Skylab salvage dawns as crew enters orbit for 28 day mission
Three American astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn 1B to salvage Skylab and orbit at more than 17 100 mph. The mission aims to repair the first American space station and protect the 2 6 billion project.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla. A
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Conrad
Apollo
Joseph R. Kerwin
United States
Kerwin
Weitz
North Atlantic
Plea, cooperation in Watergate case hinted by U S attorney
U S Attorney Harold H. Titus Jr. said a key Watergate conspirator will plead guilty without immunity and testify at trial. The target is unnamed by Titus but sources identify Jeb Magruder. Titus noted possible comprehensive indictments within 60 to 90 days as negotiations for others’ pleas continue.
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Titus
White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Followed Orders Prompted Watergate Testimony
Barker and Baldwin testified they followed orders in the Watergate affair as they described their roles in the break-in Barker said he aimed to prove Castro funding but found none Baldwin said he sought a steady job The hearings saw security tighten and McCord corroborate aspects of the case with executive clemency claims discussed by Barker and McCord with Gray and Haldeman referenced in the CIA FBI linkage
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Senate
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Gray
Washington
Bernard L. Barker
Watergate
Albert C. Baldwin III
Barker
Senate Watergate
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Baldwin
Connecticut
Gerald Alch
James W. McCord
McCord
Committee
Cuba
Castro
James W. McCord Jr
CIA
E. Howard Hunt
White House
Vernon Walters
Richard Helms
H. R. Haldeman
Walters
Mexico
Clark MacGregor
Haldeman
Dick Walters
McClellan
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean II
Nixon defends secrecy as POWs cheer at White House event
President Nixon, amid praise from nearly 600 returned Vietnam POWs, defends government secrecy as necessary for national security. He pledged to protect secrets, while Air Force Brig. Gen. Flynn presented a commemorative plaque. The event included a lavish White House dinner and a new thumbs up gesture by Nixon.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
State Department
White House
United States of America
Air Force
John P. Flynn
Shalimar
Fla
Richard the Lionhearted
Gas Shortage Alarm Seen For Memorial Day Weekend
A Nixon administration spokesman warns motorists may be stranded over the Memorial Day weekend due to gasoline shortages. William E. Simon says shortages could hit resort areas and spots nationwide, though a full national crisis seems unlikely. Treasury officials urge drivers to check local stations before traveling as consumption trends rise toward summer.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
William E. Simon
Treasury
Oil Policy Committee
Treasury Department
Simon
Ohio House Set to Vote on Urban Blight Bill
Ohio House moves to vote on a Senate passed measure allowing cities with redevelopment plans to use private capital and eminent domain to revitalize blighted areas. A 20 year property tax freeze would accompany relocations. the bill targets funds cut by federal programs and preserves private development.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio House
Rules Committee
Senate
House
Tony P. Hall
Dayton
Donna Pope
Parma
Sohio Begins Gasoline Rationing Across Network
Standard Oil of Ohio announces immediate rationing due to Lima refinery outage. Retail sales capped at 10 gallons per purchase while wholesale is limited to 75 percent of last year’s level. Company will close all company-owned stations Sunday as inventories fall about 20 million gallons.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Sohia
Lima
Sohio
May tornado toll rises to four in Willard area
In Willard Ohio the death of 44 year old Martin R Gullett at Willard Area Hospital raises the May 10 tornado death toll to four. The disaster left many injured and flattened three trailer parks across the community.
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Willard
Ohio
Martin R. Gullett
Willard Area
Gullett
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