Cosmonauts target rendezvous with Salyut 5 space station
Two Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 24 corrected their trajectory for a planned linkup with the Salyut 5 space station. Col. Viktor Gorbatko and Lt. Col. Yuri Glazkov reported their craft had orbiting 12 times by midday and onboard systems functioning normally as they pursue docking.
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Charles P. Wallace Oscow
UPI
Tass
Vladimir Shatalov
Shatalov
Salyut Laboratory
Gorbatko
Glazkov
Bottle message invitation endures after years at sea
Rino Salvini of Fidenza Italy states a message found in a bottle after three and a half years remains valid inviting the finder to spend Christmas and New Year at his Sardinian home. A fisherman who found the bottle was contacted and Salvini affirms the invitation regardless of timing.
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Fidenza
Italy
UPI
Rino Salvini
Mediterranean
Salvini
Nigerians Young discuss racial strife in Africa
U S ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young met Nigerian leaders in Lagos to assess bilateral ties and racial tensions in southern Africa. He planned a Kaduna visit for the World Festival of Art and Culture events drawing participants from over 50 nations and hundreds of Americans.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
America
Young
Olusegun Obasanjo
Africa
Kaduna
Texas
Oklahoma
Genius Mozart Failed At Gaming Tables
West German historian Uwe Kraemer cites Mozart’s gambling losses from 1783 to 1791 as the cause of his poverty and decline in popularity. He asserts Mozart wagered large sums on billiards and cards, earning about 10 000 gulden yearly from concerts while frittering away money on games.
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Joseph B. Fleming
Bonn
West Germany
UPI
Amadeus Mozart
Mozart
Uwe Kraemer
Kraemer
Constanze Weber
Musica
Don Giovanni
Franz von Destouches
Haydn
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Baikonur Space Center
Kazakhstan
Salyut 5 Space Laboratory
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California
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SWIFT
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Swift Premium
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Velveeta
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West Street
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