Apollo 11 Seismic Instrument and Postflight Recovery Details
The article reviews Apollo 11 lunar instrumentation and recovery steps. It highlights a 100-pound seismometer heated by plutonium isotopes to survive lunar night and relay moonquake data. It details astronauts’ postlanding cleanup, suit handling, and a sterile return process including a mobile quarantine unit and Lunar Receiving Laboratory. It notes prior Gemini missions for context.
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Atomic Energy Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
AEC
Earth
Command
Pacific Ocean
Lunar
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Armatrong
Aldrin
Collins
Nixon Programs Face Different Power Base
Washington report notes Sen. Join J. Williams of Delaware, a former chicken farmer, as a pivotal figure on surtax extension and ABM deployment. Williams, a top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, may force a Senate vote on surtax and shape Nixon administration aims. The piece contrasts Williams with Teddy Kennedy and Mansfield, and recalls Nixon’s Senate era and limited ties to Dirksen.
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Washington
Tasotte
Sen
Join J. Williams
Delaware
Ser. Williams
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Sen. Williams
Senate
Wiliams
White House
Sen. Dirksen
Bobby Baker
Baker
Ten
Williams
Teddy Kennedy
All
Democratic Policy Committee
Teddy
Russell Louisiana
Democratic Party
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Montans
Hus Moore
Willisms
Perp
Mansfield
House
Alger Hiss
Robert A. Taft
Lyndon B. Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
End of Byrd era in Virginia politics signals realignment
A long dominant party machine in Virginia fades after Byrd’s shadow. The 1967 Democratic governor race sees Lt Gov Pollard falter, Battle leads, Howell strong, and Republican votes may swing the runoff. The piece explores potential realignment led by Byrd Jr and the collapse of the old organizational structure.
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Washington
Emerson
Virginia
Byrd Machine
Harry F. Byrd, Sr
Fred Pottard
William M. Tuck
Halifax County
Tuck
Halifax
Pollard
William Battle
Henry Howell
Byrd
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Nixon
Owell
Howell
Linwoo Holton
Commonwealth of Virginia
No Recourse For Fathers In Abortion Debate
Russell Kirk argues that half the states push liberalized abortion laws while others resist. He notes California’s law, a San Francisco court ruling restricting paternal intervention, and critiques the view that women alone make life and death decisions. He questions moral prerogatives and cites federal court protections for unborn children.
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Java
Colorado
California
Ronald Reagan
Michigan
War prospects feared as Russia and China drift toward clash
A 1962 commentary argues Sino Soviet tensions could erupt into a long war, with both sides blaming each other for provocations on the border. It notes Moscow and Peking talk of conflict, cites incidents since 1964, and warns of nuclear spillover and global risk if the two giants collide. The author suggests avoiding a Soviet Chinese war while acknowledging dangers of unity or further provocation.
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Red China
State Department
CIA
Moscow
Peking
Kremlin
World Communist Movement
Vietnam
United States
Notes from Maclean's Microscoops and World Cues
A collage of brief items touches on auto insurance practices, Peru boat licenses, California political talk, Nixon era remarks, Kenendy as critic, Agnew’s Tarpon Springs visit, Soviet TV nudity as propaganda, Florida orange juice shortages, a Justice Department wood chip probe, a 4.7 billion airport expansion request, an Oklahoma allergist touting raw honey, and the Pope praising today’s students for potential reform.
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Oklahoma
Pope Praiars
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Folph Fairchld
Michael A. Pest
Talwin
Addickon
Richard Wilson
Keperditt
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Jer
James J. Kilpatrick
Ported Pollard
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Britain
RUSSELL _KIRK
You
Woody's World
By John Kolm
McKee
Harrison Salisbury
Mongolia
Ussr
Russia
China
Red
Maclean's Microscoops
Peru
de Gaulle
Armed Forces
Edward Kennedy
Ales
Agnew
Peta
Tarpon Springs
Flo
Florida
Justice Department
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