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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1972
Page
9
U S military and space experts assess Cosmos 476 launched March 1 as a possible new generation electronic intelligence satellite. The ferrets eavesdrop on radio traffic monitor radar and require ground stations to interrogate them. Cosmos 476 may weigh 10 000 to 12 000 pounds and reflects Soviet practice of opaque naming.
Supporters staged a Chicago to St. Louis air race to prove STOL planes can save time for commuters. The STOL craft landed downtown St. Louis after beating an Ozark jet that followed the conventional route. A. Paul Vance said STOL facilities could cut drive times by bypassing distant airports.
The first Nicene Council in 325 AD established rules for Easter dating, stating Easter cannot fall before March 22 nor after April 25.
A truck bomb exploded on Phnom Penh’s Mekong River bridge causing a 30 yard gap in the span. Three security guards were killed and five wounded as six men and two girls were arrested in what authorities call the third Cambodian capital attack this week.
Cambodia’s ailing Marshal Lon Nol appears physically weakened after a two week crisis. He dissolved the constituent assembly on March 10, dismissed the acting premier and cabinet, and declared himself president of the Khmer Republic amid pressure for free elections.
Among the order of birds in North America the loons resemble their ancient fossil forebears in bone structure and other traits. The comparison suggests loons retain more primitive features aligned with early Arctic and Atlantic avian forms.
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