Viking II Reaches Mars in Long Elliptical Orbit
Viking 2 fired its 300 pound thrust engine for about 39 minutes to enter a long elliptic Mars orbit and will join Viking 1 in a search for life. The crew at JPL said the mission aims to photograph potential landing sites as Mars turns beneath the craft.
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James J. Doyle
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 2
Mars
Space
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Viking 1
Viking
Earth
Red Planet
Mission Control
Thomas Young
Kenya and Uganda agree to normalize ties and troop withdrawal
Kenya and Uganda pursue a four page communique to end border tensions, halt Kenyan killings and resume oil flow to stabilize Idi Amin's economy. In Iowa, a school bus crash near Neola kills three children and injures 32 as the bus rolls after hitting a bridge during swimming lessons in Avoca.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Neola
Iowa
Tri- Center
Avoca
Mosquito Creek
Ohio delegates back Reagan or Baker for VP pick at Ford convention
A Scripps-Howard survey shows Ohio GOP delegates preferring Ronald Reagan or Sen. Howard Baker as Ford’s vice presidential running mate. Reagan and Baker tied for first with Connally close behind.
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United Press International
Ohio
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Howard Baker
Ford
Scripps - Howard
California
Tennessee
Treasury
John Connally
Tulsa Woman| Grabs Shotgun To Fend Off Intruder
Gloria Peterson of Tulsa County recounted storing a youth who intruded Friday. She and a friend confronted the suspect in the bedroom after ransacking the home, with the shotgun held by the friend and Peterson noting the gun may have been empty.
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Tulsa
UPI
Gloria Peterson
Tulsa County
Sheriff's Department
Weather Notes and Local Vital Records for Willard Area
August 7 1976 weather forecast fair tonight and Sunday with lows 55 to 60 and highs in the 70s. Rain chance 20 percent each period. winds northerly to northeasterly 5 to 10 mph. Humidity at 8 am 81 percent, 2 pm 81 percent, 8 pm 84 percent. Precipitation total .65 inch. Sunrise 6 28 am Sunset 8 38 pm Moonrise 6 50 pm Moonset 4 13 am. Marriage license applications listed for Fisher Gore Christie Cross. Births for Willard area. death noted for Donald J Wertz 45 Willard.
Public opinion on permanent Olympic sites spurs debate
A poll shows 71 calls favoring one site for all future Olympics and 70.3 percent opposing, citing cost and sightseer access. Greece's prime minister proposed moving the summer games to a single permanent location, while others favor neutral hosts or multiple sites. Also noted are postcard voter registration proposals and partisan views on election process safeguards.
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Greece
Ford weighs running mate amid Schweiker bid and dump Schweiker talk
President Ford examines running mate options as reports of a dump Schweiker effort surface. Reagan supporters dispute Schweiker liberal leanings while Helms notes Schweiker could derail Reagan. Carter rebukes Rockefeller attack as Carter meets Neder on consumer legislation. Reagan and Schweiker work delegates in New Jersey New York Pennsylvania but win only six converts.
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Laurence
Ford
Washington Post
Schweiker
North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Reagan
White House
Ron Nesson
Nessen
Word
COP
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Ralph Neder
Carter
Nelson A. Rockefelier
Rockefeller
New Jersey
New York
Umbrellas Abound as Rain Continues in Norwalk
Heavy rain drizzled through Friday into Saturday in Norwalk with 1.31 inches recorded by 11 a.m. A motorist kept dry with an umbrella atop a hole-ridden MG on West Main Street while a woman walked under an umbrella on South Linwood Avenue.
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Norwalk
West Main Street
South Linwood Avenue
Poison may be culprit in 25 Legionnaires deaths
Doctors probing Pennsylvania Legion convention deaths suspect poisoning as the cause. They rule out swine flu bacteria and fungi and say the illness may have peaked with no secondary spread. Officials cite toxins as likely and caution weeks for lab confirmation, noting two new deaths in Pittsburgh and Washington County.
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Charles M. Madigan
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
State Legion
Philadelphia
Leonard Bachman
Sencer
Pittsburgh
Washington County
Bellevue S and L Plans Norwalk Branch Office
The Industrial Savings and Loan Association of Bellevue seeks state approval to open a Norwalk branch at 60 and 52 West Main Street across from the public library. The two lots sold for 94 000, with plans contingent on building and loan supervision approval. Bert Mitchell chairs the board. construction to begin within a year if approved.
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Norwalk
Main St
Case Street
West Main Street
Lawrence Rhoades
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