Skylab 2 crews prep for 28 day orbital mission ending splashdown
Skylab 2 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz finish deactivating the lab and pack experiments for transfer to the Apollo ferry ship Ticonderoga. They prepare for a Pacific splashdown at 9 50 a m EDT Friday 830 miles southwest of San Diego following three engine firings and a fly around of the lab.
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AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Earth
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Ticonderoga
Conrad
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Calif
Summer Begins as Scott Zandi Seeks Love
Scott Zandi of Bradford Pa enters summer with thoughts of romance. Surrounded by Kristi Zandi and Lynne Shannon the center fielder may keep to springtime mood despite a wishing well as summer officially starts.
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Scott Zandi
Center
Bradford
Kristi Zandi
Lynne Shannon
Scott
Nixon Brezhnev to Sign Nuclear Arms Pact at Camp David
President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev will sign an agreement on principles guiding SALT talks in Geneva and a second accord on peaceful uses of atomic energy at Camp David. The steps follow days of summit talks and preparatory bilateral agreements. Brezhnev hosts a banquet at the Soviet Embassy, then they travel to San Clemente for further discussions.
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Camp David
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
East Room
Washington
U.S
Geneva
Ziegler
Brezhnev
Moscow
Parachutists to seek survivors in Mexican plane crash
Four Red Cross parachutists prepared to dive into rugged jungle near Puerto Vallarta to reach AeroMexico DC-9 survivors. The jet from Houston crashed into El Moro mountain killing most aboard. 23 passengers and four crew were listed, with no confirmed fate.
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John Platero
Associated Press
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
AeroMexico
Houston
Tex
Pacific Coast
Puerto Valarta
el Moro
Chimo
Chocala
Red Cross
Mexico City
Mexican Pacific Coast
Carlos Fernandez de Lara
Fernandez de Lara
Luis R. Rosales
Charles Burkham
Rachael Burkham
Carol Mugavero
Milat Jamil
Diana Jamil
Susan Hilard
Daniel Hilard
Guilermo Guerra
Clay Portis Ll. T
Mildred Hail
David Forbet
Esteban Palomares
Magdalena de Leal
Juan Manuel Leal
Mauricio Leal
Raul Martinez
Norma A. de Gonzales
Jose Bortini
Patricia Bortoni
Maria del Socorro Bortoni
Margarita Bortoni
Charles Mugavero
Summer Solstice Marks Peak Solar Energy Across Hemisphere
The article notes that summer began at 8 01 a m in each time zone with the longest days and shortest nights. It cites heat in Southern California with records like 106 degrees in Los Angeles and explains sun rays hit the northern hemisphere more directly, increasing solar energy per square foot.
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Associated Press
California
Los Angeles
Jim Seevers
Adler Planetarium
Chicago
Supreme Court narrows protection for hard core pornography
In a 54 decision Chief Justice Burger declares local community standards govern obscenity rulings. Juries need not find no redeeming social value and may assess if the work as a whole lacks serious literary artistic political or scientific value.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Twetend Burger
Burger
Farm bill okays new subsidy limit
The House Agriculture Committee approved a broad farm bill with a new subsidy cap of 37,500 per crop and a target price plan for wheat corn and cotton. The vote was 31 to 4 with Rep. Wampler present, and leaders expect floor action the second week of July despite possible veto threats.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
William C. Wampler
Charles M. Teague
R-Calif
GOP
George A. Goodling
R-Pa
Paul Findley
House
Agriculture Department
Senate
House Committee
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
NASA and Langley officials tour balloon site for Roswell launch
Four officials from NASA White Sands Missile Range and Langley Research Center visited the Roswell site used for balloon testing. Carson Lowman said a launch is possible between April 27 and May 15, 1974, with Ortiz Paczynski Kubalak and Sokol among the observers.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Langley Research Center
Carson Lowman
Lowman
Roswell
George M. Ortiz
Alex S. Paczynski
NASA
White Sands Missile Range
S. J. Kubalak
Samuel Sokol
Hampton
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Honolulu
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Gaylord Shaw
San Clemente
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United States
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Vega
Butz
W. R. Poage
Dtex
Associated Press and Record News
South
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