Russians and Americans launch into space link up bid
Two man Soviet Soyuz crew Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov blasted off from Baikonur for an initial orbit as part of a joint mission with American astronauts Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton. Liftoff occurred on schedule at 8 20 a m EDT. Weather and mission control in Cape Canaveral monitored the synchronized effort with Brezhnev Ford and others sending congratulations.
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Valeri Kubasov
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Globe
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Apollo
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Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
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Apollo Soyuz launch seen live by Soviet TV crowd
Crowds tuned in as the Soviet Union aired its half of the Apollo Soyuz mission live from Baikonur. Cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov prepared in English labeled spacesuits as American viewers followed the countdown from Houston and Cape Canaveral.
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Space Center
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Aerosol ban vote blocked by U S safety panel
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission rejected a Natural Resources Defense Council bid to ban aerosol sprays citing insufficient evidence of ozone damage and awaiting a National Academy of Sciences report. Dissenters urged immediate action. Also covered was the Apollo Soyuz launch with Russian live coverage, Western reporters barred, and the mood of a historic joint mission as Ford, Dobrynin, and Fletcher observed at the State Department.
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Lawrence Kushner
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National Academy of Sciences
Barbara Franklin
R. David Pittle
County Agent warns of screwworm alert in Calhoun County
County Agent Gilbert Heideman of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service cautions livestock producers in Calhoun County to stay alert as screwworm cases rise in Texas. Heidsmen urges regular animal checks, prompt wound treatment, and submitting samples to the Screwworm Lab for identification. Samples go to Mission, Texas. mailing containers available locally.
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Calhoun County
Gilbert Heideman
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Heideman
Mission
Humphrey Declares 1976 Noncandidacy
Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, 64, says he will not enter presidential primaries next year or seek delegates at state conventions. He will file affidavits to keep his name off ballots where all candidates are listed. He denies candidacy but leaves door open if a deadlocked Democratic Party needs him.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Earl Butz
Sen
Humphrey
Butz
Senate
July Auto Sales Down As Industry Slump Eases
Detroit AP reports U S car sales for July 1-10 declined about nine percent from a year earlier, with estimates around 160000 compared with 175786 in 1974. Despite the drop, the period rose two percent from June. Analysts say July sales may run near 1971 levels, signaling a slow recovery from a multi year slump.
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Detroit
U.S
Parr asks appeals court to vacate suspension
Par r argues before the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals in San Antonio for a suspension vacate hearing Wednesday. He seeks to bar State District Judge O R Carrillo from entering a permanent judgment after an instructed verdict in Hebbronville recommending Parr's removal following his perjury conviction. Parr claims Carrillo lacked jurisdiction to instruct a jury.
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4Th Court of Civil Appeals
Duval County
Archer Parr
Parr
State District Court
O.R. Carrillo
Carrillo
Hebbronville
Atty
Arnulfo Guerra
Rio Grande City
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