Skylab Crew Heads to Flight For Orbit Repair
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz flew two T38 jets in formation then over the ocean in a half victory roll as they headed to Cape Kennedy for a Friday launch to repair and salvage their space station. Skylab director Schneider said training looks solid though work remains before liftoff.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Charles
Pete" Conrad
Florida
Patrick Air Force Base
Huntsville
Ala
William C. Schneider
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Kerwin
Weitz
Russell L. Schweickart
House Channels Funds To Classroom Increase
The House voted to raise Gov. Askew’s $54.5 million classroom construction request to $99.5 million by shifting $23 million in university and capitol parking facilities to bonds and financing $22 million in prison buildings from Social Security trust funds. Rep. Savage sought a $145 million school-buildings program but was denied. The body also allocated $30 million of highway funds to acquire environmentally threatened lands and warned against spending that would require new taxes.
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Ytallahassee
UPI
House
Reubin Askew
Jack Savage
St. Petersburg
Savage
Askew
Natural Resources Department
Transportation Department
Askew urges faster session as Florida legislature backs roads
Tallahassee Gov. Reubin Askew pressed for productivity in the Florida legislature as he hopeful the session can finish by June 1. He cited delays from federal social service funds and a school funding ruling, urging road projects to be funded with surplus state funds to complete I 95 in Broward and Palm Beach and I 10 in North Florida. House actions included funding for a consumer office and solar research, denies a legal aid plan, and rejected expanding the interstate fund to 210 million or diverting it to schools.
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Tallahassee
UPI
Reubin Askew
Askew
Broward
Palm Beach
Florida
Transportation
Walter Revell
Appropriations
Marshal Harris
Dmiami
Harris
Bill James
Revell
DOT
House
Lew Earle
Orlando
Granville Crabtree
Sarasota
Gay
Senate passes anti pornography bill to curb sales and promote decency
The Florida Senate approved by 32 to 3 a measure to jail sellers and wholesale promoters of obscene materials and let citizens picket theaters. The bill tracks Gov. Askew and AG Shevin, expanding penalties to operators and distributors while allowing public demonstrations against allegedly obscene books and films. Senator Gallen defended the measure as societal protection amid debates with Myers Gordon and Pettigrew.
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Tallahassee
Uruy
Yates
Senate
House
Reubin Askew
Robert L. Shevin
Tom Gallen
Bradenton
Gallen
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Kenneth M. Myers
Jack D. Gordon
Miami
Myers
Playboy
Penthouse
Gallery
Capitol
Nixon says he did not authorize Watergate clemency or funds
A vintage press summary reports Nixon denying executive clemency offers to Watergate defendants and knowledge of campaign funds used for their defense while admitting unethical campaign activity. He cites partial truth seeking and concerns about CIA covert actions and the Special Investigating Unit, noting later efforts to limit or conceal administration involvement. The piece blends local council notes on taxi rate postings building safety ordinances and a Jane Fonda screening debate with city censorship questions.
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Watergate
Senate
Watergate Investigating Committee
Nixon
CIA
Special
Richardson Nomination Delayed by Ellsberg Telephone Calls
UPI reports Richardson's attorney general nomination was delayed by a Senate Judiciary Committee session after Daniel Ellsberg, tied to the Pentagon Papers case, telephoned several members. Byrd said Richardson was recalled for questioning amid questions about meeting Krogh and Ehrlichman related Watergate details.
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Waorinwiun
UPI
Juliet L. Richardson
Senate’ Committee
Daniel Ellsberg
Judiciary Committee
Richardson
Ellsberg
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Egil “Bud” Krogh
Krogh
Iceland calls British warship moves serious aggression
London reports say Iceland accuses Britain of serious aggression for sending warships to protect fishing boats inside Iceland's 50 mile fishing zone. Iceland's fisheries minister Ludvik Josefsson warns the move worsens prospects for resolution and questions Britain's aims.
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London
UPI
Iceland
Britain
NATO
U.N
Ludvik Josefsson
Reykjavik
Saigon Threatens Halt to Cease-Fire Investigation
Saigon warned it would block ICCS probes into Viet Cong charges of U S bombing inside South Vietnam, insisting the ICCS first investigate cease-fire violations alleged by Saigon two months earlier. The spat arises as JMC reviews a seven point plan and both sides accuse the other of slander and provocation.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
U.S
Joint Military Commission
JMC
United States
Tong le Chan
Viet Cong
Items for Okaloosa Digest Notices
Local bulletin urges organizations to submit notices in typewritten double spaced caps by representatives to Playground Daily News for one-time printing on available space. Phone submissions are not accepted. no carbons. items must be mailed or brought.
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Okaloosa
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Bette Pie
STS
Okaloosa County lunch menus and local club notices
Wednesday menu items include sliced roast beef with gravy whipped potatoes salad applesauce cake rolls at Okaloosa County schools. St Marys school serves chicken and rice soup peanut butter sandwiches chocolate chip cookies orange juice. Rotary Club meets at noon at Holiday Inn Okaloosa Island. speaker William D Gacon Destin Charter Boat Association. Bonsai Society meets 730 p.m. at Max Bruner Junior High with wiring and slides. North West Fla Kart Club hosts 730 p.m. playground area meeting at Hurlburt Field Boy Scout Hall. NCOW welcomes scholarship recipients at 9 a.m. coffee in NCO Club ballroom. May 26 fashion show wig show. Knights of Columbus holds 7 p.m. meeting at K of C Hall Carol Ave.
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Okaloosa County
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Fort Walton Beach
Holiday Inn
Okaloosa Island
William D
Bill) Gacon
Destin Charter Boat Association
FWE Bonsai Society
Bonsai Society
Max Bruner
Larry Swayne
Phil Hopkins
Ed Smith
Frances Dunmyer
North West Florida
North West Fla
Boy Scout Hall
Officers Club
Hurlburt Field
NCOW
NCO Club
Knights of Columbus
K of C.hall
Carol Ave
Disabled Veterans Face Unhealed Wounds From Vietnam
Washington reports show more than 300000 wounded or injured veterans from Vietnam era, with 8355 spinal cord injury patients in VA care as of March 15. Paralyzed Veterans of America leader Jim Maye highlights shift from hospital care to community living, while overall amputations and paralysis rose compared to prior wars, due to survivable battle injuries and rapid evacuation.
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Jim Maye
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Maye
Vietnam
Defense Department
Nader
Korea
PVA
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James W. McCord
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Your Freedom
Freedom Newspapers Inc
Eglin Parkway
Fr. Walton Beach
United Press International
WALP
Niceville
Crestview
Bally
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Okaloosa Digest
Washington
Veterans Administration
Spinal Cord Injury Center
Castle Point
N.Y
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