Viking 1 Lands on Mars with Incredible First Photos
Viking 1 touched down on Mars after an 11 month flight and sent back the first surface images. Engineers and scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory hailed the landing as a remarkable success and noted landscape and soil features with no signs of life in the initial shots.
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Viking 1
Mars
AL Rossiter JR
UPI
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America
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Red Planet
Moon
Viking
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Mutch
Jet Propulsion ‘Laboratory
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Jet~Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Russia
First Martian surface image shown by JPL team
The first Martian surface picture revealed rocks and a desert like terrain as a horizon scan followed a sunset glow. Scientists called the view mind boggling and a geologist’s delight while noting rivets on the lander footpad and a horizon yet to come. President Ford joined a call with project manager Jim Martin and NASA Administrator James Fletcher as data streamed back to Earth from 214 million miles away.
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Calif
UPI
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Thomas Mutch
Lander Imaging
al Hibbs
JPL Mission Control
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Hibbs
Mutch
United States
Ford
Washington
Jim Martin
NASA
James Fletcher
Nevada
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Earth
Economy Grows 4.4 Percent in Second Quarter
The Commerce Department reported the real Gross National Product rose 4.4 percent from April to June, well below the 9.2 percent gain in the first quarter. Inflation as measured by the GNP deflator rose to 5.0 percent, and personal income in June edged up 0.4 percent.
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UPI
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Commerce Department
Ment
John Kendrick
Justice Department Probes FBI Recreation Fund Use
The Justice Department investigates whether funds from the FBI Recreation Association were diverted to gifts for J Edgar Hoover and other officials. Callahan, who ran the fund from 1970 to 1973, was dismissed last Friday. Witnesses have testified to the grand jury about the fund’s administration and its use for Christmas gifts and other expenses.
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FBI
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UPI
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New York Times
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Bureau
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Ntot
Clyde A.tolson
Picking A Vice President Ford Joins The Sport
Ford weighs running mate options as he teases a choice after potential Reagan nomination. The piece lists varied names from Kissinger to Landry and Slope, plus six Democrats as alternatives, in a wry White House brief.
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UPI
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GOP
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Hope
PLC
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John Glenn
Frank Church
Henry Jackson
Adlai Stevenson III
Peter Rodino
Bond style gadget ends Russian fencer Olympic bid
James Bond like gadget leads to Boris Onischenko's disqualification for using a bugged epee in the modern pentathlon fencing event. The four time world champion had claimed the weapon was borrowed as officials found it wired to register touches without contact.
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Morley Myers
Montreal
UPI
James Bond
Boris Onischenko
Onischenko
Jim Fox
Fox
Carl Schwende
Schwende
Sandor Kerekes
Soviets Ease Rules Allowing Foreign Journalists Access
The Supreme Soviet Bulletin reports a decree issued June 29 easing press restrictions. Foreign reporters may directly contact ministers agencies and officials without prior ministry interviews, following prior steps such as visa relaxations and open area travel permissions.
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Ford Faces Questions Over Libyan Backing of Terrorists
Washington sources say President Ford avoided detailing claims that Libya backs terrorists. Officials cite a 1970s State Department list linking Libya to arms, money, and training for groups including Black September and the Japanese Red Army, with estimates of over $10 million annually in support.
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UPI
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Khadafy
Israel
Lebanon
Black September
U.S
Red Army
Oman
Vienna
OPEC
Sadat
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Amin Plans Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Nairobi Kenya United Press International reports Uganda President Idi Amin plans a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The Uganda Radio broadcast said Amin intends to visit regardless of Arab or Israeli reaction and will lodge in local mosques, notifying Israeli authorities three to five days ahead.
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Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Uganda
Jerusalem
Amin
Sandpoint Daily Bee notice and contact details
Sandpoint Daily Bee published five days a week by Pend Oreille Printers in Sandpoint Idaho. It lists subscription rates 2.50 per month and home delivery charges 2.50 per month. mailing address P O Box 579 phone 263 5151 and staff names Pete Thompson Dave Finkelnburg and Herb Offermann.
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Pend Oreille Printers, Inc
Church Street
Sandpoint
Idaho
United States
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Dave Finkelnburg
Herb Offermann
Television Schedule Fragment From Local Guide
A scrambled listing shows a daily TV guide with time blocks and program names including Merv Griffin Misterogers Sesame Street FBI Channel 2 News Star Trek Hee Haw Movin On Good Times Channel 2 News and a Tonight Movie South Pacific Part 2 plus Who Killed Lamb Tomorrow 1:00.
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