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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1969
Page
1
Space Center Houston reports the second manned lunar landing may occur in November with a landing in a western Mare region. Lt Gen Samuel C Phillips says final site selection is not complete, but a western lunar sea target is planned.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins swing back toward Earth after 244 minute burn. They plan quarantine at Manned Space Center before public reception aboard USS Hornet. World shares pride as nation awaits splashdown in Pacific.
Athens officials vote to continue plans for Tulane Road construction as residents oppose the project. Reports across pages note congressional ambiguity over a space funding pledge and commentary on the moon mission by a local correspondent.
National Guard troops moved into Columbus Ohio after racial disturbances left one man dead and 130 arrests. Riot outbreak on the near East Side included tear gas canisters, brick throwing, arson and looting with curfew imposed.
President Nixon begins a seven nation trip timed to coincide with the moon mission return. He hosts a White House breakfast on Capitol Hill, meets baseball leaders, attends the All Stars game, then departs for the Philippines and other countries.
The Athens Messenger reports that Footprints on the Moon is already moving through press before the lunar landing. John Barbour writes final chapters with NASA color photos expected by August. First print run is 100000 copies at $5, distribution via 700 AP newspapers nationwide.
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