Skylab salvage bids hinge on final maneuver Saturday
NASA officials and Johnson Space Center spokesmen announced that tracking stations successfully repositioned Skylab back into orbit after a near fall. A final maneuver Saturday aims to extend the station’s life into early 1980, with risk assessments noting possible debris and an 118 feet by 22 feet structure that could shed up to 400 pieces if re entry occurs.
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Space Agency
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Bermuda
Madrid
Bob Gordon
Skylab
Gordon
Earth
NASA
Israeli raid on Lebanese base leaves several dead and wounded
Israeli commandos struck a Palestinian base at Aaqbiyeh in southern Lebanon by sea and air, killing five guerrillas and wounding seven, according to Palestinians. Israel said two lieutenants were killed and eight soldiers injured, while destroying the seacoast compound used for future attacks. Abu Jihad of Al Fatah denied the base’s scale, saying 19 guerrillas were present and that the raid involved about 150 Israeli forces. The clash marked the deepest Israeli penetration north of the Litani River since the March invasion.
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Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Israel
Beirut
Abu Jihad
al Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Dahar el Bouj
Raqbiye
Sidon
Litani
Extortion charges tie Herrin officials to plea changes
Federal court in Benton scheduled a change of plea hearing for ex Mayor John B. McVey and former Herrin Water Superintendent Basil Russell on extortion and related charges. The trio, along with Thomas Shoemake, faces a June 19 trial. McVey and Russell will appear Tuesday at 10 a.m. Judge William Juergens will hear the requests amid ongoing indictments from a September grand jury and prior pleas.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinois
U.S. District Court
Benton
Herrin
John B. McVey
Herrin Water
Basil Russell
Ward 4
Thomas Shoemake
Russell
McVey
William
Bill
Humphrey
Shoemake
Weather to stay fair and warmer tonight and Saturday
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and warmer weather tonight with a low around the mid to upper 50s and Saturday mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s. Also notes on a 183 million dollar three year towers project and other items on pages 2, 3, and 8.
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National Weather Service
Saluki Fans Pay Final Respect to Paul Lambert
Saluki fans gathered on Page 13 to pay final respects to the late Paul Lambert, memorializing the former athlete with a solemn tribute and recollections of his time with the team.
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Saluki
Paul Lambert
Tide pulls children into sea at Kalaloch outing
A sunny class outing turned deadly as a slack tide swept away several seventh and eighth graders at Kalaloch Washington. Two missing, others treated for hypothermia or injuries. Volunteers and Coast Guard searched until dark while witnesses described the chaos and split-second panic.
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Oceanside
Volkert Volkersz
Lake Quinault School
Volkersz
Teresa Case
Amanda Park
Donald Hale
Lake Quinault
U.S. Coast Guard
Thermia
Forks General Hospital
Jefferson County
Neil Adams
Adams
Olympic National Park
Washington
Marty Calder
Robert Calder
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