Rescue plan formed as Skylab mission continues
Skylab 2 astronauts pursue a full 59 day flight while Cape Kennedy teams prep a rescue rocket in case the Apollo command ship deteriorates further. Kennedy Space Center mobilizes more than 1,000 workers, while backup pilots train for a potential rescue link to the space station if needed.
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Apollo
Earth
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Skylab
William Schneider
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Walter Kapryan
Cape Kennedy
Vance D. Brand
Don L. Lind
Johnson Space Center
Space Station
Bean
Garriott
Lousma
Christopher C. Kraft
Johnson
CIA official says Haldeman gave orders
Senate testimony reports H. R. Haldeman directed deflection of the FBI Watergate inquiry. Army Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters testified that six days after the Watergate raid Haldeman told him to tell acting FBI Director Gray that investigations in Mexico could reveal CIA activity.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
H. R. Haldeman
FBI
Army
Vernon A. Walters
Haldeman
Nixon
L. Patrick Gray III
Mexico
CIA
Walters
Senate
Richard Helms
Miami
Helms
Gray
Tragic Summerland Fire Claims Four Victims
A deadly blaze at the Summerland complex on a Canary Islands style holiday island killed four people with the death toll expected to rise as crews search upper floors. Firefighters struggled to control the inferno for two hours as crowds fled and emergency doors jammed.
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Frank Weedon
Summerland
Coney Island
L. Shaffer
Patrick Mongey
Dublin
Sam Farr
Belfast
James Barton
Glasgow
Wage bill and Alaska oil pipeline pass in Senate vote
The Senate approved the wage bill 62 to 2 despite Republican opposition and Nixon veto risk with Brennan backing the measure. The Alaska oil pipeline measure sailed 356 to 60 as House consideration looms during recess.
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Washington
Nixon
Peter J. Brennan
Senate
House
Congress
Middletown Area Weather Through Saturday
Clear skies predicted for the Middletown area with overnight lows in the 50s and daytime highs in the low 80s through Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 79 and overnight low 58. Weather details are on page 13.
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Middletown
Toilet shortage hits Chicago building boom
The commode crunch delays occupancy of the Standard Oil Building in Chicago and tightens supply for homebuilders. Lynn Krause of the Chicago Home Builders Association cites Toilets as impossible to get, while Kohler notes full capacity and plans a Texas pottery plant to meet surging demand from housing growth.
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Chicago
America
Standard Oil
Lynn Krause
Chicago Home Builders’ Association
Texas
James Harff
Kohler Plumbing Fixtures
Robber Takes $392 In Early Motel Cash Heist
A lone gunman robbed Howard Johnson's motel at Ohio 122 and I-75 around 3 40 a.m. He tied motel manager Robert Mayer in a back room with tape, absconding with $191 from his wallet and $201 from the reception desk. No injuries reported. investigation ongoing.
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Howard Johnson
Ohio 122
Robert Mayer
Warren County
Maddox to Speak at Ohio Emmanuel Baptist Church
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox of Georgia will deliver two sermons at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Columbus Ohio on Sunday. The event marks Maddox’s first address in Ohio hosted by local congregants and it draws regional attention from supporters and critics.
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Columbus
Ohio
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Self-made Kaminski wins Michigan $1 million lottery
Frank G. Kaminski, a Toledo sewage plant operator and self described loner, won the Michigan Bureau of State Lottery's $1 million top prize. He planned to quit his Toledo job after Sunday, with 20 yearly checks of $50,000 to follow. Kaminski chose the $1 million envelope among 10 finalists at the Ionia Free Fair, saying he never asked for help. He and his wife Hattie will buy a home in Michigan while keeping a Toledo residence.
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Sonia
Mich
Frank G. Kaminski
Toledo
Ohio
Kaminski
Michigan Bureau of State Lottery
Ionia
Woolson Spice Co
Hattie
Michigan
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England
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Ireland
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Area
Maddox
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