Queen Elizabeth II visits Washington during Bicentennial tour
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Washington with Prince Philip for a White House welcome and a schedule of state events. The entourage includes 52 aides and a 16 member official party. She plans to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and dine at the White House, after traveling via Britannia.
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Washington
Elizabeth II
Great Britain
Prince Philip
Philadelphia
White House
George III
Britain
United States
Elizabeth
Ford
Lincoln Memorial
New England
Telly Savalas
Rose Garden
Seb Hope
U.S
Britannia
West Point admits women ending 174 year all male era
The US Military Academy at West Point begins admitting women with an expected 118 of about 1,475 new cadets. Women share barracks, take identical courses, and compete in most sports though karate replaces boxing. Some male cadets oppose, while one former Marine says women should be allowed to try if capable.
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West Point
N.Y
US Military Academy
Air Force Academy
Naval Academy
Brynnen Sheets
Edmond
Okla
Kimberlyn Coffey
Hinton
Shelly Ashworth
Greensboro
N.C
Stephen Tobin
Partly cloudy tonight then variably cloudy Thursday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and on Thursday with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and 20 percent on Thursday. Tonight’s low is expected near 60 degrees and Thursday’s high near 80.
Israeli cabinet weighs terrorist death penalty after hijackings
Israel's cabinet discussed imposing death penalties on convicted terrorists to deter ransom attempts after a recent hijacking. Prime Minister Rabin signaled he had not decided on hanging terrorists while urging tighter security for Israelis abroad.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Labor
Ben-Gurion International
United States
Air France
Paris
Athens
Reserve Mining Plant Ordered Closed at Silver Bay
U.S. District Judge Edward Devitt ordered Reserve Mining Co to shut down its Silver Bay plant by midnight July 7, 1977. The one year timetable, set by the 8th Circuit, allows continued site negotiations but ends dumping of taconite wastes into Lake Superior.
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ST. Paul, Minn
U.S
Edward Devitt
Reserve Mining Co
Silver Bay
Minn
Devitt
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lake Superior
Reserve
Viking finds Marsquakes in Martian chasm photos
Viking 1 photographs from 1 000 miles up reveal massive landslides in a Martian chasm, triggered by ancient quakes and resembling Earth avalanches. Dr. Harold Masursky compares debris flows to Alaska 1964 quake imagery, noting the stunning clarity of Viking images.
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Mariner Valley
Pasadena
Calif
Alaska
Viking photos map Vallis Marineris for Viking landing
Mars researchers study a 3000 mile canyon chain near the equator as a potential Viking II landing site. Viking 1 will land at another site July 17 and the pair will deploy seismometers to measure Marsquakes and probe Mars interior.
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Mariner Valley
Viking
Mars
Viking 1
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