Pioneer 10 Flies Past Jupiter At Record Speed
The Pioneer 10 spacecraft sped past Jupiter at 81 000 miles distance and 96 400 miles per hour, sending back readings and close up photographs of the giant planet from Mountain View California.
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Thomas O’toole
Washington Post
Wire Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
Pioneer 10
Earth
Man
Pioneer
Jovian
Equator
Solar System
van Allen
Warm Spell and Conservation Cut Electricity Use in November
A national report notes that mild weather and energy conservation reduced electricity consumption in November. Con Edison data show a decline in mid to late November after earlier weeks ran higher than 1972, while officials say weather and factors beyond conservation also influenced the figures. Milton Musicus of the city energy committee claimed the tide had turned.
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Associated Press
New York
San Francisco
Nixon
Consolidated Edison
New York City
Con Ed
Milton Musicus
Emergency Energy Committee
Pacific Gas & Electric
Bill Conley
New England Power Exchange
New England
Edison Electric Institute
Public Service Electric & Gas
New Jersey
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
Illinois
Claude Dickens
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
Wisconsin Gas Co
Badger State
Wisconsin Electric Co
Hand Grenade Injures 18 In Jerusalem
A hand grenade exploded near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City Jerusalem injuring 18 people including five Israeli women soldiers. Police detained 20 Arabs, and area shops closed while the scene was secured 30 minutes after the blast amid Christmas preparations.
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Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Arab Jerusalem
David Street
Old City
Lucey calls special session on energy tax issues
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey announces a Dec. 17 special legislative session to address the energy crisis and local tax distribution. He plans to outline specific proposals later and aims to adjourn before Christmas. A court hearing on partial distribution of $165 million in state aids is scheduled for Wednesday in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Wisconsin
Richard Orton
Congress
National
Washington
La Crosse city tax rate drops nearly two mills in 1974
The 1974 net mill rate for La Crosse is 29.393 down from 31.3045 last year, with a total budget of 13.342 million and $1.437 million in state tax relief. A house valued at 20 000 would pay about 587.86 in tax. bills mailed the week of December 17.
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la Crosse
Decrees Limit Driving and Lighting In France
French decrees take effect limiting expressway speeds to 75 mph and other roads to 56 mph to save fuel. A 2 am to 7 am lighting ban bars illuminated signs windows and most luminous displays except drug stores and professional establishments. The rule relaxes on Saturday evenings and during Christmas and year end celebrations.
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Agence France-Presse
Paris
County Zone Unit Scraps Model Quarry Ordinance
La Crosse County Zoning Committee scrapped a proposed quarry regulation after a public hearing and plans a second draft on Jan. 7. Opponents cited higher costs and divided enforcement while supporters urged land reclamation and site restoration with surety bonds.
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la Crosse County
Waukesha County
John Sagen
Robert Skemp
la Crosse
Thomas Schwartz
Elroy
Arthur Overgaard Corp
Skemp
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Donald Harman
11Th Dist
Bureau of Mines
Weather shifts to snow overnight Tuesday
Rain changes to snow Tuesday night with a 70 percent chance. Cloudy and cool Wednesday with a 50 percent chance of more snow. Temperatures fall to around 30 Tuesday night and rise to about 33 Wednesday. Northerly winds 15 to 20 mph Tuesday night. Thursday remains cloudy with little temperature change.
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Federal Energy Administration
William E. Simon
Space Agency
James C. Fletcher
Ames Research Center
Saturn
James van Allen
Baffin Island
Canada
Athens
George Papadopoulos
France
James Grenisen
Gerald Baumgardt
Plain
Ed Kramer and Sons
Schwartz
Robert Frise
la Crosse Concrete Co
Tri-State
Ann Landers
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