U.S. and Soviet Union open Geneva talks on arms cuts
In Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union begin negotiations seeking substantial strategic arms reductions. U.S. proposals call for one third of intercontinental warheads to be destroyed and 2,400 missiles dismantled, leaving 850 each side. Soviet chief negotiator Viktor Karpov signals a aim of major reductions but provides no specifics.
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Television system fault circles space shuttle Columbia
Houston reports the space shuttle Columbia in its first full day in orbit with a malfunctioning television system. Astronauts Ken Mattingly and Hank Hartsfield troubleshoot amid other minor cargo problems and a failed Utah State University Getaway Special experiment. The craft remains in a near circular orbit with a projected Edwards AFB landing around July 4.
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Singer Harry Mills of Mills Brothers dies at 68
Harry Mills, member of the Mills Brothers harmony group, died at his West Los Angeles home after a long illness. He was 68 and had been bed-ridden since March. Mills underwent tumor surgery on October 8 and helped the group, formed in the 1920s, achieve hits such as Paper Doll and Youre Nobody til Somebody Loves You.
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