House panel approves two month daylight saving plan
UPI reports a House subcommittee backed a bill to extend daylight saving time by two months to save energy. Sponsors Ottinger and Moorhead claim potential oil savings and economic benefits, while critics warn of risks like safety and farming concerns. The measure would shift start to March and end in October, with states allowed to stay on standard time but not shorten saving time.
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Washington
Senate
Slade Gorton
R-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Ottinger
Energy Conservation Subcommittee
Congress
Soviet Fleet Maneuvers Off Shores of Poland
An abnormally large Soviet naval buildup in the Baltic Sea signals one of the Soviets' largest amphibious exercises in modern times. The Kiev aircraft carrier and other ships were involved, with officials noting no clear plan to intervene in Poland though the force boosts regional power. Riots over food shortages in Poland are cited as a renewed threat to the Warsaw regime.
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Washington
Kiev
Europe
Ivan Rogov
Black Sea
Poland
NATO
Warsaw
Terminal cancer bride weds in hospital chapel in Dayton
Mary Malchow 26 and John Hempfling 29 married at Miami Valley Hospital chapel after doctors told her ovarian cancer was terminal. They pledged to care for each other in sickness and in health, with Mary sharing strength and John expressing happiness on their wedding day. Nurses decorated the chapel for the reception, and her wheelchair bore a “Just Married” sign.
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Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Mary Malchow
John Hempfling
Mary
John
Chapel of Miami Valley Hospital
Private rocket test ends in failure at Matagorda Island
An engine test fire of the first privately financed rocket failed at Matagorda Island Texas when a kerosene leak dampened the black powder ignition system. Two misfires and an emergency fuel dump followed after the countdown reached 5:30 p m. Project manager Dave Ross said the 75 000 pound thrust engine did not ignite on two attempts.
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Matagorda Island
Texas
UPI
Dave Ross
Ross
SSI aims for 1983 private satellite launch from Matagorda Island
Space Services Inc aims to send satellites into orbit by 1983 with a six mile high launch above the Gulf of Mexico. A four hour countdown precedes a test burn on Matagorda Island where 14 men and two women work 18 hour days. A pump failure caused a two day delay but a replacement was installed and engineers prepare for the next ignition test.
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Ross
Space Services Inc
Charles Chafer
SSI
Gulf of Mexico
Chaufer
Rock
Matagorda Island
Corpus Christi
SSI and
GCH Inc
Sunnyvale
Calif
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Guymint
Harod Rogers
R-Ky
Ee Dea Littsreeny
Hempflina
Death Dolls
Dallas
Teddie Lee Wynne
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
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