Skylab 2 Crew May Cut Mission Short On Propulsion Trouble
Space Center Houston AP reports Skylab 2 astronauts face propulsion problems aboard the Apollo command ship. Mission Control weighs a rescue mission from Cape Kennedy using Saturn 15 to retrieve Carr and Pogue, while Bean Garriott and Lousma remain aboard the lab orbiting 270 miles above Earth awaiting possible early return.
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Apollo
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William Pogue
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Automakers Back Mandatory Seat Belts After DC-9 Crash
Automakers endorse laws mandating seat belts, backing airbags as optional later. Officials cite Logan fog delay and DC-9 crash details while GM pushes delayed air bag rollout to test standards. Authorities discuss state-by-state adoption and fines from 15 to 25 dollars amid safety lobbying.
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Boston
Logan
General Motors
Delta
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Senate
Commerce
Australia
Man Charged In Tama Death
Tama Preston Duncan, 35, of the Mewquakle Indian settlement, is held on an open murder charge in the death of 19 year old Bruce Reynold Lev. Duncan appeared before Magistrate Jesse Arends with bond set at 100000. A preliminary hearing for safety relations for Chrysler was set for Aug. 17.
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Jesse Arends
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Sidney Terry
Chrysler
George Stein
Tama County
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Rauch
Tuma
Police
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Shevil
Terry
South Vietnamese intervention talk heightens Cambodia crisis
United Press reports Cambodian defenses near Phnom Penh under pressure from communist forces advancing from three sides. Four battalions, about two thousand troops, threaten Dey ETh and highway 1 near the capital. Saigon says it would consider aid if Lon Nol asks, while U.S. planes direct insurgents away from Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
Saigon
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Pine Penh
U. S
Helms says CIA paid burglars not involved
Former CIA chief Richard Helms told the Senate Watergate committee that one Cuban American arrestee was on a $1,000-a-month CIA retainer at the time of the break in but insisted the agency was not involved. He cited questioning on whether White House actions used the CIA to shield Nixon’s campaign.
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CYA
Vernon Walters
L. Patrick Gray
FBT
CFA Opera
Mexico
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Ehrlichmat
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Ehrlichman
Machinez
Thompson
Thomp
Stl
Gray
GIA
John Dean
Walters
Senate approves wage floor increase to 2.20 an hour
Senate passed a bill raising the national minimum wage to 2.20 per hour, extending coverage to about 54 million workers, with farm and student provisions. The measure moves to the house for approval and faces potential presidential veto.
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Senate
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White House
Jecpt
Decline In Wholesale Prices Deepens In July
The Labor Department reported July wholesale prices dropped 4.1 percent month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis and 4.6 percent unadjusted, with farm products and processed foods driving the fall. The index stood at 134.9 in July, 13.7 percent above two years earlier, marking the first declines since 1972 and the steepest drop since 1948. The decline followed Nixon price controls and export restrictions on soybeans and grains, with food prices easing while some commodities rose later.
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Washington
Labor Department
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Shige
Senate votes for mandatory fuel allocation plan
The Senate approved a proposal to force the President to order a mandatory fuel allocation program within 10 days, with powers to set gasoline and fuel oil prices. Senator Jackson urged it as a necessary response to the approaching fall demand and to aid independent oil distributors.
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Senate
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Dash
U.S
Congress
Ervin Praises Inouye After Jap Remark Sparks Hearing
Sen Sam Ervin opened the Watergate committee hearing with praise for Sen Tanke Thatye of Hiwali, while former aide Wilson faced scrutiny over calling Inouye a Jap. Inouye, who lost an arm in World War II, dismissed the remark as summer heat. Hawaiians condemned the slur, Honolulu Mayor Feat calling the remark contemptible and vowing to respond.
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Hiwali
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