NASA Eyes Women on Future Space Shuttle Crews
Houston AP reports Dr. Robert Gilruth foresees women serving as crew scientists on the 1978 79 space shuttle missions as NASA expands astronaut selection. Delores O Hara notes suit and waste systems must be redesigned for female crew. Lovell and others say women show strong aptitude for space work.
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Space Center
Houston
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Russia
Gilruth
Delores O'Hara
NASA
Christmas notices and club events flood Cedar Rapids
A dense list of local briefs notes weekly meetings and seasonal events across Cedar Rapids. church gatherings Kiwanis Rotary Camera Club and Heritage Society share dates venues and contact details amid Christmas promotions and store ads.
Raymond D. Coyle 58 dies. Monticello Sinclair dealer
Raymond D. Coyle 58 of Monticello died Saturday at home after a heart attack. He owned Sin clair Oil distributorships for 20 years and ran a Sinclair station for 10 more. Survived by wife LaVerna Bevans, married June 6, 1947, in Davenport. He belonged to Masons VFW and American Legion. Services Monday at 2 p.m. Goettsch funeral home with a Masonic service Sunday at 9 p.m.
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Monticello
Raymond D. Coyle
Sinclair Oil
Sinclair
LaVerna Bevans
Davenport
Masons
VFW
American Legion
Goettsch Funeral Home
End Boycott on Nixon Productivity Commission
Washington AP reports five union officials led by AFL CIO President George Meany ended their boycott of President Nixon s National Commission on Productivity. The White House announced Saturday the move ends the protest by the labor leaders.
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Washington
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
National Commission On Productivity
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Boy Punches Santa After Sock Question
An Atlanta department store scene ends with a 5 year old boy punching Dick Wright a Georgia State University graduate student after the student answered Santa needs another sock. Wright was seated on Santa’s lap when the boy asked what Santa would need if he had two boots and one sock.
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Atlanta
Santa
Dick Wright
Georgia State University
Schmitt Tunes Up Lazy Heart
Apollo 17 astronauts report Jack Schmitt exercising in microgravity aboard America. Doctors monitor a conditioning program to raise his heart rate to 130 140 beats per minute to train his cardiovascular system as it tends to slow in weightless flight.
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Schmitt
SyriaUrges War as Arabs Defeat Talk of Settlement
The Syrian government newspaper Al Thawra urged Arabs to resume fighting Israel and dismissed talk of a forthcoming political settlement as aimed at division among Arab states.
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al Thawra
Revolution
Israel
Want Ads Work For Buyers And Sellers
Brief notice states that want ads are effective for both buyers and sellers seeking items or opportunities. It emphasizes practical use and broad appeal of classified ads in the newspaper.
Burglars Hit Five Marengo Businesses
Five Marengo businesses were burglarized early Saturday, sheriff officials said. Marengo Motors, Land D Pontiac, Royal Blue grocery, Hogan Brothers grocery and JJ's Clothing were entered with unspecified losses as owners began inventory Saturday afternoon to determine the total.
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Marengo
Iowa County Sheriff's
Marengo Motors
L and D Pontiac
Royal Blue Grocery
Hogan Brothers Grocery
Jj’s
Ray appoints 15 to boards on ecology in Iowa
Gov Robert Ray announced the appointment of 15 Iowans to three commissions overseeing the new Department of Environmental Quality on Jan 1. Appointees include Graydon Anderson, Dr Arthur Shafer, Don McLeod, Lowry Smith, Rep Herbert Campbell, Dr Sam Tuthill, Sen Charles Lavery, Rosemary Shearer, Otto Tennant, Fred Gosch, Robert Buckmaster, Carroll Curtis, Robert Russell, Dale Hendricks, and James Bellamy.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Greene
Arthur W. Shafer
Davenport
Don McLeod
Centerville
Lowry Smith
Sioux City
Herbert Campbell
Washington
Sam Tuthill
Iowa City
Charles Lavery
Indianola
Rosemary Shearer
Otto Tennant
Fred Gosch
Humboldt
Robert Buckmaster
Waterloo
Carroll Curtis
Newton
Robert Russell
Dale Hendricks
Bloomfield
James Bellamy
Knoxville
Clarence Lowden merger hearing scheduled at Clarence school
A hearing on the proposed merger of the Clarence and Lowden school districts is set for 7 p.m. Monday at the Clarence community school to hear objections. The petition for the Clarence-Lowden merger was filed and accepted by the joint county board.
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Clarence
Lowden
Clarence-Lowden
Joint County Board
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Classifieds feature a range of present options across departments. Readers can find electronics, homeware, toys, apparel and seasonal decor suitable for family and friends with practical price ranges and gift guidance.
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