Skylab Astronaut Returns Sick After Splashdown
Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, one of Skylab’s three crewmen, arrived on earth feeling sicker than prior astronauts. He was dizzy, unable to walk unassisted, and vomited during recovery after a 28 day mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. The crew’s Pacific splashdown occurred Friday morning as they began postflight checks.
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Talks move to Western White House for Nixon Brezhnev talks
Talks between President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev shift to the Western White House to finish a lengthy communique on nuclear disarmament European troop cuts and related issues. Kissinger says the document is nine tenths complete and will be released Monday.
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Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
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California
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Marquette Joliet expedition re enactment in Muscatine Sunday
The public is invited to the 2 p.m. welcoming ceremony at Riverview park as the Marquette and Joliet expedition re-enactment arrives in Muscatine traveling in two canoes. Seven men left St Ignace on May 17 to retrace the 300 year old journey escorted by a Coast Guard vessel and three Iowa Conservation Commission boats.
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Muscatine Community College
Extradition Blocked in Watergate Financier Case
The La t in American nation blocked extradition of American financier Robert L. Vesco facing trial over a presidential campaign contribution. Senator George McGovern may testify before the Senate Watergate committee. A former aide said he warned Haldeman about Mitchell and Dean’s involvement in political espionage planning sessions.
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U.S
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Watergate Committee
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean II
McGovern
Extradition Blocked as Senate Prepares Dean Testimony
A Senate committee readies Monday public testimony by Dean amid leaks about White House involvement in the Watergate coverup. McGovern questions public belief in Watergate style espionage. Vesco faces New York trial after Costa Rica extradition denial. Colson says Nixon not involved and claims the President was kept in the dark about the break in.
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White House
Vesco
New York City
Costa Rica
Best U S President debated by Muscatine residents
Mrs Virgil Wichelberger says she backs Nixon and urged him to press on. John Brinson, new to Muscatine from New Orleans, served three years in the Navy and says he liked John F Kennedy for his Cuba crisis stance, but believes Nixon could have ended Vietnam sooner for political gain.
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Fred Lambert
E. 8
Burns
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James Fuller
John Stevens
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France
U.S
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Virgil
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Route 4
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John Brinson
Clay St
New Orleans
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Castro
John Barger
Climer St
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Ernest F
Arlene Albers
Columbus Junction
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Avon
Abraham Lincoln
United State
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Delmar
Jane) Pedersen
Wilton
Jodi
Pedersen
Kelli
Trico Publishing Co
Rock festival moved to Davenport on the levee
AP reports that a July 4 rock festival planned for eastern Iowa has been shifted from Muscatine County near the Cedar River to the Davenport levee for six hours. Arty. Gen. Richard Turner says promoters John Rogers and the Davenport Levee Commission secured permission for the new site. Ronald DeVore, a Davenport central fire station firefighter, is cited in unrelated notes.
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Cedar
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John PL Kennedy
Tax relief for elderly widows sparks House clash
In Des Moines Republican leaders face a Sunday deadline as the Iowa House considers property tax relief. An amendment by Rep Sonja Figenes would limit relief to widows 60 and older with low incomes, while other proposals would extend relief to elderly and disabled regardless of age. Debate centers on administrative feasibility and fairness as lawmakers weigh aid targets and potential costs.
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I-Story City
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