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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1975
Page
3
In Moscow crowds gathered in department store TV departments to watch the first live coverage of a spaceflight linkup between Soyuz 19 and American craft. Shouts of praised cooperation mixed with light humor as English Russian banter and Humperdinck playback added odd charm to the historic broadcast.
In Gujarat, opposition leaders mobilize passive civil disobedience against Indira Gandhi's three week crackdown. They allege daily arrests of at least 100 people as protesters publicly read forbidden criticism of the central government.
A six car commuter train derailed in Madureira Rio de Janeiro hitting the Imperial Serrano dance school killing 12 and injuring over 100. Officials say most victims were adults and a crowd of rescuers including police, soldiers, and medical personnel worked through the wreckage as survivors recounted the chaotic scene. The crash prompted buses and private cars to transport the wounded to hospitals and raised questions about the engineer's actions.
The Soviet Union expands regular manned orbital missions while U S plans a long pause before space shuttle flights. About 80 cosmonauts are in training versus roughly 30 U S astronauts. Western experts note aging Soyuz craft limit scale, with Salyut stations achieving endurance records but no moon landing yet.
Clinton Spooner and the Stewart brothers Roger 17 Keith 14 Gordon 12 drifted for over two weeks aboard a capsized 36 foot trimaran. The skipper Dr Roger B Stewart died July 4 after diabetes and Tropical Storm Amy. Greek ship Ellinora rescued them 450 miles off Cape May. They had scant food including tomatoes corn Spam onions ketchup and peanut butter.
In orbit 140 miles above Earth the U S and Soviet crews shared a long meal. American astronauts Thomas Stafford and Donald Slayton enjoyed borscht and traditional Russian fare with cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov. Vance Brand remained aboard the Apollo craft as the two ships docked flawlessly. Welcome signs hung in the Soyuz capsule as the cosmic dinner stretched nearly double its scheduled time.
Houston reports record the exchange as Leonov saying Glad to see you and Stafford replying Very happy to see you Deké while Slayton speaks This contrasts Moscow’s version with Leonov Hello Tom and Stafford Zdravstvui kak dela Alyosha implying a warmer casual tone for the first joint space linkup
The FCC reprimanded Providence station WPRO for a Halloween Eve 1974 update of War of the Worlds that used local Jamestown names and urgent tone, arguing the three warnings were insufficient to prevent public alarm and calling for repeated introductory statements.
Anger spills into streets as Portugal’s left and center parties quit the three party coalition. In Porto 24,008 Popular Democratic supporters rally against Communists while 2,000 Socialist backers gather in Braga. Demonstrations stay peaceful but fear of further clashes rises as Socialist and Communist factions plan simultaneous protests. The Revolutionary Council calls for a nonpartisan cabinet and a peoples democracy without traditional parties.
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