Space Shuttle runway project starts at Cape Canaveral
Dr. Kurt Debus unveils a three mile long runway plan at Kennedy Space Center to support a steady shuttle program with 10,000 to 12,000 jobs and 700 flights in the 1980s. Morrison Knudson is prime contractor for the $28 million project scheduled for completion in 28 months.
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UPI
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Kennedy Space Center
Spaceport
Debus
Revolutionary Aerospace
Downey
Calif
Palmet
Morrison- Knudson Co. Inc
Darien
Conn
Hearst Sister Seeks Break Silence With Open Letter
Vicki Hearst 17 writes to Patricia Hearst asking SLA captors to negotiate for her release. The letter, published in the San Francisco Examiner, urges dialogue and asserts the family’s love and urgency while noting Patricia’s right to life.
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San Francisco
UPI
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San Francisco Examiner
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Patricia
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SLA
Ann Hearst
Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
Vicki
S.L.A
Crystal Springs School For Girls
Steven Weed
Weed
Berkeley
University of California
Hearst
Oscar night Brando or The Exorcist leads Hollywood
The Exorcist dominates Oscar bets for best picture while Brando contends for best actor for Last Tango in Paris. Rival nominees include Lemmon for Save the Tiger Pacino for Serpico Nicholson for The Last Detail and Redford for The Sting.
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Hollywood
UPI
Marlon Brando
Brando
Paris
Jack Lemmon
al Pacino
Serpico
Jack Nicholson
Redford
Reinecke Blames Tunney For ITT Inquiry Delay
Los Angeles Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke accuses Sen. John Tunney of instigating the ITT scandal probe and suggests partisan motives behind Jaworski's delayed public disclosure of his lie detector test results. He claims Tunney seeks to discredit him as a GOP gubernatorial candidate and cites support from Kennedy and Bayh.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ed. Reinecke
John Tunney
ITT
Watergate
Reinecke
Sacramento
FBI
Leon Jaworski
Los Angeles Times
Jaworski
Tunney
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Birch Bayn
Indiana
Proxmire Attacks Navy Over Hydrofoil Ship Cost Overrun
Sen. William Proxmire accuses the Navy of poor procurement causing a 152.5 million dollar overrun in the hydrofoil missile ship program. He urges postponing further funding until 1975 after GAO data show rising costs and unclear future production.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
Dwis
Navy
Proxmire
Congress
Panel to release Nixon tax report amid split on timing
Washington United Press International reports a congressional committee nears final action on President Nixon's income taxes. Chairman Long supports prompt release to the press. Vice Chairman Mills favors delaying disclosure amid internal disagreement.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Russell B. Long
D-La
Mills predicts impeachment and Senate acquittal
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills on Straight Talk says the House will impeach President Nixon but the Senate will not reach a two thirds vote to convict. He warns a potential period of leadership failure and a terrible trauma for the nation if Nixon remains in office after a majority approval.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Nixon
Senate
Mills
Congress
Straight Talk
National Public Affairs Center For Television
Ypsilanti Moderates Pot Penalty In Local Vote
In Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti voters approved ordinances relieving marijuana possession from severe penalties to a five dollar fine. The measure, backed by the Human Rights Party, overturned a prior repeal pushed by Mayor James Stephenson after initial adoption in Ann Arbor.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Human Rights Party
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