Viking 1 Arm Unjammed as Mars Soil Sample Planned
Viking 1 scientists report the lander's sampling arm un jammed after a protective pin freed. the device will collect 50 cubic centimeters of Martian soil on Wednesday, the eighth day on Mars, for life and evolution analysis. Seismometer remains inactive despite repair attempts.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Viking Project
James Martin
Viking
Earth
Martin
Ron Frank
White House intruder killed on the mansion lawn
Chester M. Plummer, a 30 year old Washington cab driver, was fatally shot by a White House guard after scaling the fence on Pennsylvania Avenue and brandishing a three foot pipe. The guard fired a single shot striking Plummer in the chest. Plummer died at George Washington Hospital.
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Washington
White House
Chester M. Plummer
Executive Protective Service
Charles A. Garland
Plummer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secret Service
Jack Warner
Susan Ford
Red Top Cab Co
Arlington
Ford
George Washington Hospital
Barbara Janifer
Seat Pleasant
Judith Witherow
EPS
Beached whales on Dry Tortugas spark Gulf coast concern
About 30 pilot whales beached on Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas near Key West. Most died by morning as officials noted a third mass stranding in two weeks along the Gulf Coast. Earlier incidents involved false killer whales near Fort Myers and spinner dolphins near Sarasota. Authorities cited sonar-affecting parasites as a possible cause while no definitive reason has emerged.
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Loggerhead Key
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Coast Guard
John Ralph
Ralph
Key West
Fort Myers
Sarasota
Fritz helmet replaces steel pot as Army headgear
Aberdeen researchers unveil Fritz a synthetic helmet resembling a German WW II design with a rear neck skirt. The goal is better protection and comfort by shifting weight backward. Final tests set for fall with regular issue planned by 1980 costing 2.5 million dollars.
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Aberdeen
Europe
Army
Lab
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Tonight Through Thursday
Skies will be partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and a 30 percent chance of showers tomorrow. Lows near 65 tonight and highs in the upper 80s Tuesday. No precipitation today. Extended outlook shows fair Wednesday and Thursday with a shower chance Friday. Highs near 80 Wednesday and Friday, near 90 Thursday. Lows around 70.
Lebanon crisis escalates as Chamoun vows no cease fire
Former Lebanese president Camille Chamoun says his Christian Tigers and the Phalangist militia will not observe any cease fire until all Palestinian and leftist Muslim fighters in Nabaa and Tal Zaatar surrender. The fighting disrupts evacuations and raises death tolls as Syria and Arab League forces reinforce. The United States plans a second seaborne evacuation while roads to Damascus are deemed unsafe.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
East Beirut
Chamoun
National Liberal Party
Nabaa
Tal Zaatar
Tigers
Phalangist Party
Tripoli
Arab League
Hassan Sabri
Reihan
United States
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Syria
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Ann Landers
Middletown
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