Soviet Mars 2 Probe Heads Toward Red Planet
A Soviet unmanned craft Mars 2 launched to study Mars and surrounding space. Tass notes instruments function, mission aims include solar plasma and cosmic ray research. U S officials report Mariner 9 launch delayed after Mariner 8 failure. Mars program history cited with past failures and tentative life theories.
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Moscow
Mars
Tass
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic
United States
Mariner
Red Planet
U S Lobster Boat Reports Gear Cutting
A U S lobster boat says a Soviet trawler cut through its lobster gear hours after a U S Russian talks on alleged harassment of Yankee lobstermen. The Pat San Marie reported 16 foreign trawlers crisscrossed gear near Nantucket Lightship south of the site of the meeting. Coast Guard Assigned Active to investigate as State Department negotiator McKernan called talks reasonably successful and the Soviet fleet commander agreed to be more careful with fixed lobster gear.
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Boston
U.S
State Department
Donald L. McKernan
McKernan
Yurii I. Radtseve
Phone Union To Consider Strike Poll
The AFL CIO Communications Workers will decide Sunday if a nationwide telephone strike could occur among about 500,000 Bell System workers. If the executive board rejects the offer, a strike vote recommendation could follow, with details to be broadcast on 60 TV stations. The first-year wage offer discussed is 10.9 percent from Western Electric and Chesapeake & Potomac, plus 2.7 percent in years two and three and potential cost-of-living pay.
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Communications Workers Convention
Kansas City
Western Electric
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Terrapin Army Guarded by 60 Box Turtles at Base
San Angelo AP report describes civilian E J Smith at Goodfellow Air Force Base who taps a tin dish of dog food on the lawn and triggers a response from his 60 armored box turtles. The land terrapins act as a quirky troop protecting the area.
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San Angelo
Tex
E.J. Smith
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Pompidou Heath Open Market Talks in Paris
President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath met for nearly seven hours to revive the Anglo French alliance and discuss Britain’s bid to join the Brussels based Common Market. They focused on Europe’s role with the U S and West Germany, budget shares, and the impact of enlargement on politics and economies.
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Edward Heath
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United States
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Heath
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