Skylab venting aids return to safe cabin atmosphere
NASA flight controllers attempted to vent possible poisonous gases from Skylab after high cabin temperatures raised concerns about foam insulation. The plan aimed to re pressurize with fresh oxygen and nitrogen as astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz prepared to rendezvous Friday to fix overheating and power issues.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab Space Station
Skylab
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
NASA
Huntsville
Ala
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Washington Board of Education election set for Monday
Voters will pick seven directors from twenty candidates in seven districts with polls open noon to eight pm. A $90,000 construction bond for a new administration building is on the ballot, and winners take office July 1 with terms by vote totals. If approved, construction could start soon.
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Washington Board of Education
Indictment of Iowa City attorney on embezzlement charges
Johnson County grand jury indicted Jack C. White on eight counts of embezzlement totaling over 45000 dollars. Seven counts allege embezzlement by agent for taking client funds. one count alleges embezzlement by executor for about 1900 dollars of the Charles Kindl estate. White appeared for arraignment with Judge Clinton Shaeffer setting May 25 for arraignment and releasing him on his own recognizance. bond set at 5000 dollars per charge.
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Iowa City
UPI
Johnson County Grand Jury
Jack C. White
Iowa Attorney General's
White
Charles Kindl
Clinton E. Shaeffer
Shaeffer
Warnings on pesticides by Iowa City clinic
Specialists at the University Hospitals Institute of Agricultural Medicine advise careful handling of pesticides after a corn rootworm exposure. Herbert Platner, 48, was hospitalized after hours of field work. Wear gloves, protective clothing, wash skin, avoid bare hands, and prevent inhalation when filling applicators. Symptoms include headache nausea sweating vision issues urination tears salivation nasal discharge cramps diarrhea and in advanced cases vomiting convulsions tremors.
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Iowa City
UPI
University Hospitals Institute of Agricultural Medicine
Herbert Platner
Platner
Amarillo Slim Fails to Advance in Las Vegas WSOP
Defending champion Amarillo Slim Preston exits as three players remain in the $130,000 World Series of Poker seven card stud Hold Em. Remaining players Johnny Moss Odessa Texas and Jack Straus Houston Texas after a late night pot over $9 000. Moss outdrew Pearson with a $40 000 pot to stay in, leaving Pearson with $62,000 Moss $45,000 and Straus $23,000.
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New
UPI
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Preston
Puggy Wuggy" Pearon
Nashville
Tenn Johnny Moss
Odessa
Tex
Jack Straus
Houston
Tex Preston
Straus
Moss
Pearson
Strauss
Indicted in Orlando over Turner Bailey criminal scheme
F Lee Bailey and Glenn W Turner, famed criminal lawyer and supersalesman, face a 28 count federal indictment charging conspiracy and mail fraud in Turner's Koscot Interplanetary and Dare To Be Great ventures. Indictment cites false advertising and a $348,125 transfer to Pacific Aeromotive Corp. involving turnover from Bailey's behalf.
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UPL
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Glenn W.turner
Turner
U.S
Bailey
Washington
Europe
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Ore
Hartford
Conn
Turner and Bailey
Harry B. Atkinson
W. Leroy Beale
Jess C. Hickman
Orlando
Ben A. Bunting
Clyde C Cobb
Maitland
Fla
Malcolm A. Julian
Fern Park
Hobart Wilder
Winter Park
Terrell Jones
Koscot Interplanetary, Inc
Pacific Aeromotive Corp
Koscot Interplanetary
John Briggs
Weather for Zone 13 Partly cloudy and warmer today
Zone 13 forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs 77 to 82 and variable winds 8 to 15 mph. Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with lows in the 50s and Sunday highs around 75 to 80. Rain chances 20 percent today, 10 tonight, near zero Sunday.
Archibald Cox Picked as Watergate Special Prosecutor
Attorney General designate Elliott Richardson named Archibald Cox to lead the Watergate probe with broad praise and questions on independence. Cox, 61, Harvard professor and former solicitor general, said guidelines would allow sufficient independence and plans for a separate office with full file control and an $38,000 salary as he weighs staffing and timeline.
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UPI
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Archibald Cox
Senate
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Richardson
Harvard
Archie Cox
Samuel Dash
Eiel
Cash
Richardson Cox
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Boston
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Byrd
Kennedy
Hart
Bayh
Watergate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Judiciary Committee
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Shlstice Department
Iowa ICC orders utilities to cut winter fuel waste
The Iowa Commerce Commission launched a campaign mandating electric utilities curb surplus generation and burn less natural gas and fuel oil during winter. An interconnector linking small municipal plants to larger facilities could save about 380000 gallons daily, aiding Waterloo hospitals and the Des Moines Firestone plant. Authorities warn of further action if voluntary cooperation fails.
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UPL
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Iowa
van Nostrand
Waterloo
Firestone
Return of U S war dead hinges on good will
North Vietnamese officer says many Americans buried across North Vietnam and warns body return could be indefinite without U S good will. Officials note over 50 Americans died in captivity and 1,317 missing in Indochina. JMT reports graves marked with Vietnamese names, cooperation needed to locate sites.
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UPS
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U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Joint Military Team
JMT
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South Vietnam
Maj
Nguyen Phu Binh
Tan Son Nhut
Nguyen van Minh
le van Duyet
John Smith
Joseph Jones
Urge Iowans to vacation in state amid fuel shortage
An official of the State Conservation Commission urged Iowans to spend summer vacations within Iowa due to a threatened gasoline shortage. Bill Brabham, assistant director, highlighted outstanding recreational opportunities at lakes, parks, and recreation areas, urging residents to explore local destinations rather than travel abroad.
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State Conservation Commission
Parsons College files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Parsons College seeks Chapter 11 protection to reorganize its finances after facing about 15 million dollars in debt. The move allows continued operation on current income while assets are frozen, with employees to be paid from ongoing income if possible. The filing followed creditors attempting to foreclose on the Wright Memorial Library, prompting the trustees to act.
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UPI
Parsons College
James McDonough
McDonough
Board of Trustees
Wright Memorial
Fairfield Bank
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