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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1973
Page
9
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma faced electrical problems today forcing cancellation of solar astronomy experiments. A brief short circuit in the solar telescope power system triggered a master alarm and woke the crew, who reset circuit breakers but were told to avoid the telescopes until experts assess the issue.
KU Space Technology Center researchers from Lawrence traveled to Kingman Kansas to ready five microwave receiver sites for Skylab 2 experiments testing high frequency radar antenna meteorology and earth resources. They report a Texas surface moisture test and an anticipated repeat in Kansas Sunday. NASA officials monitor Apollo taxi and jet engine issues for a safe return by September 25 after 59 days in orbit.
A Friday evening fire caused about 2000 damage to the new Kansas University Students Health Center in Lawrence. The 3.6 million building near Robinson Gymnasium was under construction with undetermined cause under investigation. Fire reactivated on the second floor later that night.
Justice William O. Douglas ordered a halt to U S bombing in Cambodia effective immediately with Aug 15 cutoff for full stop. The action follows a district court ruling that bombing was unconstitutional and signals potential court review while Nixon calls for Congress to bear responsibility for the deadline.
L. Patrick Gray III told the Senate Watergate committee he was used and later shamed as acting FBI director He said he burned papers from the White House safe at home in December 1972 on orders he believed from John W Dean and John Ehrlichman He admitted lying about reading and destroying the papers and said he acted under pressure and misjudged his duty In the wake he resigned and faced disclosure of his actions by the press and lawmakers
County fair activities begin arriving Monday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds ahead of a week of judging and events. Horse show Tuesday opens a schedule of rodeo derby hot rod tractor pulling live stock auction and a Friday 4 H Style Revue with an old time fiddlers contest illustrated by Kansas City commission price setting and premium awards through the week.
A mild stretch continues with highs near 90 today and in the low to mid 90s Sunday under mostly sunny skies. Lows reach the upper 60s tonight, warmer than recent cool nights. Slight chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms across western Kansas today and tonight as southerly winds ease from 10 to 20 mph to 5 to 15 mph.
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