Viking 2 finds puzzles but hope for life on Mars grows
In Pasadena, scientists report Viking 2 cycle one results offering tantalizing hints of microorganisms in Martian soil. Dr. Gilbert Levin says progress since last week. Dr. Harold Klein notes labeled release and gas exchange results could support bacteria presence and possible oxygen-rich compounds aiding oxidation.
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UPI
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Mars
Gilbert Levin
Levin
Harold Klein
Klein
Portland man convicted in explosives transport case
Everett C. Carlson, 38, of Portland was found guilty by a federal jury of interstate transportation of explosives linked to New England bombings. Judge Edward Gignoux scheduled sentencing after a pre sentence report, with bail set at 300000 dollars. Jury foreman Carl Geyer and 10 women and two men ruled after about 90 minutes of deliberation.
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UPI
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New England
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Carl Geyer
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Duane Fitzgerald
Gignoux
Massachusetts
Boston men arrested in 1970 Soviet airliner hijack case
Algridas Brazinskas 21 and Pranas Brazinskas 52, Lithuanian natives, were arrested in Worcester and New York respectively on illegal entry and asylum grounds. They allegedly hijacked a Soviet passenger plane on Oct 15, 1970, over the Black Sea, forcing a landing in Turkey. one flight attendant was killed and three crew wounded.
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Jury selection begins in Susan Saxe murder trial
Four jurors are chosen from an initial pool of 100 with a second pool of 100 to follow as winnowing starts. Superior Court Chief Justice McLaughlin directs the process to assemble a 16 member panel from 800 Boston area residents over about two weeks. Prosecutor John Gaffney will try to prove Saxe aided in the 1970 bank robbery in which Patrolman Walter Schroeder was killed, with felony murder charged.
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UPI
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Suffolk County
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Shark attack kills Florida teen at Jacksonville beach
Duval County medical examiner reports Michael Harold Karras Jr., 16, of Knoxville, Tenn., died from blood loss after a shark attack near the Jacksonville Fishing Pier. His 15-year-old brother Ricky Alan Karras remains missing. both were presumed drowned before Michael’s body was located in the surf.
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UPI
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Space shuttle Enterprise rollout marks new workhorse era
In Palmdale California the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise is unveiled at Rockwell International Mojave Desert plants. The craft, a half plane half rocket, will fly unmanned tests on a 747 next February with 1979 first flights planned. NASA leaders and lawmakers attend as industry partners highlight shuttle's ground landing design and satellite servicing role.
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Senate approves tuition tax break to ease college costs
The Senate backed a measure offering a tax credit up to 250 dollars a year by 1980 for the first 100 dollars of tuition. It would take effect July 1 next year, attached to a minor House bill after being dropped from the reform package. Critics warn universities may raise tuition to capture the benefit.
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UPI
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D-La
1000 year old ship unearthed near Leningrad
Soviet archeologists uncovered fragments of a 45 foot long ancient sailing ship used to travel inland waterways 1000 years ago. The pieces were found in Staraya Ladoga near Leningrad and had been used to pave streets.
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UPI
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Leningrad
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Bosphorus
Man dies on sidewalk amid rush hour indifference
Clinton Collins, 77, died on a downtown Oklahoma City sidewalk after 20 minutes as pedestrians stepped over him and ignored pleas for help during rush hour. An ambulance arrived, but he was dead on arrival. A hospital official cited natural causes. A psychologist blamed urban haste and depersonalization, urging individuals to act more as brothers.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Clinton Collins
Collins
Vernon Sisney
Ford and Carter court ethnic neighborhoods in campaign
President Ford and Jimmy Carter courted Italian American and other ethnic groups at separate events in Washington. Ford urged protecting American individualism and local neighborhood action to curb cultural erosion, while Carter pressed for federal efforts to restore urban neighborhoods and highlighted discrimination against Italian Americans.
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United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
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