Apollo 11 Astronauts Leave Isolation for Moon Landing Celebrations
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins left quarantine at Space Center Houston after three weeks. They head to home bases and plan a wave of celebrations including a news conference ticker tape parades in New York Chicago and Los Angeles and a Houston Astrodome party hosted by President Nixon.
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U S Troops Wounded 144 Americans Killed In DMZ Attack
AP reports 38 Americans killed and 144 wounded as North Vietnamese forces launch fierce attacks along the Cambodian Laotian and demilitarized zone fronts. New regimental involvement signals intensified fighting near Da Nang and Hamberger Hill with multiple helicopter losses and numerous rocket and mortar strikes.
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Irregularity Noted In Large SBA Loan
House Banking chair Wright Patman urged the SBA to demand immediate repayment of an $80,000 loan to Monroe Abstract and Title Co. of Miami issued in 1962 to Rebozo. The loan, extended twice to 10 years, has drawn scrutiny due to ties between Rebozo and Nixon allies. SBA officials planned to study Patman’s speech before commenting.
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Bebe) Rebozo
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State Tax Bill Faces Senate Bargain And Budget Financing
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes warns that the special session must finish by August 26 as senators prepare to weigh a House passed tax package. The measure raises the sales tax to 3 3 4 percent, adds cigarette tax, broadens the tax base to services, and includes entertainment and stock transfer levies while a rival plan seeks no new taxes. The $5.8 billion two year appropriation also cleared the Senate.
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Attorney, Green Beret Discuss Case in Saigon
In Saigon civilian attorney George Gregory said he represents Maj. Thomas C. Middleton Jr. in the murder case against eight Green Beret soldiers. Gregory claimed the Army is pressuring for a blackout and urged a public trial while noting rights violations. Navy minesweepers searching near Nha Trang failed to locate the body after weeks at sea.
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