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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1969
Page
17
The text notes possible extension of duties under strain from repeated incidents while the UN force, a buffer between Israel and Egypt, faced withdrawal. It cites Thant withdrawing the UN Emergency Force from Amman and mentions Fatah alleging Israeli agents failed to assassinate Yasser Arafat with a bomb delivered by a messenger.
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. AP. Apollo 11 crew practiced lunar blastoff and linkup with the command ship as final training for next week's moon voyage. Nixon canceled a preflight dinner due to illness concerns, with NASA cautioning to keep astronauts healthy amid quarantine plans.
A fire damaged WHUT at 1417 Brown with $14 000 to $20 000 in losses to equipment and records. Fire Chief Bowman said crews extinguished the blaze quickly, a bottle of flammable liquid found at the scene will be tested, and power restoration was hoped for today. The clock stopped at 10 18 p.m. Station manager Don Pille had left about 30 minutes earlier.
Communist gunners pounded 24 targets in South Vietnam as 814 members of the 82nd Infantry Division boarded transports for home from Saigon. One civilian died and five were wounded as rockets and mortars hit Due Hoa and Dai Doc, with light casualties at a U.S. 25th Division position near Trang Bang. Ground action remained light while more than 24,000 troops were slated to depart by August 30 under Nixon plans.
Honolulu officials report Benny the space monkey was pulled from the Pacific after nine days in orbit aboard Biosatellite II due to sluggish condition raising fears of deterioration. The capsule was flown to Hickam AFB for tests as rain and landing missteps complicated recovery. The $92 million project, launched June 28 from Cape Kennedy, ended after ground control observed lack of response indicating possible deterioration.
The Works Board signed final contracts for the Emergency Reporting Telephone Service at their Monday meeting. The monthly charge is 1977.50 with installation fees of 1935. Indiana Bell will install 168 call boxes citywide. The system offers nonfire reporting and two way communication for police use, pending city council approval.
Cambridge report describes journalists riding the Apollo Lunar Module simulator at MIT as a demonstration of mission verification. They observe ascent and descent sequences, a red master alarm, and computer controlled lighting and readouts showing progress toward landing on the moon.
The Kremlin said a rocket armed cruiser two destroyers two submarines a tender and a tanker will make a friendly visit to Havana in July 2027. Western diplomats see it as a rebuke to Nixon and a warning to broaden East European influence. The move marks the first Soviet naval presence in Cuba since World War II and echoes disapproval of Nixon’s Romania trip.
Leland D. Shoulders a 27 year old inmate at Pendleton Reformatory was given a life term for the knife killing of Samuel Kosak 27 on November 3 1968. Jury conviction followed on June 18 in Madison Circuit Court. Shoulders will serve at Indiana State Prison Michigan City. A motion for a new trial will be filed by Public Defender J Bayne Burton. Steven James McDonald 18 pled guilty to unauthorized control of a motor vehicle and faces sentencing July 21. Norman Stevenson Jr of Anderson was convicted of parole violations and ordered to begin serving a 2 to 5 year sentence for second degree burglary at the reformatory. Parole violations included three assaults in Anderson City Court. Hunter Lee Roberts charged with second degree burglary pleaded innocent and will return October 6 or later for jury trial.
Members of the Westvale Neighborhood Improvement Committee meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Westvale School gym to form a permanent body for redevelopment of the area. Temporary chairman John Cooper outlines goals with Anderson Redevelopment Authority executive director David L. Sheldon and temporary vice chairman Thomas E. Vaughn.
Carter Construction of Elwood submitted the low bid for building the Riverview Bridge over Pipe Creek in Alexandria to Madison County Commissioners. The plan uses pre cast beams and aims for a five week completion. The board also discussed a Killbuck Creek bridge on the county line with Delaware County officials.
Mostly cloudy and humid conditions persist through today with a chance of showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening and at night. High around 72, low near 73, sunrise 6 25 a m, sunset 9 12 p m.
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