Final Skylab Crew Starts Holiday Cruise In Space
Three rookie American astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson began the final Skylab mission a 84 day space voyage dubbed a holiday cruise They launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Saturn 1B amid expectations of extensive studies of the sun earth and man as they chase the 85 ton Skylab 270 miles above Earth Docking planned within hours to begin a long marathon mission with weekly health checks and possible extensions depending on crew condition supplies and workload
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Skylab Space Station
Gerald P. Carr
Mission Control
Glass
Earth
Man
Kohoutek
Outer Space
Col. Carr
Air Force
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Yugoslavia
Carr
Gibson
Pogue
William C. Schneider
Edward Gibson
Skylab 3 crew and mission overview
Skylab 3 aims for an 84 day stay with astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson. The craft includes a 118 foot ferry, a 21.6 foot diameter living cylinder, and 190000 pounds total weight. The mission conducts medical earth resources astronomy solar physics and Kohoutek observations. Orbital altitude is 270 miles with 75 percent of land mass passed. Program cost stands at 2.6 billion dollars.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gerald P. Carr
Air Force
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Skylab Space Station
Nixon called Richardson a liar says GOP senators
Several Republican senators allege President Nixon told them Richardson lied in sworn testimony about his role in firing Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox. The White House denied the charge, and Sen. Mathias urged a Judiciary Committee review with Haig as witness.
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Washington
Nixon
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
White House
Richardson
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Judiciary Committee
Mathias
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
GOP
Senate
Cox
House
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
Connally Denies Knowledge of Milk Campaign Deal
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally testifies before the Senate Watergate committee denying awareness of political commitments or contributions tied to the 1972 Nixon milk price supports. Investigators cite possible offers of funds and a bank vault sum while Connally faces questioning as the dairy fund probe expands to include AMPI and other corporations.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Texas
Connally
Associated Milk Producers Inc
AMPI
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
George P. Shultz
Dairy Industry Representa
Kissinger To Talk Oil Shortage With U.S. Firms
Secretary of State Kissinger will consult major American oil company representatives on returning to Washington about Arab oil cutbacks and their impact on U.S. foreign policy. In Tokyo officials warned Japan faces tight supplies and urged early progress in Middle East negotiations after Israeli elections.
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Seoul
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Washington
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Israel
U.S
Middle East
Safety Motivated Move To Fire Center Director
Former Democratic state senator Charles Pancake says his request to fire Nelsonville Children's Center director Dr. R Dean Coddington was driven by child safety concerns not politics. He cites plans for a therapy program that could endanger disturbed children and notes his wife’s employment dispute is separate.
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Columbus, Ohio
Nelsonville Children’s Center
Charles Pancake
Afl—Cio
Pancake
R. Dean Coddington
Coddington
Donald Mosley
Mosley
Ohio Utilities Warn Of Pinch Amid Fuel Crisis Talk
Ohio power companies say they are flush on coal but warn that a fuel shortage could force shifting resources to non coal states. They report oil as a minor reserve, with usage varying by company, while industrial and commercial demand dominates nearly 68 percent of the power supply.
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Ohio
David Poeppelmeier
Ohio Edison
Akron
Ohio Power Co
Canton
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbus & Southern Ohio Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Ex-OPA Chief Favors Rationing Over Gas Tax
Chester Bowles former head of the OPA during World War II warns gasoline rationing may be needed again if demand falls by 20 percent He opposes a stiff tax saying it would hit the small consumer He recalls wartime coupons 15 percent bogus and credits infrared checks The ex ambassador suggests local boards or draft boards could run a new rationing system while watching for black market activity
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
Essex
Conn
India
Secret Service
Kennedy Son May Lose Leg In Bone Cancer
Edward M. Kennedy Jr., 12, son of Senator Kennedy, reportedly has bone cancer and will have his right leg amputated. The family declined to confirm but seemed ready to issue a statement later.
Weather forecast shows mild weekend with scattered showers
Partly cloudy tonight with lows 25 to 30. Saturday brings highs in the 40s. Rain possible Sunday and again around Tuesday. Temperatures rise to the 50s and 60s with upper 30s to 40s at night.
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Herbert W. Kalmbach
Maurice H. Stans
Lee Nunn
Robert Graham
Power Company
Bob Hathaway
OPA
Los Angeles
Raymond Hill
Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Louis Wolfson
Jerome R. Waldie
D-Calif
House Judiciary Committee
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