Skylab to Scan Earth's Resources Worldwide
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Astronauts will monitor Earth's resources from Skylab using a 387 million dollar array of six photosensors. The mission will survey farmland mountains rivers and watersheds across 75 percent of the globe over five months. Teams from the United States and 20 foreign nations will study targets from Michigan fields to Italian volcanoes, seeking minerals crop disease and resource patterns.
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Ratchford Opposed Cuts In MU Funds
ST. LOUIS AP. MU President C. Brice Ratchford condemned a $4 million budget cut by the State Senate Appropriations Committee, shifting money from the Extension Division to curb programming. Senator A Clifford Jones defended cuts, aiming to boost academics while critics warn of job losses and reduced services across MU's four campuses. The heavy cut threatens about 700 Extension staff if retained.
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