Viking 2 Lands on Mars Utopia Dunes to Seek Life
UPI reports America's Viking 2 is scheduled to land on Mars at 5:58 p.m. CDT to probe for moisture and potential life near dunes in the Utopia region. Geologists note possible surface ice and fog lingering in shadowed dunes as scientists monitor soil chemistry and organic clues from the mission's minilabs.
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Enthusiasm Survives Rain at Thayer Homecoming Queen Crowned
The 1976 Thayer Homecoming Queen was crowned at McLachlen Park after rain delayed the event by an hour. Nancy Erbe of Thayer won the crown, with runners up Linda Hurst and Shelly Deweese. Sponsors included Whitson Lumber, Hurst, Thayer Derby, and Brooks Produce. A seed watermelon tasting followed, with James Powers winning the adult seed spitting contest and Wade Holtzman and Steve Ward claiming the junior and pee wee divisions respectively.
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Wade Holtzman
Steve Ward
Erie
Native son returns to campaign as Dole plans Southern push
Sen. Robert Dole travels the Midwest and South to rally support for Ford and Reagan in the general election. He meets Friday in Topeka and Kansas City then speaks at the National Conference of State Legislators before returning to Washington. He vows to comb the South for victory and labels Carter as a man of many contradictions.
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North Carolina
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Fighting rages as talks stall in Lebanon frontier
In Beirut and around Sidon and Tripoli fighting intensified with rocket and mortar fire. Reports say Sarkis met Syrian Christian and Palestinian leaders and could draft broad peace lines before his inauguration in three weeks. Also notes Israeli border tension and a Chanute Bicentennial Rodeo set for weekend events.
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Violence erupts in white Cape Town district
Rioting spread from Hannover Park to Cape Town's shopping area as police fired on demonstrators. One rioter died and another was wounded, raising the toll to 294 after ten weeks of racial unrest across South Africa. A jailed black man hanged himself in his cell.
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New Zealand
Labor Day Schedule Halts Tribune Distribution
The Tribune will not be distributed on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday and will go to press again Tuesday. Readers are wished a long, safe weekend.
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FBI director under review after gift and cost controversy
Attorney General Edward Levi will report to President Ford on improprieties surrounding FBI Director Clarence Kelley amid a six month joint investigation. Kelley repaid 335 for window valances bought for his apartment and acknowledged gifts from subordinates. Investigators labeled the costs as overruns while noting furniture and other items funded by the bureau.
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Weather Area Forecast Clears Tonight With Mild Weekend
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight near 60s, highs Saturday around the mid 80s. Winds diminish by evening as conditions remain dry.
Intercepted letter to Cha laments job search woes
An intercepted missive titled Dear Cha notes rising unemployment and expresses sympathy for graduates and job seekers as they search for work or transition to new roles.
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Unemployment Rises to 7.9 Percent in August
U S unemployment increased in August to 7.9 percent the highest level this year the Labor Department said. The report shows 7.5 million unemployed up from 7.4 million with teens driving the rise as the rate for teenagers climbed to 19.7 percent.
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