Skylab Rescue Plan in Case of Apollo Setback
Cape Kennedy crews prepare the Skylab 3 rocket for a possible emergency rescue as Skylab 2 astronauts Garriott Bean and Lousma work aboard the orbital lab. Officials say the Apollo ship can still bring astronauts home, but two rocket quads show leaks and two thrusters remain inoperative.
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Apollo
Earth
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Station
Cape Kennedy
Skylab
William Schneider
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Walter Kaprvan
Kapryan
Vance D. Brand
Don L. Lind
Johnson Space Center
Bean
Garriott
Lousma
Christopher C. Kraft
Johnson Center
Kraft
Jack
Owen
Garriott and
Gray Admits He Burned Watergate Documents
Former Acting FBI Chief L Patrick Gray III testified before the Senate Watergate Committee that he burned Watergate papers along with his family trash last year. He said senior White House officials wanted the evidence destroyed and that he warned President Nixon aides were mortally wounding the President by using the CIA and FBI in the scandal.
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White House
Watergate
Howard Hunt Jr
Stonington
CIA
Walters
John W. Dean III
Congress
Gray
State Department
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh) Diem
South Vietnam
Hunt
John D. Fehriichman
Dean
Ehrlichman
Washington
Inside The News Star 4 Sections 36 Pages
The News Star presents a four section edition with thirty six pages covering local, regional, and national affairs. It outlines front page news, features, sports and classifieds. Readers find briefs on events, weather, and community notices across sections.
Local Professors to Speak at Baton Rouge Conference
Dr. Gloria Brantley and Dr. J. W. Smith of Northeast Louisiana University will discuss performance objectives at a one day Louisiana Vocational Association program in Baton Rouge. The event invites business education teachers statewide. Marie Powers recovers after surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Room 511 for several days.
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Gloria Brantley
J. W. Smith
Northeast Louisiana University
Louisiana Vocational Association
Baton Rouge
Dorothy Crank
NLU
Department of Office Administration
Marie Powers
Ouachita Parish
St. Francis Hospital
Miss Powers
Today's Chuckle A bove lower bragging about others
A brief note pokes fun at someone who inflates his own deeds while neglecting to praise the achievements of others, highlighting the irony with a light humorous tilt.
End Beef Price Freeze Faces mounting political pressure
Pressure to end the beef price freeze grows as industry spokesmen warn of shrinking supplies and rising unemployment. Beef cattle slaughter is down sharply this week, cattlemen hold back cattle, and lawmakers push a new food and farm policy while the House stalls action until September.
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Richard J. Harman
National Restaurant Association
Wired
Nixon
Agriculture Department
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
George Aiken
Rvt
U.S
Senate
McGovern
House
Employment Shows Slight July Decline
Unemployment fell to 4.7 percent in July with total employment at 84 million, while the jobless rate for blacks rose sharply. White workers saw a decline to 4.1 percent, youths 16 to 19 at 14.4 percent, and adults 25 to 54 at 3 percent. manufacturing jobs rose and the heads of households rate hit 2.7 percent.
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United States
Labor Department
Mostly Clear Skies Expected In Twin Cities Area
Residents of the Twin Cities can expect mostly clear skies today with readings in the upper 80s. Monroe forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Saturday, with highs in the lower 90s and winds 5 to 10 mph. overnight lows near 60s. FAA at Monroe Municipal recorded 85 high yesterday and 62 low this morning, with no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 6 a.m.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Flooding devastates northern New Jersey towns and kills six
A day of torrential rain tore through seven northern New Jersey communities, washing out streets and sweeping cars away. Six people died, five in North Plainfield, as floods forced evacuations of 797 residents from eight towns. Authorities considered disaster aid as damage estimates rose to about 2 million dollars in North Plainfield and potentially 1 million in Middlesex Borough.
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North Plainfield
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
Watchung Mountains
George FE. Marshall
State Civil Defense
Bound Brook
Maplewood
Middlesex Borough
Dunellen
Manville
Plainfield
Middlesex
William T. Cahill
Nixon
Somerset Street
Keith Stewart
Richard Sciaretta
Bernardsville
Watchung Hills
Stephen Langhorn
William Clark
Stacy Sorentino
Cranford
Susan Nagel
U.S. Weather Service
Newark
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Veto Expected On Minimum Wage Bill
In Washington Republican opponents forecast a Nixon veto of a bill to raise the minimum wage to 2.20 an hour despite Labor Secretary Brennan's support. The House weighs timing for a vote, with September backstop after a recess. The Alaska oil pipeline bill advances 256 to 60 to conference.
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Washington
Nixon
Peter J. Brennan
House
Senate
Congress
Alaska
House Rules Committee
New Probe Of Shooting Set At Kent State
Attorney General Elliot Richardson ordered a new inquiry into the 1970 Kent State killings and directed AAG J Stanley Pottinger to lead a 30 day civil rights review. No immediate federal grand jury investigation was planned.
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Kent State
The Unrung Tsar Kolokol Bell of Russia
The largest bell ever intended to be the Tsar Kolokol in Russia stands 19 feet high and 22 feet wide, weighs 193 tons, but has never been rung.
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Russia
Senate Committee Restores Trident Submarine Budget
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a 20.4 billion defense weapons bill, 1.5 billion below the Pentagon request, while restoring the Trident submarine program after a proxy vote error. The panel cut overall armed forces by 7 percent and set future floor debate after the August recess.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
House
Senate
Defense Department
Goldwater
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Seven Major Points Listed By President Nixon Proposes Banking Reforms
President Nixon unveiled seven major changes to the financial system aimed at ending interest rate ceilings on time and savings deposits over two years and a half. The package seeks tax credits for banks and savings and loan lenders on home mortgages, broader NOW checking access for banks and S&Ls, expanded lending limits, and easier access to funds for credit unions. Simon highlighted the plan as the first major reforms since 1875 without a crisis, targeting deposit flow and consumer costs.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
Simon
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
River Stage Records Shift Amid Flood Signals
River station readings show rising stage at Monroe with 40 and 20.4 as reference points while Camden reports 26 and 122 indicating changing flood stages. Fall in readings suggests evolving water levels and potential station alerts.
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Monroe
Camden
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