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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
2
Space agency engineers weighed hundreds of ideas to cool Skylab 1 including a balloon to shade the station, sealing off living quarters by housing crew aboard the Apollo command ship, and wrapping a thermal blanket around the tubular spacecraft.
Senator Barry Goldwater called on President Nixon to start moves toward leadership as Sen. Stuart Symington charged aides obstructed justice by using the CIA as a cover for the Watergate affair. Symington quoted CIA deputy Vernon Walters and noted Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean sought to shift responsibility to the CIA. Dean indicated immunity talks and a possible public testimony.
FT KNOX Kentucky AP reports a helicopter crash during a night vision evaluation killed seven soldiers. wreckage found eight hours after due return. base spokesman says investigation begun to determine the accident cause.
Henry Kissinger flies to Paris to meet North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho in efforts to salvage the Vietnam peace agreement. In Saigon a terrorist bombing at an outdoor movie killed 20, blamed on Communists, with 18 civilians and two militiamen dead and 25 injured.
Engineers proposed hundreds of ideas to salvage the Skylab $2.6 billion project including a 49 foot sunshade and a fabric wrap. If deployed an astronaut would push the shade from the hatch using T shaped rods while power generation is cut to half and crew life would be limited to brief entries and Apollo ship stays.
The Tucson Daily Citizen prints the Associated Press dispatches and notes subscription rates for home delivered and mail subscriptions. Rates include home delivery in Tucson at 0 per week or 93.20 per year, auto-route 42.5 per month or 451.80 per year, and outside Tucson 80 net per month. Mail rules require advance payment with various monthly or yearly rates for Arizona Canada and Mexico.
The Citizen May 12 story ties Atlanta kingpin Michael G Thevis to Mafia connected activity, correcting a mislabel that his operations are Mafia held. Law enforcement officials say Thevis’ network shows Mafia links, not Mafia control.
Safeway Stores Inc faces sentencing after pleading guilty to maintaining unsanitary conditions at a local warehouse in Dallas. The company had initially denied wrongdoing, but evidence showed contamination existed before construction began. Prosecutors seek a possible $10,000 fine.
Black Panther cofounder Bobby Seale failed to win the Oakland mayor race as John Reading captured a third term with 77 476 votes to Seale s 43 719 amid 71 turnout. Reading praised engagement with the democratic process while Seale vowed to keep trying.
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