Skylab 2 Astronauts Prepare for 59 Day Launch
Skylab 2 crew Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott, and Jack R. Lousma undergo final physicals and preparations for a 59 day space mission from Cape Kennedy. They plan to relax in crew quarters five miles from the launch pad and start the orbital flight at 7 11 a m EDT after a 2 a m wake up for final checks.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Space Agency
Ehrlichman Reveals Spy Was Muskie Campaign Driver
Ehrlichman testified that a Nixon campaign spy served as a personal driver for Sen. Edmund Muskie and photographed Muskie’s mail. He said the spy became a Muskie friend and dined at his home, sourced as hearsay from Magruder via O’Brien. The probe seeks the spy’s recruiter.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Ehrlichman
Senate
Herbert L. Porter
Magruder
Ken Reitz
Reitz
Republican National Committee
FBI
Water Rose In House in 15 Minutes
Firemen and rescue squads searched Brook Creek in Shenandoah County for four month old Shawn Anders who disappeared after a flash flood last night. His mother Delores Anders and another person drowned, with her body found near a railroad bridge downstream from the incident site as crews continued the hunt with about 30 rescuers and five companies.
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Phil Morris
Toms Brook
Brook Creek
Shenandoah County
Shawn Anders
Delores Anders
Fter
I-81
Rt. 11
John Campbell
Strasburg
Flood Devastates Toms Brook Area Residents
Mrs. Bernice Orndorff, 60, of Toms Brook drowned when a wall of water rushed through near Brook Creek on Rt. 11. Her body was found three miles downstream. In the flood, homes on Rt. 11 suffered severe damage as residents fled rising waters. Arnold Mauck and his family escaped as their two story house was swept away within minutes.
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Bernice Orndorff
Toms Brook
Brook Creek
Rt. 11
Campbell
Orndorff
Strasburg High School
Arnold Mauck
Patricia
Mauck
Assassination of Allende Aide Deepens Chile Violence
In Santiago, naval Capt. Arturo Araya, 45, longtime military aide to Marxist President Salvador Allende, was killed at his home as strikes and unrest widen. Police arrested several suspects linked to a right wing group after the attack on the second floor balcony. Araya had just attended a Cuban Revolution anniversary reception and his body lay in state at Moneda Palace.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Navy
Arturo Araya
Fatherland and Liberty Movement
Naval
Araya
Allende
Moneda Presidential Palace
Opinion allows closed meetings by mixing citizens with officials
Virginia’s attorney general says local boards can bypass the Freedom of Information Act by forming committees that include citizen members. Atty. Gen. Miller notes that such groups, if not wholly made of board members, may proceed in executive session without FOI oversight.
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Richmond
Andrew P. Miller
Virginia
Miller
Frederick County Commonwealth
Board of Supervisors
Senate Rejects Mandatory Public Campaign Financing Plan
The Senate votes 53 to 38 to table a Scott Kennedy amendment for mandatory public financing of presidential and congressional campaigns. Supporters call for hearings to resolve details while others oppose only on the lack of specifics. Other bill moves include setting caps on donations and requiring disclosures for large contributors. The measure would have funded general election campaigns up to 20 cents per eligible voter.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Russell B. Long
D-La
House
Marlowe W. Cook
R-Ky
Scott-Kennedy
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Congress
Kennedy
Scott
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Aioto
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Lauffer
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