Skylab crew predict 28 day orbital study phase
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz settle into life aboard the space station and begin a 28 day science run. They stress their bodies with a bicycle and gravity device, report a stable orbit, and outline plans for meals sun observations solar studies and Earth resource monitoring.
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UPI
Skylab
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Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J
Weitz
Earth
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast
Big Solar Observatory
Space Station
Conrad
Mission Control
Senate Watergate Hearings Set to Pause for June Testimony
Senate Watergate chair Sam Ervin said testimony from former White House aides will come mid June after questioning Nixon re election aides. He cited delays from the Justice Department on immunity for Dean and Magruder as delaying crucial White House testimony.
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White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Ervin
Justice Department
Schlesinger Urges Nation to Honor Patriotism This Memorial Day
Defense Secretary-designate James Schlesinger told 300 mourners at Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that the nation must not scorn patriotic sentiment. Memorial Day honors include wreaths and services for Vietnam nurse Lt Sharon Lane, the first American servicewoman to die there. Beaches saw light crowds as rain persisted in the East.
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United Press International
Vietnam
Oregon
Schlesinger
New York
Canton
Ohio
Stark County
Sharon Lane
Army Nurse Corps
Iceland asks NATO to remove British warships from Iceland waters
Iceland urged NATO to intervene to end British naval protection of trawlers inside Iceland's 50 mile fishing limit. Foreign Minister Einar Agustsson announced the move after a parliamentary committee meeting and said a letter to the UN Security Council president would be drafted.
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API
Iceland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Einar Agustsson
U N. Security Council
Althing
Agustsson
NATO Council
Brussels
Senate poised to push antiwar bill on Cambodian bombing
The Senate moves Tuesday to bar federal funds for military action in Cambodia or Laos, aiming to force immediate end to bombing there. Sponsored by Senator Eagleton, the measure faces House uncertainty and a likely Nixon veto, with negotiators seeking ceasefire assurances.
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UPI
Senate
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Southeast Asia
Congress
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eagleton
Navy Coup in Greece Uncovered
Athens reports that 35 active duty naval officers were implicated in a planned coup against the regime. Captain Nickolas Pappas of the destroyer Velos fled to Italy with six officers and 24 crewmen after withdrawing from NATO maneuvers off Sardinia. Authorities tied the plot to a resistance group, Greek Antidictatorial Youth EAN, and arrested several figures including retired admirals.
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UPI
Nickolas Pappas
Velos
NATO
Sardinia
Italy
Stamalopoulos
Nixon Eulogizes American Dead on Memorial Day
President Nixon delivered a taped Memorial Day tribute from Biscayne Bay Florida praising U S war dead and noting the nation as a peacetime power with troops home from Vietnam. He then left for Reykjavik to meet with Georges Pompidou on a summit timetable prior to Brezhnev’s late June Washington visit.
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Fla
API
Nixon
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Washington
Georges Pompidou
Biscayne Bay
Ronald L. Ziegler
Florida House approves 225 million in state funds for cities and counties
The Florida House passed a revenue sharing bill 108 to 5 authorizing 225 million dollars in state funds for cities and counties. Cities receive 155 million and counties 70 million with modest increases over the current year. The bill retains the current distribution formula despite calls to shift more to larger counties.
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UPD
House
Senate
Carl Ogden
Jacksonville
Finance and Tax Committee
John Clark
Lakeland
Mideast Conflict Seen Within Three Weeks
A Beirut newspaper An Nahar reports possible new Middle East fighting within three weeks citing Egyptian orders and speculation that the clash could arise during the Nixon Brezhnev meeting on June 18. It notes Soviet arms support and possible delivery of MiG aircraft to Egypt, with Sadat perhaps signaling approval during the visit. The MENA agency confirms continued Soviet backing and talks in Moscow. The Jerusalem Post notes Jordan’s government openness to peace talks if Israel withdraws from occupied lands.
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Beirut
Middle East
An Nahar
Cairo
Leonid {. Brezhnev
United States
Egypt
Moscow
Anwar
Sadat
Middle East News Agency
MENA
Soviet Union
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Mohammed Hassan Zayyat
Andrei A Gromyko
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post
Classified Ads for Main Office in Niceville Crestview
Local circulation advertisement from WALP lists contact numbers 243-3127 678-1927 and 243-6232 for classified notices and ad services. Highlights include listing options and outreach across Niceville Crestview markets.
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WALP
Niceville
Crestview
Community notices from Okaloosa Digest and local groups
The Okaloosa Digest lists notices for item submissions to Playground Daily News, school menus for Okaloosa County and St. Marys, and local club events. Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Club meets at noon with Lt Col William Old as speaker. Shrine Club hosts card day. Boys Club displays crafts at Fort Walton Beach Library. Okaloosa Mobile Home Association meeting Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Girl Scouts fly up and bridging ceremonies at Cherokee School Cafeteria. Scout uniforms and refreshments noted.
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FWB
Kiwanis Club
Fort Walton Beach
Holiday Inn
Okaloosa Island
William Old
US Army Ranger Camp
The
Playground Area, Inc
Iris Renelt
Okaloosa Mobile Home Association
Mobile Home Association
le Te Nise Park
Mr. Gamble
Eglin Girl Scouts
Cherokee
Argentina Restores Ties With Cuba Under Campora
Buenos Aires reports President Hector J. Campora re establishes Argentine diplomatic relations with Cuba, marking Argentina among Chile, Mexico and Peru as Latin America’s recognize Fidel Castro’s government. The move resumes relations broken in 1962 as Campora’s new government acts in its early days.
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Cuban Tres Buenos Aires
API
Hector J. Campora
Cuba
Chile
Mexico
Peru
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Campora
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