Two Hidden Galaxies Revealed Near Earth
Berkeley astronomers from UC Berkeley Caltech and Carnegie report two nearby galaxies Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 hidden by Milky Way dust. They lie about three million light years away and may be as large as or larger than Andromeda, prompting a revision of the Local Group’s composition and intergalactic distances.
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Italy
Robert Landau
University of California At Berkeley
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Hale Observatories
Los Angeles
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Wage and price controls gain favor among buyers
A UPI report notes a shift in sentiment among purchasing management members toward controls as inflation eases. NAPM survey shows 37 percent favored controls last month, up from 21 percent in 1968 and 16 percent in 1969, with 61 percent opposing in 1969 trends.
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Autopsy Held In Dallas Teen Death
Dallas police reported an autopsy on 16 year old Sheila Susan Pulaski found in a creek after she disappeared from home. Police ruled out foul play and linked no connection to Myrtle Etheridge’s Plano death. The note in her room hinted she hoped her death would not cause sorrow.
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Britons Protest Airport Site in Wing England
Ten thousand villagers marched in Buckinghamshire to oppose plans to seize homes for a London airport. MPs denounced the inquiry finding a disused bomber field at Wing best suited for the site. The 13th century church would be demolished and a protest song was sung as locals urged a Thames estuary option.
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Dead Sea hotel project to start in $5 million build
Tel Aviv reports construction will begin on a $5 million 181 bed hotel along the Dead Sea shore. The project signals a boost to regional tourism and expansion of hospitality infrastructure in the area.
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Groundbreaking for 58 bed Levelland hospital to start
About 175 attended a 2:50 PM ceremony at South Plains College for Levelland’s new 58 bed hospital to be built on College Avenue off U.S. 385. Dr. Thomas Friest Jr. spoke as the son of the Hospital Corporation of America president. County Judge Hulon Moreland presided. Construction begins this morning as South Plains Hospital and Levelland Clinic close to open the new facility, projected to boost the economy by about $3 million annually.
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OEO official predicts Nixon move to dismantle agency
Terry Lenzner says the Nixon administration will try to split the Office of Economic Opportunity. He cites plans to transfer main programs to other departments and to create autonomous legal services. He warns the move could target VISTA health and CAP with political resistance noted in Florida Gary and Jackson.
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Holding Her Own Doctors Battle To Save Quadruplet Girl
Jo Anne Springer, two days old and the survivor of quadruplets, remains in serious but stable condition at the University of Utah Newborn Intensive Care Center. Doctors report encouraging vital signs, with the infant held in an Isolette and fed via arteries. Three siblings died from hyaline membrane disease shortly after birth. Jo Anne faces several days to weeks of possible improvement as she is weaned to room air.
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Idaho
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Salt Lake City
London Welcomes Early Spring With Unseasonable Heat
London enjoys a rare January warm spell as the sun shines and a 59 degree high marks the warmest January reading since 1887. Thousands parade coatless in city parks amid the mild afternoon.
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Prime Ministers Arrive for Commonwealth Conference
Ceylon Prime Minister Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike Western Samoa Prime Minister Prince Tupua Tamaseseiv and Tonga Prime Minister Prince Tulipelehake arrived in Singapore Sunday night for the Commonwealth prime ministers conference set to begin Thursday. At least 26 heads of government are expected.
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Colombo
Prince Tulipelehake
Prince Tupua Tamaseseiv
Sydney
International Students Welcome Week Set at Tech
Texas Tech hosts a series of welcome events for new international students starting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Blue Room University Center with Rev Clements E Lamberth Jr speaking on The Lubbock Community followed by academic system discussions with Dr Thomas A Langford and Dr Harley D Oberhelman on Thursday and Friday An international student panel Jones Cornelis Combee Mohamed Ali El awawi Elias Manoakos Gnanasambandan Meikandan Joao Frederico Prunzel speaks Thoughts on the American Society A Delta Phi Epsilon coffee house and a private car tour by the Community Coontinuting Board proceed Saturday a university library tour is scheduled for Jan 19.
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Egypt
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