Discovery of two near galaxies reshapes local group
The article notes the discovery of two nearby galaxies, Martel 1 and a smaller spiral, about 3 million light years away, potentially the largest in the local group. Researchers Paolo Maffei and Robert Landau helped spark the study, with Mount Palomar and Lick observatories providing key data. The brighter galaxy may rival Andromeda in brightness and could exceed both the Milky Way and Andromeda in size.
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Earth
Andromeda
Milky Way
Paolo Maffei
Perseus
Cassiopea
Wilky Way
Mafffei
Robert Landau
Berkeley
Alout i
Landau
Mount Palomar
Lick Observatories
California
Tanker Nevada Standard Disabled Off Point Sur
The 147-foot tanker Nevada Standard with engines disabled waited about six miles off Point Sur for a tug to tow it toward San Francisco Bay. Coast Guard reported the ship in no danger. a Chevron Shipping crew arrived to assist as a salvage effort began.
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Monterey
Point Sur
San Francisco Bay
California
Coast Guard
Beas
Chevron Shepping
New Jersey man arrested after TWA 707 hijack attempt
FBI nabbed Patrick Miranda, 26, of Bound Brook New Jersey, on charges of carrying a .22 pistol aboard a TWA Boeing 707. Stewardess Linda Barnard defused the threat during the Denver flight, with the suspect surrendering the gun on the seat after a half hour talk. Authorities recovered the pistol and detained him after the plane landed.
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Denver
UPI
Linda Barnard
TWA
Lake Tahoe
FBI
Patrick Miranda
Bound Brook
Denver City
New York
Las Vegas
Lake Wahoe
Lake Tahwee
Laird Visits Ben Luc Hamlet as Vietnamization Talks Continue
Admiral Laird toured the Ben Luc hamlet 22 miles south of Saigon with local militia honor guards and met Gen. Creighton Abrams and South Vietnamese officials. He discussed pacification progress and the South Vietnamese army taking on larger war burdens during dinner with Abrams and other officials.
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Nixon Laird
Cucai
Saigon
Ben Iwe
Lon Gan
Peoples’ Self Defense Force
Laird
Creighton W. Abrams
Gas stockpile on Okinawa to be moved to Johnston Island
The United States stores about 13,000 tons of mustard and nerve gas on Okinawa since its capture in World War II. A first shipment to Johnston Island is planned, with 12 days total for loading and voyage, and mass transfer to finish by 1972 when Okinawa reverts to Japan.
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Okinawa
United States
Japart
Johnston Island
Japan
Johnston
U.S
Tawaii
Navy
James Z. Robinson
Army Major Slain in Vietnam Enlisted-Officer Clash
In Saigon a U S Army major was killed and another wounded after an argument sparked by racial tensions and war fatigue at Quang Tri Province's Un Quang base camp. The dead officer was Maj. Robert Degren, 34, of Buffalo.
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Vietnam
Iver Peterson
New York Times
Saigon
U.S. Army
U.S. Command
Fie
Arti
UN Quang’ 'Fxi
Fifth Mechanized Division
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Robert Degren
Buffalo
Perations
West Point
Volunteer Army advances as 92nd Congress begins
The House Armed Services Committee chair outlines a bill to extend the draft and move to a volunteer army. Secretary Laird notes a mid 1973 target with pay and housing boosts to lure volunteers, while Kelley cites uncertain post Vietnam attitudes. A $2 billion package raises pay, housing, and subsistence, ends certain duties, expands ROTC scholarships, and promotes higher rank enlistments including women for admin roles.
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Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
Melvin BR. Laird
Congress
Pickets to Picket 30 Bases in U S by Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee announce a nationwide picket of 30 military installations starting today. About 1,000 people gather in Calexico as protests target Defense Department lettuce purchases from Bud Antle Inc. including Presidio San Francisco Fort Dix Fort Ord Vandenberg Beale Moffett Field.
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Calexico
Cesar Chavez
Alf-Cio
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
United States
Presidio
San Francisco
Ft. Dix
Ft. Ord
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base
Moffett Field
California
Chavez
Convict Escapes San Quentin With $500 Heist
Quention Davis, a 31 year old convicted murderer, escaped San Quentin in heavy fog from a snacks complex after breaking into a barber shop and office safe. He reportedly fled after climbing fences and is described as 5 foot 8, 145 pounds, blue eyed with brown hair. He was serving a life term for murder and burglary from Santa Clara County and had a strong prison record.
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San Quentin
UPE
Joe B. Davis Jr
San Francisco Bay
Davis
S.C. Larson
Santa Clara County
Larson
Lost FBIWIA jet in Texas search fails to find trace
Search crews and planes across Texas and Oklahoma failed to locate the FBIWIA jet that vanished during a training flight Friday night. About 90 aircraft participated in the Sunday search, with General Dynamics fort Worth officials stating the company built the missing aircraft.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Fbiwia
General Dynamics
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Alo
Umwvoc
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