Skylab Launch Delayed Again To May 25 For Sunshade Fix
The Space Agency announced a five day delay in launching the Sky lab 1 crew until Friday May 25 to finish a solution for an overheating problem on the $294 million station. Engineers test two shade concepts to shield the craft during a space walk as Conrad leads the repair mission from orbit.
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Senate Votes To Spread Tax On Palo Plant
The Iowa senate approved a new utility tax plan 40 to 2 affecting the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. The measure taxizes plants over 100 megawatts by reallocating taxes to area districts, potentially reducing Cedar Rapids schools revenue from about 65 000 annually to 268 000 after completion.
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Massive underground nuclear blast aims to free gas stores
In Rio Blanco Colorado an AEC CER Geonuclear blast of three 30 kiloton devices detonated a mile below the Rockies to fracture rock and unlock trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. The event drew minimal surface impact and faced a failed environmental suit challenging radioactivity and water contamination fears. Police noted the blast site in a sparsely populated area 180 miles west of Denver.
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White House Held Final Authority in Watergate Campaign
A Senate hearing heard CRP aide Robert Odle testify that final political authority rested with the White House. Odle described the campaign structure as cooperative with the White House guiding strategy, though the campaign director came from the Justice Department. He denied shredding documents, and said he showed Liddy how to operate a shredder, but insisted he never read or copied transcripts.
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Montoya
Jeb Magruder
Maurice Stans
British Pull Out Of Iceland Zone
British trawlers quit Icelandic fishing grounds after an eight month cool war with Iceland's gunboat fleet. They protest Britain failing to send warships for protection and cite a gunboat shelling incident near Iceland's 50 mile limit.
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Ehrlichman Linked to Eagleton Health File
Washington AP reports former White House aide John Ehrlichman obtained Senator Thomas Eagleton’s medical records weeks before discovery of his shock treatment. The Post cites an undercover operation during the 1972 campaign linking FBI files, paid provocateurs, and covert spying to target political opponents.
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New York
John Lindsay
Florida
Iowa House pushes tuition hikes for state universities
IowaHouse subcommittee approves annual tuition increases of 50 to 400 dollars beginning July 1 for the University of Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa. Nonresident students face the largest rises, while the regents’ hiring limits and voluntary fees sparred over governance. Senate panel opposes the increases.
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Senate Watergate Probe Aims at Reform Not Punishment
Senate Watergate investigators open public hearings to expose misconduct and propose reform, not punish past actions. The select committee, created Feb 7, 1973, has a 500000 budget and a Feb 28, 1974 report deadline, with four Democrats and three Republicans and broad inquiry powers.
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Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Select Committee
Chuckle: Teaching Money Value by Borrowed Dollars
Cartoon caption humor notes that the best way to make children value money is to borrow some from them. It playfully suggests adults can model money sense by temporarily taking coins from kids, then returning them with lessons on thrift and budgeting.
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