Apollo 11 practice launch capped Saturn V countdown test
Cape Kennedy reports the Apollo 11 crew completed a final countdown exercise atop a Saturn V rocket as part of preflight preparations for the July 16 moon mission. Moscow says an unmanned Soviet moon probe will fly July 10 to collect lunar soil samples and return them to Earth. Washington says IRS will audit about 10,000 doctors under Medicare and Medicaid amid cost overrun probes. AMA chief disputes widespread overcharging.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moscow
Soviet Union
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
American Medical Association
Dwight L. Wilbur
Bus Driver Fends Off Repeated Holdups on Chicago Route
Eugene Noel, a Chicago bus driver, was robbed twice on his southside route. The bandit took $32.81 on the eastbound trip and $7.70 on the westbound leg, prompting Noel to quit at the bus barn after the second theft.
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Chicago
Eugene Noel
Noel
Washington March Set By Miners
About 1,000 Appalachian coal miners plan a July march to the Jefferson Memorial to press for a tough mine health safety law and black lung compensation. Three doctors will speak. bills already before Congress would set dust limits and extend miners’ benefits, spurred by Farmington’s 1978 explosion.
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Washington
Appalachia
Jefferson Memorial
House
Senate
Farmington
W.va
Industry
United Mine Workers Union
Buff
West Virginia
Physicians Committee
Nixon Eyes Signs of North Viet Nam Slowdown in War
Administration weighs a drop in infiltration and possible Hanoi shift in plans. Officials see mixed signals and caution that data may reflect manpower limits, regrouping, or a deliberate pause. Washington expects a possible troop withdrawal decision by August based on Hanoi activity and Paris talks.
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Washington
Nixon
South
Hanoi
William P. Rogers
U.S
Vietnam
Rogers
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
McGovern Meeting Questioned by Fellow Democrat
Senator Harry Byrd Jr challenges Senator George McGovern over a 10 hour Paris meeting with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong reps. McGovern defends inquiry as seeking understanding of war aims and stresses he spoke for no U.S. policy. Byrd suggests others might seek similar talks if Lodge approved.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
State Department
U.S. Peace
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Dakota
McGo
Cigarette Tax Finances Part Of Rhodes Education Plan
Ohio House prepared to vote on a $1.86 billion education package funded partly by cigarette tax increases and other levies. The plan funds K-12 through two years, with $75 million for vocational facilities and $447 million in operating funds for universities plus $316 million for capital improvements.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio House
Bil
Board of Regents
Contingency Fund
James A. O Sacanhe
Three American POWs slated to be released
North Vietnam announced it would release three U S prisoners of war and allow gifts for POWs on Independence Day. The exact timing and identities of the prisoners were not disclosed, with radio broadcasts offering no precise release date.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Dio Hanoi
U.S
Vientiane
Laos
Ben Het
Saigon
Loc Ninh
Tay Ninh
Mekong Delta
273Rd
Seven Mountain
Brian Jones of Rolling Stones Found Dead in Pool
Brian Jones a 26 year old member of the Rolling Stones was found dead in a pool at his Hartfield home in London during a late night swim. The tour manager said asthma may have contributed and a contractor Thorogood and Jones’ friend Anna Wohlin were present. Jones quit the band last month to pursue his own music.
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London
Brian Jones
Britain
Rolling Stones
Hartfield
Tom Keylock
Brian
Jones
Frank Thorogood
Thorogood
Anna Wohlin
Ohio women pilots seize lucky omen in Powder Puff Derby
Two Ohio pilots, Joan Mace of Athens and JoAnn Stype, entering the Powder Puff Derby, found a lucky omen after their Flight path detour from San Diego. Their plane bears The Athens Messenger name and room C-210 matched their Cessna 210. They were diverted by weather from St Joseph to Tulsa and paused overnight at Tulsa’s Holiday Inn.
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Roger Bennett Messenger
Ohio
San Diego
Calif
California
Joan Mace
Athens
JoAnn Stype
Athens Messenger
Mace
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tulsa
Oklo
Stype
Ohio University
Mount Vernon
Ill
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Kutztown
Heather
Jonathan Jones
Reading
IRS
Oakland
Reggie Jackson
Miller
Reed Bee
Abby Peewee
Teehee Eenee
Heloise Ween
The
Physicians Committee For Miners Health and Safety
Jefferson
J. E. Buff
Charleston
North Viet
Defense Department
Rhodes
Harry L. Armstrong
Hocking
Highway Patrol
Keith Richard
Mick Jagger
Richard
Jagger
Jumpin
Jack Flash
Kasie Strong
Vivian
North Side
Omaha
Neb
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