Apollo-Soyuz mission ends with split to separate orbits
Apollo separates from Soyuz ending the joint 1975 mission in earth orbit. Astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton begin five days solo flight while Leonov and Kubasov prepare to land Monday. The venture marks a bid for post cold war cooperation amid 28 joint experiments.
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Ford to Veto Bill Extending Domestic Oil Price Controls
President Ford plans to veto a congressional measure extending domestic oil price controls through December 31 and to veto a second oil price control bill if sent to him. The move aims to buy time for a broader energy bill while risking a price surge to world levels after August 31.
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Floods claim 37 lives in Brazil and Pakistan
Heavy floods hit Recife and 37 municipalities in Pernambuco flooding 80 percent of the city and killing 30 locally with more expected. In Pakistan's Punjab at least seven fatalities, 18 injured as rail and road traffic halted and mass cholera vaccination underway.
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Associated Press of Pakistan
Train crash in Belgrade leaves 15 dead
An express Belgrade to Sarajevo train rear ended a local passenger train in a suburban station. Police report 15 fatalities and over 30 injured as rescue teams clear wreckage hours after the collision. Station chief and the Belgrade Sarajevo express engineer were arrested. cause attributed to local train boarding delays despite signals and switches expected to prevent such crashes.
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U N. official optimistic on Sinai peace force stays
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim voiced optimism about keeping U N Emergency Force troops at ceasefire lines in the Sinai Desert. He said Egypt’s objections leave a door open for continued peacekeeping presence to maintain the current quiet.
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Ismail Fahmi
Israel
Cairo
World Hails Apollo-Soyuz Docking as Diplomatic Triumph
Across nations the Apollo-Soyuz docking is praised as a milestone in diplomacy and technology. Poland and Rome voice praise while China remains silent. Tokyo and other capitals offer cautious or limited comment as media highlight the space cooperation.
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Soviet Union
Earth
le Figaro
Cne
Little attorneys use study and calculator for fair jury
Defense lawyers in the Joan Little case use a sociological survey and an electronic calculator to select an open minded jury. They have eight acceptable jurors, six opposing the death penalty, and aim to seat a panel by midweek.
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UPI
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Miss Little
Clarence Alligood
Beaufort County
Washington
N.C
Courtney Mullin
Raleigh
House expected to approve Robert E. Lee amnesty bill
Amid archival finds a long missing loyalty oath for Robert E. Lee in 1865 is cited as the legal basis to retroactively restore his U S citizenship. Senator Byrd backs the measure with Lee’s oath dated June 13 1865, tying Appomattox surrender to the pardon process.
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