Apollo 15 Astronauts Practice Final Rehearsals Before Launch
The Apollo 15 crew conducted final simulators and rehearsals for a normal mission. Scott Irwin Worden and Saly. Worden to perform a spacewalk Aug 5 to retrieve film cassettes while Endeavour fuels for launch. A power inverter glitch paused countdown for eight hours but deemed noncritical as launch prep continued.
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Donald K
Deke) Slayton
Moon Orbit
Scott
Irwin
Falcon
Worden
Endeavour
Space
Moon
Earth
Richard C. Proffitt
Proffitt
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Cape Kennedy Space Complex
U.S. Combat Deaths Show Decrease in Vietnam War Toll
U.S. command reports the past week brought 11 American military deaths and 81 wounded, the lowest weekly totals in six years. South Vietnamese forces, backed by U.S. gunships, engaged North Vietnamese troops in eastern Cambodia, with 37 enemy kills and nine Vietnamese wounded in 24 hours.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
Highway 7
Krek
Mimot
Tay Ninh
Strategic Air Command
Laos
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Chapman
U.S. Marine Corps
Levis
Mary Ann
da Nang
New Hearing Denied as Lach Case Moves Toward Appeal
Judge Matthews denied a writ of habeas corpus and ordered Lach held in Tarrant County. Special prosecutors argued Lach was adequately represented and waived rights, while defense said Lach did not understand his right to a new trial. A two week hearing was set, with possible appeals to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and, if needed, the U.S. Fifth Circuit.
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Huntsville
Dally
Shaffer
Lach
Alton Griffin
Blair Cherry, Jr
Matthews
Gillespie Nor
Salyars
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Rose Kennedy Quietly Observes 81st Birthday in Hyannis Port
Rose Kennedy, mother of the late President John F. Kennedy, marked her 81st birthday at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port Massachusetts. Surrounded by family including Ethel Kennedy and Mrs Edward M Kennedy the gathering followed a plan for a delayed celebration after Senator Kennedy joins the family on Cape Cod.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Rose Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Compound
Ethel Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen. Kennedy
Cape Lee
Joseph. F. Kennedy
Space agency awards 3.5 million support contract to GE
NASA announced a one year 3.5 million contract to General Electric Corp for support services at the Mississippi test facility in Bay St. Louis. The deal starts August 1 with option to renew for one or two additional years.
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Washington
General Electric Corp
Space Agency
Mississippi
Bay St. Louis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sudanese coup ousts Numeiry as pro Communist faction seizes power
Iraqi reports describe street fighting as Maj Hashem Atta leads a counter coup and dissolves Numeiry's government. The seven man Revolutionary Command Council is formed with Nour Osman as head designate while Libyan authorities force a BOAC VC10 to land in Benghazi.
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Iraqui
Beirut
anti-Numeiry
Numeiry
Hashem Atta
Atta
Coun
Cil
Babakr Ali Nour Osman
Nour
Mohammed Ahmed Mahjoub
Farouk Hamadallah
London
Nuneiry
Khartoum
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Benghazi
Roy Bowyer
Banghazi
Jedda
Baghdad
Baath
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Hamadallah
Mahjoub
Communist Party
Omdurman Radio
Tripoli ‘Radio
Gravediggers Battle Over Wages Amid Burial Delays
Gravediggers in San Mateo County report 226 bodies stored awaiting resolution with unions and cemeteries. Officials warn warm weather could create a public health hazard if delays continue. Mortuary cooling is limited in San Francisco as strikes persist. proposed raises amounts differ.
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San Mateo
Coyne
San Francisco
Gerrans
Labor Pact Signed By C&NW UTU Signals Pattern for Rail Negotiations
The Chicago & Northwestern Railway and United Transportation Union reached a 42 month contract retroactive to Jan 1 1970, featuring industry firsts such as radio use in yards and longer crew runs, with a 42 percent pay raise. The pact could guide other rail talks as several lines face strikes and wage disputes.
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Wakouts
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co
United Transportation Union
C&nw
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Los Angeles
Seicey
Mansfield
United Telephone Co
CWA
Thunderstorms Break Heat Wave Across Region
A stormy Thursday cooled heat in parts of the state with 4 inches of rain near Chicota and 3.47 inches at Daingerfield. Tampa to Lake Wales reported funnel clouds and a tornado near Lake Wales. Needles tied 111 as skies opened from South Plains to Sabine River Valley. Light showers spread with strong gusts near storms.
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Chicota
Red River
Paris
Daingerfield
South Plains
Red River Valley
Sabine River
Texas
Wichita Falls
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
Evanston
Wyo
Needles
Calif
Lake Wales
Fla
Fire damages shed and pool equipment at residence
A fire at 4504 Wist St damaged a shed and its contents along with pool heating gear and lawn equipment. Structural damage was estimated over $100 with total equipment losses around $1,010. Fire responders reported two additional minor incidents in the area including fence fires on nearby blocks.
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Penn Keyton
Wist St
Clovis Iend
Pam
Mierk
Vth
Recovery Vessel Okinawa Heads to Hawaii for Apollo 15
The helicopter carrier Okinawa departs Hawaii to position 1 200 miles south for Apollo 15. It will shift daily to stay ready as astronauts splash down near Oahu around Aug 7 and be onboard overnight before a Hickam AFB transfer on Aug 8.
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Honolulu
Okinawa
Hawaii
Cape Kennedy
Oahu
Earth
Hickam Air Force Base
Stock Case Testimony Sought Amid Political Turmoil
State requests Sharp testimony during a day hearing as U S attorney Farris vows to oppose modifications. The case involves Sharpstown stock fraud with figures like Wilson Kleindienst and Gonzalez accusing officials of mishandling the investigation and demanding resignations.
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U.S
Sharp
Threeyar
Singleton
Gonzalez
Wilson
Kleindienst
Farris
Sharpstown
National Bankers Life Insurance Company
Lubbock resident preserves 18th century plantation gin memories
The piece recounts Eli Whitney era cotton ginning and a Lubbock resident Barnett who, after stints in Alabama and Orient, keeps a family gin relic. He recalls hand ginning in China, notes Alabama ties, and plans to donate the artifact to a museum for study.
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Lubbock
Eli Whitney
Barnett
Alabama
Orient
Japan
China
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Threee
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Muammar Khadafy
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Associated Press
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