Planet life theory returns to vogue in space debates
Space scientists revive questions on water and life on the moon and planets. Dr. Meyer notes Apollo 17 will probe subsurface ice on the moon while Karl Henize argues Jupiter’s methane and ammonia could harbor life in floating atmospheric layers.
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Frank Macomber
Copley News Service
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Apollo
Rice University
Lunar
Aerospace Industry
Space Agency
James W. Meyer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center For Space Research
Meyer
Karl G. Heinze
America
Heinze
NTSU inaugurates Calvin C. Jitter Nolen as president
North Texas State University officially installs Calvin Cleave Jitter Nolen as president in Denton with academic pomp. More than 2,000 attendees include top state political figures at Texas fourth largest university's ceremony.
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Denton
Texa AP
North Texas State University
Calvin Cleave Jitter Nolen
Nolen
Texas
Experts appraise 418-year treasure found off Padre Island
Four experts examined a 418-year old treasure recovered off Padre Island to estimate its value for U S District Judge Reynaldo Garza. Platoro Inc and the state of Texas would share the treasure, with Texas possibly receiving value rather than the items themselves. The ruling could be appealed to the Fifth Circuit.
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Austin
Padre Island
U. S. District Court
Reynaldo Garza
Brownsville
Texas
Platoro, ‘Ltd
Indiana
Carl Clauson
Florida
Roderick Webster
Abner Planetarium
Chicago
Henry Grunth
American Numismatic Society of New York
Platoro
Truett Lattimer
Texas Historical Survey Committee
Texas Antiquities Committee
Lattimer
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
French scientist delays cave time study start
Michel Siffre, a French scientist, delays his six month isolation in Midnight Cave near Del Rio Texas citing money and equipment issues. He now plans to begin around December 15 with a stocked base camp and readings on body temperature heart rate and brain waves to study time warping during the 48 hour cycle observed in prior cave experiments.
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Siffre
Midnight Cave
Ranch Country
Here
France
Hugo Black's Alexandria Home Goes Up for Sale
The three story Georgian row house in Alexandria Virginia once home to Supreme Court Justice Hugo L Black is on the market after his death on September. The residence shows bare shelves in his chambers and burn notes from the bench while his secretary and widow sort Black's books for distribution to best benefit.
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Washington
Alexandria
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Justice Black
Frances Lamb
Black
Harvard
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Hizabeth
Virginia
Scientists ponder Red space probe and Mars 2 3 mission
Moscow announced Mars 2 released a capsule and pennant on the surface of Mars while offering few details on instruments or data return. Caltech and Cornell scientists weigh whether an instrument package exists and the milestone would mark a major step in planetary exploration if data are being received.
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Pasadena
Calif
Moscow
Mars
Soviet Union
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tass
Martian
Robert Sharp
Cal Tech
Mariner 9
U. S
San Antonio Bus Drivers Strike After Rejected Offer
San Antonio bus drivers and mechanics walked out affecting about 60 000 riders daily after rejecting the transit system offer. Union president Wilson Parker said the union preferred an 8.23 percent raise, rejected due to a fare increase and no cost of living escalator. The seven percent proposal remains under Pay Board review while management cites federal program limits.
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Carl Sagan
Cornell University
Mariner 9
San Antonio
Tex
Wilson Parker
Parker
Transit System
Norman Hill
Insurance firm to offer no fault auto coverage nationwide
The United Services Automobile Association plans a broad voluntary no fault auto insurance program for about 536 000 active duty and former military officers with policies in DC Texas and 42 other states. It would cost about 10 dollars per year per family and applies to private cars pedestrians and passengers in any vehicle driven by the insured. The plan begins Feb 1 as a free endorsement and will be optional with renewals from April 1 at the same price, pending state approvals.
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San Antonio
Tex
APA
United Services Automobile Association
District of Columbia
Texas
United States
Canada
95 year old J D Stevens dances at White House aging conference
In Washington 95 year old Justus Stevens ties for oldest delegate with Eartha White. He jokes he does not smoke or drink yet loves women, plans to marry again after the conference, and continues ranching and Green Thumb work in Utah. He urges better healthcare and more funds for the aged.
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Washington
Justus
J. D
Stevens
White House
Eartha May Magdalene White
Jacksonville
Fla
Salt Lake City
Mary Owens
Utah Territory
Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid
United States
Insurance profits raise hopes for lower premium rates
AP Business Analyst notes property and liability insurers report solid profits in recent months, prompting talk that rates may fall. The piece traces past losses, the impact of inflation relief, and a Continental Casualty internal remedy that cut expenses and expanded management responsibility to restore profitability.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
Continental Casualty
Cement advances promise hip replacement breakthrough
The U S government approved a new methacrylate surgical cement that enables a cement hip socket procedure and potential artificial shoulder and knee replacements. Dr Roderick Turner said the cement allows a ball and socket hip joint creation, offering hope to about one million Americans with diseased hips.
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New Orleans
United States
American Medical Association
Roderick Turner
Massachusetts General Hospital
U. S
Britain
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Food and Drug Administration
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