Comet Kohoutek Drawing Global Scientific Attention
Astronomers study Comet Kohoutek as it nears the sun, with NASA coordinating Operation Kohoutek and observers worldwide tracking its path. Skylab astronauts, Mariner 10, Pioneer, and other instruments will provide imagery, while public interest surges and telescope sales rise.
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Kohoutek
Brian Marsden
Smithsonian Observatory
Earth
Siberian
Halley
Encke
Marsden
China
B.C
Whipple
Lubos Kohoutek
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stephen Moran
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mariner 10
Venus
Mercury
Jupiter
Copernicus
Freezing temperatures spread from Great Lakes to Florida
The Associated Press reports bitter air sent temperatures near freezing as far south as central Florida. Snow fell from North Carolina to New York while Buffalo faced 6 to 10 inches of snow and western Pennsylvania 2 to 4 inches. Roads faced advisories as Bradford and Blairsville logged five inches and Musekgon and South Bend saw one inch.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Florida
North Carolina
Appalachians
New York State
Buffalo
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Blairsville
Musekgon
Mich
South Bend Ind
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Kansas
Central Plains
Rockies
Montana
Pacific Northwest
California
Washington
Utah
Arizona
Hibbing
International Falls
Minn
Key West
Fla
Self-sufficient couple in remote cabin shuns electricity
Doc and Shelley Dachtler live off grid in a Sierra foothills cabin with kerosene lighting water by hand and a wood stove. They heat water, cook, wash, and rely on a windmill pump and a foot-powered sewing machine. About 30 families in the area have similar lifestyles.
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Sacramento
Calif
Doc
Shelley Dachtler
Dachtlers
Mrs. Dachtler
Dachtler
University of California
Nathaniel
Sierra Foothills
Dadtlers
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Alton Blakfslef
Cambridge, Mass
Harper's Weekly Magazine
Westphalia
Germany
London
Europe
Harper's
John Gale
Visconti
Hastings
William the Conqueror
Normandy
Mary Proctor
New York Times
Biela
Fred Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Siberia
Skylab
Solar Observatory
White Sands
N.M
South Baldy Mountain
Socorro
Albany
Edy Albu
Elr
Amarillo
Anchorage
Edy
Asheville
Cdy
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bismarck
Boise Boston
Brownsville
Charleston
Charlotte
Clr
Chicagoe
Cincini
Glevelar
Louisville
Marquette
Memphis
By Charles McFadden
Vewasshing College
Nemitz
Billy Graham
Christ
N. Main St
Austin Penney
Albert Lea
Sale
Western Front
Merry Christmas
Penneys
Jcpenney
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