Skylab tests miniature flying unit aboard space station
Astronauts Alan Bean and Jack Lousma test a back mounted maneuvering unit inside Skylab for about six hours while Owen Garriott observes solar activity. NASA plans a November launch for a third crew and potential comet Kahoutek observations as December brightness rivals a searchlight in the evening sky.
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Alan L. Bean
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Jack R. Lousma
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Owen K. Garriott
Skylab
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Earth
Kahoutek
Indians wary of Nixon land sale payout promise
Klamath Indians plan to split about 60 million dollars from a 136000 acre forest land sale. About 600 shareholders receive shares from a 1961 trust after 1969 dissolution attempts. Some oppose cashing in while others hope it aids younger members and preserves tribal land.
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Orc
UPI
Annabelle Bates
Edison Chiloquin
Helen Merritt
Klamath
Winema National Forest
Oregon
Chiloquin
Ore
Aces Challenge on Opening Leads in Heart Game and Spades
In a The Aces challenge match, players debate opening leads against a heart game and four spades. South vulnerable with KJ9763 K95 Q85 should lead spades, but a spade lead fails. A singleton club lead defeats the contract, producing swings of points in the replay.
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Aces
Mark Blumenthal
Henry Baer
Dallas
John Bromberg
Bob Hamman
Bob Wolff
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Hamman
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Barefoot doctors bring care to rural China villages
Ed Neilan visits Shang Wanhe Brigade near Hangzhou to describe Han Yung-pao a barefoot doctor who treats common ailments in a commune health station. He explains training, hospital referrals, and the cooperative medical fund that funds basic care for 800 million people across China.
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China
Ed Neilan
Edward Neilan Hangchou
Han Yung-pao
Shang Wanhe Kran Brigade
Han
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
Mao
People’s Liberation Army
Peking
Shang Wan
Hungshen
Hangchou
Chekiang Province
Marcus Welby
Han Y ¥Ung-Pao
Main Street
USA
Production Brigade
South
Commune
Unique recorder helps Skylab collect earth data from space
The AR-728 magnetic tape recorder by Ampex, modified for Skylab, stores weather and environmental data from six tapes with 28 tracks each. NASA notes include soil types for Israel, Greece water resources, and oceanic air studies, with crews processing the high fidelity tapes in vacuum and radiation.
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Redwood City
UPI
Skylab
Ampex Corp
Ampex Skylab
Bob Webster
Space Agency
Webster
Labor Day Weekend at Marriott Camelback Inn
Labor Day weekend at Marriott Camelback Inn offers family friendly activities including swimming tennis golf and hiking with dancing and dining. The Family Plan provides two queen rooms for up to four guests at $26 per night plus full hotel facilities access. Deluxe rooms with cocktail dinner and breakfast run $36.05 per night for two, $10.30 per additional person. 5 PM check out and taxes included. Call 948-1700 Ext 177 or 800 228 9290.
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