Lifts Off on Schedule Historic Space Link-Up Underway
CAPE CANAVERAL CAPE CANAVERAL AP A two man Russian Soyuz ship lifted off from Baikonur on schedule in the first of twin launches aiming for a historic space link up with American astronauts. Cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov reached orbit as Apollo crews prepared for pursuit to close the gap and rendezvous 140 miles above West Germany with Commander Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton.
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Senate Extends Oil Price Controls Amid Ford Veto Threat
Washington The Senate approved 62 to 29 extending government power to control U S oil prices through March 31, 1976. Ford backs phasing out controls over 30 months, implying higher gasoline costs and a larger energy bill for families. The Interior Committee cites significant price impacts and a cost rise for households.
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Ponders Letting Rails Buy Trucking Firms
Washington AP reports the Ford administration weighs legislation to let railroads buy trucking firms and to deregulate some routes for certain commodities. Transportation Secretary Coleman described a limited experimental deregulation where railroads face effective competition from other modes. The plan includes a $2 billion revolving fund to rehabilitate rail track and equipment and power to require route changes for guaranteed loans.
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Debt relief loan pitch in town attracts shoppers
A local window sign proclaims “Now you can borrow enough money to get completely out of debt,” drawing attention from residents and fans as a curious example of advertising in the community.
Protests Mark Opening of Joan Little Murder Trial
Outside Raleigh court a crowd protested as 21 year old Joan Little went on trial for premeditated murder in the stabbing of jailer Clarence Altgond. The defense contends the incident involved an attempted rape. the state argues it was entrapment to escape. A juror was seated amid clashes over race and references to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Profitable Cedar Rapids house sale and move deal
Leone and Leo Samek of Cedar Rapids completed a profitable sequence involving a bid by $6,250 for a house and lot at 2519 J Street SW and a separate $30,500 condemnation award for the same property. The district had offered $26,000 for site expansion at Wilson junior high, while the Sameks sought $38.04 for the moveable structure.
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Commission Refuses Aerosol Ban Prompts Debate
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission rejected a petition to ban aerosol sprays over alleged links to skin cancer and ozone damage. The 3 to 2 vote cited insufficient evidence, delaying action until a forthcoming National Academy of Sciences report.
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Rights Unit Seeks Powerful Agency To End Job Bias
Washington DC 1 Jan 1960 The Civil Rights Commission urged abolishing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and creating a National Employment Rights Board with broad powers and larger funding. The 873 page report argues current federal efforts fail to end employment discrimination by race sex and religion and calls for cease and desist powers back pay and affirmative action. A 43 page companion study notes minority and female economic progress since the 1954 decision shows unemployment for non whites remains more than double that for whites and overall gains are marginal.
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Flight Visible in Iowa If Weather Cooperates
Des Moines AP reports the Apollo Soyuz joint flight may be visible from Iowa if skies stay clear. Officials say observers could see the craft at 8 43 p m for three minutes 48 seconds as it travels from northwest to east. A second sighting is planned at 9 23 p m Friday on a similar course at about 39 degrees elevation.
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Ford Lands Soviet Effort, Cites Need for Cooperation
President Ford praised the televised Soyuz launch as impressive and the display as wonderful. He and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin stressed cooperation in space and international tensions easing, as Dobrynin noted Brezhnev’s view that space shows Earth’s beauty and the planet is too small for nuclear war.
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Kissinger assails developing nations over UN tactics
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, touring the Midwest, accuses developing nations of extortion through confrontational and biased UN voting. He says such tactics threaten reform, warns smaller states suffer most, and reiterates U.S. readiness for Cuba talks and long term arms limits. He asserts no withdrawal threat but urges steady U.S. commitment amid rising bloc politics.
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