Astronauts Planned 37 Hour Skylab Space Walk
Two Skylab 2 astronauts Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma prepared a 37 hour space walk to load telescope film and install an awning over the orbiting lab. Commander Alan Bean monitored from inside while mission control tracked leaks in two jet engines on the Apollo taxi ship and planned possible rescue options.
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Space Station
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Mission Control
Apollo
Misfired U S Bombing Hits Cambodian Navy Base
Cambodian officials say a misdirected U S bombing strike hit the Mekong River base at Neak Luong near Phnom Penh killing about 100 and wounding many others. The attack, by large U S bombers, underscores ongoing air strikes in Cambodia and reports say more civilian casualties occurred in a village near Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Mekong River
Neak Luong
Prek
Preap Tuot
Neak Loung
South Vietnam
Bangkok
Thailand
U.S. Congress
Praphas Charusathien
United States
Saigon
Viet Cong
Thanh An
ABA leader warns Watergate risks liberty and decency
Washington AP reports Robert W. Meserve, outgoing ABA president, warns the Watergate scandal and public indifference threaten liberties and the nation’s sense of decency during the ABA general assembly. Madison AP notes bat intrusion halts Lucey office work until Lenny Nelson nets the animal, a Capitol policeman quips about the swing.
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Washington (Ap
American Bar Association
Major Banks Raise Prime Rate to 9 Percent Across Banks
New York banks led by Chase Manhattan Bank lifted the prime lending rate to 9 percent, driving an all time high and signaling widespread adoption across major institutions in the coming days. Banks aim to pass the higher cost to borrowers, affecting loans and credit lines nationwide.
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New York
York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Bomb Ban Is Subject To Review By Appeals Court
The Cambodia bombing policy faces further judicial review as the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York schedules Wednesday's hearing on the government's appeal. Justice Marshall overturned Douglas on an interim ban, and Congress set August 15 as the cutoff funding date, with the 2nd Circuit to decide any remaining ban.
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U.S
Cambodia
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
William O. Douglas
Marshall
Nixon
Douglas
Pentagon
Congress
U.S. 2Nd Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Circuit Court
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-Nly
Air Force
U.S. District Court
Orrin G. Judd
2Nd Circuit Court
Judd
James Wilkinson
Burr
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Watergate Committee
Jefferson
Ervin
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Wisconsin Grants Fund Head Start Follow Through in 3 Districts
Governor Lucey approved over 456000 in federal grants for Head Start follow through programs serving kindergarten to third grade students in Lac du Flambeau Marshfield and Racine Unified School Districts. Weather outlook shows hot humid conditions with showers and thunderstorms possible tonight and Tuesday.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
State Department of Local Affairs and Development
Lac du Flambeau
Marshfield
Racine
Nixon Faces Subpoenas Over White House Records
Washington AP reports president confronted with subpoenas like Jefferson in 1807 Burr treason case. Cox and Senate Watergate panel seek tapes and documents. Jefferson refused in person but supplied a letter, shaping later views on executive immunity.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon
Cox
Grand Jury
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Marshall
Gen
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Gray
Central Intelligence Agency
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean Iit
Dean
Navy
John D. Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Vernon A. Walters Jr
CLA
Batista the Cuban Dictator Dies in Spain at 72
Fulgencio Batista died at a Guadalmina vacation villa near Marbella Spain after a heart attack. His family said the former dictator stayed with wife Marta and several children. Funeral services were planned for Madrid with burial in San Isidro cemetery.
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Spain
Marbella
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Ruben
Exsergeant
Cuba
Guadalmina
Marta
Jorge
Fualgencio
Roberto
Marta Maria
Madrid
San Isidro
Radio Havana
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Spanish
Portugal
Portual Batista
Motorcyclist Dies After Crash Near Crystal Springs Road
Donald L. Springstube 21 of Two Rivers dies from head injuries after his motorcycle left County Trunk B and struck a ditch near Crystal Springs Road. He was pronounced dead at St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay. This is Manitowoc County’s 16th traffic fatality this year, up from 12 at the same point last year.
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Donald L. Springstube
Glenwood Street
Two Rivers
Crystal Springs Road
Springstube
Manitowoc
James R. Springstube
Rt. 2
Thomas W. Messmann
Crystal Springs
James E. Powers
Donald Springstube
St. Vincent Hospital
Green Bay
Powers
Two Rivers Municipal Hospital
Springtube
City of Two Rivers
Kiel
Wisconsin temp soars as heatwave lasts into week
A hot humid spell grips Wisconsin with highs in the 90s and overnight readings from 64 to 70. The extended forecast calls for variable clouds with showers and thunderstorms midweek, cooler relief in the northeast and southeast, and several locales reporting measurable rainfall including Superior 1.8 inches and Ashland 1 inch.
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Two Rivers
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Lakeshore
Cambridge
Green Bay
Juneau
Superiors
Ashland
Spooner
Eau Claire
Park Falls
la Crosse
Hilbert
Rhinelander
Land O'Lakes
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Senate
L. Patrick Gray III
Washington, D.C
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Gerardo Machado
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