Soviet Soyuz 29 Carries Two In Orbit
Two Soviet cosmonauts orbited Earth to board Salyut 5 for new experiments aboard the Salyut 6-Soyuz complex. Col. Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov reported all systems functioning normally and began executing the flight program as they prepared to dock with Salyut 6, continuing explorations from Soyuz 26 27 and 28.
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Tass
Vladimir Kovalenok
Alexander Ivanchenkov
Kovalenok
Americans plan repairs to Orbiter circling Mars
Pasadena California AP scientists plan to woo the damaged Viking Orbiter this weekend before the craft runs out of fuel. Orbiter I remains functional doing daily science. Viking landers, dropped from orbiters in 1976, have been reprogrammed for automatic weather reporting and landscape photos. Four vehicles still function, though Orbiter II has a fuel leak and will run out of fuel by end July.
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Kermit Watkins
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Stock Market Slips as Rates Rise Amidbank Rate Hikes
New York AP reports the stock market eased with rising rates. The Dow Jones average fell 0.44 to 843.81 by noon after a Thursday drop of over 10 points. NYSE issues show losers ahead two to one. banks raised prime lending to 8 percent. Ramada Inns led volume, down 0.5, denying casino plans.
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New York Stock Exchange
Ramada Inns
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Thompson announces area appointments across Southern Illinois
Gov. Thompson announced 61 public administrator appointments for St. Clair, Williamson, Jackson and other Southern Illinois counties. Replacements include Dale Funk for St. Clair, Robert Butler for Williamson, and Robert Fingar for Jackson along with several county officials in Franklin Jefferson Marion Monroe Perry Saline Washington and others. Terms run four years and require Senate confirmation.
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Jackson
Williamson
Illinois
James Thompson
Dale M. Funk
O’fallon
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Williamson County
Robert L. Butler
Marion
Louis J. Zebroski
Herrin
Robert B. Fingar
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Louis W. Siefert
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Paul Simon
Carbondale
John Huetsch
Waterloo
Monroe County
Wilbert H. Schnellbecher
Walmeyer
Sylvester Reiner
du Quoin
Perry County
Robert Brewner
DuQuoin
Cressie Ragan
Golconda
Pope County
Pamela Carter
Gregory H. James
Harrisburg
Saline County
William R. Salas
Gene Driskill
Nashville
Washington County
Prentice R. Hendricks
Illinois land measures aim to curb foreign ownership
Illinois Agriculture Director John Block backs a bill to bar new foreign ownership of farm land as of 1979 and require large farm-owning corporations to report land use. The measure, passed by the House, stalls in the Senate Rules Committee. Block spoke at the 50th Future Farmers of America convention in Champaign.
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John Block
Block
House
Senate Rules Committee
Future Farmers of America
No crack seen in labor fight
Senate opposition pushes to end filibuster on labor bill as supporters vow two more votes. Percy and Stevenson voted for cloture while Byrd signals sixth anti filibuster bid next week. Administration and labor lobbyists remain confident but wary amid record anti filibuster talks.
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Senate
Illinois
Charles Percy
Adlai Stevenson
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
New Hampshire
Study says residents could pay more for gas
A government study questions the deregulatory compromise on natural gas prices, suggesting residential costs by 1985 could rise above the Senate bill and House plan. Senators Abourezk Metzenbaum and Anderson threaten a filibuster as debate stalls amid energy program battles.
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D-Minn
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Metzenbaum
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