Skylab Cabin Temperatures Fall as Awnings Begin Shade Work
Skylab’s cabin cooled to 90 to 105 degrees as NASA crews advance two large shade awnings. Charles Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz may fly on an unprecedented repair mission starting Sunday, with May 25 as a possible launch target.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab
Space Agency
Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
George B. Hardy
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Space Station
Johnson Space Center
Buckley Says Nixon Impeachment Unrealistic in Watergate
UPI reports columnist William F. Buckley on Wednesday night arguing that Nixon should not be impeached even if tied to Watergate, calling impeachment an unrealistic punishment that could convulse the republic and threaten state safety.
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Louisville
UPI
William F. Buckley
Nixon
Republic
SEC Chief G Bradford Cook Resigns Over Watergate Tie
Washington news reports that SEC Chairman G Bradford Cook resigned after ten weeks amid fallout from Watergate. He is linked by a grand jury to two former Cabinet officials in a suspected scheme to fix a stock fraud case for financier Robert Vesco in exchange for a $200000 contribution to Nixon’s 1972 reelection effort.
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Washington
UPI
Watergate
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
G. Bradford Cook
Cook
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Woman delivers mystery package to Cincinnati Bell office
A woman enters the downtown Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co office and hands a wrapped gift to a service rep saying to dispose of it. Fire Department bomb squad removes and opens the box revealing a single red touch-phone with no explanation.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Gasoline Shortages Worsen as Summer Demand Looms
Gasoline supplies have tightened further nationwide with rationing and plant closings. The shortage worsens as independents exit the market and the government voluntary program fails to prevent cuts. In Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo plans to sell a $140,000 hillside home after budget pressures add $70,000 to costs.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
UPI
Frank L. Rizzo
Rizzo
Carmella
Australia to supply navy refueling ship over NZ frigate plan
Defense Minister Lance Barnard said Australia would provide a naval refueling ship if New Zealand proceeds with sending a frigate into the area for France's nuclear tests. He noted the preferred vessel is in dock, with alternatives ready, but Australia would not move the ship into the testing zone itself.
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Canberra
Tps
Lance Bernard
Australia
New Zealand
France
Barnard
Norman Kirk
Colorado to allow marijuana farming with four acre cap
The Colorado legislative committee advanced a bill to legalize cannabis production and sale with revenues earmarked for an old age pension. The amendment limits growers to four acres and blocks felons from licenses while making bootlegging a felony. A witness urged defeat citing a personal tragedy linked to drug use.
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Denver
UPI
Colorado
John Finlator
Bureau of Narcotics
Marion Sinclair
Littleton
Colo
Ervin Opens Watergate Hearings In No Holds Barred Probe
Senate committee led by Sam Ervin launches public hearings into the Watergate scandal with vows to spare no one, aiming to uncover all facts behind the Democratic National Committee break in. More than 200 spectators gather outside the Old Senate Office Building.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Teapot Dome
Ervin
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
United States
Four Lane U S 20 Study Proceeds in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Transportation studies converting U S 20 east of Norwalk into a four lane highway. Construction may be ten to twenty years away with preliminary studies taking six to ten years. Costs are debated with estimates around 22 million, though engineers consider higher.
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U.S. 20
Norwalk
Ohio Department of Transportation
Oberlin
Stan Hunt
Ashland
Hunt
Huron County Regional Planning Commission
Ohio 13
Ervin
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Gurney
Suit Filed Over Norwalk Car Crash
Mr. and Mrs. Socrates Delianides seek 35000 damages from Dale A. Timman and his father James A. Timman for a Benedict Avenue November collision. Mrs. Delianides says the car was struck in the rear and she suffered back injuries. Attorney Herbert R. Freeman seeks a jury trial.
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Socrates Delianides
Firelands Blvd
Benedict Avenue
Dale A. Timman
Woodlawn Ave
James A. Timman
Delianides
Warren Drive
Timman
Herbert R. Freeman
Norwalk
Common Pleas Court
80th Birthday Flight Turns Reporter Pale
Park Ernsberger marked his 80th birthday with a flight from Norwalk Airport in a Cessna 150. The reporter, queasy from the ride, described the experience and Ernsberger’s cheerful insistence on staying active, planning to fly again at 85 if possible.
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Carol Buescher Park
Ernsberger
Norwalk
Brilliant Boy Caught With Bombs At High School
A Cardinal Mooney High School sophomore was arrested after security found two pipe bombs in his possession. Police say he is a brilliant student whose aim was to gain recognition, and he cooperated fully. He will be handled by juvenile court with possible counseling.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Cardinal Mooney High School
Carmen M. Bruno
Police
Bruno
Norwalk High Hosts Open House with Arts and Gymnastics
Norwalk High School invites the public to meet teachers during an open house featuring an art display and a gymnastics demonstration. A general assembly begins the program at 7 30 p.m.
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Norwalk High School
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