Skylab plans daring two man space walk to free jammed panel
Space center Houston reports Skylab astronauts prepare for a two man space walk to free a jammed solar panel. If successful it could nearly double the station’s power while addressing a power shortage restricting experiments. Commander Conrad to decide which crewmate goes outside.
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Space Agency
Skylab
Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr
William C. Schneider
Conrad
Russell Schweickart
Conrad, Kerwin
Weitz
John Dick Wins First Bicycle Safety Award
John Dick aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dick, received the first weekly Safe Bike Rider of the Week Award co sponsored by the Mid America Motorist Association as part of a statewide bicycle safety program. Mexico Public Safety officers observe and judge riders who follow rules and carry a bike safety ID card.
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John Dick
Kenneth Dick
Liberty St
Public
Don Bolli
Mid-America Motorist Association
Bolli
Mexico
Family Ends 45 Years of Schooling Run in Clipp Family
CAMPBELLSBURG Ind AP For 45 years no Clipp child has been out of school. J Harry Clipp 74 retired farmer saw one or more of his 16 children in area schools each year since 1928 when Robert D Clipp entered first grade. Danny Clipp recently graduated ending the long streak. Between Danny and Robert as many as eight Clipps were in school simultaneously. The oldest three were from his first wife who died. the other 13 are with his present wife Edith.
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Campbellsburg
Ind
J. Harry Clipp
Clipp
Robert D. Clipp
Danny Clipp
Danny
Robert
Clipps
Edith
Corn Planting Progress in Missouri as of June 2
Missouri farmers, aided by three workable days, push planting. Corn 66 percent complete versus 94 percent last year. soybeans 22 percent vs 70. sorghum 20 percent vs 22. cotton 78 percent with all planted last year. Alfalfa harvest 44 percent. wheat 24 percent turning color. Moisture surplus noted in northern third and Bootheel. adequate moisture elsewhere.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Bootheel
Lane Closed On 70 Bridge At St. Charles
A 6 foot square section of the Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River collapsed in St. Charles causing one westbound lane closure. Officials attributed the hole to heavy truck traffic. Two eastbound lanes and another westbound lane remained open as engineers surveyed for further damage. Crews worked to fix the damage with closure likely to continue.
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ST. Charles
Missouri River
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri
Highway Department
St. Charles County
St. Louis
Highway Patrol
Rineharts Welcome Son At Audrain Medical Center
A baby boy weighing eight pounds fourteen ounces was born at 12 03 a.m. today to Mr and Mrs William M Rinehart of 304 Collier Street Centralia. The infant's father is employed at A B Chance Company.
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William M. Rinehart
Collier St
Centralia
Audrain Medical Center
Rinehart
A. B. Chance Co
LPN School To Graduate 25 Friday Night
The Rev J C Montgomery Jr of Mexico United Methodist Church will be principal speaker at the Mexico Public School of Practical Nursing graduation for the 25th class. The ceremony, at 8:00 pm in Fellowship Hall, Methodist Church, features remarks by L Buford Thomas and Richard Nye. Diplomas and pins awarded by Peggy Sterner Shelby Brandkamp and Karen Parrish. Music by Mrs Guy Pitts. Public invited.
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J.C. Montgomery Jr
Mexico United Methodist Church
Mexico
Peggy Sterner
R.N
Shelby Brandkamp
Karen Parrish
Guy Pitts
Governors Urged to Cut Energy Waste Nationwide
Governors were urged to back energy saving programs to curb waste in homes, roads, and industry. Proposals include lower speed limits, mass transit, better insulation, fuel efficient engines, nuclear power, deregulation, and expanded refining capacity to ease the 1970s fuel crisis.
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Frank N. Ikard
American Petroleum Institute
S. David Freeman
Ford Foundation
Ikard
Skard
U.S
Freeman
No Negotiations In Mine Walkout
No negotiations have been scheduled in the labor dispute that closed the Cominco American Mining Co in the Missouri lead belt. About 150 miners from United Steel Workers Local 7347 walked off at midnight last Thursday after their 14 month contract expired. R V Underwood said company and union negotiators are at odds over economic issues. talks had been held through May and a proposal was made on May 30.
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Bixby
Cominco American Mining Co
Missouri
United Steel Workers Local 7347
R. V. Underwood
Dominco American Personnel
Underwood
Bloodshed in Mekong Delta as government pushing back Viet Cong
Government reinforcements move into the Mekong Delta amid some of the bloodiest fighting since the cease-fire. Viet Cong attacks near Cai Lay, 40 miles from Saigon, leave up to 200 casualties. A Cambodian airman dies in a Phnom Penh crash, the second American pilot lost in two weeks.
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Mekong
Highway 4
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Delta
Cai Lay
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
Hien
Reeds
Go & See Tour Visits Haiti CROP Projects
Seven youths and one adult from Missouri will spend 10 days in Haiti observing CROP projects. The group left St. Louis to see how CROP resources fund community development, schools, health centers, gardens, and road work. Rev. Robert R. Collins leads the Missouri CROP Board group, returning June 12.
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Missouri
Haiti
Go & See
St. Louis
Church World Service
Go & Tell
Missouri State Crop Board
Robert R. Collins
Stewarts Welcome Son At Audrain Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Dale Stewart of Center announce the birth of a seven pound seven ounce son at 3 45 a m Monday at Audrain Medical Center. Mr Stewart is employed at Harbison Walker Refractories.
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Dale Stewart
Center
Audrain Medical Center
Stewart
Harbison Walker Refractories
Grain Deal Linked to Higher Gasoline Prices
Industry sources say diversion of tankers to Russian wheat export reduced tanker availability and sent freight rates up. Newark Star-Ledger cites Worldwide Tanker Nominal Freight Scale. Oilgram notes rising gasoline prices nationwide. Senate panel plans hearings within four weeks to probe tanker diversions and gasoline shortage.
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Newark
N. J
Newark Star-Ledger
Oil Gram
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate Permanent Investigations Committee
Dollar Sinks as Crisis Fears Grow Across Europe
In London and European markets the dollar hit new lows while gold climbed to $127.50 an ounce. Dealers blame Watergate for the decline and warn the floating rate system may fail to avert another monetary crisis.
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London
U.S
Europe
Treasury
Paris
Zurich
Dollar shift to gold amid oil and corporate interests
U.S. financial currents show equities and oil-linked entities shifting away from the dollar toward gold as a safer asset. The move reflects concerns over currency stability and global economic tensions influencing investors toward precious metals.
Oil Slick Forms in Santa Barbara Channel
A long oil slick stretches about four rail long and 25 yards wide in the Santa Barbara Channel as officials work to determine if seepage is drilling related or natural. No wildlife injuries reported yet, but authorities will assess possible effects on living creatures. The Atlantic Richfield Telly rig lies about a mile west of the slick amid heightened upwelling activity.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Cadat
Coast Guard
State Department of Fish and Game
Atlantic Richfield
Telly Rig
Slic
Miss Aulbur Accepted as Central Enrollee for College
Miss Elizabeth A. Aulbur of Martinsburg is a freshman admit for Central Methodist College in the 1973 fall term. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman A. Aulbur she recently graduated from Community A-6 High School and plans to major in elementary education.
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Fayette
Elizabeth A. Aulbur
Herman A. Aulbur
Martinsburg
Central Methodist College
Aulbur
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