Viking Scientists Probe Third Mars Biology Test Findings
On August 4 1976 Viking scientists in Pasadena studied a third biology experiment after puzzling early results from two tests. The pyrolytic release and labeled release showed surprising chemistry. gas exchange also behaved unexpectedly. A special multidisciplinary team was formed to seek chemical explanations before accepting life signs.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking
Mars
Gerald Soffen
Soffen
Pizen Switch lore and Nevada town history pieces
Nevada lore from the Mason Valley News recounts Pizen Switch later renamed Greenfield and then Yerington with a 1879 dedication of a dance hall amid lively but nonviolent celebration. Other clippings note past public figures, traffic school name spellings, and a 1874 Grant era editorial on Washington scandals. References include the Appleton Crescent and Cashman's Cadillac manager Bob West.
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Virginia
Gold Hill
Pizen Switch
Mason Valley
Brant Brothers
Greenfield
Committee of Vengeance
Senate Overrules Ford on Coal Leasing Reform
The Senate voted 75 to 18 to override President Ford's veto of a bill reforming leasing standards for federal coal lands, arguing it would stabilize the mining industry despite claims it would raise consumer prices and slow energy independence. The House is set to vote next.
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Washington
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Ford
Metcalf
Clifford P. Hansen
R-Wyo
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Paul Fannin
R-Ariz
Nterior
Thomas Kleppe
Fannin
Ford Adviser Says No Lockup At Convention
Ford campaign manager Rogers Morton said no delegate lockup is possible for the nomination. Morton cited 1,121 committed votes vs 1,130 needed, with 108 uncommitted and Reagan at 1,030. He noted a running mate list includes one woman among eight candidates from Northeast chairmen.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Rogers C.B. Morton
Reagan
Morton
Northeast
Richard Schweiker
Seal Harbor
Maine
Grain Inspectors Probe Deepens
Federal investigators found evidence of gratuities to licensed grain inspectors in seven states and possible new cases of shortweight grain shipments in nine states. The FBI has thoroughly investigated each case and will refer them to U.S. attorneys.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Dick Clark
Iowa
Albany
N.Y
West Sacramento
San Francisco
Calif
Seattle
Longview
Wash
Portland
Ore
Brownsville
Houston
Beaumont
Texas
Baton Rouge
St. Joseph
Clark
Justice
Agriculture Department
Gulf of Mexico
FBI
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Department
California
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
Oregon
Virginia
Wisconsin
Las Vegas Forecast Warm Clear Nights Sunny Days
Weather summary notes clear nights and sunny days for Las Vegas with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high 100 to 105, low near 70, humidity high at 25 percent. Sunrise 5:50, sunset 7:43, air quality index 20 good. Temperature and precipitation table covers 24 hours to 4 a.m. Pacific time prepared by the National Weather Service in San Francisco.
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National Weather Service
San Francisco
Weather outlook for Wednesday across Great Lakes and midwest regions
A weather brief indicates showers and thunderstorms in portions of the Great Lakes Region the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley and the Southern Atlantic Coastal States. Elsewhere expect generally fair conditions with light winds and warmer temperatures.
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Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Hays Keeps Leadership Amid Ethics Probe
On the House International Relations Committee, Democrats voted to keep Rep. Wayne Hays as operations subcommittee chairman with one dissenter. The vote follows calls to oust him over Elizabeth Ray's charges, while ethics probes continue. Rep. Harrington urged further action but the motion failed. The subcommittee oversees the State Department and related international duties.
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Washington
UPI
House International Relations Committee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
House Ethics Committee
Justice Department
Elizabeth Ray
Michael Harrington
Dmass
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
Congress
Miss Ray
House Administration Committee
Democratic Campaign Committee
Joint Printing Committee
Harrington
Subcommittee
Administration Committee
Thomas Morgan
Dpa
International Relations Committee
Donald Fraser
State Department
U.S. Information Agency
Diplomatic Services
International Education
Kidnap Suspects To Plead Innocent In Chowchilla Case
Defense attorneys said two young suspects will join an accomplice to plead innocent in the Chowchilla kidnapping of 26 children. The men Fred Newhall Woods and James Schoenfeld, both 24, with Rich ard Schoenfeld, 22, facing 43 counts each, seek bail reduction and gag-order retention on seized documents.
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Chowchilla
Calif
UPI
Fred Newhall Woods
James Schoenfeld
San Francisco Area
Justice Court
Schoenfeld
Richard
California
Alameda County
San Francisco
Livermore
Woods
Schoenfelds
FBI
Ed Volpe
Beelzebub
Satan
Webster's Dictionary
William Golding
Egyptian Plague Quarantine Sparks NM Uproar
In Santa Fe six New Mexico residents contract bubonic plague this year and Egypt imposes a travel quarantine. State Epidemiologist Dr. Johnathan Mann denounces the move as violating World Health Organization rules prohibiting compulsory plague vaccination. CDC seeks clarification from Egypt.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPI
New Mexico
Johnathan Mann
San Francisco
Mann
Egypt
World Health Organization
Federal Center For Disease Control
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Mason Valley News
Lyon County Times
Pizen
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Nevada Traffic School
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Morgenica
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Appleton Crescent
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