Skylab dual countdowns run smoothly toward Monday launch
CAPE KENNEDY UPI says simultaneous Skylab countdowns proceed smoothly as crews accelerate pace for America's first space station launch on Monday. Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz in Houston for medicals, then fly Sunday to Cape. Skylab to orbit 269 miles high at 1 30 p.m. EDT.
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Retired UPI Moscow chief Henry Shapiro to teach at Wisconsin
Henry Shapiro, longtime United Press International Moscow bureau chief, retires at 67 after four decades of covering Soviet history. He will write memoirs and join the University of Wisconsin faculty as Kemper K. Knapp University Professor for 1973 74.
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Senate votes to curb presidential impoundment powers
The Senate, by 66 to 24, moves to bar presidents from impounding funds without a 60 day congressional ratification and votes 86 to 4 to set a tighter spending ceiling for fiscal 1974. The measure, sent to the House, faces likely vetoes as courts have ruled Nixon acted illegally in December impoundments.
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Retirement Insurance Getting Easier to Obtain
Franks Corrick outlines rising ease in life insurance underwriting with 97 of 100 applications accepted and 91 at standard premiums due to better health and job safety. Other Q and A cover Social Security basics, common law marriage claims, widow benefits, and job interview tips.
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Dwarf suspect arrested in $500 bank holdup
A 3 foot 6 inch man, Raymond R. McCra, 43, was seized by Phoenix police outside Valley National Bank after a teller’s coworker alert. Officers found a knife and $500 on him. McCra, a former pro wrestler, reportedly resisted arrest and had recent hospital treatment.
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Sky-high Betsy Howell enters transcontinental sailplane race
Betsy Howell the 28 year old sailplane pilot will be the first woman to compete in the Los Angeles to Washington DC sailplane race. She seeks 250 to 300 miles daily at 7000 to 14000 feet and up to 120 mph. Smirnoff funds the US team for next year’s world championships in Australia. She relishes the challenge against male pilots and nature.
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Desert insect talk in Phoenix by Jeff Burkhart
The Grinnell Natural History Society hosts a free 7:30 p.m. Saturday slide program at Machan Community School in Phoenix on insect adaptation in the desert Southwest. Scottsdale Community College faculty member Jeff Burkhart, who holds a master’s in zoology, is the featured speaker.
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Taiwan Train Collision Kills 11 at Southern Station
A container train rammed a passenger train at a southern Taiwan station early today. Police report at least 11 dead and 35 injured as emergency crews rush to the scene.
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Parents Tot Swim Class Opens Monday
Registrations are taken by the City Parks Department for the Parent and Tot Swimming program at Municipal Pool. Classes run Monday to Friday from 7 p.m. starting next week through May 25. Ages 2 to 5 eligible. $3 residents $6 nonresidents. Limited to 10 pairs. pre-registration required.
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