Apollo Soyuz linkup schedule shifts into place in space
Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov shifted Soyuz orbit for a Thursday rendezvous with NASA Apollo. Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton guided the U S craft as mission control reported a near circular 137 to 139 mile orbit. The two crews prepared for a historic docking and space friendship exchange after weeks of tense rivalry.
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Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
U.S
Soyuz
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Russia
Apollo
Earth
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Mission Control
Houston
Neil Hutchinson
Moscow
Soviet Control Center
Viktor Blagoy
Brand
Stafford
Leoney
Plastoff
Florida
Leonov
Mrn
Soviet Ambassador Watches Apollo Launch With NASA Officials
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin smiles as the Apollo mission lifts off. Watching with him are Richard Thornburgh NASA test conductor and Dr James Fletcher NASA administrator during the historic launch.
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Anatoly Dobrynin
Apollo
Dobrynin
Richard Thornburg
NASA
James Fletcher
Congress Inches Toward Final Action on Energy Proposals
In Washington IAP Ford plans to ask Congress to allow price rises on U S produced oil as Senate and House focus energy bills. The plan seeks to raise the government price ceiling for most U S oil from 9 25 to 13 50 over 30 months, pitting Ford against a Democratic Congress while hearings begin on rising gasoline prices and price regulation enforcement expands.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
House
Frank G. Zarb
FEA
Agen
U.S
Unnecessary Surgery Costs Billions, Case Highlights Risks
Marie Valenzuela testified to a House Commerce subcommittee about her experience after four tonsillectomies for her children and a niece, all judged unnecessary in court. Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen cited a 1973 New York City study estimating 3.2 million yearly unnecessary operations nationwide, urging independent preoperative review to curb monetary and health harms.
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Washington
Marie Valenziela
Woodlawn
Calif
Sidney M. Wolfe
United States
Wolfe
Ralph Nader-affiliated
Public Citizen's Health Research Group
New York City
U.S
Talks Begin Over Police Fire Contracts
City talks with policemen and paid firemen are under way led by City Administrator Robert Grice. Negotiations started a couple of weeks ago with one meeting held with each union, but talks occur separately. Current two year contracts expire in December and budget planning hinges on a timely agreement.
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Robert Grice
Grice
David Johnson
Jerome Davis
Senate Defeats Four Shapp Appointees In Confirms
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania Senate rejected four of Governor Shapp’s top agency picks by narrow margins while approving State Police Commissioner James Barger and Liquor Board member Daniel Pennick. The rejections follow a constitutional amendment ending interim appointments, with five senators able to force floor votes.
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Senate
Shapp
Philip Kalodner
Public Utility Commission
Kalodner
PUC
James Mcfiale
Henry Kaplan
Liquor Control Board
Kaplan
Grace Hatch
Civil Service Commission
James Barger
Daniel Pennick
McHale
Hatch
Thomas Nolan
Long Appeal Expected In Fetus Murder Ruling
Camden prosecutors say 24 year old Winfield Anderson faces possible state Supreme Court review after being convicted of two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of twins born by cesarean after a March 9 shooting. The woman, Nikki Spearman, 22, was 7.2 months pregnant. the fetuses died shortly after birth. A six and six juror panel delivered guilty verdicts after two days of deliberation. life sentences await.
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Camden
Camden Vaan
State Supreme Court
Winfield Anderson
Nikki Spearman
Cesarian
Anderson
Camden County
William T. Cahill Jr
New Jersey
Woman Hurt In Collision In Corry
A Corry woman Mary Z. Riley, 75, suffered minor bruises when her car collided with Harold E. Ross, 20, at South Center and Church streets. Each vehicle sustained $600 damage. Police charged Ross with failure to yield the right of way.
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South Center
Church Streets
Mary Z. Riley
Harold E. Ross
East Sixth Street
Ross Auto
Carlyle Merritt
West Church Street
Ross
Center Street
Riley
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