Space shuttle pilots anxious to fly on own
Space shuttle test flights continue as pilots express eagerness to fly the craft solo after piggyback missions. The Enterprise is slated for a first space flight in March 1979, its reuse design hailed, though minor technical glitches emerge during the latest test, with a possible solo flight by late July. Presidents Carter and international reaction to human rights policy spark additional headlines.
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California Legislature Faces Frantic Pacing Toward Summer Recess
Sacramento reports the California Legislature accelerates work on dozens of bills as summer recess nears. Budget plans run around 147 billion in the Assembly and 146.6 billion in the Senate, with final approval possible before June 30. Discussions focus on school financing and property tax relief, with leaders weighing recess delay to push bipartisan compromises.
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Senate
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Verification key to arms agreement
Washington experts say a robust verification system is essential to any strategic weapons pact. New tech complicates policing as reloading of launchers and mobile missiles blur the line between long and short range arms. Cruise missiles add further difficulty by resembling other weapons in transit.
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Cuba bars two UPI reporters from planned visit
The Cuban government denied visas to UPI editor Bill Ferguson and Chicago News photographer Bruno Torres for a four day Midwest business delegation trip. Cuban officials gave no specific reason and cited they could only clear a limited list of news organizations for the visit.
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Brezhnev Arrives in France for Detente Drive
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev lands in Paris on his first foreign trip as president and pledges efforts toward detente with France. He and French President Valery Giscard d Estaing express differing views on disarmament and security while greeting a glamorized arrival at Orly.
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Exhaustive probe in death of Girl Scouts
Locust Grove Oklahoma. UPI reports investigators interviewing over 100 people and running several polygraph tests after three Girl Scouts were molested and murdered. No arrests yet though officials say progress is being made as they search Camp Scott and nearby farms. The rope used to strangle one victim was tied with rope and the binding tape reportedly stolen from a neighboring farm burglarized at the time.
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UPI
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Okla
Sid Wise
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Kissinger Defends Secret Diplomacy Amid Carter Policy
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told The Observer that the Carter administration uses secret diplomacy similar to his own past methods. He argued negotiations require confidentiality to keep options open and enable compromise. He warned that publicizing ideas too soon could derail talks with the Soviet Union and threaten Western Europe.
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UPI
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Soviet Union
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Firefighters battle blazes across Southwest region
Firefighters fought multiple wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona. A 10 000 acre blaze neared Los Alamos New Mexico as winds shifted elsewhere fanned a 400 acre Arizona fire threatening homes. About 30 homes near Sierra Vista were evacuated while 1 000 plus men manned lines around a 15 square mile Los Alamos fire that began last Friday.
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New Mexico
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Aziz
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Coronado National Forest
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Relief lasts for hours with Aspi Rub tested
A persuasive claim touts Aspi Rub as superior to other pain relievers with hours of relief. It advertises external use of liquid aspirin and invites readers to visit a local drug store or call 967-3665 before 9 00 am for purchase or more information.
Lynch lands historic Irish election upset as Fianna Fail wins
Jack Lynch and Fianna Fail oust Premier Liam Cosgrave and his Fine Gael Labour coalition, seizing 84 of 148 Dail seats. Independents hold four while talks begin on forming a new government set to take office July 5. Lynch aims for a British Northern Ireland initiative and broader peace efforts.
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Cosgrave
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Northern Ireland
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