Viking 1 sends first color Mars shots from landing site
In Pasadena AP reports Viking 1 sent earthmen the first close up color images of Mars showing a red rocky desert under a pale blue sky. Scientists note nitrogen and argon in the atmosphere hint at past conditions that could have supported life while river activity suggested by orbit data implies a wetter past.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
Thomas Mutch
Viking
Mutch
Farlier
Gerald Soffen
Soffen
Ma's
Viking Lander
Earth
Arizona Desert
Marsquakes
Federal grand jury indicts eight in Pecos return
Federal grand jury indictments total eight with one defendant bound over for trial in Pecos. Indictments allege narcotics trafficking and alien transport. A separate trial set for September includes Wylie Ulmer in obstruction case connected to a 1974 mail truck robbery. The reestablished Pecos federal court will hold monthly juries, with next indictments due August 16.
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Pecos
Federal District Court
Post Office
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Oscar M. Juarez
Kermit
Jesus de Las Casas-Cadena
Chihuahua
Mexico
Jesus Jose Ontiveros
Cayanosa
Carrillo
Montoya
San Angelo
Howard Malone
Mark L. Sullivan
Felipe B. Navarette
Lovington
N.M
United States
Navarette
D.W. Suttle
Wylie Ulmer
Midland
Ulmer
Pyote
Barstow
Suttle
Federal Grand Jury
U.S
Stephen Balog
Balog
Teapot steam causes Shreveport Houston fire scare
A Shreveport house fire sparked confusion in Houston as radio signals crossed due to atmospheric interference. Firefighters traced the source to a teapot steam trigger, revealing the incident was not a blaze at all. The miscommunication prompted a two-city search for a non existent location.
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Shreveport
Houston
Tex
Line Ave
Cecil Street
The
Enquirer
Open line saves a life directing ambulance in Kansas City
Eunice R. Rigg, 64, collapsed from internal bleeding after dialing the operator. Wyandotte County sheriff dispatcher John Holt redirected the call to the sheriff’s office and guided an ambulance to her apartment as sirens grew louder then faded. The crew found her semiconscious. she was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Kansas City
Kan
Eunice R. Rigg
Wyandotte County
John G. Holt
Holt
Parallels Avenue
Mrs. Rigg
Reading Yesterday's Horoscope and Diet Nonsense
A humorous reminiscence on superstition and self control. The narrator jokes about how speaking aloud may influence luck, jokes about diets from a tabloid, and recalls a Wichita rail work era meal with comically misread burritos leading to a dislike of Mexican food. The piece blends personal quirks with light cultural observations.
Zone change request on Pecos city council agenda
South Pecos city council meets at 7 30 a m Thursday to hear a zone change on land between Eddy and Hackberry Streets to move from R1 to R4 as owners plan mobile home lots. Also on the agenda are talks on ambulance service and local telephone and cable services.
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South Pecos
Eddy
Hackberry Streets
Veterans
Stafford Blvd
Cation
City Planning and Zoning Board
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Fire Department
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Harvard University
Daniel
God
America
Viking I
CBS
CBS News
Midland City
Ontiveros
Conrado Gillie Carrillo
Ernest Pete Montoya
Albuquerque
Republic of Mexico
Washington (Ap
Les Aspin
Secret House Intelligence Committee
CIA
Reuter News Agency
Daniel Schorr
New Orleans
Texas
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William W. Justice
Texas Youth Council
TYC
Justice
Alicia Morales
Sth
Gatesville State School
Mountain View State School
Wichita
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