Joint Mission Ends Undock and Link Test
Apollo and Soyuz completed undocking and redocking tests to verify a common docking mechanism for future space rescue missions. The two crews, led by American commander Thomas Stafford and Soviet commander Alexei Leonov, exchanged farewells and reflected on a new era in space cooperation.
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Outer Space
Thomas P._ Stafford
Europe
Stafford
Apollo
Soyuz
Earth
Leonov
Soviet harvest may fall short of US estimates
Washington sources say the Soviet Union’s harvest could dip below USDA’s 195 million ton forecast with drought and other conditions pushing prospects toward 190 million or even 185 million tons. Bell notes experts expect a reduction though no final decision has been made. A U.S. team heads to Moscow to inspect spring-planted grain under a joint U.S. Soviet agricultural information program.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
USDA
Moscow
Richard E. Bell
International Affairs and Commodity Programs
Bell
U.S
Russia
Canada
Postal workers leader optimistic on avoiding nationwide strike
Washington AP reports optimism grows that a nationwide postal strike can be avoided. Francis Filbey of the American Postal Workers Union expects likely extension of the contract while W J Usery Jr notes tough issues remain. Military reserve plans are ready if needed.
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Washington
Francis Filbey
Filbey
American Postal Workers Union
Usery
Ford
National Guard
James Byrne
Postal Service
Dallas Couple Welcomes Quintuplets After Elevator Ordeal
Jerry and Debbie Davis of Lewisville welcomed five babies at Parkland Hospital after Debbie delivered four girls and a boy amid a medical team surprise. The smallest weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, with siblings between 2 pounds and over 3 pounds. all were listed stable but guarded. The incident followed Debbie’s fertility drug treatment and earlier expectations of fewer babies.
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Dallas
Tex
Jerry Davis
Davis
Parkland Hospital
Debbie
Charles Rosenfeld
Southwestern Medical School
Lewisville
United States
Mark
Pamela Levy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Middletown Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Rain is forecast for the Middletown area tonight with overnight lows in the upper 60s. Sunday may bring showers with highs in the mid 80s. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday and fair skies Wednesday.
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Middletown
Army seeks 1500 LSD test subjects from 1950s to 1960s
The Army disclosed about 1500 soldiers and civilians participated in secret LSD trials in the 1950s and 60s. It has 585 names of direct test subjects and is locating them for health evaluations, while about 900 civilian participants are being traced through universities and hospitals. Evaluations have begun for some Benning participants and plans for wider checkups involve multiple agencies.
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Washington
Army
Edgewood
Arsenal
Ft. Benning
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
University of Maryland Psychiatric Institute
New York Psychiatric Institute
University of Wisconsin
University of Washington Medical School
Tulane University Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council
Veterans Administration
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Vietnam
Frank Olson
Central Intelligence Agency
New York
Olson
CIA
Nursing home patients face neglect and overmedication say AP survey
The AP described a federal survey of 300 nursing homes with 283000 patients showing doctors overemphasize life preservation, underreport impairments, and overmedicate when orders are not halted. It notes incomplete records, poor meal help, and long gaps between meals, prompting calls for closer physician involvement.
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Salt Lake City
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Houston
W.J. Usery Jr
Jack Pritchard
Dallas Equipment Company
Hew
Cooper
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