Soviet cosmonauts return after 18 day space mission
Viktor Gorbatko and Yuri Glazkov landed the Soyuz 24 capsule in central Asia ending an 18 day flight linked with Salyut 5. Praised for successful science output the mission concludes planned Salyut 5 exploration. Recovery teams scanned the area for hazards before landing.
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Hunt Bitter Over Sentence After Watergate
E Howard Hunt, fresh from a 32 month federal term, vented bitterness at Judge Sirica and White House elements in a Brookline interview. He said no public act of contrition is required and reflected on the irony of White House staff moving between prison and power.
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Tanker collision splits James River bridge inHopewell
The Marine Floridian rammed the Benjamin Harrison Bridge at 7 a.m. Friday, splitting the 4463 foot span in half. Ship traffic under the bridge may stop for at least 30 days, and auto traffic will be halted for about six months. No injuries reported. damage estimated at $1 million+.
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Weather shifts bring floods and avalanches across regions
National weather patterns bring warm east temperatures and heavy snow in Colorado and Utah. Ice jams trigger partial evacuations in Saegartown and Oak Ridge, Pennsylvania, while West Virginia and Ohio face flood watches. Dust storms reduce visibility in the South and Midwest as forests monitor avalanche risk in the Colorado Rockies. Rescue crews evacuate stranded motorists in Minnesota and North Dakota as snow intensifies.
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Panel chief flags farmland preservation and faster permits
SACRAMENTO UPI Assembly Natural Resources Committee chief Victor Calvo says preserving prime agricultural land and streamlining industry permit approvals are the year’s top priorities. He backs state final say on land plans, favors local government input, and questions excessive permit bureaucracy.
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Senate report cites rising school violence and vandalism
A Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee report warns that school violence and vandalism are re defining the purpose of schooling for many students and teachers. It notes 70,000 serious assaults on teachers annually and calls for sober, thoughtful responses over alarmist fixes.
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California Assembly approves $1 million water saving device program
The Assembly approved an urgent AB380 measure by Eugene Gaalco 70 to 3 to fund a $1 million experimental program distributing water saving devices to 300,000 California families. Financed by federal and state funds the kit includes a low flow shower head a toilet flush dam and a pipe flow restricting device.
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Brown weighs prison reforms and lay magistrates
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr proposes shorter, less harsh sentences and a corps of lay magistrates to handle minor crimes. At a Sacramento meeting with Harvard criminologist James Q. Wilson, Brown suggests nonlawyer judges could reduce costs and ease overcrowding while critics warn about legal standards.
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Gunman holds pregnant hostage after shooting man in Syracuse
In Syracuse a 30 year old unemployed construction worker Leroy Cotton held a 19 year old pregnant woman and her 2 or 3 year old daughter in a South Side apartment after fatally shooting another man with a high powered rifle. Police exchanged fire and Cotton refused access to recover the body. The hostages appeared unhurt.
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