Skylab Return: Astronauts Splash Down After Turbulent Mission
Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz returned to Earth aboard the carrier Ticonderoga after a Skylab mission marred by a damaged shield and power loss. The crew endured extreme solar heat during reentry prep, with medical checks confirming healthy status after four weeks in space.
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United States
Latin America
Onl
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Ticonderoga
Norman &. Green
Charles Conrad Jr
NASA
Jeder Mel Richmond
Charles Ross
Uss Ticonderoga
Ross
Joseph PL Kerwin
Paul Weitz
Skylab 1 crew return under medical clearance scrutiny
Skylab 1 astronauts Werwin Kerwin Werthe and Conrad walk ashore on rubbery legs after splashdown. Doctors begin extensive tests at a silver mobile laboratory while officials report preliminary findings show excellent health and note mild deconditioning from weightlessness.
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Werwin
Weitz
Sherwin
Conrad
Lawrence F. Deiflein
Life Sciences
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Ierwin
Kerwin
Poultry Feed Prices Rise Amid Ceilings and Hopes of Action
The article details rising costs for chicken feed and meat, blaming lack of price freezes on government actions. It notes poultry farmers facing higher inputs, potential shortages, and frustration at federal agencies as they press for relief and clear guidance.
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Ninen
Clement
Internal Revenue
Servie
Cost O of Living Council
Washington
Hill
Till
Tve
SPC
Pistol Blast Kills Man in Lamb County Farm Home
A severely wounded man died on arrival at West Plains Memorial Hospital after a chest wound from a gunshot. Jack Allison, found by his father about 2 miles east of the farm home in Lamb County, died as deputies investigated the incident. Authorities from Bailes and Lamb counties pursued the case.
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West Plains Memorial Hospital
Lamb County
Wayne Cooper
Jack Allison
Sher- Wis Demahies
Bailes
Lamb Counties
Beidas
Burglars Break Into Bike Store
Reported burglary at a bike shop on a southeast corner door. thieves forced entry with cardboard piece, pried open a safe, and stole cash and valuables from the shop before leaving. Police investigated, noting no trailer was taken and listing items as unconfirmed.
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Robert
Breyele
SELCO
Bageg
Trevels
Altes Operame
Carl Knott
Indiana
Tusop
Fire crews tackle multiple blazes in Lubbock
Lubbock firefighters alerted to more than five calls. A residential fire at Wis Bodth St caused damage to a coted playpen clock and Wii with estimated losses from 100 to 1000 dollars. An older Stardust Apartments wall section near 2301 60th St sustained minor damage. Additional fires at 1921 70th St and 209 FE 34th St caused stove and fence damage. A separate carport blaze behind Scoggin-Dickey Buick Opel Co. was extinguised.
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Lubbock
Wis Bo3dth St
KL Ryburn
60Th St
70Th St
34Th St
Tesas Ave
Scoggin-Dickey Buick Opel Co
Two Germanys Win UN Membership Bid in Security Council
The Security Council unanimously approves East and West Germany for United Nations membership. Guinea and Israel raise objections over Bonn policies and reparations, while the Soviet Union and U.S. applaud the move. The two Germanys will join with the Bahamas to make 15 UN members.
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UNITED = NATIONS
N.Y
Security Council
U.N
Guinea
Africa
Jeanne Martin Cisse
Bonn
General Assembly
Bahamas
World Organization
Israel
USN
Middle East
Cisse
West Gerany
Tugese
West Germany
South Africa
Rhodesia
Jacob Mali
Soviet Union
Bentsen Proposes $3000 Cap on Federal Campaign Donations
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas proposes a $3000 limit on contributions to federal candidates and an end to cash donations to curb suitcase full of cash from moving across campaigns. He argues current law is insufficient and urges stricter limits including $15000 per primary and general in presidential races and $5000 per primary and general for Senate and House races.
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Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
T Day
Bentsen
Senate
The
Beilings
House
Church Unit Draws Blast From Moss
The United Church of Christ president criticized a Church agency for secretive action likened to Watergate. He urged full church involvement in decisions after a closed session dismissed the social action staff, questioning its legality and calling for open airing of concerns. He favored continuing social action programs and warned secrecy harms the church’s image.
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St, Louis
United Church
of Christ
Robert Moss
Social Action Council
Moss
America
Church Social Action Council
Weather Drops Temperatures Ease Los Angeles Air Pollution
Weather cooled to the low 90s after a stretch of hot days easing air pollution. Officials reported Los Angeles International Airport closed four hours due to dense fog and a Continental DC10 jet liner suffered blowouts during landing. Robert Lamehe said the heat break would help dissolve the pollution.
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Los Angeles International Airport
Robert Lamehe
Nuclear Arms Pact Signed By Soviet Leaders in White House Ceremony
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a pact to avoid nuclear war and to work toward a permanent treaty to limit and reduce offensive nuclear stocks. The agreement followed a Thursday accord and ahead of a planned Moscow summit, with Brezhnev meeting American business leaders at Blair House and both sides aiming for detente.
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T Hing
Willam C. Schneider
Ino
Space
Oastronauts
James de Needsani
New York
Drevhuny
Breshmes
Vos
Moscow
TUS. Dusinessaven
Commerce
Bent Owilh
Seon Wilmerican Brissess
Hunan Dal
United Shates
Voss
RCS
Chamber of Commeree
Patohehey
Ta da Bimane
Piliman Inc
Oceidental Petroleum Corp
Chase Mimnbathan Bank
Genererttte Co
International Eyester Cot Caterpillar Vinetor Cos
Pewlen Packard’ Coy
Engebbard Minerals, Chemical Corps Bank of Amenea, and
First National City Bank
Washington
UPS
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Brezhnev
San Clemente
Calif
Soviet Communist Party
Blair House
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Brettiney
Tno
Specehs
Film Makers Call Supreme Court Ruling a Disaster
Producers and directors denounced the decision to distribute a film nationally as a disaster. Robert Aldrich and others warned of lawsuits and claimed the industry must educate the public on distinctions between content considered obscene and allowed works. Observers liken the ruling to a Pandora’s box reviving old censorship fears.
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Robert Aldrich
Dirty Dozen
Aldrich
Chillicothe
Dik
Code
Aaron Steyn
Coir
Supreme Court
Robert Wises
Sound of Music
Directors Guild of America
Congress
Kathy Arburkle
Sterile flies dropped to halt screwworm in Arizona
Federal officials report 250 million sterile flies released in Arizona this spring to prevent screwworm spread. Ernesto Guzman of the eradication center says the state may face its largest infestation, with thousands of flies dropped weekly and favorable weather aiding reproduction.
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Douglas, Ariz
ABS
Arizona
Ernesto Guzman
Here
U.S. Agriculture Department
Heo O
Prescott
Wingman
Arten
Cochise
Pima
Santa Cruz
Maricopa Guazman
Dollar optimism builds as markets stabilize across Europe
The dollar slumped against the mark and other currencies after its February devaluation. Italy faces 20 percent lira losses amid political instability and high interest. the pound edged up in London as pan-European finance shows tentative relief from new credits bolstering markets.
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West Germany
Europe
Italy
Paris
Zurich
London
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Earth
Leonid Brezhnev
Viktor Zukhodrev
Cies Mighty
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Mission Control
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Front
New Autehinsen
Donald Puddy
Philip C. Shatter
CAP
Soviet
Henry A. Wissinger
Nikita Khrushchev
Wissinger
Wie
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