Skylab to rain debris. NASA abandons plan
NASA says Skylab will likely reenter the atmosphere between May and September, scattering 400 to 500 debris pieces over a broad area. The agency will maintain orbital stability until January and may stop control efforts thereafter. Debris risk deemed very low, with most paths over water. Carter administration announced the shift from a protective plan to let Skylab decay naturally.
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Soviet defense minister Serge Zverev dies at 66
Moscow AP reports Serge Zverev once minister of defense industry since 1965 and Central Committee member since 1966 died at age 66, Tass said Monday.
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Kent State civil damages settlement blocked by board
The Ohio Controlling Board, in a 5-2 vote, refused to release a proposed 675000 settlement in the Kent State civil damages suit, delaying the case and paving the way for trial. Special counsel Charles Shanklin warned publicity could trigger a mistrial.
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Seventy Thousand Actors Strike Over Commercials
Seventy thousand actors and announcers from AFTRA and SAG began a strike early today after failed talks. The AFL-CIO unions halt taping and filming of commercials while regular programming continues. Airing of existing commercials is not yet affected but may become outdated or unusable as the strike extends.
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Iran protests claim more lives as troops fire on demonstrators
Reports from Tehran and Tabriz describe rising casualties amid anti shah protests with officials saying only several wounded and a colonel halting further bloodshed in one city. Diplomatic sources note up to twenty wounded in Tabriz and unconfirmed deaths.
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Holt Funeral Draws World Leaders to Australia
On this date in 1968 President Lyndon Johnson and other international figures attended Harold Holt's funeral in Melbourne after the Prime Minister drowned in the sea near Victoria.
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Rail clerks union set to strike January eighteenth
A federal panel approved a national strike date of January 18 for the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks amid stalled contract talks after a September rail freight stoppage. President Carter can order a 60 day cooling off period to try to avert the walkout, while the National Mediation Board granted a 30 day window for a fresh contract deal if talks fail.
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Carter admin wary of uniform police search protections
The Carter administration told Congress it is constitutionally risky to extend the same protection against surprise police searches to all citizens as proposed for journalists. Deputy A.G. Philip Heymann warned that predicting Supreme Court stance is highly uncertain as Sen. Birch Bayh presses a bill to extend protections to homes, businesses, and newsrooms.
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Gandhi jailed for breach of privilege in Parliament
Indira Gandhi was jailed by order of the Indian lower house and stripped of her recently won seat. She was reportedly taken to Delhi’s Tihar jail, with a cell prepared, in a punishment that could last only until the current session ends.
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