions and injunctive relief are central to the dispute.
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Brennan
BCOA
Chessie
Raceland
Huntington
W.va
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
Associated Press
Charleston, W.va
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Chessie System Railway
Evacuation From Beirut Goes Off Without Hitch
The U S Navy evacuated about 300 Americans and others from Beirut aboard the Coronado before dawn. Ambassador Talcott W Seelye left Beirut for Washington with plans to return. Some 1 000 U S citizens remained in Lebanon amid ongoing fighting and warnings from the White House.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
Ford
Pentagon
Washington
Coronado
Athens
U.S
Talcott W. Seelye
White House
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Sixth Fleet
America
Damascus
William E. Ready
Washington, D.C
PLO Declining as U.S. Contacts Focus on Beirut Evacuation
Washington officials say the Palestine Liberation Organization is in decline due to Lebanon's civil war and that direct U.S. talks over evacuating Americans were strictly technical with no political aims. They cite Syria's 1980s actions and regional shifts as factors shaping future peace prospects.
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Washington
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
PLO
Beirut
United States
Syria
Libya
Yasir Arafat
Israel
Jordan
Hussein
West Bank
State Department
Midwest Governors Discuss Energy and Education Agenda
The Midwest Governors Conference addressed energy and education policy and state federal relations in Indianapolis. Milliken moderated the education panel, with Cole defending regional concepts and Hart advocating energy divestment to curb diversified interests.
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Indianapolis
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Clarence R. Cole
Ohio State University
North Dakota
Arthur A. Link
Gary A. Hart
D-Coro
William A. Johnson
Federal Energy Policy Research Program
trans-Canada
Governors Invited To Dayton for 1978 Midwest Meet
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes invited Midwestern governors to hold the 1978 conference in Dayton. He sent letters urging Ohio and Dayton officials to cooperate for a memorable event while Indianapolis hosts this year and Oklahoma plans 1977. Action on the invitation was expected midweek.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Governors Office
Senate approves antiboycott and antib Rib e provisions in tax bill
Senate action imposes penalties on American firms that boycott Israel or pay bribes abroad. Firms report foreign income to avoid jail for executives and face up to a year in jail for noncompliance. Provisions, tougher than Ford plan, add to a multibillion dollar tax bill and apply to income earned abroad.
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Washington
Israel
Senate
Ford Administration
U.S
Finance Committee
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United Mine Workers Local 1759
Dennis Knapp
Albania
Greece
Miles
Crete
Istanbul
Egypt
Cyprus
Alexandra
Cano
Ankara
Turkey
Adana
Nabaa
Tal Zaatar
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Suleiman Franjieh
Red Cross
Camille Chamoun
Christian Tiger
Kholi
Franjieh
RCA
Zenith
Ee A
Midwest
William J. Watt
Ind
Otis R. Bowen
National Governors’ Conference
Dan Bucks
South Dakota
Planning Bureau
Congress
Joe Garagiola
Garagiola
Missouri
GOP
Christopher S. Bond
American Firms Actions Limited
Watch Repair Service
Wilson Baker
S. Court St. 2Nd Fir
Cline
Qino Ghes
Court Street
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