Apollo 10 crew solve lunar lander venting snag
Apollo 10 astronauts Stafford and Cernan fixed a venting problem in the lunar lander tunnel and proceeded to test undocking as they near a 10 mile pass over the moon. Young remains aboard the command ship while Princeton readies for splashdown 389 miles east of Pago Pago.
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Moon Lander
Charles M. Duke
Space Agency
U.S
Stafford
Cernan
Jack Schmitt
Mission Control
Earth
Novosty
Tex
Moon
Alvin Pittman
South Pacific
USS
Princeton
Pago Pago
American Samoa
National Geographic Society
Young
Apollo
Lander
High school benefit concert aids AFS exchange
The Washington chapter of American Field Service will receive money raised at an 8 pm benefit concert by local high school musicians in the high school auditorium. The Hi-Fi's and Swing Band perform selections with no admission fee, accepting donations to fund foreign student exchanges through AFS.
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Washington
American Field Service
AFS
Iowa Legislature approves long range bond plan for universities
The Iowa House and Senate approved the State Board of Regents financing plan to issue bonds for university buildings. The Senate backed a $16.1 million measure by a 33 to 22 vote on Wednesday morning, advancing the plan to spend on campus construction.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Senate
State Board of Regents
Weather outlook for Iowa turns partly cloudy and warm
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness tonight in Iowa with Friday partly cloudy and warmer. Lows near 40 tonight and highs in the 60s Friday, with Saturday again partly cloudy and warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
Senate approves tax exemption bill in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate backed a bill to exempt residents earning 3000 dollars or less from state income tax, a move Democrats denounce as political chicanery. House passage is pending Senate amendments including a military service exemption. net cost estimated at 750000 dollars yearly, with servicemen exemption about 50 dollars annually.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate
House
Alan Shirley
D- Perry
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Shirley
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Mowry
Sen
Elmer Lange
Asue City
Viet Cong Offensive Elevates Casualties In Saigon Week
U S military command reports 430 GIs killed and 2,185 wounded in the opening seven days of a new Viet Cong and North Vietnamese offensive. Total guerrilla deaths for the period reach 5,686, with Ho Chi Minh urging continued fighting as talks proceed. South Vietnamese losses exceed American toll. The May 11 wave involved 230 barrages into allied towns, the greatest one-night salvo since 1968.
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Saigon
Vpi
U.S
Hanoi Radio Today
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnm
Bids Sought for Relocatable Classrooms in Washington District
Notice of bids to be received on relocatable classrooms for the Washington district. Also announced is the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Charles Vernon Gosling. Washington City Council minutes dated May 19 are on record.
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Washington
Charles Vernon Gosling
Washington City
Intercepted Memo From Apollo Crew Describes Relief
An intercepted note from the Apollo crew expresses relief and a sense of being in a dandy moment in space. The message emphasizes calm feelings and personal relief during the mission.
Iowa House OKs compromise on truck fee bill
The Iowa House approved a conference committee compromise raising truck fees by 7.38 million dollars with over five million slated for cities and towns. The measure, passed 93 to 23 after a 68 to 27 House vote, drops double bottom truck provisions and shifts toward a 1970 session discussion, retaining a Senate fee schedule and adjusting bulk gasoline allowances.
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House
Senate
Conference Committee
Conference
Iowa
Lawmakers Settle On 5500 Salary For 1971
A joint conference committee in Des Moines reached a verbal agreement to set the annual legislative salary at 5500 starting in 1971. The compromise blends the House 5000 recommendation and Senate 6000 approval, plus 15 a day in expenses and 7500 for Polk County lawmakers.
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Des Moines
UPI
House Conference Committee
Elizabeth Shaw
R - Davenport
House
Senate
Polk County
Nixon Choice Pleases Many Burger Nomination Praised
President Nixon nominated Warren E. Burger for chief justice and drew praise from Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings likely in early June, with leaders calling Burger an outstanding jurist and man. Supporters cite decency, integrity, and a return to constitutional government.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Congress
Senate
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Burger
Judiciary Committee
Lyndon
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Law and Order
Philip A. Hart
D. Mich
John L. McClellan
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
America
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Hope for progress at Paris parley shows thaw after deadlock
United States negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge expressed hope the Vietnam peace talks can immediately move to detailed talks after 18 weeks of stalemate. He signaled U S readiness to discuss the political future of South Vietnam with North Vietnam present, per President Nixon's May 14 statement, addressing Xuan Thuy and Tran Buu Kiem.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon
Xuan Thuy
National Liberation Front
Tran Buu Kiem
Lodge
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Hove
England
Leslie Sykes
Draguignan
France
Marie Etlenvre
Madame Etlenore
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
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