Skylab lifts from Cape Kennedy with nine astronauts aboard
Skylab 1 launches aboard a Saturn 5 as Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz observe from 3 miles away The crew will join the 85 ton station for a 28 day first orbit then Skylab 2 and 3 crews will occupy for 56 days later this year The lab spans a three bedroom home and features extended living space solar panels and advanced laboratories for long duration missions
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Associated Press
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Skylab
America
Earth
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
Apollo
McDonnel Douglas Corp
Watergate Documents Seized as Sirica Orders Access
U S Judge John Sirica ordered the clerk to seize classified top secret documents Dean hid in a safe from public view. He ordered certified copies for prosecutors and the Senate committee amid ongoing Watergate inquiries and related disclosures about FBI involvement and undercover activity.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
John Sirica
John W. Dean III
Dean
White House
Nixon
Sirica
Senate Special Committee
Pentagon
Krogh
Plumbers
Daniel Ellsberg
Weather Outlook: Cooler Tonight and Warming Trend Ahead
Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows in the 30s. Tomorrow mostly sunny with highs in the 60s. Wednesday will be fair with lows in the 40s and highs in the 70s. Thursday and Friday look mostly sunny with a warming trend.
Martha Mitchell Denies Hospital Stay
Mrs. Martha Mitchell told the New York Times she is at home and seeking privacy after reports she was hospitalized last week. A hospital source says she arrived there early Tuesday, while Mitchell insists she spent a pleasant week at an unnamed location.
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New York Times
New York
John N. Mitchell
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Carbondale Man Supports Skylab I Mission
Sgt Shelby R. Miller of Carbondale, son of Mrs Genevieve Miller, serves in a unit at Warren AFB Wyoming supplying geodetic data for Skylab I two part launch. His Geodetic Survey Squadron ensures precise Skylab alignment and supports Apollo telescope mount readiness. Miller is a 1953 Carbondale Community High School graduate. his wife is Sandra L. Bateman.
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Shelby R. Miller
Genevieve Miller
Rigdon St
Carbondale
Miller
Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Carbondale Community High School
Sandra L. Bateman
Illinois Central Gulf freight cars derail in Mountain Glen
A seven-car IC G freight train from St. Louis to Tamms derailed in Mountain Glen Union County. One empty car and four others, including one with 15 new automobiles, plus three caterpillar tractors, spilled near the town’s main street. Etta Ross described a 2:30 a.m. wreck and officials forecast a 10 hour clearance. Traffic rerouted to Rt 127 toward Cobden. Cause under investigation.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Mountain Glen
Union County
St. Louis
Tamms
Etta Ross
Gold hits 100 dollar ounce on world bullion markets
Gold rose to 100 dollars per ounce in early trading on Europe's free bullion markets in London and Zurich. The move more than doubles the metal's price from a year ago as the U S dollar weakens amid concerns over the American economy and the Nixon administration after Watergate revelations.
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Europe
U.S
London
Zurich
Mountain Glen Recalled After Midwest Train Wreck
In Union County Mountain Glen once a clay mining hub and water stop on GM&O lines, recalls its past as 200 to 360 miners and a bustling town. An 11-car Illinois Central Gulf wreck near the main street caused no injuries, leaving the community to fade back into residential quiet as cleanup ends.
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Wanda Barras
Mountain Glen
Union County
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Alto Pass
Cobden
Robert Stone
Gm&o Railroad
Frank Basler
Stone
Anna
Carbondale
Supreme Court expands benefits for spouses of service members
The court 8-1 rules armed forces housing and medical allowances must extend to husbands of servicewomen, not just wives. The decision cites sex discrimination history, with four justices noting lingering stereotyping. Other actions include preemption of jet airport hours, veterans education benefits, polluter prosecutions, Amtrak case review, and a Texas college on male student grooming.
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Air Force
Sharon A. Frontiero
Armed Forces
William J. Brennan Jr
William O. Douglas
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
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Butz
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