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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1973
Page
5
Two cosmonauts Vasily Lazarev and Oleg Makarov report on orbit as Tass describes a redesigned lightweight spacesuit aimed to prevent depressurization injuries seen in 1971. The mission tests modified onboard systems and supports a planned joint U S mission in 1975.
Skylab 2 Commander Alan Bean warned that if Russia's Soyuz 12 approaches the American space Station the key is under the mat. He said the Russians may launch a craft but the key remains hidden, implying protection of Skylab.
UPI reports NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford says the Soviet Soyuz 12 flight is the first in a series to prepare for the international mission with the United States. Stafford and crew travel to Moscow for training as a 47 member NASA delegation begins talks with Soviet counterparts. Another item notes French milk protest demanding higher prices and grocery competition.
A federal grand jury indicted Aviation Specialties Inc of Mesa along with Clark's Aerial Service of Texas Brownfield Dothan Aviation of Alabama and Ralco Inc of Wyoming for conspiring to fix spreads between bids on fire ant eradication contracts. The scheme spanned 1968 through this year and involved at least five meetings to determine winner and bid spread. The four are among the largest Class A aerial dusting firms in the sector.
Astronomers warn urban sprawl around major observatories like Kitt Peak Palomar and Mount Wilson dim the night sky. Street lights and billboards flood skies, forcing a shift of delicate work to distant Varios telescopes while solutions such as groundward shields and glass filters are proposed. NASA HEAO and a Large Space Telescope concept loom for future space based astronomy.
The Miss Teen-age Phoenix semifinals occur Saturday at Los Arcos Mall with six Scottsdale entrants among the contestants. Each will perform two minutes of talent for judges, joining a written exam that determines finalists for the Miss Teenage Phoenix Pageant on October 6 at Jas Arcos Mall.
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