Record Setting Astronauts Return From Skylab Splashdown
The third Skylab crew Gibson Pogue Carr return to Earth aboard the USS New Orleans after 59 days in orbit. They report dizziness fading and strength returning, with NASA doctors noting robust health and extensive medical tests underway. They will dock in San Diego then fly to Houston for family reunions and continued examinations.
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Uss
New Orleans
Earth
Ger
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Gibson
San Diego
Calif
Houston
Tex
Space Agency
Jerry Hordinsky
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Royce Hawkins
NASA
Johnson Space Center
Carr
Pogue
Hordinsky
Nixon
William C. Schneider
Gibson, Pogue
Stor
Nixon Sets Transport Broadcast
President Nixon scheduled a White House radio address at 3:06 p.m. EDT to detail transportation measures from his State of the Union. The 15 minute speech would air on ABC, CBS and NBC, with aides signaling a follow up to Congress on transportation funding and reform.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
ABC
CBS
NBC
Congress
State of the Union
Resistance Dims as Truckers Strike Eases Slowly
Independent truckers show slight breaks in a 10 day strike over fuel costs and freight rates. Some associations urge members back on the road while others delay, tolling government promises of fuel and a six percent rate hike. Police and National Guard remain on duty as 100000 remain jobless and several violent incidents are reported amid federal investigations into anti trust concerns.
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Associated Press
Florida
Fraternal Steel Haulers Association
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Midwest Independent Truckers Association
Leonard Fleet
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nixon
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnesota
Wendell R. Anderson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
National Guard
Tyler
Tex
Virginia
Gala
U.S
Washington
William B. Saxbe
Justice Department
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Bartonsville
Britain coal miners go on strike after election delay
Britain faces a national coal strike as 280000 miners walk out at midnight after the union rejects PM Heath's plea to delay. Production drops to 30 percent, power shortages loom, and a three-day work week may spread to nonessential industries.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
London
Britain
Miners’ Union
Edward Heath
Heath
British Steel Corp
Trades Union Congress
Transport and General Workers’ Union
Preliminary report on Nixon taxes bill under review
Senate Internal Revenue Taxation Committee chair Sen. Russell Long says a preliminary probe indicates President Nixon owes additional taxes. The panel will determine exact amounts and IRS is re auditing 1969 72 returns while Nixon gift tax and San Clemente property issues remain under scrutiny.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Nixon
Sen
Russell B. Long
Senate House Internal Revenue Taxation Committee
Long
White House
Louisiana
The
Internal Revenue Service
Pentagon Spying Linked to Kissinger Files Revealed
Senate Armed Services Chair Sen. John C. Stennis called Navy yeoman First Class Charles E. Radford to testify after he admitted secretly removing Kissinger documents and delivering them to the Pentagon. Radford flew from Salem Oregon to Washington for private questioning, with a full committee hearing planned after recess. Sources say he may bolster claims that Adm. Thomas H. Moorer knew of the activity, while Moorer says he sought Radford’s court martial but was deterred by civilian authorities.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Navy
Henry A. Kissinger
Pentagon
Charles E. Radford
Salem
Ore
Stennis
Senate
CBS
Radford
White House
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Robert C. Welander
Judge Backs White House On Availability Of Files
Washington AP A federal judge refused to compel President to comply with a Senate Watergate committee subpoena for five tapes. Gesell ruled public disclosure would hinder fair trials and noted the tapes are already with grand jury prosecutors. The decision limits congressional access while preserving judicial process and presidential prerogatives.
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Judge
White House
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
U S
Gerhard A. Geésell
Gerald L. Warren
Samuel Cash
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Tam
Baker
Gesell
Senate
Leon Jaworski
Congress
Gasoline Rationing Moves Into North Carolina
North Carolina faces a tightening energy crunch with rationing spreading from coastal areas to Havelock near Cherry Point. Gov. Holfhouser voices reservations about a state plan while coastal towns implement alternate day fuel purchases under local orders.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
Raleigh
Jim Holfhouser
North Carolina
Craven County
Havelock
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Tom Myrett
Oregon
Holfhouser
State Energy Office
Cherry Point
Marine Air Station
White Coach Wins Discrimination Case
Connecticut officials ruled that Weaver High School must replace Leslie Ford with Philip Kearney as head track coach, finding Kearney denied the job in 1972 due to race. The commission said color cannot be a standard of employment and noted Ford remains coach pending potential appeal.
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Bill Hamilton
Associated Press
Hartford, Conn
Connecticut Human Rights and Opportunities Commission
Leslie Ford
Philip Kearney
Weaver High School
Kearney
Arthur L. Green
Commission
Ford
Hartford
Weaver High
Green
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