Nixon visits Rathbun dam crowds in Iowa
The president drew about 30 000 people at Rathbun dam near Centerville on a sunny Saturday for the 26.5 million project dedication. He lauded open spaces and farming prosperity and paused to shake hands at the dam site and Ottumwa airport Spirit of 76.
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Rathbun Dam
United States
Iowa
Rathbun Lake
Nixon
Ottumwa
Centerville
Air Force One
America
Lake
Rathbun
Robert Ray
Senate Ends Lockheed Impasse With Monday Vote
The Senate will vote Monday on a House approved bill guaranteeing 250 million in loans to Lockheed to avert bankruptcy. Clearing the way, the administration and pro Lockheed forces dropped a broader 2 billion package, aiming to pass before the August 6 deadline tied to Rolls Royce engine subsidies and a looming recess.
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Washington
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
House
Lockheed
Secretary of the Treasury
Connally
Hugh Scott
Steel Workers Extend Strike Deadline for 24 Hours
The United Steel Workers Union won a 24 hour extension of the midnight strike deadline affecting nine major steel companies and 450 000 workers. The move came just before a possible walkout and amid other labor disputes including rail and longshore stoppages.
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Washington
UPS
United Steel Workers Union
I. W. Abel
Steel Workers Union
Steel Conference
Abel
Labor Department
United Transportation Union
Iran floods kill nine in western region
Nine people died and thousands were left homeless in western Iran as torrential rains triggered widespread flooding. The Iranian Red Lion and Sun Society reported the disaster on Saturday.
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Tehran
Iran
Iranian
Red Lion
Sun Society
Chisholm Weighs 1972 Presidential Bid After Coalition Talks
Rep Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn says she is considering running for president in 1972. A backers committee tests support as she supports coalition efforts to push reform within the Democratic party. If failed, she may run as independent or third party.
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Providence
R.I
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn
N.Y
Democratic Party
Nose to the grindstone slogan cited in humor collection
A quip notes that many men work hard to support their wives who meanwhile gaze elsewhere at neighbors, illustrating a light social observation. The line appears in a humor piece credited to a copyright note.
Apollo 15 astronauts conquer Apennine rocks in six hour moon traverse
Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin rode the lunar rover for a five mile round trip in the Apennine mountains gathering ancient rocks and sending data to Earth. They climbed rocks and dug soil while erecting a $26 million science station near the Falcon landing craft. Oxygen use ran higher than expected leading mission controllers to trim Sunday’s planned six hour walk by about 30 minutes.
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Scott
Irwin
Houston
Lunar
Mission Control
Joseph Allen
Burma Leader to Visit China in August
Gen Ne Win head of Burma's revolutionary council will travel to Communist China during August, the announcement stated. The trip marks a major diplomatic outreach by Rangoon as tensions and regional alignments unfold.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
Revolutionary Council
China
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