Mariner 7 Signals Stop and Mars Field Views
Scientists express disappointment as Mariner 7 signals stop after showing clouds over Mars. Dr. Robert Leighton notes possible water vapor or vaporized carbon dioxide and says life on Mars remains unsolved, with answers likely only from a 1973 landing. Mariner 6 approaches Mars for close readings near the south polar region.
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Globe
Mariner Instruments
Leighton
Mariner
Mars
Western Lays Off Bulk of Workers
The Western Airlines strike began at midnight Tuesday, with most staff laid off and only management and some reservations clerks remaining. Travelers with reservations through August 5 were booked on other carriers as the carrier and union remained without negotiations. Airlines increased service to absorb displaced passengers across 14 states Canada and Mexico.
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Western
Canada
Mexico
Bonanza Hotel Power Struggle Advances In Court
Judge Babcock left the issue open while ordering defendants to refrain from interfering with Jacobson and Kurtz as de facto officers until a quo warranto case decides title to the offices. Levin faces possible restraint, with potential receivership if parties cannot settle. Further defendants include Townsend Robbins Wiener and Levin Townsend Enterprises.
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Jacobson
Bonanza Hotel
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J. J. Enterprises of
Nevada
Bonanza No. 2
Kurtz
James E. Townsend
William T. Robbins
Elliott M. Wiener
Levin-Townsend Enterprises
Paralyzed Viet War Hero On Trial In Wife Death
Holt, a paralyzed Vietnam veteran, is tried for his wife’s death after testimony described a confrontation in which he hit her with an ashtray and showed a knife. A neighbor testified the wife attempted to call for help before dying. Public Defender Jim Santini and Deputy DA Ray Little lead the case as testimony continues and a jury is to be chosen.
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Jim Santini
Roscoe H. Wilkes
Ray Little
State
Planes Crash Near Idaho School Killing Six
Two light planes collided in midair and crashed in a Boise residential area, killing six aboard. A Beech craft with four people fell onto a hillside near a kindergarten. a Cessna 210 crashed on a street near Wee Willie Winkle kindergarten, killing Boise attorney Eugene Smith and pilot B C W Clapin. Ken Flanery of Boise was the Beechcraft pilot. Other victims were tentatively identified as Dr. R. M. Kingland and Vince Aguirre.
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UPI
John van Deusen
Wee Willie Winkle
Eugene Smith
Boise
E. B. Smith
Idaho Supreme Court
B. C. W. Clapin
Ken Flanery
R. M. Kingland
Vince Aguirre
Rejected Suitor Murders Girl Then Ends His Life
A rejected suitor abducted Darlene from her home in Cape Elizabeth led her away with a pistol to her temple. He forced her to dress and obtain a Bible before fleeing toward South Portland where a roadblock halted them. Lane shot himself after the confrontation. Darlene was found dead.
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Whitcomb
Darlene
Christopher
Cape Elizabeth
South Portland
Senate Agrees On Six Month Surtax Extension Plan
Senate Finance Committee chair Mansfield announced a compromise extension of six months for the surtax after meetings with Republican leaders Everett Dirksen and John Williams. The deal excludes House provisions to repeal the investment tax credit, keep telecom and auto excise taxes, and remove millions from tax rolls, while trading a longer extension for a shorter one.
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Mansfield
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
John J. Williams
Banking Finance Committee
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Nixon outlines Vietnam troop limits and travel briefings
Nixon tells troops near Saigon they will stay within a 12 mile radius, then fly to Bangkok. He is accompanied by Ellsworth Bunker, ambassador to Saigon, and Gen. Creighton Abrams, commander of U S forces in Vietnam.
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Bangkok
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
House Approves Large Increase in Education Spending
The House voted 242 to 146 to boost education spending by over 1 billion dollars, adding 894.5 million to Nixon’s request for the Office of Education. The action came with a broader HEW appropriation fight over desegregation, campus unrest, and aid limits.
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UPI
House
Nixon
House Appropriations Committee
U.S. Office of Education
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Charles §. Joelson
D-N.j
Joelson
Office of Education
Kennedy Bares Intentions To Seek Reelection
The Massachusetts Democrat flew to Washington from the funeral and signaled plans to run again. A GOP source warned of a strong opponent next year while Post Office data show over 100000 pieces of mail to the senator in Boston, including more than 15000 yesterday.
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Massachusetts
Picket Lines Not Yet Seen At Mint Hotel
District Judge John Mendoza refused to issue an injunction against Teamsters Local 995 after a show cause hearing Tuesday saying he lacked jurisdiction. The Mint Hotel had a restraining order against the union last July 12 after prior picketing that slowed operations for over eleven hours. Richard Thomas, head of Local 995, declined to say if picketing would resume, stating the union is assessing its position.
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Mint Hotel
Union
Teamsters
Richard Thomas
Teamsters Local 995
Gilbert Seeks Freedom in Extradition Case
Attorney Tad Porter in justice court seeks release on own recognizance for George Gilbert 48, charged with his wife Marys murder in Massachusetts. Gilbert resurfaced in North Las Vegas in 1969, claiming amnesia after yacht wrecks at Crane's Beach.
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Tad Porter
Justice Court
Massachusetts
George Gilbert
Mary
Gilbert
Crane's Beach
Mass
Las Vegas
Nixon Visit Shapes Romania Welcome Despite Moscow Chill
In Bucharest, Romanians prepared a colorful welcome for President Nixon as rain slicked the highway to the new airport. Officials and citizens praised the visit, while Soviet officials reportedly saw little need for Nixon’s trip. A broad show of hospitality contrasted with cautious press coverage in Moscow. In Reno, Thomas H. Salvin faced arraignment for allegedly robbing the First National Bank of 1500 dollars after a note demanding cash and the claim of a hostage in a car nearby.
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UPI
Thomas H. Salvin
Las Vegas
First National Bank
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