Apollo 9 crash test reveals nitrogen fumes and quick actions
NASA officials testified that nitric acid exposure caused a cockpit emergency during a test. Brand, Slayton, and Lunney described misfiring RCS controls, a stuck barostat, and fumes seeping into the cabin as the crew deployed chutes and jettisoned the apes cover. Stafford moved fast to obtain oxygen masks while the capsule was inverted after splashdown. Chief astronaut John Young praised Stafford’s rapid response though he noted uncertainty about saving lives.
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Glynn
Jain
Ney
Apollo Spacecraft Program Office
Lunney
Slayton
Brand
Pacific Ocean
Apes
Stafford
John Young
Young
Tom
Ford Opens Warsaw Visit With Talks On Detente And Parade
President Ford met Polish leader Gierek in Warsaw as Vienna talks on military detente and disarmament were urged to proceed. Ford praised the friendship between nations and toured Old Town while thousands cheered during a somber, orderly motorcade through the capital.
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Poland
America
Vienna
Europe
Gierek
Bonn
West Germany
Ford
Warsaw
Old Town
Richard M. Nixon
Communist Party
Kantaeng Trial Reveals Abduction and Rape Claims
In Long Beach court, prosecutors outline a violent rape case linked to Allen and a man named Robert Boyd, with Debby Kantaeng accused of firing a shotgun during the incident. Testimony details an abduction, family tensions, and a prior suicide risk from Boyd as the trial proceeds.
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Allen
Miss Kantaeng
Alln
Petty
Fishman
Robert Boyd
Boyd
Bobby
Debby
Long Beach
Tice
Kantaeng
Danny
Bax
Kentaeng
Tica
Miss Kauit
Beach Vasey
Roger Boyd
Weather forecast for Long Beach and Los Angeles area
The forecast calls for balmy weather with possible light showers in the evening. Morning patchy clouds will clear to sun with temperatures in the low 40s. by afternoon, coastal areas reach the low 40s, then evening clouds lift temperatures to mid 60s and cooler conditions expected Wednesday.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Longshoremen approve revised contract terms and benefits
The agreement covers steady versus hiring hall workers with a 176 hour monthly cap for steady men and a 15 cent minimum monthly hour floor if cargo slows. It guarantees at least 10600 first year pay and 9000 annually thereafter, adds pension up to 4006 monthly after 25 years, boosts dental care and death benefits to 15000, adds four holidays by 1978, and expands benefits under a welfare-like eligibility test. A dissident protest failed to sway the Local 14 vote in favor of the pact.
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California
Port Eueneme
Wilmington
Burglars Loot Belmont Laundry Coin Boxes
Belmon t Laundry at 1228 Obispo Ave Long Beach reports burglars broke into coin boxes and stole about $1,000 in cash. Police said the incident occurred recently and is under investigation.
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Belmont Laundry
Obispo Ave
Long Beach
Garden Grove student tells story of captives fear and release
Stephen Smith from Garden Grove recounts how he and three women abducted in western Tanzania faced threats from the Marxist PRP in Zaire. After months in jungle camps and a ransom of about 40 thousand pounds, Smith was freed and flown to Dar es Salaam for tests.
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Tony Avirgan
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Stephen Smith
Réed
Popular Revolution Party
PRP
Kent
Stamford University
Zaire
Dar Es,Salaam
Smith
Stanford University
Lake
Nando
Campaign perjury charges in Sacramento plant ballot dispute
People’s Lobby leader Ed Koupal alleged Bechtel Corp and an anti initiative committee led by former Gov. Edmund G. Brown violated campaign laws. Brown dismissed the claims as publicity seeking. Bechtel denied any misconduct and pledged adherence to the Fair Political Practices Act.
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Sacramento
Pat" Brown
Koupal
Bechtel
Brown
Beverly Hills
Sacramento” Distriet Allottiay
Paul Cane
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Deke Slayton
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Hope
Yenuela Smith
Ask
Carl
Bankamericard
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