Apollo 16 crew declares mission worth the cost at splashdown
Astronauts David Scall Alfred Worden and James Irwin return from Apollo 16 after a calm Pacific splashdown 116 miles north of Oahu. They skip routine course corrections and begin lunar sample analysis and studies at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory.
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Seoll
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Hawaii
The
Space Center
Rise and Chine
Joseph P. Allen
Scott
Allen
Bill would give all needy students funds for college
A Senate passed education bill would authorize multi billion federal aid for needy students based on family income, with up to half of college seats funded. It includes plans for operating aid to schools, community college development, and loans and grants expansion. Negotiations delayed final appropriation set for September.
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UPI
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Congressional
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
Beating the heat prompts girls to bathe their horse Rocket
Beating the heat, Karan Rees and her sister Sue took Rocket to a DIY car wash on Vennyson Road to give him a bath. They scrubbed him with brushes and sprayed him down, but Rocket simply stood still and watched.
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San Leandro Firemen urge council action to avoid strike
In San Leandro, Fire Fighters Association urges city council to use impasse resolving measures or binding arbitration after months of talks. Fire Fighters president Frank Sturgeon warns a strike remains possible if negotiations stall Monday night. Attorneys filed letter seeking arbitration or fact finding under state conciliation rules, with both sides urged to agree on an arbitrator.
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San Leandro
Fire Fighters Association
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Fire Fighters Associatio
No. 7
Sturgeon
Jay Smardan
Norman Brikovich
Philip Paul Bowe
San Francisco
California
Mayors-Millas Brown
Weekend Weather Outlook For Outdoor Fans
Forecasters predict clear skies through tomorrow with mild highs and a chilly night. West winds will gust around 10 to 20 mph this afternoon as the weekend approaches, bringing pleasant conditions for outdoor activities.
Young man fails rope walk over Thames River
Franz Burbach, 20, attempted an 800 foot across Thames on a three inch rope. After 10 steps the wind rose, his pole broke, and he crawled along the rope before falling 40 feet into the river. He was rescued and walked away, asking if anyone wanted 300 dollars for the rope.
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UPI
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Thames
Burbach
Teamster Lockout Threat Looms Over Northern California
Contractors warn that all Teamster union members at construction sites in Northern California could face lockout if a contract is not signed by Wednesday. Negotiators clash over owner operators joining the union as picketing halts $147 million in highway work and delays Bay Area projects including transit and the World Air Center at Oakland Airport.
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Tumnsters
California
Zunes
Art Perham
Associated General Cum
Bay Area
World Air Center
Oatland International Airport
Perlant
California Jobless Rate Falls for Fourth Straight Month
California's unemployment rate declined in July for the fourth consecutive month, reaching 7.0 percent. Officials noted that the drop contrasts with last year's rise and that total employed persons fell to 8.08 million while government payrolls shrank by 8,600 to 1.41 million. Aerospace jobs also eased, but gains appeared in service sectors with a 14,000 rise to 1.33 million in leisure and other areas.
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UPS
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Heagan
Nunan Resources Development
Alan €. Nelson
Nelson
Cai
Fremont youth admits killing San Jose girl
In Fremont, 18 year old Franco, cousin of Linda Stman, confessed to second degree murder of 15 year old Linda Marie Stman near Akumeda Creek. He described striking her with a piece of wood and choking her, then concealing the body as a search party hunted along the creek banks. He is held at the California Youth Authority, with possible extended confinement if deemed dangerous.
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John Lyle Franesci
Third St
California Youth Authority
Niles
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Franco
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Purehia
Paolita Franco
Itate
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Wranco
Franco Telunnd
San Jose
Linda
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Jackie J. Sildman
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