Skylab 1 Astronauts Fumble First Umbrella Shade Deployment
At Cape Kennedy the Skylab 1 crew failed to fully deploy an umbrella like shade to cool the space station. Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr and Paul Weitz worked the device through an air lock but it remained trapezoid shaped and not fully extended. NASA ground control guided them as they tested wrinkle removal and rod movements. They wore masks as a safety pause revealed no poison gases.
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Mutineers Seek Asylum From Greek Navy Mutiny
The Velos mutineers, led by Capt. Nicholas Pappas, and 30 crew members defect to Italy seeking asylum. The rest of the 270 sailors remain aboard as Greece reverts the destroyer to NATO maneuvers. Negotiations occurred with Greek officials before the ship sailed.
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Private Plane Crash Kills Hamilton Men Near Cloquet Minnesota
In northeastern Minnesota near Cloquet Carlton County authorities report the deaths of Robert Wile and James Wile both residents of Ohio. The plane crashed in foggy weather in a swamp about two miles from the Carlton County airport with no survivors. Robert Wile owned an insurance agency in Hamilton and was a church elder. The aircraft rented from Flying Neutrons of Hamilton was last heard from near Tower Minnesota on a fishing trip home.
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Icelandic gunboat fires on British trawler in cod war flare
In Iceland's 50 mile fishing zone dispute a Icelandic gunboat fired four shells at the British trawler Everton near Reykjavik. The Everton reportedly sank but its UK owners said it was taking on water with no immediate danger. Britain has stationed frigates in the zone and Iceland condemned the action.
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Everton
Grimsby
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MacKenzie
Olafur Johan
Nesson
Nixon and Pompidou plan Iceland summit this week
President Nixon and President Georges Pompidou will meet in Iceland for two days of talks on international currency trade and transatlantic issues. They will discuss the Middle East East-West relations and potential defense and nuclear cooperation as security measures ease in a cooler setting.
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Georges Pompidou
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Paris
Washington
Europe
Argentina frees 600 political prisoners in new government
Argentina's Peronist government released nearly 600 political prisoners in a dawn action at Villa Devoto prison amid rioting that left two teenagers dead and eight injured. Authorities report 50 common criminals escaped during the confusion as Cordoba saw protests for broader releases. President Campora, in his first full day, planned talks with U S Secretary Rogers on relations, while a potential immediate salary rise for nine million workers was discussed to curb inflation.
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Argentina
Villa Devoto
Cordoba
Hector J. Campora
U.S
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Campora
United States
Watergate probes widen to spy networks and IEC ties
Senate investigators pressed the Nixon administration on spying operations in and out of government. They questioned A. William Olson about the Justice Department's Internal Security Division as James W. McCord Jr. testified that IEC linked intelligence reports flowed to the Nixon allies. The panel noted the SIU plumb ers role in leaks and Ellsberg psychiatrist burglary.
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Watergate
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Bernard Wells
Weekend Weather: Showers Likely Across Holiday Window
The weatherman predicts showers and thundershowers may dampen the holiday weekend. Today and tomorrow will see highs in the mid 70s with overnight lows in the 50s.
Sohio launches ads to urge fuel savings in Ohio
Sohio will run newspaper radio and television ads to teach motorists how to save fuel and improve mileage. Chairman Charles E. Spahr said full page ads begin Wednesday statewide, part of a public service energy conservation push intensified by gasoline shortages after the Lima refinery shutdown.
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Community Players plan ambitious season headline
Glance inside the campus theater scene as Community Players’ president outlines lofty goals for the upcoming season. The feature notes previews on page 23, 13, 17 and 37 with related reports on David Driver, teaching tots to swim, a Hawaiian tour for seniors, and an Indianapolis 500 listener profile.
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