Moon Circling Astronauts Hailed By New York City
New York City greeted Americ a's trio of moon explorers Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders with a ticker tape parade through Canyon of Heroes amid icy winds and cheers from hundreds of thousands. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay joined the 25 minute motorcade from the Battery to City Hall after their 25 degree, windy procession.
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UPI
America
Washington
Broadway
Charles A. Lind
James Lovell
Congress
House
Frank Borman
William Anders
Hubert Humphrey
John McCormack
LaGuardia Field
Marine Terminal
Queens
East Side
The
Battery
Pope Paul VI
Thomas Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John
Palmer
Police Department
Emerald Society Bag Pipers
West Side
New York State Theater
Lincoln Center
United Nations
Waldorf-Astoria
Johnson
Bormans
Lovells
Anders
Manhattan
Bowling Green
Page
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Post Magazine Ends 148 Year Run Amid Financial Woes
The Saturday Evening Post, born in 1821, faces folding as publishers weigh its future after years of advertising decline in the 1960s. Curtis Publishing Co. considers mergers or scrapping the magazine, while Grove Press announced an offer that was rejected.
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UPI
Saturday Evening Post
Wall Street
Post
Martin S. Ackerman
The
Post Co
Barney Rosset
Grove Press
Ackerman
the Post Co
Curtis Publishing Co
New York Times
Curtis
Lin Broadcasting Corp
Nashville, Tenn
the Times
Norman Rockwell
Rockwell
Arlington
Rob Shuffleton
East Arlington
Sweden Recognizes North Vietnam for Paris Talks Boost
Sweden extends full diplomatic recognition to North Vietnam in a move to bolster Hanoi at the Paris negotiations. Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson told Hanoi’s Nguyen Duy Trinh by cable that Sweden becomes the first western European country to grant such recognition. Britain and France still maintain foreign service offices in Hanoi.
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UPI
Sweden
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
Britain
France
Torsten Nilsson
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Vietnam
United States
Washington
State Department
South Vietnam
Peking
Lennart Petri
Foreign Ministry
Nilsson
Scandinavia
Saigon
Nguyen Qui Anh
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Thanh le
Thieu
Vermont vows sales tax faces mixed political response
Vermont lawmakers heard Gov. Deane C. Davis outline a 4 percent general sales tax amid cautious remarks from Republicans and Democrats. House leaders predicted a tough fight. some urged an income tax alternative to cover the proposed 95.1 million budget while others urged restraint and warned of impact on ordinary people and border shoppers.
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House
Senate Gop
Senate
Salmon
Davis
John S. Burgess
Brattleboro
House Appropriations Committee
Beltline Exhibit Planned By State Highway Department
The state highway department will stage a six day exhibit of the Bennington beltline proposal at 349 Main St to explain the plan before a January 29 public information hearing at the state armory. Engineers will answer questions during exhibit hours with a map showing route changes including a cloverleaf interchange and adjusted beltline near Chapel Road to suit potential developments. Local officials back the plan and will assist in staffing the display, marking the department's first public presentation in space rental.
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State Highway Department
Bennington Beltline
Main St
Republican Campaign
Beltline
Highway Department
Bennington
Chapel Road
Ivor S. Pelsue
Soviets Launch Venus 6 For Soft Landing In May
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned spacecraft toward Venus, the second such launch in a week. Tass said both Venus 5 and Venus 6 will attempt soft landings on the planet’s nightside around mid May. The missions aim to study cloud composition and atmospheric conditions, with potential manned Venus plans hinted for the next decade.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Moon
United States
Mariner
Mars
Earth
Kirill Kondratyevy
Inside Columnist Widens On Dangerous Use Of Nitrates
Sam Ogden argues agricultural use of nitrates poses risks and calls for reforms. The column stresses safety concerns and regulatory gaps facing farmers and communities.
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Sam Ogden
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Caracciola
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D-Bennington
Edward G. Janeway
Windham
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Windsor
Janeway
Gustav VI Adolf
NORTH
Rive
Shaftsbury
Pownal
Li W.y
State Armory
North Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Edward B. Geyer
Vermont
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