Soviets Break Record of Longest Space Flight
Two Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Georgy Grechko reportedly remain in good health and in contact with families weekly as they extend their space mission aboard Salyut 6. They surpassed the 84 day U S record and plan to stay in orbit with ongoing life science and Earth observation work.
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Yuri Romanenko
Georgy Grechko
Salyut 6 Space Station
Earth
U.S
Tass
Flight Control Center
Gerald Carr
Edward Gibson
U.S. Air Force
William Pogue
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Salyut 6
Air Force
Vladimir Remek
Md Senate to require vet school at UMES Eastern Shore
The Maryland Senate approved an amendment to force the University of Maryland regents to locate a proposed veterinary medicine school at UMES in Princess Anne. The 29 to 10 vote attaches the site requirement to a bill creating a vet school in cooperation with Virginia and possibly West Virginia and Delaware. The measure targets ensuring a primary campus at UMES while allowing some program components elsewhere.
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Senate
White
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Sen. C. A. Porter Hopkins
Rbalt. County
UMES
Hopkins
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Johns Hopkins University
Japan Seeks U S Exports to Cut Trade Surplus
A 91 member Japanese business mission led by Yoshizo Ikeda travels the United States to buy American goods worth 3 500 items with aim to boost U S exports to Japan and reduce the large U S Japan trade surplus. The group plans two weeks of meetings across 18 cities seeking a potential 1 5 billion in exports.
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San Francisco
United States
U.S
Japan
Yoshizo Ikeda
Mitsui & Co
Tokyo
Durham
N.C
Ikeda
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Lawson Firing Tied to Questioning Fuel Policy
Richmond AP Lawson former Virginia energy director says he was fired by Gov Dalton for questioning the legality of the fuel allocation program. He sought to inspect state fuel books after the Federal Energy Administration questioned allocations to hardship cases. Governor Dalton announced an office audit and State Police probe for propriety. Rowe denies invalid allocations and cites FEA letters praising Virginia program.
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Richmond
Lewis R. Lawson Jr
John Dalton
Virginia
Lawson
Federal Energy Administration
Dalton
Mills Godwin
Maurice Rowe
Rowe
Edward) Isbell
Energy Office
Secretary of Commerce and Resources
Federal Energy Admistration
Grafton Scout Troop Founded at Grafton School
Grafton School announces the founding of Boy Scout Troop 110 under Scoutmaster David E. Erlandson and Assistant Eddie Robinson. Twelve boys elected two patrol leaders as the program aims to build social skills and leadership among students with learning and emotional disorders.
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Berryville — Grafton
Robert W. Stieg
David E. Erlandson
Eddie Robinson
Erlandson
Grafton
Grafton School
Neighbor Saves Boy From Attacking German Shepherd
In Newport News a neighbor, Mrs. Jan Belvin, wrestled a dog from Keith Young after it dragged him during a kite day incident. Keith suffered extensive injuries requiring 45 stitches and is expected home soon. the dog had leaped a fence and attacked a group of children.
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Newport News
Jan Belvin
Keith
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