Astronauts Begin Moving Into Their Space Station
Skylab 2 astronauts Bean Garriott and Lousma began living aboard the space station after a foggy launch from Florida. They aim to study the sun and earth while enduring zero gravity and deconditioning, conducting 62 experiments including fish mice and insects aboard the craft.
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Lousman
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Atlantic Ocean
Lousma
Lousmia
Garriott
Skylab Space Station
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
Earth
Analysis of Viet Cong and South Vietnamese on Second Cease Fire
Both sides claim good will while blaming each other for truce failures. Viet Cong allege 42000 plus violations and 3700 land grabs, while South Vietnamese cite 3151 violations and armament movements from North Vietnam. Fighting has intensified near Saigon, Kon Tum, and in the Mekong Delta. battlefield talks have not occurred. The cease-fire provisions remain unimplemented and entry inspections unresolved.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Washington
Saigon
Kontum
Central Highlands
Mekong
Chuong Thien
Prison Uprising Leaves Costly Destruction Behind Bars
Officials say the riot gutted the prison industrial complex and destroyed most buildings behind the walls in a state facility. Losses run to several million dollars with missing foodstuffs and auto license plates. Ringleaders demanded an elected inmate council, access to attorneys, and amnesty before hostages would be released. Negotiations began Saturday morning after five inmates reportedly doped up jumped guards and triggered the siege.
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U.S Justice Department
American Civil Liberties Union
Hall
March Continues Turmoil at City Hall and Plaza
City Councilman Pedro Aguirre faced protesters who attempted to calm the crowd as an unidentified woman seized the mic. Demonstrators returned to the Kennedy Plaza memorial, while about 250 remained and hurled objects at City Hall. A motorcycle fire and destruction followed, with groups moving to a downtown street, smashing windows and disrupting traffic. Six officers were wounded by thrown objects, none seriously.
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Kennedy Plaza Memorial
City Hall
Bob Shaw
Watergate Controversy Lingers Over Bellino Access
Senators urge Bellino suspension as Bush and aides defend charges of bugging Nixon Kennedy era campaigns. Baker and Ervin seek Bellino statement. Cox and Wright prepare for courtroom debates over access to tapes and material amid White House data disputes.
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Washington
Archibald Cox
Massachusetts
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Cox
Charles Alan Wright
Texas
Protesters Hunger Strike Over French Nuclear Tests
Test continued from Page One with a protest over radiation danger. The 36th blast in France's South Pacific series began in 1966. Crew of the Frn, towed from the test area by the French navy, remain on hunger strike started in Tahiti. Officials demand they eat or be sent home. Gordon Moodie, whose son David is the Fri's skipper, arrived in Tahiti on Saturday.
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South Pacific
Frn
Tahiti
Gordon Moodie
David
Fri
Qphiti
Record crowds flood Watkins Glen rock festival headline
The Grateful Dead opened a mass rock festival in western New York drawing crowds rivaling Woodstock as 100,000 capacity venue struggled. Traffic jams formed. seven deaths occurred en route. Spectators ripped fences climbed portable toilets roofs while helicopters surveilled. Organizers viewed 150,000 to 200,000 as a more manageable size.
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Grateful Dead
New York
Henry Valent
Barbara Errigo
Brooklyn
Monticello
Valent
Washington, D.C
the Glen
Debate on campaign limits sparks incumbents worry
Democratic nominee George McGovern spent far less than President Nixon in the campaign. Senators Pastore and Cook warned the bill risked becoming an incumbents' bill even as they voted for it. The Senate cut the individual giver limit to 25,000 per year, effectively 50,000 per couple, and barred gifts by one person in another's name.
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Nixon
John O. Pastore
D-R.l
Marlow Cook
R-Ky
Cook
Pastore
House
Senate House Conference
Rhode Island Democrat
Senate
Sens. Stevenson
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Protest in plant shows two men could rival a strike
Carter and Shorter, back to spot welding in the plant metal shop, led a protest after the union grievance process failed to satisfy them. The action highlights possible effects on the union and calls for improvements in heat, food, and relief, with demands including firing at least one supervisor. Doug Fraser cautioned it may not be a new form of rank‑and‑file action.
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Carter
Shorter
Doug Fraser
UAW
Steaks Run Short as Beef Supply Tightens Across City
Broadway area steak houses report severe meat shortages as the government price ceiling on beef extends through September 12. Wholesalers and suppliers admit limited deliveries, with prices rising and backroom trade shifting to open pricing. Restaurateurs like Gallagher's and Pen & Pencil struggle to secure ribs and loins while warning of higher menu prices.
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Dick Conlon
Conlon
Washington
Blackie Augur
Blackie
House of Beef
John C. Bruno
Pen & Pencil
Bruno
John
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