Skylab mockup ends 56 day stay at Houston space center
Three astronauts Crippen Thornton and Bobko stepped from a 26 foot Skylab mockup at the Space Center Houston after a 56 day dry run. They walked a Ted carpet to a crowd while discussing Russian language study and the planned 1976 joint American Russian spaceflight simulations and medical experiments.
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Karol J. Bobko
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Group seeks its own rocket for private space flight
Beverly Hills based Committee for the Future plans an orbital flight of Mankind 1 using a privately funded rocket from the United States or Russia. Spokesman Ray Bradbury and Barbara Marx Hubbard featured at a news conference with proposals to place a giant reflector to illuminate darkened areas. The project envisions a 28 day Skylab simulation crewed by Charles Conrad Faul Weltz and Joseph Kerwin, followed by two 66 day missions later in the year.
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Rutland faces suit over aid for parochial schools
Rutland could be sued over a 50 000 program moving public funds to parochial schools. Americans United for Separation of Church and State plans action after the Rutland School Board approved the pact to run business and physical education programs and school lunch services at Mount St. Joseph's Academy and Christ the King School.
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UPI
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Americans United
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Pollution laws to be enforced in New England
UPI reports EPA regional administrator John McGlennon told the New England Conference of State Federation of Women's Clubs that strict enforcement of pollution laws will not alone force companies out of business. He noted some firms may close for labor or other problems, and identified the ten biggest polluters in New England as paper mills.
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Hackett Backer Differes With Him On Battle Ban
UPI reports Sen. Arthur Gibb of Addison County a key Hackett contributor splits over the nonreturnable bottle ban. Hackett supports repealing the 1972 law ending disposable bottles after July 1973, while Gibb backs continuing and expanding the bottle bill to fund recycling. Gibb declined further comment on Hackett's stance.
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UPI
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Turnpike Crash Closes Overpass For 24 Hours
A tractor trailer crashed into the Qiaoman Road overpass on the Connecticut turnpike, blocking westbound lanes for more than 24 hours. Police rerouted traffic on a 14 mile detour while the wreckage was removed by a crane and lanes reopened Wednesday.
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Lake Champlain sludge hearings commence November 13 in Burlington
Vermont asks the U S Supreme Court to force New York state and IPC to remove 30 acres of Lake Champlain sludge deposits from near Ticonderoga. Hearings begin November 13 with lay testimony and may extend to Boston for expert input under special master R Ammi Cutter.
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Gadbois Falls Short as Write-In Campaign for Attorney General
Former Franklin County State's Attorney Richard Gadbois fails to reach the required 250 write-in votes for the Democratic attorney general nomination. Deputy Secretary James Sanderson reports 681 votes counted with 200 for Gadbois, leaving him short of the threshold and facing certification for a November run.
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Essex Junction approves 406000 sewer bond vote
Residents approve a 406000 bond to extend the village sewer line to four areas. In Rochester, voters approve an 860000 bond for a Grade 7 through 12 high school replacing an existing fire building, to serve about 200 students.
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UPI
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Lawmakers press probe into fluctuating gas prices in New York
Albany reports Schenectady Assemblyman Clark Wemple urging an investigation into gas price fixing by major companies as service station managers cite price controls from parent firms. Consumers complain of daily price swings up to 15 percent. Meanwhile Wynantskill police disperse 70 youths after a potential teen gang clash and confiscate machetes and clubs. Rensselaer grants a four fold hike in landfill contract to M. Crista and Sons to $62,500 yearly amid new regulations. Legislative talks heat up to restore rail passenger service between New York and Montreal, with options to pressure Amtrak or fund the service directly.
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Schenectady
Clark Wemple
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Rensselaer
Rensselaer Common Council
M. Crista and Sons
New York
Montreal
Amtrak
New England
Berkshire Fair pari mutuel plan delayed by Racing Commission
The Berkshire Fair Inc. faced another postponement as the state Racing Commission delayed action on its pari mutuel horse racing application for November 33. Judge John A. Barry said improvements to the track are under assessment and dates are expected to be set after negotiations with owner Martin DeMatteo.
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Berkshire Fair Inc
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