Battles in Mideast Worst Since '67 War Escalates Along Suez Canal
Israeli commandos attacked Green Island in the Gulf of Suez before dawn as jets struck Egyptian positions across the canal in the fiercest fighting since 1967. Both sides reported losses including Israeli casualties and claimed air, land, and sea attacks amid ongoing artillery duels and stalled cease-fire efforts.
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Moonwalk Aboard Eagle Ends Safely With Historic Landing
After a tense approach Armstrong and Aldrin guided the Lunar Module Eagle to a careful touchdown on the moon at 4 18 p m nearly exhausting fuel. They collected rock and soil samples and deployed instruments while describing the powdery surface and starry black sky.
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Calm Falls on Vietnam Front After Apollo Moon Landing
Saigon reports a quiet battlefield with only a six round mortar attack near the DMZ and 18 enemy shellings in the last 24 hours. U.S. and South Korean forces closed Operation Mighty Play near Da Nang. five attacks caused casualties but no American deaths. General Wheeler sees cyclical North Vietnamese infiltration and defers on divulging talks with Nixon.
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Washington
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Kennedy faces complaint over Chappaquiddick crash
Edgartown Massachusetts police filed a formal complaint against Senator Edward M Kennedy for leaving the scene of an accident after the Chappaquiddick incident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. A hearing was set for July 28 in Edgartown while Kennedy, his wife, and aides remained in seclusion.
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Crowds Welcome Soviet Naval Task Force to Havana
Thousands of Cubans lined Havana waterfront to greet the first Soviet naval force to visit Latin America. The seven ships passed Morro Castle as Cuban and Soviet anthems played, with a 21 gun salute from La Cabana fortress. The task force, led by Rear Adm. Stepan Sokolan, remains seven days in Havana before heading to an undisclosed location amid speculation of a response to Nixon's Romania trip.
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