Ranger 8 Captures Moon in Near Final Sweep Then Crashes
Ranger 8 delivered more than 7 000 high quality close ups of the Moon before crashing at 4 57 a.m. EST in the Sea of Tranquillity near the planned landing area. Engineers reported the video signals and images promising and possibly better than Ranger 7.
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Moon
Pasadena
Calif
Ranger 8
Ranger
Sea of Tranquillity
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ranger Project
Harris Schultmeier
Lunar
Ranger 7
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Goldstone
Earth
Lunar Disc
Ptolemaeus
Evacuees Ferried Out From British Columbia Mine Disaster
Evacuees and rescue personnel in a skiff rode alongside a Coast Guard seaplane at the Chickamin River mouth as crews airlifted refugees from the Gradue Mine landslide in northern British Columbia. The evacuees were ferried to the river mouth and taken by small craft to shuttling aircraft bound for Ketchikan Alaska. The scene on the shoreline of the Sea of Tranquillity is noted as part of the report’s broader weather wrap with a cold front bringing snow flurries and 20 to 45 mph winds.
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Coast Guard
Chickamin River
Gradue Mine
British Columbia
Chickamin
Ketchikan
Alaska
Final Audit Report on Blooming City Utilities Fire
Fire heavily damaged the Roger Sweet home near Austin Route 2 and Highway 218 S. Neighbors reported the blaze at 6:25 p.m. and firefighters confined the fire to the utility and TV rooms. Two pets died in the master bedroom amid intense heat and smoke. The Sweets were away attending an insurance directors meeting in Mankato and returned to survey the loss.
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Blooming City Utilities
Austin
Mankato
Insurance Company
Ultimatum Issued in Selma Civil Rights Campaign
Civil rights activists demand four changes from Selma Public Safety Director Wilson Baker including Negro police hiring and voter registration efforts. After a night march attempt by about 300, Baker halted the march with help from a minister. Hosea Williams was arrested and later released. King will address a mass rally Sunday as more than 3,000 have been arrested in the five week campaign led by SCLC.
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Selma
Ala
Wilson Baker
Baker
Hosea Williams
Marion
Williams
County Board of Registrars
Lewis Anderson
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Dallas County
James G. Clark
Examiners Criticize Accounting and Rebates at Blooming Prairie Utility
State Public Examiner releases final audit of the Blooming Prairie Public Utilities Commission. Irregularities include unauthorized gifts to consumers, insufficient penalties for delinquents, misused petty cash, self-serving purchases by commissioners, and lack of bid advertising for diesel oil. Stoltz, former superintendent, faced indictments and restitution amid ongoing court actions.
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Blooming Prairie
Minn
State Public Examiner
C. J. Mander
L.J. Anderson
J. W. Kaihoi
Blooming Prairie Freeholders
Junius M. Kegley
Certified Public Accountant
Commission
K. D. Wold
Stoltz
Vernon Paulson
George Day
Ellsworth Hall
Lir . E. Odoms
Richards Oil
Examiners
Ielan
Odoms
Pathet Lao Taper Off Mopup in Laos Northeast
The Pathet Lao have tapered off their mopup against government pockets in northeast Laos, following their Sunday capture of Hua Muong in Sam Neua Province. Laotian army spokesman said the drive began after the seizure of the strategic Laotian strongpoint, Hua Muong, 170 miles east of Vientiane.
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Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Laos
Hua Muong
Vientiane
Sam Neua
Pledge Backing to Regain Okinawa
The North Viet Nam government pledged support for Japanese aims to regain Okinawa. Nhan Dan quoted by New China said Okinawa is sacred Japanese land misused as a base by U S forces to widen the Vietnam War across Indochina.
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Tokyo
Viet Nam
Okinawa
U. S
South Viet Nam
Indochina
Nhan Dan
New China News Agency
Japan and South Korea sign draft basic treaty
Japan and South Korea signed the draft of a basic treaty to normalize relations, a move met with sharp criticism from Japanese leftists and Korea’s opposition, and seen as a milestone despite disputed history and ongoing tensions.
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Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Chilean landslide buries lakeside settlement
A rock and ice slide at Lake Cabrera near Puerto Monut in Chile buried a lakeside settlement Friday. Officials say there is no sign of life among the 21 or 22 people believed to have lived there.
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Puerto Monut
Chile
Lake Cabrera
Santiago
Surviving miners recount avalanche at Granduc camp
In Alaska, survivors describe battling snow and wreckage as an avalanche from Le Duc Glacier swept over the Granduc mining camp just before coffee break. Three bodies recovered. estimates put missing between 17 and 25. A rescue shuttle ferried about 100 uninjured and 22 injured to Chicamin River and Ketchikan.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Granduc
William Egan
Ville Mare
Gus
Jacques
le Duc Glacier
Chicamin River
Alasa
One Hormel Mayor Greets Another and Gives Key
Mayor Fayette Sherman of Austin welcomed Mayor Win Renninger of Fremont Neb to the Hormel Co. plant. Sherman presented Renninger with a key to the city. Renninger works in Fremonts Union Time Study Department and was recently honored by Hormel with the Distinguished Service Award for civic and political contributions.
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Hormel
Fayette Sherman
Austin
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Win Renninger
Fremont
Neb
Renninger
Hormel Co
Sherman
The
Traffic Deaths State Today and 85 Years Ago
Iowa records show 87 fatalities today and 92 on the same date 85 years ago. The figures reflect traffic deaths across the state, highlighting historical trends in roadway safety.
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State
Iowa
Young Turks Crush Coup and Move Against Khanh in Vietnam
Loyalist generals led by Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi defeated an attempted coup against Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh and signaled plans to oust him. Thi and Air Force Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky rose to power as they discussed actions with Premier Phan Huy Quat at Bien Hoa. Khanh remained in the country as reports noted a major Viet Cong ammunition haul after a gunboat sinking northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Phan Huy Quat
Bien Hoa
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thi
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Forc
Austin Sellers Plan Washington's Birthday Bargain Day
Austin merchants announce a Monday sale day tied to Washington's Birthday with bargains offered for Monday only. The promotion targets shoppers with holiday time off and emphasizes convenience for extra shopping.
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Austin
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