Apollo Tragedy Echoes in Space Ambition and Unity
The deaths of Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee in the Apollo program prompt a nation to seek answers and safer progress. The piece urges ongoing inquiry into the accident, notes the need to prevent recurrence, and entertains future international collaboration in space exploration beyond the moon. It highlights Sir Bernard Lovell’s call for US and Russia to unite in space ventures and imagines a future with global leadership by exemplary astronauts.
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Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
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Grissom
Chaffee
Col. Grissom
Urban studded tires spark calls for city controls
Iowa senate approved a metal-studded tire measure amid doubt its safety. If the bill reaches the house, urban streets face wear and potential enforcement gaps. Cities may push for stricter rules and even higher gas tax funding to cover road damage and repairs.
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Senate
Percy Climbs Spotlight In 1968 Presidential Sweepstakes
In the 1968 Republican sweepstakes Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois rises among front runners, edging Gov. George Romney while leveraging his Senate seat and key committee posts. Percy projects housing loan ideas, attracts speaking invites, and is seen as a fresh, photogenic, tea-hosting figure in Washington, with conservative critics calling him slick while supporters see novel potential.
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Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Joint Economic Committee
Johnson
Detroit
Wendell Willkie
Aggression Threats Dim Uproar in Red China
An overview by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson chronicles chaotic Chinese industry and political strife as Red Guards and Mao supporters clash with technicians and authorities. Reports detail factory stoppages, worker defections, rail disruptions, and shifts in oil, chemical, textile, and metal sectors.
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Dweiyang Chemical
Kweichow Asinhua Printing Works
Chengtu Auto
Sinkiang Cement
Sinkiang Iron and Steel Works
Chekiang Linen
No. 3
Lathe Machinery Research Institute
Communist Party
Academy of Scientists
Red Guards
Peace Headway in Europe Needs Echoes
Washington editorial notes the German shift toward reconciliation after Hitler, urging the United States and Soviet Union to seize the moment to improve East-West relations. It highlights space, consular, trade, and nuclear treaties as steps, with a final call for Soviet cooperation to end the Vietnam war.
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Arizona Visit Ending Feud Romney in Barryland
Barry Goldwater hosts a potential truce with rival Romney as Michigan Governor Romney visits Phoenix ending a six day western swing. Arizona aides hope Goldwater will back down in the feud to aid his Senate bid against Carl Hayden while Romney hopes for closer ties.
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Barryland
Ashington
Barry Goldwater
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George Romney
Goldwater
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Ariz
Senate
Carl Hayden
Iowa regents appoint four Democrats and two Republicans
The 1957 appointment to the Iowa board of regents includes Democrats Harry Hagemann Des Moines Lester Gillette of Fostoria and Mrs Morris Berkness Arm strong and Mrs Joseph Rosenfield Des Moines and Republicans Arthur Barlow Cedar Rapids and Mrs Kenneth Evans Emerson. Also notes Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor in Acapulco planning to marry after her divorce.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Harry Hagemann
Waverly
Joseph Rosenfield
Des Moines
Lester Gillette
Fostoria
Morris Berkness
Armstrong
Arthur Barlow
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Evans
Emerson
Mike Todd
Elizabeth Taylor
Acapulco
Mexico
Michael Wilding
Plans for $160000 fine arts building at Cornell college
Cedar Rapids board of directors announced plans for a new fine arts building costing 160000 dollars, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, as part of the college's development.
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Missippi
Cornell College
United States
College Board of
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