British prime minister Harold Wilson to retire at age 60
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told his cabinet and Queen Elizabeth II that he will resign once the Labour Party in the House of Commons selects a new leader. He says he will step down by age 60, citing age and policy pressures amid high inflation and economic woes.
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London
Harold Wilson
Labor
House of Commons
The
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Wilson
Ter
Hugh Gaitskell
Laborites
Britain
Commons
Study Finds Bikinis Calm Traffic, Proxmire Scoffs
A government funded study at Purdue led by Dr. Robert A. Baron shows male drivers slow, smile, and refrain from honking when a bikini clad woman or other humorous theater is present at red lights. Sen. William Proxmire calls the NSF project a waste.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
Proxmire
National Science Foundation
Robert A. Baron
Purdue University
Baron
West Lafayette
Ind
Army forces fire warning shot at Christian president's home
Lebanese clashes flare as Moslem deserters say they fired a warning round at the presidential palace of Franjieh, who seeks a face-saving resignation. Forces under Lt. Ahmed Al Khatib and Col. Raouf Samad press toward Beirut's hilltop palace while Saiqa guerrillas block advances.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Ahmed Al-Khatib
Khatib
Aziz Ahdab
Franjieh
Col
Raouf Samad
Mt. Lebanon
Ahdab
Saiqa
Hafez Assad
Syria
Rescue ball designed for emergency space passenger transfer
Engineers at Johnson Space Center designed a 34 inch diameter zippered rescue ball to serve as an emergency space chamber for transferring passengers from a disabled craft to a rescue vessel. The inflated four psi chamber maximizes space, includes a single port for radio contact, and is intended for future space shuttle operations enabling seven astronaut flights into orbit.
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Johnson Space Center
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