Astronauts consider repair options for Skylab shelter
Skylab 1 could be salvaged by installing a sun shade or balloon to lower cabin temperatures. Officials weigh an abbreviated fly around and inspection or a spacewalk to assess problem areas, with a decision possibly by Saturday and a Sunday launch risk.
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Watergate CIA coverup claims surface in Senate testimony
Sen. Stuart Symington released a summary of Army Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters testimony saying the CIA spurned a White House effort to shield Watergate. The narrative outlines June meetings with Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean, a disputed FBI probe, and Walters's stance against CIA involvement and any payoffs for detainees.
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Nixon asks Congress for election reforms commission
President Nixon urged Congress to create a bipartisan 17 member commission to study electoral process changes. Proposals include a federally funded elections body with subpoena power, tighter disclosure on donations, spending limits, a shorter campaign season, and free air time for major candidates. The panel would report by December 1.
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Nixon Backers Break Ranks as Cambodia Bombing Seen Ranging
In a rare party split, eleven Republicans joined 13 Democrats in a Senate Appropriations Committee vote to end all U.S. combat funds for Cambodia and Laos. The administration won a delay on a full vote until after Paris talks between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Senator Norris Cotton warned Congress will not tolerate further hostilities as peace efforts begin.
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Nixon approves wiretaps on officials to curb security breach
The New York Times reports President Nixon authorized wiretaps on more than a dozen government officials including Kissinger aides Daniel I. Davidson Anthony Lake and Winston Lord. The taps began in 1969 after a Cambodia bombing disclosure. The White House confirmed the authorization stating it was a national security matter and approved in individual cases by the attorney general. The Times noted the taps were productive.
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Middletown Area Weather Forecast
Cloudy skies and low temperatures expected tonight with a low around 40. Clearing by Thursday with highs in the 50s. Yesterday's high 59 and overnight low 40. Weather details on page 23.
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Resignation of Secretary of the Air Force Robert Seamans Jr
Secretary of the Air Force Robert Seamans Jr has resigned the post announced at the White House yesterday. The move ends Seamans tenure as head of the Air Force and triggers potential interim or replacement discussions at the Pentagon and White House.
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Zambian Troops Fire On Tourists At Victoria Falls
Zambian troops opened fire near the Victoria Falls pumping station, killing at least one Canadian woman and injuring two others, including an American man. The U S Embassy identified the wounded American as John Caruthers of Troy Ohio, who was with his wife. one Canadian woman was killed instantly and the other wounded, with her body not recovered.
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