Soviets Launch Unmanned Moon Ship Stirs Space Race
In Moscow and Cape Kennedy reports conflict over Luna 16 a Soviet unmanned moon mission seen as possibly sampling moon soil before Apollo 11 crew land. NASA officials caution on capabilities while Western diplomats ponder shadows of change. Frank Borman comments on lunar feats and caution on edge of space competition.
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Hostage Escapees Gun Ends Long Louisiana Flight
Gov. John Bell Edwards joined a private plane pursuit as eight parishes tracked escapees through north and central Louisiana. In Kisatchie forest, Leo Martin reported gun threats and a staged standoff at Flatwoods home. The escapees raided the residence, a gun was forced toward Martin’s wife and child, and Pettitt returned to the doorway before Martin opened fire. The incident stalled and led to further unfolding details.
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Iby Pone
Absont
Hodge
Leo Martin
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Kisatchie National Forest
Martin
Pellitt
Moade
Pettitt
Extremes in Weather Hit Iowa with Damage and Death
Severe weather across Iowa Sunday brought 60 mph winds and baseball sized hail. A fatal heat incident near Reinbeck involved farmer Foster Owens, 60, who was overcome on a tractor and run over by baling equipment. Repairs delayed Tama telephone service and Butler County saw widespread destruction. Agricultural losses are estimated at 41 million dollars.
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Highway 3
Allison
Iowa
Foster Owens
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Owens
Prouty Shifts Vote in ABM Defense Debate
Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont endorsed the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system noting failure to proceed could signal weak defense. His move ties ABM supporters 49 to 49 with Williams and McIntyre undecided. Vermont's George Aiken had opposed the plan last week, while a secret Senate session looms and Stuart Symington flags a classified report arguing against installation.
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UPI
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Nixon
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United Press International
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Rdel
Thomas McIntyre
Dne
Vermont
George Aiken
Senate
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Symington
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Mansfield Urges Action on Surtax Extension
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Finance Chairman Russel Long urged rapid action on extending the income tax surcharge for a year. Mansfield said major tax reforms should be included in a separate bill and would be the first business after the surtax extension. Louisiana Democrat said reforms delaying the surcharge would not be attached to the bill.
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UPI
Senate
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Russel Long
Senate Finance Committee
Mansfield
Louisiana
Apollo 11 Prepares for Moon Landing Mission
CAPE KENNEDY UPI reports Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin advancing to final launch prep. they train in simulators, photograph lunar samples, and ready the lunar lander Eagle while Collins orbits aboard Columbia. countdown intensifies with fuel cell tests and weather checks as Hornet readies for recovery.
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Moon
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Iowa
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Pacific Ocean
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Moon Mission Crew TV Interview Tonight at 6 Iowa Time
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins will discuss the moon mission in a nationwide television interview at 6 p.m. Iowa time. A panel of newsmen will question the crew on a program carried by all three networks.
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America
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin Aldrin
Eadwin Aldrin
Iowa
Truth in Packaging act lingers in law era
Washington officials weigh new bills to require price per unit on packages as agencies drag feet on the 1966 act. Consumer advocates Rosenthal and Nelson slam delays by FDA FTC and commerce department amid protests and court challenges.
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Congressional
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
House
Rosenthal
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
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Federal Trade Commission
Commerce Department
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FTC
Virginia Knauer
Presi
Nixon outlines nationwide crackdown on drug abuse
President Nixon described drugs as a serious national threat and announced a comprehensive plan including new legislation to target narcotics and dangerous drugs. He urged cooperation with foreign governments, new state acts, and expanded enforcement to curb production, trafficking, and juvenile use, noting hundreds of thousands of addicts and millions of students with some experimentation.
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Eugene V. Risher
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
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U.S
Aimericat College
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Secretary of State
Treasury
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Mitchell defends wiretap decline and desegregation policy
Attorney General Mitchell said in a news conference that wiretapping and bugging are down from Johnson era levels and will stay limited. He noted fewer than 49 surveillance cases remain, while FBI head Hoover had cited 40. Mitchell denied any congress member or federal official being surveilled and promised a new Supreme Court associate justice nominee soon. He defended the desegregation plan, pledging steady effort with district tailored approaches.
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UPI
Mitchell
Johnson
Justice Department
FBI
Hoover
Mitchell Alo
Congress
Abe Mortas
Supreme Court
Nixon
Add British Stop To Nixon Tour
The White House announced President Nixon will meet Prime Minister Wilson at a British air base on Aug. 3 marking the last stop before the Apollo 11 splashdown in the Pacific. The England leg was not previously announced. Nixon will refuel and service in Britain en route from Romania to Washington.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Wilson
Great Britain
Pacific
Southeast Asia
Romania
England
Prose
Ronald Ziegler
Hoffa Loses Bid For New Trial in Chicago
Jamey Hoffa president of the Teamsters court of appeals denied his bid for a new trial arguing illegal eavesdropping tainted evidence. District Judge Richard Austin resentenced Hoffa to five years in prison, same as the prior sentence, to run concurrently with an eight year term from Chattanooga. Hoffa was convicted of looting union funds totaling $1 million and alleged government phone taps provided the prosecution with information.
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Chicago
UPI
Jamey Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Monday
WLS
Richard Austin
Austin
Halfa
Agwan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hoffa
Cuban exiles burn Soviet flag near UN mission
Cuban exiles in New York set fire to the Soviet flag outside the Soviet Union mission to protest a Soviet naval flotilla voyage to Cuba. The act occurred near the United Nations building as demonstrators voiced opposition to Moscow's shipment and presence in the Caribbean.
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New York
Soviet Union
Swiday
United Nations
Cube
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