Space Umbrella To Shade Skylab In Orbit
NASA officials select a large silver umbrella as the safest way to shade and cool Skylab. Flight director Neil Hutchinson predicts the crew will deploy the sunshade next weekend and repair a jammed solar wing, signaling a major turnaround from earlier doubts.
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Pete” Conrad
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George B. Hardy
Hardy
William C. Schneider
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Schneider
Johnson Space Center
Brezhnev Firm On US Schedule Amid Watergate Questions
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev, in West Germany for talks with Chancellor Brandt, confirmed plans for a June Washington visit and said Watergate would not affect his schedule. He arrived Friday, met Brandt, and discussed economic and industrial issues during a three hour session.
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UPI
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West Germany
Nixon
America
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Washington
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West Ae
Saurday"niz
Police Curb Big Snake In New York Street call misread
Two patrolmen answered a vague animal alert that grew to a warning about a constrictor loose. A frightened woman described a nine inch garden snake as a boa and led officers to the fourth floor landing. The snake was captured and released in the gutter, then coiled again.
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UPD
Robert Carpenter
Carpenter
Joseph McKenna
High Bridge Park
Voice of America Flatly Reports Watergate Abroad
VOA reports the Watergate scandal openly to foreign listeners with candor. Senators debate cutting VOA funding as Kingsly defends straightforward coverage to preserve credibility against foreign and domestic criticism.
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VOA
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Nixon
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U.S. Information Agency
Nathan Kingsly
Kingsly
UPI
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Lincoln
Watergate Hearings Shape Congressional Week Schedule
Washington lawmakers likely to be preoccupied with Watergate developments this week causing delays in routine business and votes as committees adjust agendas and leaders weigh priorities. The upshot is a slowed pace and heightened focus on investigative fallout.
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U.S
Iran
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Dmo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Alabama Tornadoes Injure 60 in North Alabama Destroys Homes
Tornadoes struck North Alabama late Saturday injuring at least 60 people and destroying more than 125 homes and house trailers in Fort Payne Hazel Green Scottsboro and Powell's Crossroads. Two seriously injured in Fort Payne. hail and property damage also reported across Tennessee and Georgia.
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Wilson County
Illinois beauty Aman da Jones crowned Miss U.S.A. 1973
Aman da Jones 22 of Illinois won the Miss U.S.A. 1973 title from 51 contestants, will represent the U S at Miss Universe in Athens. First runner up was Susan Carlson of Schenectady New York. The winner receives cash prizes, a personal appearance contract, wardrobe and travels.
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U.S.A
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District of Columbia
America
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Schenectady
Salem State College
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Tanya Wilson
Hawaii
Rhode Island
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Providence
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Sherry Nix
Phoenix
Maryland
Belly Joe Grove
College Park
Viet Cong press slams Saigon over ICCS transport
The PRG Viet Cong charged Saigon with withholding helicopters needed to move liaison officers for the ICCS probe of alleged U.S. bombing. The memo from Maj. Gen. Marian Ryba urged use of military helicopters to shuttle officers to An Lac and Cu Chi, near Saigon, for investigations near Koc Ninh and Xa Mat.
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International Commission For Control and Supervision
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U.S
Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Prg-Viet Cong
PRG
Joint Military Commission
JMC
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Cu Chi
An Loc
Bien Hoa
Koc Ninh
Xa Mat
Community notices and schedules from Okaloosa Digest
Okaloosa Digest items note submission rules for Playground Daily News and list local menu items and events. Monday lunch menus include Okaloosa County schools and St Marys entries. events cover FWBHS Art Show Viking Band Concert YMCA Board meeting AOA Technical Dinner and Needlecraft Club meeting with local host addresses and times.
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Eglin Officers’ Club
FBI Probes Segretti Florida Activities In 1972 Primary
FBI continues to probe California attorney Donald H. Segretti over political sabotage charges tied to the 1972 Florida presidential primary. He is noted to have visited Florida twice during the campaign and to have made at least 77 telephone calls to Florida residents prior to the convention, with many calls to young Republicans in South Florida and Tampa.
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UPI
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Donald H. Segretti
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Miami Beach
Tampa
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