Apollo 15 eyed for Pacific splashdown after record endurance
Apollo 15 crewmates James Irwin David Scott and Alfred Worden prepared for a Pacific splashdown about 4 46 p m EDT following a record 10 8 day mission. Ground control reported good weather with scattered clouds 10 mile visibility and four foot seas as the Endeavour neared home with instruments functioning and a moon eclipse to be observed from Asia.
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National welfare cheating sweep announced by California official
Sacramento unveiled a broad welfare probe spanning all 58 California counties, 49 states, and two overseas possessions to identify recipients listed in multiple states or abroad. The effort aims to curb benefits paid to absent and dual residents, with early findings showing 6,000 Californians outside the state and 201 abroad.
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Unemployment Rises in July Despite Small Gain
The Labor Department reports July unemployment at 5.8 percent up 0.2 from June with 1.2 million more Americans at work. White House officials call it good news but note possible August rise due to steel layoffs and stockpiles.
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Vandenberg Village plan changes to be aired Monday
An official citizens advisory committee will consider amendments to the county General Plan for Vandenberg Village. Proposals include designations for a 77 unit condo on five acres north of Burton Mesa Boulevard and west of Constellation Road, plus density changes for cluster housing west of the village golf course. The meeting at 7 30 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building follows last month’s opposition to the condo proposal.
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Eastern Europe jitters as Ceausescu faces Warsaw Pact pressure
In Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu visits a Tulcea pig farm while Warsaw Pact leaders discuss strategy aboard a Soviet cruiser. Hungary hosts summer maneuvers with Russia and Czechoslovakia nearby. observers call the pressure psychological and note tensions over Romania’s independent stance.
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Environment Council pushes pollution charges as automatic enforcer
The White House Council on Environmental Quality urged effluent charges to force polluters to pay for waste discharges. It estimates 1970-76 abatement costs at 23.7 billion for air and 38 billion for water while warning of higher costs if cleanup is delayed, with a 105 billion six year price tag.
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Goat Appears With Children In Car At Supermarket Scene
A goat was seen in the rear seat of a large car near a supermarket as a group of children played nearby. A large crowd is expected tonight for the all star grid game opening the season early.
Egypt arrests Reds for anti left wing campaign
Pro Communist figures Ibrahim Saaduddin and another activist were arrested in Cairo as Egypt tightens actions against leftist elements. The An Nahar report cites a cleaving line between Soviet aid and Arab politics.
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