Edge of the universe studied by Ohio State radio observatory
Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan Radio Observatory scans the edge of the universe, recording billion year old radio waves since 1966. John Kraus notes the project is a historical view of the cosmos, costing about 3 million dollars, funded by OSU and NSF grants.
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Ohio Observatory
Columbus, Ohio
John Kraus
Ohio State University
Ohio Wesleyan Radio Observatory
Earth
Kraus
Ohio Survey
Ohio State
U. S. 23
Delaware County
National Science Foundation
Ohio Wesleyan
Nixon veto overridden on railroad pension hike
Congress overrode President Nixon's veto to grant a temporary 20 percent pension increase to about 900,000 retired railroad workers. The House vote was 353 to 29 and the Senate 78 to 5, making the bill law until June 30 with funding to be addressed next year.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
F111s Raid North Vietnam Then Withdraw From Combat
The command reported two overnight strikes and details of F111 operations near Dien Bien Phu and a Hanoi China rail line. It noted withdrawal after four missions last week and the mysterious disappearance of two crew aboard one jet.
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Takhli Air Base
Thailand
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
China
Casualty Toll Up Again in Vietnam War Report
The U S Command reports last week three Americans killed in action the highest weekly toll in five weeks. Three died from nonhostile causes four were wounded and one was missing.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Senate rejects workfare as welfare reform stalls
The Senate moved toward a decision on the broad Social Security Welfare bill shelving major reform for up to eight years. The Roth test amendment passed 46 to 4, suspending workfare and testing three plans including Nixon's family assistance plan, with Ribicoff offering a liberalized variant. Nixon’s plan failed 50 to 35.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Ily
House
William V. Roth Jr
Senate Finance Committee
AFDC
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Conn
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Nixon
Water Quality Bill OKd by Congress in major antipollution plan
Congress sent President Nixon a $24.6 billion antipollution bill aiming to purify U S waters by 1985 with three year authorizations and phased funding. The House 366 to 11 and Senate 74 to 0 backed final passage. plan includes strong pollution controls and timelines for upgrading treatment and technology.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Noise Not Against The Law In Cincinnati Repeal Passes
Cincinnati council repeals a noise ordinance with a 63 vote led by Councilman Theodore Berry. He says police used the law to block political sound tracks urging voting and argues the old rule included disorderly conduct provisions.
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Cincinnati
Theodore Berry
Wholesale Price Rise Led By Food Increase
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.3 percent overall rise in wholesale prices for last month led by a 0.6 percent increase in farm products processed foods and feeds. Industrial commodities rose 0.2 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Butz Says Wheat Deal Could Have Been Handled Differently
Senate Agriculture Committee will probe the U S wheat sale to the Soviet Union after Agriculture secretary Earl Butz said he would not have sent his aide Clarence D Palmby to Moscow if he knew the aide planned to quit for Continental Grain Co Palmby resigned June 7 and faced questions over a New York apartment purchase Butz stressed it was Palmby’s timing not his integrity that concerned him and noted operating in a goldfish bowl in grain negotiations
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S
Soviet Union
Earl Butz
Butz
Moscow
Clarence D. Palmby
Tors
Palmby
New York
Conti
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Cloudy skies and mild temperatures are projected tonight and Friday with showers likely Saturday. Weekend highs range upper 60s to low 70s and lows around 50. Yesterday’s high reached 60 with an overnight low of 58. Middletown logged 12 inches of rain yesterday.
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Middletown
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