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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1973

Page

6

Cancer patient Douglas Steen becomes Skylab ambassador

Kevin Steen, a 12 year old cancer survivor from Cave Creek, Arizona, has become a one man ambassador for the Skylab program says his father Orion Steen. After nine Mayo Clinic operations, doctors told his family he would die within weeks, yet Kevin has entered a remission and stays focused on space. He believes the space program keeps him alive and plans to engage with Skylab crews, corresponding with astronauts and receiving NASA schedules.

Cave Creek Ariz Kevin Steen Orion Steen Steen Ticonderoga Pacific Mayo Clinic Kevin Navy Adm J.L. Butts Butts National Aeronautics and Space Administration

All Systems Go For Skylab Shot

CAPE KENNEDY FL AP fit and ready for their space adventure Skylab 1 astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz to fly from Houston to Patrick AFB arriving at noon They will move into crew quarters near the launch pads for the Saturn 5 rocket and the Saturn 1B booster The launch is set for Monday at 12 30 p m CDT with a second launch Tuesday after quarantine and medical exams to verify readiness

Cape Kennedy Fla America’s Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P. Kerwin Paul J. Weitz Houston Patrick Air Force Base Johnson Space Center Conrad, Weitz Kerwin Weitz Conrad Charles Conrad Joseph P.corwin

GOP Governors Lag in Party Influence in 1974 Power Struggle

New York AP report shows Republican governors weaker than Democrats amid Watergate anxieties. GOP leaders push for greater backing while Democrats consolidate control with Carter heading a unified 1974 campaign. Polls hint Rockefeller could revive GOP prospects, but 1976 hopes look tenuous.

New York GOP Washington Jimmy Carter Georgia Senate Eddie Mahe Republican National Committee House Illinois John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon William G. Milliken Michigan Francis W. Sargent Massachusetts Thomas J. Meskill Connecticut Nixon Linwood Holton Virginia George Bush National Party Robert S. Strauss Nelson R. Rockefeller

Salk Art Theft Shocks Nobel Laureate Home

Dr. Jonas Salk reports four artworks valued at 11 700 dollars were stolen from his La Jolla residence including a Picasso etching. A gardener noted a broken window. the burglary marks the third break-in at the house since 1965. Police are investigating with Salk and his wife Françoise Gilot abroad.

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