Surveyor 1 proves moon surface suitable for manned landings
Surveyor 1 images show a relatively smooth, level lunar plain with a firm surface able to bear weight, marking a major step toward Apollo. Officials note the landing system is more sophisticated than Luna 9 and expect more site data from future Surveyor flights.
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R. R. Garbarini
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Surveyor
Leonard Jaffe
Earth
Robert J. Parks
JPL
Gemini 9 Crew Optimistic After Moon Surveyor Images
Astronauts Stafford and Cernan prep for a Friday launch after a successful Surveyor moon landing lift their confidence. Ground crews report two hundred tests with all positives as they await a 9:39 am EDT liftoff to rendezvous and perform a 2 1/2 hour space walk.
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Cape Kennedy
Fia
America
Moon
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scranton Announces He Will Not Seek Public Office Again
Gov. William W. Scranton said he will not run for president in 1968 or any other office and called the decision irrevocable. He made the surprise proclamation at a news conference during a four day trip to South Vietnam, following a similar pledge by Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller.
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Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
South Viet Nam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Scranton
George W. Romney
Michigan
Congress
Barry Goldwater
Balaguer Triumph Shocks Bosch Supporters in Dominican Vote
Balaguer, 61, of the Reformist party, defeated leftist Juan Bosch in a bitter Dominican presidential election with unofficial returns showing 451,736 votes to 301,161 amid street protests and police use of tear gas. U.S. officials welcomed the result and discussed troop withdrawal as Balaguer’s victory ends Trujillo-era influence.
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Santo Domingo
Trujillo
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Balaguer
Reformist
Revolutionary Party
Washngton
Washington
U.S
Caribbean
Norman Thomas
New York
United States
Garcia Godoy
IRS Plans Audits On 750000 Refund Recipients
The Internal Revenue Service announced full scale audits of about 750000 taxpayers who already received refunds. Audits will request check stubs and receipts to justify figures, with potential partial or full refund surrender.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Charge Lodged In Gun Scrap At Capels
Four people were wounded in a Capels shooting near midnight. Archie Pritchett and Connie Edwards were treated and released, others remained hospitalized. Viola Pritchett, wife of Archie, was charged with felonious wounding and held on bond as the investigation continues. A preliminary hearing date has not been set.
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Capels
McDowell County
Jackie Frederick
Phyllis Jean Williams
Connie Edwards
James Pritchett
Archie Pritchett
Welch
De Valera Narrowly Leads as Ireland Votes
In Ireland's national election a late count shows President Eamon de Valera leading rival Thomas O'Higgins by 10 248 votes with 531 316 to 521 068 as two constituencies remain. Rural support favors De Valera while O'Higgins dominates cities. Fine Gael sees this as a rebuke of Fianna Fail.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
de Valera
Thomas O'Higgins
O'Higgins
Fine Gael
Fianna Fail
Mia Farrow quits Peyton Place for movie career
Hollywood AP reports Mia Farrow leaves the Peyton Place TV role to pursue films. A spokesman says she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox for an undisclosed number of movies after appearing in Guns of Batasi prior to joining Allison Mackenzie in the ABC series.
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Hollywood
Mia Farrow
So Actress
Miss Farrow
20Th Century-Fox
Allison Mackenzie
Methodist Home Construction Approved in Mercer County
The West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church authorized a contract to Corte Construction Co. for a 1.3 million dollar Methodist Home for the Aging at Glenwood Park, Mercer County. The bid came in at 1,297,800 with federal and local fund grants aiding the project. The home will start with 100 residents and 50 nursing beds, expandable later, and will be owned by the Methodist Board of Hospitals and Homes.
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Glenwood Park
Mercer County
West Virginia
L. D. Roe
Bluefield
Methodist
Lake Front
Board of Hospitals and Homes of
The
Methodist Church
Area Development Corporation
Charleston
L. E. Crowson
South Charleston
Dirksen and Ford Attack Poverty Program as Disastrous
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen and House Republican Leader Gerald Ford denounce theJohnson Humphrey poverty program as disastrous at a joint news conference. Sargent Shriver counters that GOP charges are politically motivated and baseless amid a GOP report alleging abuses and mismanagement.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford Jr
Sargent Shriver
Dirksen
Illinois
Ford
Michigan
Johnson-Humphrey
Shriver
Oil Shale Debated as U S Contemplates Leasing
Interior officials study large Colorado Wyoming Utah shale deposits totaling about two trillion barrels of oil. Government owns most acreage and faces high costs and clouded land titles while advancing research and a planned 10 to 15 year path to a full shale industry.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Washington
Interior Department
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Bureau of
Interior
Piceance
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Bureau of Mines
Anvil Points
Rifle
Colo
Eisenhower
Workers Strike General Instrument Plant in Tazewell Va
About a thousand workers walked out at General Instrument Corp in Tazewell Virginia after contract negotiations failed. Pickets lined the plant as talks eyed a new start, with wages at dispute. The plant makes radio components and the workers are represented by Local M515, District 50, UMWA.
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General Instrument Corp
Tazewell
M515
District 50
UMWA
Former Congo Premier Kimba Hanged With Cabinet Ministers
In Leopoldville the former Premier Evariste Kimba and three ex-ministers were hanged for plotting to kill President Mobutu. A holiday was declared as 100,000 gathered for the executions in the main square, with a brief riot before crowd control restored.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Evariste Kimba
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Kimba
Mahamba
Jerome Anay
Emmanuel Bamba
Cyrille
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