I Am the Nation on July 4 1969
A rousing national tribute declares the United States as a living entity born of July 4 1776. It lists leaders battles places and achievements and pledges to remain a citadel of freedom and hope to the world. The speaker envisions 1969 as a centennial style recommitment to liberty and unity.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Eli Whitney
Stephen Foster
Tom Edison
Albert Einstein
Billy Graham
Horace Greeley
Will Rogers
Wright Brothers
George Washington Carver
Daniel Webster
Jonas Salk
Conflicting Signs in Vietnam Shift Reader Debate
U S officials report a fluctuating border picture with enemy troops pulling back in some sectors and advancing in others amid a new lull. Analysts question whether the lull lasts and if it reflects Nixon’s 25 000 troop withdrawal as intelligence tracks infiltration along the Ho Chi Minh trail and near Ben Het and Megong Delta fronts.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Washington
Defense
Secre
Tary Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Nixon
South
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ben Het
Siagon
Megong
Dinner With Mrs Nixon Dinner At Flight's End
Ninety two planes roar from Lindbergh Field launching the Powder Puff Derby. Athens area entry includes Mrs Joan Mace and Mrs JoAnn Stype flying The Athens Messenger a Cessna 210. They aim to reach Salt Lake City and Mount Vernon before dusk, planning a three day finish if weather cooperates.
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Nintey
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Calif
Athens
Joan Mace
Charles St
Athens Messenger
JoAnn Stype
Wooster
Mace
Stype
White House
Washington
Mount Vernon, Ill
Free coffee at roadside park this holiday weekend
Weary travelers at the Logan roadside park are offered a free cup of coffee during the holiday weekend. Nelsonville city administration faces several problems as reported on page 3. Athens Mill Street bridge will be open this weekend then closed again. Meigs correspondent Beulah Jones shares Fourth of July thoughts. Classified, comics, editorial, obituaries listed on later pages.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Athens
Mill Street
Ocvccesiu
MEIGS
Beulah Jones
Senate approves 20 billion for Pentagon research and weapons
The Senate Armed Services Committee approves a 20 billion authorization for Pentagon research and weapons, trimming 1.9 billion from Nixon admin requests. Major cuts affect the Manned Orbiting Laboratory and the Cheyenne helicopter, with reductions also hit on AWACS, SAM D, and multi-branch programs. Safeguard antiballistic missiles remains funded at 758.4 million. CBW weapon R&D is limited to defense against agents.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Army
Armed Services
Apollo 11 astronauts pass final countdown rehearsal successful
Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin completed a simulated liftoff at 9 32 a m in a sealed moonship. The rehearsal tested communications instruments warning lights and life support as NASA prepared for launch. The Saturn V booster remained unfueled for safety with a fully fueled rehearsal planned earlier. If all goes well they will enter lunar orbit July 19 and land July 20 with Collins in orbit ready to assist if needed.
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Moon
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Neil A. Armstrong
National Space Administration
Launch
Weather Bureau
Lunar
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Ohio Senate Ethics Proposal Seeks Reporter Income Disclosure
Senate minority leader Char les J. Carney proposes amending the ethics bill to require reporters covering the Ohio Legislature to disclose all income sources over 100. He wants reporters made officers of the Senate and House, subject to the ethics code, similar to lawyers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Charles J. Carney
Youngstown
Carney
Ways and Means Committee
House
Nixon decides no fulltime envoy to Vatican
President Nixon informed Pope Paul VI there will be no permanent U S envoy to the Vatican and that U S Vatican contacts will be kept through periodic visits by high officials. He noted close communications remain essential while spending the July 4 holiday at Biscayne Bay. Julie Eisenhower turns 21 this weekend as Julie and family stay at the presidential retreat.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Paul VI
U.S
Vatican
Peter Flanigan
Ronald L. Ziegler
Florida White House
Con
Pope Paul
Washington
State Department
Flanigan
Ziegler
Biscayne Bay
Julie Eisenhower
Julie
David Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Tricia
Wales
Prince Charles
Congressmen Face Strikes By Cabbies And Cafeteria Workers
Washington cab drivers threaten a one day boycott and possible strike next Thursday over 65 cent fares. In the Senate building cafeteria 75 workers walked out briefly, while 14 Congressmen defend the staff. Officials say wage disputes and firings trigger tensions as workers plan a Monday meeting.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt Pyles
House
Senate
Capitol
House of Representatives
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Nathan Hale
Paul Revere
Lexington
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Paul Jones
Green Mountain Boys
Davy Crockett
Lee
Grant
Abe Lincoln
Alamo
Marine
Pearl Harbor
Freedom
Flanders Field
Rock
Corregidor
Korea
Brooklyn Bridge
Kansas
Vermont
Virginias
Pennsylvania
West
Golden Gate
Grand Canyon
Independence Hall
The
Monitor
Merrimac
Rogers
Paris
Creighton W. Abrams
Messenger
Aesee Sports Television
Bill OK
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Dolly DeLeon
Denver
Dolly
Andrew Jacobs
Jacob
Wendell Quinn
Robert Parker
Senate Workers
Quinn
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