This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
3
Three Apollo astronauts completed a countdown at Cape Kennedy amid a rehearsal similar to a past orbit test. The mission, led by Navy Captain Walter Schiera Jr., aimed to practice rocket launch steps despite earlier delays and equipment issues.
Officials report a minor smok e event on a cable tower test below the spacecraft, with the transformer switched off and no fire. The countdown continued after the incident, the first such test since the deaths of Grissom White and Chaffee months ago on the naming cabin mission. Coal output since 1900 tops 36 billion tons.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley asked three major networks for a one hour prime time rebuttal to criticism of police action against antiwar demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention. CBS ABC NBC and Metromedia weighed options offering Daley air time or a videotaped special to present his side.
Indianapol is UPI report says the Indiana State Election Board rejected petitions from the New Politics Party and the Labor Party for U S Senate ballot access. Board members cited defective affidavits and improper signature witnessing as grounds for denial. New Politics may pursue court action to gain ballot placement.
The Defense Department announced Marine Cpl Donald F. Slack Jr. died of wounds from combat in Vietnam. He was the Hoosier state's worst combat fatality of the Asian War and is survived by Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Slack Sr. of Munster Indiana.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.