Apollo Soyuz link marks historic space rendezvous
The Apollo and Soyuz crews work to dock after orbital burns and camera repairs as teams back on Earth report steady progress. Ground control exchanges praise while astronauts prepare the handshake in space and plan two days of cross crew visits, meals, experiments, and gift exchanges.
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Brand
Thomas P. Stafford
Donald K. Slayon
Soyuz
Leanov
Kubasov
Moscow Mission Central
Ubasor
Valeri
Houston Mission Central
Soyiz
Slayton
U.S
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Apollo
Earth
Nile River
Stafford
Leoney
Russia
America
Triay
Leonov
Moscow
Win
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Ford
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tom
Dobrynin
Brezhnev
Pm Pong
Senate OKs bill to double auto gas mileage by 1985
The Senate approved a bill requiring the auto industry to build cars by 1985 that achieve at least double the 1974 miles per gallon. The plan sets annual minimum fuel efficiency standards, aiming for a 50 percent gain by 1980 and 100 percent by 1985, with a 68 to 21 vote.
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Washington
UPI
Transportation Department
House
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Congress
Detroit
Woodcock
Senate Finance Committee
Northeast flood toll rises as New Jersey hit hard
Vast rainfall and floods across the Northeast claim at least 10 lives with New Jersey suffering seven storm deaths and four missing. Crop losses exceed 20 million dollars while homes and businesses incur further damage. Governor Byrne declares a flood disaster as downpours persist and groceries loom higher.
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Phillip Alamoi
Garden State
Tomata
Jersey
Brendan Byrne
Deadline for Grand Prix money in escrow looms near
California Corporations Commission sets Sept 28 as final deadline for $700,000 escrow. If unmet, investors lose funds and the Grand Prix idea may move to another city. Promoters press on, seeking new investors over the next 40 days as road, ticket, and program plans advance.
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California Corporations Commission
Ocean Boulevard
Pine Avenue
Shoreline Drive
Linden Avenue
LEGPA
California Coastal Zone Commission
Fuading
Les Richter
Riverside International Speedway
Phil Hill
Dan Guiney
LBGPA
Tom Binford
Auto Competitor
United States
Queen
Tong Beach
Poan
Woman Wins Assembly Seat in California Election
Miss Hughes, an educational consultant and Democrat, won with 7,230 votes or 62.8 percent against Rev. Henry Sellers 4,268 votes. The runoff filled the seat left by Bill Greene's March Senate election. Hughes, 2, a Los Angeles resident and divorced mother of two, moves from New York City with a PhD in education and prior work at California State University at Los Angeles. Voter turnout was about 20 percent with over 11,000 of 57,000 registered voters casting ballots.
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Miss Hughes
Henry Sellers
Bill Greene
California Senate
Mervyn Dymally
Victo
Assembly
Los Angeles
New York City
Claremont Graduate School
California State University
Brown appoints two department directors in California and North Carolina
Gov. Brown names Marion J. Woods to direct benefit payments and Virginia Mae Days to head veterans affairs. Woods, 53, veteran Sacramento consultant, replaces Jerold Prod. Days, 45, San Jose attorney, replaces Bruce Walker. Both Democrats await Senate confirmation. In Raleigh, a third juror joins the Joan Little murder trial panel, with Mark Nielson among 60 women selected earlier.
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Brown
Marion J. Woods
Morgan Hill
Virginia Mae Days
Woods
Sacraments
State Department of Human Resources Development
Jerold Prod
Days
San Jose
Bruce Walker
Wise
Senate
Raleigh, N.C
Joan Little
Beaufort County
Mark Nielson
Wake Forest Music
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