NASA selects solid boosters for Space Shuttle design
NASA announced the Space Shuttle booster will use solid propellant motors and be recoverable with engines firing on both booster and orbiter at launch. Invitations will go to industry to propose design work. Cape Kennedy is favored for launch operations amid an ongoing GAO probe into engine choices. The orbiter will carry a crew of two and two passengers to orbit with a subsequent landing like an airplane.
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Washington
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National Aeronautics Space Administration
Agency
NASA
Cape Kennedy, Fla
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Earth
Sky Laboratories
Court in Texas Upheld Death Penalty Conviction
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Ronnie Earl Tezeno's death sentence for the 1969 slaying of Odie C. Wright in Houston. Witnesses said Wright was shot during a robbery at the automobile supply house where he worked. Tezeno's appeal claimed the penalty was cruel and unusual.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Truman Roberts
United States
Roberts
High Temperature Record Amid Palm Springs Heat Advisory
New York UPI reports the National Weather Service records the highest temperature reading of the day in Palm Springs California as ten degrees above normal. The day brings notable heat with officials cautioning residents to stay hydrated and avoid prolonged sun exposure.
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New York
UPI
Palm
Calif
Smile America drive praised by Ouachita officials
Monroe Mayor W. L. Jack Howard presented Pacesetter Awards to area savings and loan representatives who organized the Smile America campaign. The mayor urged praise for local sponsors as Ouachita Parish considers the effort a model for similar campaigns in other cities including Oklahoma City.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
W. L. “Jack” Howard
Oklahoma City
Oka
Decision to use solid fuel may shutter Michoud shuttle plant
A Space Shuttle solid fuel decision endangers Michoud operations in New Orleans as Boeing bids on tank subcontract. If no contract is won, Michoud would likely shut down in 18 months. even winning would not significantly boost the local workforce. The Mississippi Test Facility’s future remains unclear amid the shift away from Michoud’s role.
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New Orleans
Michoud
Earl Dean
Boeing Co
Boeing
Dean
Washington
Mississippi
MTF
Mixup Delays Mail Over Two Years in Birmingham
A boxcar of parcel post was misrouted from Maryland to Birmingham and has been missing for over two years. The U S Postal Service and Penn Central blame each other for the disappearance while Penn Central inspectors reportedly located the car and notified postal officials.
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Birmingham
Ala
Maryland
U.S. Postal Service
Penn Central Railroad
Jordan King Proposes Semiautonomous Palestine State Plan
King Hussein of Jordan proposes a semiautonomous Palestine state in the West Bank after Israeli withdrawal, with Jerusalem as regional capital and Amman as capital of both the Region of Palestine and the United Arab Kingdom. Arab leaders and guerrilla groups react with hostility or cautious interest. Israel rejects any separate peace implied by the plan.
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Hussein
Jordan
Palestine
West Bank
Jordan River
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Iraq
Israel
United Arab Kingdom
Baghdad Radio
Jerusalem
Plane crash kills four at Lake Charles airport
A military training C47 trainer based at England Air Force Base in Alexandria crashed during practice landings at Lake Charles municipal airport. The craft veered off runway after landing, struck the concourse area, and burned. four persons were killed.
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Lake Charles
England Air Force Base
Alexandria
James Seaman
Spring Showers Predicted For Twin Cities Area
The weather forecast calls for scattered showers and a few thunder showers today and tonight in the Twin Cities area. High temperatures near 89 degrees with a cooler spell expected tonight.
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Twin Cities
Senator Says Mitchell or Reinecke Lied
Senator John Tunney says either former Attorney General Mitchell or California Lt. Gov. Reinecke lied about talks last year on the Republican National Convention. He notes direct conflicts between their testimony on meetings with Mitchell in April May and September as the Senate Judiciary Committee probes the convention site and a $400,000 pledge linked to ITT.
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Washington
John Tunney
D-Calif
Atty
John N. Mitchell
California
F. Reinecke
Tunney
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Mitchell
Nixon
Reinecke
California Chamber of Commerce
Dixon Associate Resigns Post
In New Orleans AP reports Joey Morgan, a close associate of former domed stadium director Dave Dixon, resigned today as public relations director for the project with immediate effect.
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New Orleans
Joey Morgan
Dave Dixon
Chuckle Snippet Prompts Curious Readers
The fragment hints at humorous content and a forthcoming course or feature. It suggests a light note aimed to engage readers with playful wordplay and curiosity about next installments.
Wallace Wins Florida Landslide in Democratic Primary
Wallace captured 42 percent of the vote and 75 of 81 delegates as Humphrey took second with 18 percent and Muskie limped in with 9 percent. Nixon routed Republicans with 87 percent and all 40 GOP delegates. The Florida ballot showed strong anti busing sentiment and broad support for quality education. Humphrey claimed the lead for the national Democrats while Muskie vowed to win Wisconsin.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Muskie
Wisconsin
New York
John V Lindsay
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
New Hampshire
Illinois
Alabama
Indiana
Maryland
Wallace Leads Delegates In Democratic Convention Pace
Florida primary gave Gov. George C. Wallace 75 delegates toward the Democratic National Convention. The current standings show Wallace 75, Muskie 22.5, McGovern 5, Humphrey 7, Lindsay 6, Chisholm 5, Mills 1, with 58 uncommitted and 1,509 needed to win the nomination.
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Miami, Fla
George C. Wallace
Florida
Wallace
Edmund S. Muskie
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
Shirley Chisholm
Wilbur D. Mills
Major price hike rule tightened by Price Commission
The Price Commission reduced the maximum average price increase under Term Limit Pricing from two percent to one point eight percent and set an eight percent cap on any single product line. The change, approved unanimously, aims to curb inflation and align with President Nixon's goals.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
Nixon
Eecommission
Contradictory Orders Stir Baton Rouge Health Policy Debate
In Baton Rouge a clash grows between the incoming Edwards administration and outgoing Gov. McKeithen over the uniform health and life policy. Turcan says no word on bid specs as Edwards plans loom. the policy expires June 30 with McKeithen out May 9.
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News - Star Capital Bureau
Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
John McKeithen
Edwards
News - Star
McKeithen
Blue Cross
Pan American Life Insurance Co
Benny Turcan
Turcan
Charles E. Roemer II
Bossier City
W. W. McDougall
McDougall
Uniform Health and Life Plan
Pan American Life
Afl-Cio
Victor Bussie
Pan American
Jury Convicts Texas Speaker Of House And Aides
Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher and two aides, Rep. Tommy Shannon and Rush McGinty, are found guilty of conspiracy to accept a bribe in the stock bank loan scandals after an 18 day trial. Mutscher, 39, married to a former Miss America, showed subtle movements as verdicts were read.
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Abilene
Tex
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Rush McGinty
Richard
Haynes
Windy pitch for cash on unused sports gear
A classifieds pitch offers to connect readers with cash buyers for golf clubs and tennis rackets. It urges gathering items and calling a listed number for quick sale. The ad emphasizes wind themed wordplay and a local newspaper classified page style.
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