Mariner 9 Mars Bound Heads Toward Red Planet
Caped by Atlas Centaur, Mariner 9 launches from Cape Kennedy on a 247 million mile voyage to Mars. NASA aims for Nov 14 orbit and a three month mission with up to 6500 pictures from as close as 750 miles. Mars 2 and Mars 3 from the USSR race to Mars, while data sharing and sample exchange plans with lunar missions are outlined.
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Missing Ex Senator Found Safe In Jail
Former Alabama state senator William C. McCain Jr of Tuscaloosa, reported missing Thursday, was found safe after a three day jail stay in Jefferson County Alabama. A parole violation arrest warrant had been issued for not filing a tax return. He was released on own recognizance pending a hearing.
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Turkish kidnap plot ends in standoff with mobs and troops
Armed youths holding a girl in Istanbul faced a night siege as soldiers and police cordoned the third floor apartment. A Turkish official said the attackers demanded safe conduct out of the country. the standoff followed a deadly kidnap murder of Ephraim Elrom.
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Tomato Sandwich Sparks Killing in Opelika
Harvey James Clark of Atlanta and his wife Mary Clark stopped at a motel near Opelika for a family reunion. An argument over tomato sandwiches led to Mrs Clark stabbing him with a paring knife. he died from an artery severed near his heart. Mrs Clark, 48, was charged with murder.
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