Skylab 3 aims for extended orbit possibly 85 days
Skylab 3 astronauts may remain in orbit up to 85 days after a November 10 launch. NASA sets a 60 day open ended mission with consumables to cover about 85 days, with weekly checks starting on day 60 to decide extensions. Crews Lt Col Gerald Carr Lt Col William Pogue and Dr Edward Gibson head to the Sky lab 270 miles above Earth aboard a Saturn 8 rocket after a fuel-tank issue on a launcher was ruled non damaging.
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Fischer Challenges Spassky for Rematch in Manila
World chess champion Bobby Fischer challenged Boris Spassky to a rematch during a pre departure press conference at the Hyatt Regency in Manila. The 30 year old American said he was sure he would beat Spassky easily and wanted the match to settle all the talk about retirement.
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Soviet wartime cavalry legend Budenny dies at 90
Moscow reports the death of Marshal Semyon Budenny aged ninety, last surviving Bolshevik military commander. An intimate of Stalin, he helped form Red Cavalry forces and led during the civil war and early World War II before being removed after a major defeat.
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Bazza Breaks Box Office in West End London
The Australian comedy The Adventures of Bazza McKenzie continues to break box-office records at the Columbia Theatre in London with five daily showings. A Columbia spokesman boasts it has outperformed Funny Girl and other titles, and from November 15 it will move to the Odeon in Kensington.
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Fighting near Saigon escalates as communists shell delta
Reports from Saigon say Mekong River delta fighting and shelling intensify with communist attacks growing in size. In 24 hours until yesterday 50 people were killed or wounded, while Thursday saw 32 soldiers killed and 43 wounded in heavy clashes near Sam Giang and An Niven province. A rice mill was destroyed and civilians were killed and wounded in An Nguyen province. Sihanouk, in Peking, said he may resign from his cabinet due to poor relations with Khmer Rouge and lack of aid from China and North Vietnam.
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Soviet Gymnast Ludmila Tourischeva wins four European golds
Soviet student Ludmila Tourischeva dominated the European championships at Wembley winning beam vault uneven bars and floor to add to her Friday individual title. Her rival Olga Korbut withdrew with a sprained ankle after aggravating the injury in training and then in the opening event yesterday.
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Leftist Ecevit becomes Turkey's new Prime Minister
In Ankara, Bulent Ecevit is invited to form Turkey's government becoming the first leftist premier. President Fahri Koruturk tasked Ecevit after his party won the most seats but short of a majority. Coalition or minority rule seems likely as Demirel's conservatives falter.
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Butz Under Probe For Alleged Political Influence
Washington Sunday report says US Secretary of Agriculture Mr Butz announces he is investigated on suspicion of illegal political influence. The inquiry cites pressure on the Federal Trade Commission in 1972 to aid a California wine merger before elections. Archibald Cox’s staff leads the probe, but Butz denies wrongdoing.
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Soviet tests report four nuke blasts in 24 hours
In Stockholm the Seismological Institute at Uppsala said four Soviet nuclear explosions were recorded near the Arctic coast south of Novaya Zemlya in 24 hours with magnitudes up to 4.3 on the Richter scale.
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Port Devastated by Storm in Palermo
The Icilian capital Palermo suffered near total destruction from a Thursday night 90 mph hurricane like storm. Damages estimated at 1000000 thousand lire about 118 million Australian dollars. Harbour seawall breaches at 150 places swamped jetties and breakwaters. Large vessels sunk include the 8137 ton Bulgarian freighter Godze Del chev. Two floating docks broke free causing chaos in the port area.
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North Atlantic Satellite Surveillance Feasibility Study
The North Atlantic Assembly urged NATO to study a international satellite system for the North Atlantic. It would aid ship traffic control sea pollution detection and support the fishing industry. It also urged European NATO members to fund Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty.
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