Skylab Astronauts Return Home After Long Mission
Skylab crew Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz greeted by 2,500 at Ellington Air Force Base after splashdown. Nixon and Brezhnev meet them at San Clemente before debriefings. Next crew Bean Garriott Lousma to launch in July for eight weeks aboard the space station.
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Capital punishment bill facing Assembly floor vote
A UPI survey shows 46 assemblymen would back SB450, restoring the death penalty, while 20 Democrats oppose and 10 are undecided or prefer a narrower measure. The bill passed the Senate 27-12 on May 3 and faces a key second hearing in the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee amid doubts it will clear.
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Flash fire kills 29 in French Quarter
A rapid blaze swept a small upstairs bar in New Orleans French Quarter killing 29. Many leapt from windows to escape and were injured. investigators consider arson and check for gasoline scent. Fire started on lounge side near second story exit and bathroom, with four alarms at 7:56 p.m. and control in 16 minutes.
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Grapes Field Clash Leaves Dozens Injured in Coachella
In Coachella California a weekend melee pitting more than 300 Teamsters and United Farm Workers members broke out in grape fields. Deputies said the hour and a half fight used machetes iron pipes clubs belts and tire irons injuring 25 to 30 people and resulting in 13 arrests.
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Pornography venues shut after Supreme Court ruling
Several porn theaters and bookstores have closed nationwide following the Supreme Court obscenity decision. Detroit theaters and Milwaukee stores halted operations, while Des Moines officials predict broader local effect, though many closures may be temporary.
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Brother kills brother over paralysis in Jersey hospital
In Neptune New Jersey police say Lester Zygmaniak 23 shot his brother George 26 in Jersey Shore Medical Center after George learned he would be paralyzed. Lester confessed and was charged with first degree murder after the shooting occurred Friday. A friend said the brothers had arranged a plan if the operation failed.
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