Viking 1 to land on Mars July 17 at Northwest Territory
Viking 1 is scheduled to land July 17 on a smooth Martian plain near Chryse, in the Northwest Territory, with a backup site near C-1 studied. The chosen area may contain liquid water and features fewer craters than other sites, and requires three orbital maneuvers for targeting. Viking 2 awaits orbit August 7 and land Sept 4 for life tests.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Chryse
Hal Masursky
Masursky
Northwest Territory
James Fletcher
NASA
Jim Martin
Viking
Martin
Northwest
Mars
Last gap fight in brush fire near Yolla Bolly Wilderness
A 72,000 acre brush and grass fire near the Yolla Bolly Wilderness area was 95 percent contained after four days. Crews fought hot spots on the southwest edge leaving about 1,500 feet of line to close. Eleven firefighters were injured, bulldozer operator Sam Gonzalez hurt, both rescued. Estimated damage to grazing and timberland at 2.5 million dollars.
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Red Bluff
UPI
Yolla Bolly
State Division of Forestry
Sacramento Valley
Sam Gonzalez
Lawmakers lunch in San Francisco during budget vote
Seven Republican assemblymen who helped block the budget lunched with San Francisco business leaders at the Bohemian Club as the spending plan passed. About 125 guests heard a fundraising pitch from Carl G. Brown Jr. with no press invited.
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Sacramento
UPI
San Francisco
Assembly
Paul Priolo
Swank
Prido
Pacific Palisades
Carl G. Brown Jr
California Casualty
Oakland Tribune
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