Skylab Crew Probes Earth Resources in North Central Route
Skylab astronauts led by Charles Conrad Jr., Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz conducted an earth resources pass over North Dakota through the Great Lakes and Atlantic states. Data supported wildlife habitat, pollution, and urban development studies while plans in space manufacturing and materials tests use electron beam welding and molten metal experiments.
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Spact Center
Houston
Skylab
Seaboard
Orbiting
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Ohio
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Caribbean
Cleveland
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Conrad
Skylab 1
Voltage cuts sweep New York utilities under heat wave
The New York state power pool ordered a five percent voltage reduction at manually operated substations at 10 a.m. due to an intense heat spell. About one percent of the system is affected, while most of the grid uses automatic controls. The full system is expected to implement the five percent cut later.
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New York
Michigan
Ohio
New England
Con Edison
Chicago
New York City
Connecticut
Harford County
Maryland
National Weather Service
New York State Power Commission
Agnew Pleads for Broader Economic Powers at Michigan Meet
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew urged Congress to grant Nixon broader authority to build economic systems for the rest of the century. Speaking to the Michigan Manufacturers Association, he said global economics have equal importance with political and security concerns.
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Lansing, Mich
Spiro T. Agnew
Congress
Nixon
Michigan Manufacturers Association
Agnew
Dean
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
St. Louis
Stans Ordered to Testify Before Watergate Panel
The Senate Watergate committee ordered Maurice H. Stans to testify at televised hearings, despite his lawyer’s plea to delay. Chairman Sam J. Ervin Jr. said the panel unanimously agreed he should testify now as his NY fund raising trial looms.
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Klig
Stans
New York
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Lansing, Mich
Agnew
Senate Committee
Cox
Teenager arraigned in shooting death in upstate New York
Louis Jurakka, 18, of Speakers, Montgomery County, was arraigned on murder and jailed without bail for the shotgun slaying of a 72 year old Schenectady man. His mother Margaret Royale, 46, also of Speakers, faced a hindering prosecution charge.
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Fonda
N.Y
Montgomery County
Schenectady
Louis Juracka
Charleston Town
William Kleitgen
Margaret Royale
Rockefeller OKs Local Schools Aid Increase to 2.55 Billion
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller signed into law a package boosting local school aid by 124 million dollars to 2.55 billion total. The measure adds 23 million for textbook aid to public and nonpublic schools and 9 million for increased aid to low wealth high tax districts.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Gridders Under Surveillance Report Sparks NFL Inquiry
The NFL denied any specific information about a New York Times report that four players are under surveillance for drug traffic. The Times cited narcotics sources and indicated two teammates may be tied to a cocaine smuggling ring, though no names were released.
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NEW York
National Football League
NFL
New York Times
Immunity Granted to Dean and Magruder for Testimony at Watergate Hearing
Federal Judge John J. Sirica granted immunity to former White House counsel John Dean and ex-deputy Jeb Magruder for their Watergate testimony while allowing Dean to appear before a grand jury without immunity. The Senate Watergate hearing resumes with Maurice Stans as the star witness and live radio television coverage approved.
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Washington
Senate
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Herbert L. Porter
Nixon
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
White House
Dean
Magruder
Sirica
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Stans
Court rules OEO head appointed illegally in bid to close agency
A federal judge enjoined OEO Acting Director Howard Phillips from further action, ruling his appointment invalid since Nixon failed to nominate him to the Senate. The decision challenges efforts to shut the antipoverty agency though the agency faces likely dissolution by July 1 with no new funding.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S. District Court
William B. Jones
OEO
Howard J. Phillips
Jones
Phillips
Senate
OKO
Harrison Williams
New Jersey
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Congress
Saigon Bares Cease-Fire Terms in Paris Draft
Saigon sources in Paris reveal a draft cease-fire plan by Kissinger and Tho aiming for a 24 hour cease-fire after signing and detailing timetables for related provisions. The plan would halt U S aerial reconnaissance, resume mine sweeping, and set a 15 day to 30 day timeline for related steps with a 48 hour clash meeting to prevent hostilities. Saigon objects to zones of control and a national reconciliation council without fixed election timetables.
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Saigon
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
U.S
Cambodia
United States
North Vietnam
Joint Economic Committee
Council of National Reconciliation and Concord
Kissinger
Washington
North Vitnam
Cost Estimates Rise for English Channel Tunnel Plan
London based report cites a 2.125 billion dollar cost to complete twin railway tubes by 1980. Trains would link London to Paris in 2 hours 40 minutes, far faster than current rail and ferry times. Critics warn on terrorism and high price while supporters argue delay increases costs and urge parliamentary approval.
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London
English Channel
Paris
Britain
France
Folkestone
England
Sangatte
Calais
Times
Europe
Rockefeller outlines NY anti drug law plan in Manhattan meeting
Governor Nelson Rockefeller presented implementation details for New York’s strengthened anti drug statutes to about 24 judicial and law enforcement officials. The package includes a Sept. 1 effective date, a $30.3 million budget boost for addiction programs, 100 new judges, and expanded court, correctional, and probation services. The plan aims at harsher penalties with possible life sentences on repeat trafficking offenses, drawing mixed reactions from attendees formerly criticizing the proposals.
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Manhattan
Judiciary
Police
Rockefeller
State
Narcotic Addiction Control Commission
State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Utility firms face new round of power loans voltage cuts
With another scorcher on the way, utility companies issue fresh power loans and cut voltages across regions from Maine to Washington. Con Edison reports an 8 percent cut the maximum before load shedding. Detroit Edison and Consumers Power also reduce voltages to meet demand.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
New York City
Maine
Washington D.C
New York
Consolidated Edison Co
Westchester County
Michigan Power Pool
Detroit Edison
Michigan
USAF Launches Spy Satellite From Cape Kennedy
A Titan 3C rocket launched at 3:15 a.m. from Cape Kennedy carrying a powerful spy satellite. The satellite will provide near real time missile launch alerts for Russia and sit 222 300 miles above the Indian Ocean as insurance if prior satellites fail.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S. Air Force
Air Force Space
Russia
Indian Ocean
Air Force
Heat Wave Grips East as Power Firms Trim Voltage
Eastern third of the nation endures a scorching heat wave with temperatures in the 90s and low 80s. Utilities cut voltage along the East Coast and in Chicago to prevent brownouts, causing traffic disruption near O’Hare. Severe storms bring rain, cooler air behind a front, and tornado sightings in Wyoming and Texas.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Seaboard
East Coast
Chicago
Electric Company
Michigan
O'Hare International
Gulf and
South Atlantic
Great Lakes
New England
Charleston
S.C
Senate Debates Plan to Junk Nixon Phase 3 Project
Senate debate centers on replacing Nixon Phase 3 with a tight wage price freeze. Government sources signal a possible Nixon fourth phase inflation control decision and a Wednesday announcement. Sen Proxmire's proposal to freeze all but raw agricultural products could be attached to a State Department bill amid Democratic pressure on inflation.
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Senate Today
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Posal
William Proxmire
Wis
Proxmire
State Department
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