Soviets land Venus 9 capsule with unique surface image
The Soviet Venus 9 unmanned craft soft landed on Venus and transmitted a 53 minute data stream including an image of the landing site. Tass said the capsule operated under extreme heat and pressure, with Venus 9 and 10 planned to study surface chemistry as American probes prepare for 1978 missions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Earth
Harold Masursky
Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Beiruts U S Officers Kidnapped At Beirut Barricade
Two American Embassy officers Charles Gallagher and William Dykes Jr were abducted at a Corniche al Mazraa roadblock in Beirut during Lebanon's sectarian street war. They directed the U S Information Agency printing facility in Beirut and were seized about 7 a m. No group claimed responsibility.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Charles Gallagher
Roanoke
William Dykes Jr
San Jose Calif
US. Information Agency
Palestine
Corniche
al- Mazraa
Edward R. Morgan
U.S
Turkey
Refugee families plan confirmed for Roswell arrival
Five Vietnamese families are due to arrive in Roswell next Wednesday, bringing the city’s total to 10. City officials and the Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce discuss local support while noting limits in social services, housing, and transport. A district court and state agencies weigh refugee resettlement and timing.
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Roswell
Rod Starkey
Starkey
Jerry N. Smith
Weir
Smith
RCDC
Trusty robs a guard and flees in prison wagon
A trusty on an outside work detail threatened a driver with a kitchen knife and fled in a prison station wagon near Santa Fe. The escape adds to a mass break from New Mexico Prison as six inmates had previously broken from a cell block and three remained at large.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Thomas M. Gass
Lee Aaron
Gass
New Mexico 14
Valencia County
Aaron
Marion
Ill
Albuquerque
Firemen and Roswell Officials Hold Friendly City Meeting
A 105 minute session between Roswell city officials and local firefighters yielded smiles and a plan to respond within weeks. Discussions covered salaries benefits vacation shifts and workmen’s compensation with city leaders and fire union president Jim Richards noting questions were taken under advisement and a wage proposal to follow. The firefighters started a petition drive aiming for 5000 signatures to gain union recognition.
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Marian McQuiddy
Roswell Firmen
Jim Richards
Roswell
International Association of Fire Fighters
Richards
Smith
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Sterling Grant
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