Armstrong won first moon step by commander's prerogative
Neil A. Armstrong reportedly used his commander's prerogative to become the first person on the moon. Some officials dispute a formal plan to have another person take the first footprints, noting the lunar module pilot was initially favored.
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Armstrong
Haney
Neil A, Armstrong
Air Force
Edwin FE
Collen- Aldrin Jr
Sion
George M. Low
Low
Eduard E. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
Five finalists named for Astromonk title and space trip
Five male pigtail monkeys were chosen last week from over 20 contenders for the Astromonk title and a three day space flight. Final selection tonight will pick the most qualified to ride a rocket for 11 10 pm EDT launch Saturday, to study long weightlessness exposure and medical data surpassing prior flights. The plan involves extensive brain and body sensors and prize foods for task success.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy, Fla
U.S
Earth
W. Ross Adey
Brain Research Laboratory
University of California At Los Angeles
Adey
51 Indians Freed By S D Judge On Anniversary
Rapid City Journal reports Chief Judge Hobart Keith freed 51 Ogala Sioux inmates from Pine Ridge jail to mark the 96th anniversary of Custer’s Last Stand. The prisoners, misdemeanants, were released amid protests against unequal enforcement on the reservation. An ham and bean dinner followed. conditions at the jail were cited as poor. Judge Keith, tribal member, opposed sending inmates to the “honor farm” as slave labor. The note mentions Arts and Letters as a horse winning two major races in 1969.
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Rapid City Journal
Pine Ridge, S.D
Hobart Keith
Pine Ridge
Little Big Horn
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Custer
Keith
Humphrey urges bold congressional leadership on record
In Washington Hubert H. Humphrey urged Democratic leaders to abandon reliance on the president and to forge their own record. Speaking at a $500-a-plate dinner that raised about $750,000 for next year’s campaign, he joined Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and House Speaker John W. McCormack in stressing independent leadership and action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
House
Senate
Democratic Congressional Committee
Mike Mansfield
John W. McCormack
Guthrie Opens with Caesar in a Latin Fiesta Stage
The Guthrie Theatre launches its summer season with Julius Caesar in a bold trans plant that uses flashy costumes vivid background music and dance. The production aims for a Latin fiesta mood though some performers struggle with the blending of noble Roman tones and rum-and-cola swagger.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Imperial
Rome
Minnesota Theatre Company
Guthrie Theatre
Caesar
New Army rifle set back for year and a half
Washington AP report says the new Army rifle, already costing about 20 million dollars over seven years, is delayed up to a year and a half due to engineering deficiencies found in testing. Dr John Lester, Pentagon research and engineering director, testified to Congress that delays stem from these deficiencies.
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Washington
John Lester
Pentagon Research and Engineering
Congress
Laird seeks tough desertion law in AWOL cases
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird plans to push changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice to treat long unauthorized absence as evidence of intent to desert. The move targets criticism of leniency as subcommittee data showed tens of thousands labeled deserters, yet convictions remain under 1 percent. Laird cites need to prove intent, outlines possible penalties, and discusses reporting and extradition limits with Sweden.
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Bob Horton
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Lairds
Laird
Senate
Sweden
Canada
Subcommittee
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
State Department
U.S
Wisconsin clergyman dies in car crash near Jordan
The Rev. Ambrose MacDonald, 66, of Mt. Horeb Wisconsin, died when his car collided with a northbound truck two miles north of Jordan on U S 169. Maynard Peterson, 35, Circle Pine Minnesota, was slightly injured. The report raises the annual state traffic toll to 376. Frances Johnson, 78, Elk River, was killed crossing Main Street railroad tracks.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Ambrose MacDonald
Mt. Horeb
Wis
Jordan
U.S. 169
Maynard Peterson
Circle Pine
Minn
Frances Johnson
Elk River
Northern Pacific
N D airports seen ill equipped for emergency
New York AP reports North Dakota airports lack radar and adequate emergency facilities per a jet travel safety book. Bismarck and Grand Forks say radar at nearby Grand Forks AFB exists and safety equipment is available. officials dispute gaps. The author cites a 1968 Airline Pilots Association report.
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New York
North Dakota
Bismarck
Grand Forks
Fred McClement
Grand Forks Air Force Base
McClement
Airline Pilots Association
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Robert H. Finch
Commerce Department
United States
Minnesota
Guthrie Opens With
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George Moses
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Inouye
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