Skylab salvage mission to launch next Friday
Technicians rush to complete two sun shades as three astronauts prepare for an orbital salvage mission to save Skylab. Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz will attempt a 17,113 mile per hour rendezvous to deploy shade sails and fix solar panels while orbital heat control is tested. If successful, the mission aims to extend Skylab operations for up to 28 days with potential future 54 day flights to study long term effects of weightlessness.
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UPI
Charles Pete Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Johnson Space Center
Cape Kennedy
Apollo
Skylab
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Kerwin
Weitz
Nuclear blast yields tiny dust puff at Rio Blanco test
A three-burst underground test near Rio Blanco produced little ground motion with a medium tremor and minor cracking. Local observers noted no major damage and officials claimed the shot was a success while environmental groups warned of possible underground water contamination and radioactive pollution risk.
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Rio Blanco
Don Hutchings
Ris Blanc
Colorado River
Kenya seeks tougher sanctions on Rhodesia and allies
United Nations diplomats reported Kenya introduced two resolutions in the Security Council to strengthen five year old Rhodesia sanctions and broaden a partial embargo to South Africa and Portuguese Africa. The measures, co sponsored by Guinea, drew mixed Western reaction while African and Soviet envoys urged broader action.
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UPI
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Security Council
Rhodesia
South Africa
Africa
Rahmutala Abdulla
Joseph Ofer Jowi
Guinea
Yakov A. ‘Maliy
Council
United States
U.N
Ian Smith
Mozambique
Angola
Smith
Britain
Jumping Frog Jubilee Draws Global Enteries in Calaveras
Jumping Frog Jubilee entries include 21 governors 24 mayors and 14 foreign countries in Angels Camp California with 2000 frogs competing. Preliminary jumps set finalists for Sunday International Grand Finals and a top prize of 1200 dollars. The event recalls Mark Twain and the Celebrated Jumping Frog story.
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Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Daniel Webster
Bill Proctor
Leonard Hall
Lafayette
Ripple
Fugitives tied to Georgia family slaying captured in West Virginia
Four suspects involved in the Donalsonville Ga. farm family murder were captured after a daylong manhunt. Wayne Coleman, Carl Isaacs, William Isaacs, and George Dungee were taken asleep under a rock ledge in Murphy's Cove. A bloodhound led troopers to the trio as a fourth fugitive was nabbed earlier. Bonds set at $50,000 for Dungee, with charges including murder and kidnapping.
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Wayne Coleman
Carl Isaacs
Williamseacs
George Dungee
Baltimore
Coleman
Carl Isaack
Dungee
Wicomico County
Isages
Wade Watson
McDowell County
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Watson
Hoye C. Ryan
R. L. Boner
Bungee
Justice of the Peace
Clark Belcher
Maryland
Georgia
Donalsonville
Slate Creek
Isaacs, Coleman
Victims buried after Alday family killings in Georgia
Six members of the Alday family were buried in Donalsonville Georgia after a Monday night massacre at Jerry Alday’s farm home. Nearly 3,000 mourners attended at Spring Creek Baptist Church as four suspects were being pursued, with one captured in West Virginia. The tragedy sent shock through the town and prompted Sheriff Dan White to urge broadcast alerts to calm locals.
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UPI
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Aittle Country Church
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Aubrey
Ned
Jerry
Chester
Jimmy
Mary
West Virginia
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White
Dothan
Ala
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Bud
George T. Johnson
Paul Mosely
Government Eyes Lower Speed Limits To Cut Gas Use
Washington officials seriously consider lowering interstate speed limits to reduce gasoline consumption amid shortages expected this summer. Officials say they may urge state action while exploring federal authority, with farmers given top priority under a voluntary oil allocation program and potential mandatory steps under study.
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UPI
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Joseph P. Vigarito
D-Pa
American Petroleum Institute
Ligon
Jeremiah Johnson leads Bennington movie mix with Old West grit
In Bennington and nearby towns the screen offers Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford, Young Winston at Cinema 1, and an adult double bill at Cinema II featuring The Young Seducers and The Swingin Stewardesses. Other venues show The Mechanic with Charles Bronson and The Hospital with George C. Scott. Drive-ins start at dusk.
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Bennington
Charles Bronson
George C. Scott
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