29 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
1
NASA scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory reprogrammed Voyager 2's guidance computer after a switchover glitch during a mission to extend a 7% foot boom and deploy instruments. The fix aims to trigger the boom and keep trajectory corrections minor as Voyager 1 prepares for a faster flight to Jupiter and Saturn.
Washington AP report says Pentagon analysts fault Navy for buying only about one third of needed fighter planes due to the expensive F14. memo to Defense Secretary Brown warns of reduced force levels since 1976, amid bids to accelerate F14 procurement and potential setbacks for VSTOL plans and new carrier design.
President Carter considered a 7 percent pay increase for civil service employees after a White House session with Budget Director Bert Lance and two top aides. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall joined the talks as Carter weighs final options before Wednesday’s deadline. Ambassador Strauss said Lance’s position faced congressional probes, but he believed Lance has respect in this administration.
Washington AP Carter won an important ally in sealing Senate ratification of the Panama Canal treaty. George Meany of APL-CIO said territorial rights alone do not justify preserving the current treaty and the labor federation was to endorse the agreement. Meany cited job rights for American workers and said his support aids Carter in mobilizing voters to press for approval.
Federal parole commissioner kept G. Gordon Liddys parole date of September 7 despite involvement in a prison hunger strike at Allenwood. The decision preserves the release contingent on settling a $40,000 fine, with Liddy to have served 52 months of his Watergate sentence after Carters commutation reduced it from 20 years to eight.
Actor Walter Pidgeon, hospitalized after a brain surgery and a leg clot, was moved from critical to serious status at St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. A hospital spokesman said his intel signs were improving and he would continue oxygen support two to three times daily.
Federal officials map plans to study several hundred cancer patients who claim Laetrile helped them. If reviews do not prove usefulness, a trial on volunteers could be set up. National Cancer Institute Director Dr Arthur C Upton says no firm evidence supports Laetrile.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP Four men plotting to steal Elvis Presley’s body and hold it for ransom were arrested outside Forest Hills cemetery where he is entombed. Police said they planned to blast the mausoleum but no explosives were found. The men were stopped after being observed near the site and a getaway driver was captured after a brief chase. The case lies with homicide. Elvis died August 16 of a heart attack at Graceland Mansion.
The page summary notes San Quentin in crisis despite Warden George Sumner’s pledged attempts to restore order. The report appears on page A-4. Other items include State Secretary Vance urging renewed U.S. contact with China and Long Beach Memorial’s Donald Carner cited as outstanding hospital administrator.
Tonight Mostly fair with wind. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 85. Desert areas fair with breezy to windy conditions. Tonight and Tuesday expect fair skies, warm temperatures, with a low around 65 in desert zones and a high near 122.
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