Astros Launch Marathon Journey To Save Skylab
Three American astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz launched from Cape Kennedy to chase Skylab in a record 28 day mission aboard Saturn 1B. They hope to cool the overheated lab with a sunshade and salvage the $2.6 billion project as they examine damage from a heat shield tear while tracking a long orbit to proximity.
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Astros
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab Space Station
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Space Handymen
Houston
Europe
United States
Mississippi River
Space Station
Kerwin
Weitz
Best Known Burglars In The World
A member of a prominent Republican family and a zealous foe of Cuban communism say they involved themselves in Watergate to follow orders. Bernard Barker and Albert Baldwin III testified that the origin of those orders remains unclear as Barker sought Castro funding proof. The hearings drew security booms and tense moments as spectators were ejected and police tightened room coverage.
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Washington
Bernard L. Barker
Watergate
FBI
Albert C. Baldwin III
Barker
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Baldwin
Connecticut
Senate
Gerald Alch
James W. McCord
McCord
Watergate Key To Waive Immunity
U S attorney says a conspirator plans to plead guilty without immunity and testify at trial in the Watergate case. The unnamed figure is identified by sources as Jeb Stuart Magruder, with broader talks under way for guilty pleas and cooperation. The Senate Watergate hearing pauses until June 5 as other notes surface from Gray and Helms about the investigation.
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Washington
U.S
Harold H. Titus Jr
New York Times Today
Titus
White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Archibald Cox
Cox
Senate
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Gray
Vernon Walters
CIA
Richard Helms
H. R. Haldeman
Walters
Nixon urges ending fame for leaking secrets to press
President Nixon, addressing about 600 former Vietnam POWs, urged against making heroes of those who steal secrets and publish them in newspapers. He suggested national security documents risk exposure amid the Watergate inquiry. The remark appeared linked to Ellsberg and the Pentagon papers case.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Daniel Ellsberg
Micki King Demonstrates Olympic Diving Skills at Local Show
Micki King wowed about 400 attendees at Point Mallard in a Chamber of Commerce hosted diving exhibition. The program featured King on 3 and 10 meter boards with national champion Phillips Boggs, plus clown dives, and praised the Decatur pool and city recreation programs. King, Olympic gold medalist in Munich, noted early morning conditions and cited the National Amateur Athletics Union program.
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Micki King
Phillips Boggs
Lee Sentell
Point Mallard
Chamber of Commerce
Rooster
Miss King
National Amateur Athletics Union
Decatur
Munich
Mexico City
T. C. Almon Center
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
City Recreation Department
Micki
Monobuoys Seen As Economical Solution for Gulf Oil
Army Engineers favor an offshore monobuoy setup for tanker oil off the Gulf Coast. Col. Harry A. Griffith of Mobile District summarizes a two year study showing multi port monobuoys would be cheapest with minimal economic impact. Public hearings were held in Mobile Tampa and New Orleans with Galveston the final stop. A draft report goes to the Army Chief of Engineers in Washington next month.
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Mobile
Ala
Army
Gulf Coast
Harry A. Griffith
Griffith
Corps of Engineers
Tampa
Fla
New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
Army Chief of Engineers
Washington
Johnson calls for sweeping reforms of presidential campaigns
In 1967, President Johnson addressed Congress urging comprehensive reforms of presidential campaigns. The message outlined a broad set of proposals to tighten oversight, financing, and conduct of campaigns, aiming to curb corruption and influence in elections.
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Johnson
Congress
Canopies improvised for Skylab
Hundreds of specialists from space physics to pipefitting race to save Skylab by crafting improvised canopies. They tested firemen tools and parachute packing, used an underwater mockup, and chose two NASA designed schemes the spinnaker and the Johnson Space Center thread the needle plan to shield and cool the workshop in orbit.
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Huntsville
Earth Orbit
Navy
Marshall Space Flight Center
McDonnell
Martin Marietta
North American Rockwell
Boeing
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Skylab
Cape Kennedy
Brooklyn
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Richardson Sworn In As Attorney General In White House
President Nixon watches as Elliot L. Richardson is sworn in at the White House promising fair and fearless justice. Nixon also confirms selling most San Clemente property for 1.2 million to Robert Abplanalo nearly two decades ago. U S envoy Sullivan meets Vietnam foreign minister to press cease fire and Cambodia talks. Beech Street Church of Christ advertises Vacation Bible School and Adult Lectureship May 28 to June 7 at 7 00 p m.
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Washington
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
White House
San Clemente
Robert Abplanalo
Saigon
U.S
William H. Sullivan
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Cambodia
Beech St. Church of Christ
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Royce Hawkins
Space Agency
Lawrence L. Knutson
R. G. Maner
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Decatur Daily
Dial
Athens
THE
Second Ave
Décatur
Tennessee Valley
New York Times News Service
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