Mars Mission Pictures Tonight From Mariner 6 and 7
Two Mariner spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy in February will photograph Mars as it rotates twice, recording 143 still pictures from a near 2000 mile approach. Mariner 6 and 7 fly past Mars on July 30 and August 4, delivering images at five minute intervals.
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Scientists Reconsider Beliefs After Apollo 11 Lunar Samples
Washington State University researchers studying a lunar dust plug from Apollo 11 report glassy particles and crystals in the samples. They identify minerals such as feldspar pyroxene and olivine, note crystalline rocks and gas bubble relics, and describe varied rock types from crystalline to vesicular and fragmental as a second sample box awaits careful examination amid glove delays.
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Michigan Police Admit Hiding Slaying Facts
Michigan cops acknowledge withholding details about the killing of a Grand Rapids graduate identified as Miss Beineman. Police say a preliminary autopsy could not confirm rape, and officials note the case may be sexually motivated while remaining tight lipped amid multiple questioned suspects.
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Agnes Mott Long-Time Vegan Dies In Las Vegas
Mrs Agnes Mott a Las Vegas resident and active civic volunteer dies. She helped found the LDS Relief Society served as a six year visiting teacher and was a Daughters of Utah Pioneers member and UN O Club charter member. Survivors include eight children and many grandchildren.
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LV unions reach new labor pact with raises and benefits
The LV Teamsters and Engineers approve a three year contract raising wages for typists, clerks, PBX operators, and cashiers with 26 cents first year 30 cents second year and 30 cents third year. Health and pension plans similar to engineers are included and ratified yesterday afternoon. A separate NHRA proposal also settled at 7 PM amid a Dunes Hotel strike that darkened several hotels and led to mostly cleared picket lines by Friday evening.
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Nixon pledges US aid to defend Thailand against aggression
President Nixon pledged to defend Thailand from outside attack and subversion as his three day Asia tour focused on postwar policy. Thai officials and observers noted the strong wording marked a shift from earlier signals while risks from guerrilla raids and domestic tensions remained high in Bangkok.
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Solon Raises New Obstacle To Surcharge
Mansfield opposes the surtax revival as the House Ways and Means Committee votes to extend paycheck withholding for 15 days. The Senate stalls on a year‑long extension amid Democratic reform demands, with Republicans warning of chaos from inaction as stock markets fall.
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Three Year Old Drowns In Home Pool In Las Vegas
A Las Vegas family barbecue ended in tragedy when three year old Kimberley Ann Jordon fell into a neighbor's five foot pool. She was found by her father at about 845 p.m. and pronounced dead on arrival at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after attempts at artificial respiration failed.
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Inquest Sought Into Lake Tahoe Death of Ralston Humphreys
Douglas County deputy DA William Crowell Jr said an inquest would be held soon to clarify the killing of 33 year old Ralston D. Humphreys at his Lake Tahoe home. Investigators noted a .38 pistol found in Cherie Humphreys car and barbiturate traces in her blood.
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Waco
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Decision Due Today In Rift Over Bonanza Hotel Case
District Judge Howard Babcock prepared to rule on extending or countering the restraining order that restored Nathan Jacobson as Bonanza Hotel president. The contentious dispute centers on control of the casino amid LT Levin Townsend Computer Corp's investment and a stalled state gaming license.
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Jury Selection Begins For Trial Of War Veteran
Jury selection started in the manslaughter case of paralyzed war veteran Will Holt 24 of 1735 H Street. Holt is charged with stabbing his wife Denice Marie Holt at their home on April 14. He told witnesses his wife attacked him with an ashtray during an argument. Holt has been in a wheelchair since a auto accident two years ago. Public Defender James Santini defends him. Deputy DA Ray Little prosecutes.
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Oakland man ordered to face hearing in bank robbery
A 47 year old Oakland resident Edwin Anthony Benson was ordered to a preliminary hearing August 5 for allegedly robbing the Bank of Nevada on Las Vegas Boulevard July 22. Deputies arrested him 30 minutes after the crime as he stepped from a city bus near McCarran Airport. Benson claimed he carried nitroglycerine and would explode the bank. Bail was set at 10000 dollars cash or 20000 dollars surety.
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Slaying Follows Wild Marine Party At Post
Captain Lawrence LePage reported about 30 Marines roamed the post after a service club beer party for the First Battalion Sixth Marines. Five men were jailed, four beaten whites, three of them Negroes, two Puerto Rican. racial overtones noted, cause unclear. The incident, described as isolated, involved a one hour clash.
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Union Sues Local Union 797 Over Breach Of Contract
The Southern Nevada Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association sues Plasterers Local Union 797 in district court alleging breach of the exclusive bargaining clause. The suit seeks to restrain the union from bargaining with nonmembers and cites statements by William D. Morris as obstructing negotiations. Hearing set for July 30 at 9 15 am.
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