Skylab ready for launch as Saturn V lifts off soon
Apollo era Skylab preparations accelerate at Cape Kennedy with Saturn V fueling for a 12 30 p m liftoff. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz will pilot the first 28 day mission linking with the station for medical scientific and earth resources work.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab
America
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Earth
Donald K. Slayton
Conrad, Kerwin
Weitz
Houston
Tex
Orbiting
Conrad
Kerwin
Former City Pastor Father Keegan Dies at 68
Rev. LeRoy B. Keegan longtime La Crosse church leader dies suddenly during Mass at St. Stephen's Stevens Point aged 68 Retired since 1970 served as pastor at St James St Patrick St Joseph and Church of Stevens Point oversaw school construction and athletic programs Funeral and burial details follow Mass at St Mary's Richland Center and St Mary's Church La Crosse.
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St. James and
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Lacrosse
St. Stephen's Church
Stevens Point
Father Keegan
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Richland Center
St. Mary’s Church
St. Joseph’s Church
Keegan
Sandusky
Wis
la Crosse
St. James
Aquinas High School
Aquinas
Central
Logan
Ambrose Murphy
St. James School
Avon and
Windsor Streets
St. Patrick’s Church
Sparta
Bugs and weeds to pester south after floods
Experts warn the South faces its worst bug and weed year in decades due to record rains and floods. Memphis State horticulturist James Staley forecasts heavy pesticide and herbicide demand while tickborne Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever cases rise. Entomologist Harold Carver notes stronger-than-usual pest problems and daily complaint calls. Farmers struggle with wet conditions delaying crops and contributing to weed growth.
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Memphis, Tenn
South
James Staley
Memphis State University
Staley
Memphis
Harold Carver
Memphis Health Department
Floodwaters Recede Yet Farm Misery Remains Across Valleys
The Mississippi River receded from St Louis to the Gulf but farmers in Missouri Illinois Louisiana and Mississippi face ongoing flood damage. Officials warn up to 25 percent of Missouri cotton plantings may be lost. over 35,000 homeless and at least 27 deaths reported.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
St Louis
Mississippi River Commission
Corps of Engineers
Weather outlook with frost risk and cooling sequence
Frost warning Monday night with low near 30. Fair and cooler Monday night then partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with highs around 67. Light variable winds Monday night shifting to west 10 to 15 mph Tuesday. Precipitation chances under 5 percent Monday night and Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a mid 40s high.
Milwaukee family pays steep taxes in 1972 study
A Milwaukee family of four reporting $10 000 income paid $1 507 in state and local taxes in 1972, the second highest combined tax burden among the 30 largest U S cities in the report on page four.
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Milwaukee
Tribune writer starts culinary trip and vacation quest
Grant Blum sets out Friday to embark on a culinary experiment and a vacation as he plans a cross country journey toward the Rocky Mountains. He aims to leave a quarter of himself along the highways, sharing experiences from the trip.
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Tribune
Grant Blum
Here
Rocky Mountains
Gold tops $100 an ounce as dollar weakens worldwide
London dealers fixed gold at 102.25 an ounce amid a dollar slump and market uncertainty. Zurich traded 99.50 to 100.50 with a brief spike above 100, while Frankfurt saw heavy selling as producers South Africa and the Soviet Union held back supplies.
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London
U.S
Ward
Zurich
Frankfurt
Middle East
South Africa
Soviet Union
Judge Sirica orders seizure of Dean Watergate documents
In Washington US District Judge John Sirica ordered the court clerk to take possession of top secret documents placed in a safe deposit box by John W Dean III former White House counsel. Certified copies will be provided to prosecutors and the Senate committee. Dean said the materials were highly classified and stricter than top secret.
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John Sirica
John W. Dean III
White House
Nixon
Sirica
Senate Special Committee
Dean
U.S. District Court
Mansfield
Alexandria National Bank
Shafer
Earl J. Silbert
Capitol Hill
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Richardson
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Washington Post
the Post
Gray
Time Magazine
Blind youths conquer Mt Hood six climbers reach summit
Six blind youths from the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver climbed Mount Hood in Oregon. The group included two girls aged 12 and 13 and four boys aged 14 to 18. All six reached the 11,235 foot summit despite wind and melting snow.
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Timberline Lodge
Ore
Mt. Hood
John Doe
Steve Small
Accom
Teresa Clay
Viola Cruz
Johann
Washington State School For the Blind
Vancouver
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Dean Atkinson
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