Skylab repair crew uses hammer and feather in space walk
NASA reports Tar Skylab 1 astronauts Charles Conrad and Paul Weitz performed a second spacewalk to repair solar telescope systems, dusting a lens and replacing a battery charger switch while Joseph Kerwin stayed aboard. They used a hammer and a feather as tools and praised the mission as a total success. Vladimir Shatalov congratulated the crew on behalf of Soviet cosmonauts.
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UPI
Sonth
Scientixts
Earth
Charles
Pete” Conrad
Paul J. Weitz
Joseph P. Kerwin
100Ston
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Conrad
Skylab
Kerwin
Vladimir A. Shatalov
Outer Space
Shatalov
Mission Control
Mill Windler
Orbit
America
Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club meets noon at Holiday Inn
Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club invites visiting Rotarians to attend a noon meeting at the Holiday Inn on Okaloosa Island with Kenne Gatlin, manager of Security Tile Co., as guest speaker.
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Fort Walton Beach
Max Bruner
Smith
Dunmyer
Jaycees
Hurlburt Officers Club
Jere Tolton
Commission Debates Garbage Labor Tensions and County Plans
County commissioners clash with garbage workers over takeovers and strikes while considering three way talks among employees, employers, and officials. Devon Pelham of the Marshal Development Company seeks county water lines for a 560 home project east of Niceville, with a later plan for sewer work. The board also agrees to aid the Crestview Disabled American Veterans by leasing county land.
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Jack Nichols
Dee Parkton
Bob Echols
Nichols
Highsmith
Wallace Bullock
Echols
Bullock
Natly
Ray
Environmental Protection Agency
Lnase
Crestview
Fragmented Readers Notice From Playground Daily News
A damaged OCR fragment from Playground Daily News shows subscription rates and delivery details. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, various payment plans, and notes Audit Bureau of Circulation involvement, with unclear city and date references.
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Your Reedom
Playground Daily News Division
Florida
Frecaoma Newspapers
the. Eglin Parkway
SE Ft. Wallon Beach
Two Sub Crew Die After Cold Ocean Sub Incident
Two scientists aboard a 21 foot minisub died from cold exposure after 31 hours on the ocean floor near Key West. Surviving crew members were rescued and recovering on the mother ship Sea Diver. Memorial services planned. donations suggested to the Albert Stover Clayton Link Scholarship Fund.
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Key West
Fla. Cupl
David Youngblood
al Stover
Juno Beach
Fla
Clayton Link
Sea Link
Youngblood
Vera Beach
The
Link Foundation
Binghamton
N.Y
Albert Stover-Clayton Link
Robert Meek
Archibald
Jock"" Menzies
Smithsonian Institution
Pass Guilty in UMW Murder Case in 1963 Slayings
Albert Pass former United Mine Workers official was found guilty of three counts of murder in the 1963 killings of reform leader Joseph Yablon his wife and daughter. Special prosecutor Sprague said another arrest would follow and suggested an orchestrated plan tied to a $20 000 union fund approved by UMW president Pony Boyle. Pass 54 of Middlesboro Ky is the seventh ex UMW official charged in the case and faces life imprisonment if upheld on appeal by Friday.
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WHI
UPD
United Mine Workers
UMW
Albert Pass
Joseph
Jock” Yablonski
Richard Sprague
Washington
Sprague
W.A
Pony'’ Boyle
Pass
Kentucky
Tennessee
Erie County Court
Middlesboro
UMW International Executive Board
Inquiry on Navy rescue of Smithsonian sub is questioned
Rep. Richard Fulton urged the House Armed Services Committee to review the Navy’s rescue of the Smithsonian research submarine in which four men aboard died. He noted delays due to flying a diving bell from the West Coast and questioned why advanced equipment was not available on the East Coast amid the Thresher tragedy memories. The sub lay in 8,000 feet? No, 80 feet of water near Key West. The Thresher sank in 1969, killing 129.
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Fulani
Hebert
Fulton
Jeter
Florida
Askers
Smithsonian
Key West
Fla
U.S. Navy
North Atlantic
Gas Shortage Sparks Blame Across Industry
United Press International reports blame crowded the gasoline crisis. Consumers faulted dealers, dealers blamed producers and experts cited overseas motorists for price pressures. Chrysler Corp said its U S supplies kept operations running despite Canadian export embargo. An expert in Lakewood, Nd, called it a price squeeze from foreign buyers. Senator Henry M. Jackson asked the FTC to probe possible price manipulation by major oil firms. The AAA noted nationwide availability at only about 50 to 60 percent in its weekly survey.
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United Press International
United States
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Canada
U.S
Lakewood
Americans
Washington
D.C
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Automobile Association of America
AAA
Gun stolen from Okaloosa County home report
Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies received a report Monday evening from Hilda F. Loy of Fort Walton Beach that a .22 caliber pistol and a box of shells were taken from a chest of drawers at an unknown date. Several leads are under investigation.
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Okaloosa County
Dollar Gains After Watergate Hearing Pause
The dollar strengthened against European currencies as Senate Watergate hearings paused. London and Zurich gold prices fell, while Hong Kong gold hit a new high. The dollar rose to 2.717 guilders in Amsterdam and to $2.575 per pound in London, with gains vs the West German mark and a softer Swiss banking stance aiding the move.
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London
UPI
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Zurich
Hong Kong
Senate
Postal contract tentative. raises eyed for first class rates
Union and U S Postal Service negotiators reached a tentative contract Tuesday, signaling higher first class letter postage to 10 cents. APWU President Filbey said wage increases exceed the government 5.5 percent standard but exact figures were not disclosed. Some demands, like strike bans and layoffs, remained unresolved. ratification by union members is still pending.
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Wasmfgtm
UPL) — Union
U.S. Postal Service
Elmer T. Klassen
Francis S$. Filbey
American Postal Workers Union
APWU
Filbey
New York City
Postal Service
Crestview Hikes Budget For City Departments
Crestview officials approved about 200000 in additional funds for city departments at a planning meeting Monday night. The package covers Fire and Police expansions, Fairview Park improvements, park department machinery, street department equipment, building and water funds, plus scraps department and clerk supplies. An amount was cut from the original request and some moved to the General Fund. The city accepted an award from Council on Aging for its care and devotion, presented by President John Parker and Director Pat Quickle.
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Crestview
Fire
Polices
Fairview Park
Park Departent
Street
Water Department
Council On Aging
John Parker
Pat Quickle
Revenue Sharing Funds Fuel Area Projects Across States
A government study shows about 72 percent of 770 jurisdictions plan to use most of the 6.2 billion in revenue sharing for construction, buildings, fire apparatus, and equipment as they confront funding gaps and uncertain future support. City leaders including New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu and Office of Revenue Sharing Director Graham Walt described delays, inflation pressures, and limited social service use as incentives to invest now and reduce local taxes.
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UPI
General
Moon Laundeven
New Orleans
Graham W. Walt
Office of Revenue Sharing
U.S. Conference of Mayors
San Franksco
Landrieu
Watt
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