Skylab Eyes Sun as 28 Day Orbit Begins
Astronauts Kerwin Conrad and Weitz begin a 28 day flight from Space Center Houston. Kerwin aims a 107 million dollar telescope array at the sun to study solar physics and fusion potential while the crew starts earth resources surveys. They set up housed lab space and conduct initial medical tests in the sunlit station.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Joseph P. Kerwin
Earth
Kerwin
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
Skylab heat surge and crew medical tests during May 14 launch
Inside the Skylab cabin a 125 degree reading followed a ripped heat shield as flight controller Neil Hutinson forecast a drop toward 70 degrees within days. Conrad expressed optimism about a full four week mission while Kerwin led medical experiments on Weitz including simulated gravity and cardiovascular readings during weightless flight.
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Neil Hutchinson
Mission Control
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
Earth
Skylab Tests Diluted by High Temperature Readings
Tests aboard the orbiting space station were affected by heat as readings lost meaning until cooling occurs. An extensive program continues medical checks to study how humans live and work long term in space during weightless three day orbital experiments.
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Space
Astronauts Describe Postlaunch Motion Sickness Relief
Capt. Charles Pete Conrad Jr and crewmates recalled early mission discomforts and relief after eliminating sickness fears. At the space center flight surgeon Dr Willard Hawkins noted crews adapted as they orbited the lab.
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Katy
Charles
Pete’’ Conrad Jr
The
Space Center
Willard R. Hawkins
Awards Presented At Childress Junior High
Childress Junior High announced awards for sixth seventh and eighth grades. Sixth grade perfect attendance honors went to Ricky Anderson Tony Bird Brent Lane and Rita Albritton. Seventh grade perfect attendance recipients included Bobby Crabtree Dennis Seal Debra Barber Debra Merrell Ann Statham Venita Trent and Neomia Turner. Eighth grade perfect attendance recognized Greg Davis Calvin Fischer Richard Love and Cindy Mahan.
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Childress Junior High
Bobby Hart
Ricky Anderson
Tony Bird
Brent Lane
Rita Albritton
Bobby Crabtree
Dennis Seal
Debra Barber
Debra Merrell
Ann Statham
Venita Trent
Neomia Turner
Greg Greg Davis
Calvin Fischer
Richard Love
Cindy Mahan
Tony Bolkenstyn
Kira Collier
Martin Clifton
Randy
Karen Ray
Mike Smith
Robert West
Kregg Albritton
Rene Acosta
Brenda Blackwell
Kenney Dean
Mark Dugan
Keith Edwards
Lisa Ahuddell
Debbie Ashlock
Danny Cast
Supreme Court rules broadcasters may refuse some paid political ads
AP reports the Supreme Court bans requiring broadcasters to accept certain paid advertising on controversial public issues. Belfast notes IRA factions in Londonderry threaten a summer of unrest as rival wings unite. The text also lists long lines of academic awards and staff names.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Prosecutors Seek Nixon Testimony On Watergate Role
Prosecutors reportedly want President Nixon to testify about how the Watergate coverup could unfold without his knowledge but doubt a subpoena would be constitutional. The Washington Post cites Justice Department sources saying Nixon's role is the key unresolved issue in the grand jury probe. Baker says the Senate committee will hear from former aides by late June.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Washington Post
Justice Department
Howard H. Baker Jr
Senate Watergate’ Investigating Committee
Baker
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W
Gas Shortage Worries Motorists Amid Scarcity
Motorists face rising fuel anxiety as Memorial Day travel tests supply. Stations lock, rationing spreads while major oil firms limit crude allocations and transit fleets curb mileage. Drivers report scarce gasoline and unresolved access despite high demand.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
Lawmakers Reinstate Death Penalty in Texas
Texas lawmakers reaffirm capital punishment with a Senate vote of 27 to 4 and a House tally of 114 to 30. The bill advances to Governor Dolph Briscoe after the legislature votes to restore the death penalty following a Supreme Court ruling last year.
Nixon Ready For Summit In Iceland
President Nixon, finishing a Florida Memorial Day stay, plans a key Iceland summit with Pompidou. He will hold a Washington briefing with congressional leaders on foreign policy before departing to Iceland on Wednesday.
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Iceland
Pompidou
America
Florida
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Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
White House
Funeral services set for Mrs. Tennie Ables in Altus
Mrs. Tennie D. Ables 92, mother of E V Fite of Childress, died in Jackson County Memorial Hospital Altus. Funeral 10 a m Wednesday at Thomas Street Church of Christ Altus with burial in Boonville Ark. Survivors include three sons A D Ables and E V Fite, two daughters Daisy Watson and Violet Lankford, and sister Ade Fite.
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E.V. Fite
Childress
Thomas Street Church of Christ
Altus
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Ark
Tims
A.D. Ables
Alvie Ables
Daisy Watson
Fritch
Violet Lankford
Ade Fite
Huntsville
Ala
Court Martial Charges Filed By POW Officers
Air Force Colonel Theodore W. Guy accused eighty eight Army and Marine enlisted men of misconduct while in a North Vietnamese prison camp. The charges mark the first court martial action against any of the 566 U.S. POWs who have returned home.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Air Force
U.S
Pentagon
Theodore W. Guy
Tucson
Ariz
Jerry W. Friedheim
Weekend Spells Destruction As Tornado Toll Grows
A record number of tornadoes struck the Midwest and South over Memorial Day weekend. At least 48 people died across 11 states as about 160 tornadoes caused widespread destruction and flooding. The National Weather Service reported the busiest 72 hours on record. Among the victims were farmers in the lower Mississippi Valley.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Midwest
Oklahoma
Florida
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Former Resident Bob W. White Dies in Amarillo
Amarillo funeral arrangements are pending for Bob W. White 40 former Childress resident and five year Amarillo resident. White died Monday en route to an Amarillo hospital. A Abilene native and 1940s Childress General Hospital lab technician he belonged to First United Methodist Church in Childress. Survivors include wife Geraldine and son Robert Glen at home. No other details available at presstime.
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Bob W. White
Childress
White
Abilene
Childress General Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Geraldine
Robert Glen
Texas drug bill sent to governor limits marijuana penalties
A comprehensive revision makes possession up to two ounces a Class B misdemeanor, two to four ounces a Class A misdemeanor, and over four ounces a third degree felony with potential judge reduction to a misdemeanor if no intent to sell is shown. Sale remains a felony. Briscoe aides expect signature. legislature approved on final day.
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Robert Heard
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Tim von Dohlen
Goliad
Bill Sullivant
Gainesville
Senate
House
Sens
Don Adams
D—Jasper
J. H. Blanchard
D—Lubbock
Jack Hightower
D—Vernon
Glenn Rothmann
San Antonio
Peyton McKnight
D—Tyler
William Moore
D—Bryan
Bill Patman
D—Ganado
Moore
Texas
Wallace
Rites Held in Amarillo for Former Childress Resident
Funeral services for James Gordon Shankle 62 former Childress resident were held at the First Christian Church in Amarillo with burial in Llano Cemetery. He died Saturday in Amarillo after moving there nine years ago from Childress where he was a territory salesman for Amarillo Hardware for 40 years and served as vice president and wholesale operations manager. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife Ella Mae three sons Frank Neil John Edwin and James G Jr his mother Mrs Mary Shankle of Ennis one sister Mrs Tahlie Collins of Dallas and one grandson.
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Childress
First Christian Church
Amarillo
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Ennis
Amarillo Hardware
Ella Mae
Frank Neil
John Edwin
James G. Jr
Mary Shankle
Tahlie Collins
Dallas
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