Skylab 2 plans 12 hours of research today
Space center reports Skylab 2 astronauts will spend 12 hours conducting further experiments despite a scheduled day off. Also brief items note UAW leaders caution Chrysler contract talks. Coast Guard delays body removals from a DC8 wreck. California fires evacuate communities. Attica prison rebellion anniversary draws nearly 200. Miss America 1974 Rebecca Ann King begins year with caution in media chats.
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Attica
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America
Atlantic City
N. J
Rebecca Ann King
Sterling
Colo
Capitol Hill fights for emergency eucalyptus aid bill
Congress debates federal aid to prevent wildfires from dry eucalyptus trees after California’s freeze. Republicans survey suggests Watergate may hurt both parties in 1974 elections. Nixon’s State of the Union schedule includes a Liddy contempt vote. Academy telegram warns of strained U.S.-Soviet scientific ties over Sakharov harassment. Melvin Laird argues Soviet arms progress persists despite détente.
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Soviet Academy
Andrei D. Sakharov
Philip Handler
American Academy
Sakharov
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Uss.r
Defense
Melvin Laird
Soviet Union
Laird
U.S.S.R
Nonaligned summit ends with anti Israel, pro Soviet emigration stance
The fourth nonaligned nations summit closes with a joint political declaration condemning Israel and U S policy in Indochina, endorsing Soviet limits on Jewish emigration to Israel, and pledging to resist neocolonial exploitation. The report covers other world clashes and security events.
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Pardeeville Man Wins Watermelon Spit Championship
Dennis Schultz of Pardeeville won the U S Watermelon Eating and Seed Spitting Championship with a 47 feet 5 inch spit that surpassed last year’s 38 feet 8 inch winning distance. About 6 000 spectators attended and 10 tons of watermelon were eaten as officials said the court must be enlarged for next year.
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Dennis Schultz
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Schultz
Lee Roberts
Rio
Pardeeville Businessmen’s Assn
Kissinger Nomination Faces Smooth Path Amid Wiretap Dispute
Henry Kissinger’s bid for secretary of state faced no serious trouble as a dispute over FBI wiretap reports lingered. Senate leaders expected an early meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee with Attorney General Richardson and ex Acting FBI Director Ruckelshaus to resolve the issue.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Bombs strike London rail hubs injuring eleven
Bombs exploded at Euston and King’s Cross stations injuring eleven, with one reported dead then alive in poor condition. Bomb threats also scanned Victoria and Charing Cross as explosives teams checked parcels amid ongoing IRA blame. A Cambodian AP photographer was wounded covering Kompong Cham fighting.
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Associated Press
Kompong Cham
Nixon offers compromise as Congress backs reform push
President Nixon tells Congress he is ready to compromise on national problems while submitting a 15 000 word State of the Union. He vows cooperation but warns he will veto excess spending and oppose limits on war powers. Parker Pen Co director Daniel Parker named to replace John A Hannah at AID. Hannah to resign Sept 30.
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Flight fallen eye causes midair chuckle at Oconto links
Ray Mahon, manager of the Oconto airport, shouted fore from a light plane over the Oconto golf course. His glass eye fell to the ground and was later found by a local foursome, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lane and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bogart.
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Terry Bogart
Nixon lawyers urge court to overrule Sirica ruling
Nixon's lawyers ask an appeals court to nullify Judge Sirica's order for Nixon to open tape recordings. The 100 page brief argues the ruling endangers the presidency and credits Watergate with shifting constitutional norms. It claims courts lacked power to compel confidential White House material and urges reversal of the Sirica decision.
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United States
Archibald Cox
Beef price freeze ends amid new food regulations
Shoppers face possible price rises as beef ceiling ends and new food rules take effect. Experts say consumer buying patterns will drive costs. Industry figures forecast a mix of price shifts, with some predicting leveling off after an initial bulge. A separate Racine incident reports Frank Cisneroz, 39, stabbed to death at the Case Alegre Hotel bar.
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Armour & Co
Herbert Kramer
New Orleans
Kramer
John Olson
Idaho Cattlemen
Assa
Ken Boughton
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Racine, Wis
Frank Cisneroz
Case Alegre Hotel
Mount Pleasant
Racine
Badger Briefs and Region Wide Updates
Weekend accidents claim 13 lives including three in a Rusk County crash, toll hitting 768 from 802 in 1972. Gasoline station protests enter final day with 50 to 80 percent closures. Madison sees strongest effect. Mondale and Nelson urge party unity at AFL-CIO gathering. Milwaukee mayoral view labels inner city as no man’s land and favors pistol ban. Krueger electrocuted installing a dryer vent in Milwaukee. Wisconsin AFL-CIO prefers federal safety supervision over state, NSP warns hydro project closure could harm environment. Over 300 counties seek refiguring of 1973 property tax levy limits. Wisconsin unemployment claims drop to 20,246 for week ending Sept. 1.
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Walter Mondale
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Mondale
Gaylord Nelson
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