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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1970
Page
6
A retro-style feature in Library Notes explores Librarius, a bookish zodiac sign born from the library, not the stars. It links Librarius to personalities like Gemini Librarius who seek library help, Capricorn Librarius who show gratitude, and Aries Librarius driven by library causes, urging readers to start at the library today.
NASA blames a protective nose cone that failed to jettison four minutes after Atlas Centaur lift off from Cape Kennedy. The 4,680 pound satellite carried the world’s largest space telescope and cost 98.5 million dollars. Debris likely burned up in atmospheric reentry. OAO 1 and OAO 2 are prior missions with mixed results and ongoing data from OAO 2.
Washington AP reports final census figures with 1970 state rankings and populations including and excluding overseas counts, plus 1960 figures. States listed include California 1st, New York 2nd, Texas 4th, and others with varied ranks and counts. The data span Alabama through Wyoming and show density, overseas adjustments, and year-to-year rankings.
President Nixon ordered a full immediate investigation after a Lithuanian sailor jumped from a Soviet fishing boat to the deck of a U S Coast Guard cutter near Martha's Vineyard amid North Atlantic talks. The State Department urged caution and the sailor faced alleged coercion during a ten hour standoff as he resisted being returned aboard the Soviet vessel.
The Associated Press provides weather summaries from regions outside the main area. Details cover temperatures, precipitation, and notable conditions impacting travel and daily life.
Rome AP reports the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to legalize divorce in Italy, delivering a major Vatican setback. About 500,000 legally separated Italians could start formal divorce steps, with up to five years of likely litigation due to court backlogs. The bill passed 319 to 286 after night sessions, with grounds including long jail terms, incest or attempted murder, insanity, foreign divorce abroad, and nonconsummated marriages. The same session approved Colombo's austerity tax hike on luxury items.
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