Apollo Moon Prospectors Find Varied Rocks and Possible Water
Apollo astronauts report a rich collection of rocks on the moon including basalt like samples and a purple rock, with a five inch soil core suggesting possible water. Scientists note the crust is harder than expected and the area offers a rare opportunity to gauge lunar age and origin. Public observations highlight calm endurance under low gravity and early seismic activity readings.
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David McKay
Menned Spacecraft Center
Moon
Edwin Aldrin
Gerard Kuiper
University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Flagstaff
Fred Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Cambridge
Mass
Wiliam Pickering
He Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technalogy
First Steps On Moon Echo Awe in Country Center Houston
Reports describe Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descending onto the lunar surface with cautious steps and then robust activity. They deployed equipment, collected samples, measured solar wind, and planted the American flag as Earth gazed in wonder from space.
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Oservers
Willard Hawkins
Neil Armstrong
Clifford Charlesworth
Earth
Buzz Aldrin
Fraer Bank Converts To State Charter
Traer stockholders at a special meeting last week voted 896 shares yes on converting the First National Bank to a state charter. Sixteen shareholders present personally and 147 shares voted by proxy. The new state bank will be named the First Community and Crust. Incorporation is planned.
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Fraer Bank
TRAER
First National Bank
Tyes
New State Bank
First Community
Crust
U S Assures Japan on Chemical Arms Handling
Tokyo reports say the United States assures Japan there are no fatal chemical weapons in Japan and vows utmost care after two mishaps on Okinawa. The Japanese government seeks removal of lethal chemical weapons from U S bases before the island is returned by 1972, amid reports of hospitalizations after a container of nerve agent opened.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Okinawa
Defense Department
Iaemade
Kennedy dinner party details emerge in recovery recount
Kennedy described his return to the private home after the crash and his attempt to be driven back to Edgartown. He said he left the scene, went to his hotel room, and realized what happened only later. Arena will review the dinner party circumstances and has asked police to question Gargan about the senator’s presence.
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Kennedy
Edgartown
Pakce
Arena
St. George Killen
Joseph Gargan
Killen
Gargan
Avena
Joan
Squaw Island
Hyannis Port
Cape Cod
Girl Scouts Resume Journey After Crash in Washington
A spokesman said no statement will be given yet on the accident involving four Girl Scouts near Squaw Island three miles north of a highway location. The crash, with a tractor, injured a youth Traveler’s sonata and involved guardsman Kunkle. national guardsmen reported no injuries and the incident drew Kennedy family sympathy as questions about the Kennedy brothers’ fate and safety were raised.
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Washington
Oelwein
Kennedy
Here
Squaw
Jane
Peterson
Quincy
Steven Kunkle
John
Canada
Accident Kills Medal of Honor Recipient at Motorbike Crash
Marine Maj. Stephen Pless aged 29, a Medal of Honor winner famed for a 1967 rescue operation and survivor of 780 combat helicopter missions in Vietnam, died in a motorcycle accident in Pensacola Florida on Sunday.
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Pensacola
Fla
Stephen Pless
Vietnam
Kennedy in ill health after accident at family home
Ambassador and P Kennedy were together at their home within the compound amid uncertainties about the ambassador being informed. Senator Kennedy, who has suffered a stroke in 1961, appeared improved after a doctor prescribed bed rest. A Kennedy aide secured release papers for Miss Kopechne's body to be flown to Pennsylvania for burial in Larksville on Tuesday. Blood samples were sent to the state police lab for analysis. Mrs Kopechne, the victim's mother, spoke of her daughter’s admiration for the Kennedys.
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Ambassador
P. Kennedy
Robert Watt
Hyannis Port
Kennedy
Dunn Gifford
Miss Kopechne
Pennsylvania
Larksville
State Police Laboratory
Mansfield
President Nixon Toasts Moon Mission In Historic Call
Nixon praises Armstrong and Aldrin during a White House radio telephone conversation from the Moon. He declares the moment the proudest day for Americans and all humanity, hopes for peace on Earth, and notes the recovery ship Hornet will rendezvous later. Armstrong thanks the President and emphasizes international unity and vision for the future.
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Washington
Nixon
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Neil
Buzz
Oval Room
White House
Earth
Man
Armstrong
U.S
Suez Canal Battles Escalate After Green Island Raid
Israeli artillery and air strikes along the Suez Canal sparked fierce combat described as the fiercest since the 1961 war. Israeli and Egyptian forces battled for hours near Green island with claimed jets shot down, casualties reported on both sides, and UN observers urging cease fire as Egypt studies escalation.
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Suez
Egypt
Green Island
Agyptian
Gulf of Suez
Canal
Sinai Desert
Cyplians
Israel
Moon Landing Triggers Change in Jewish Prayer
In Jerusalem the lunar landing prompted a revision of a traditional Jewish prayer. The text was altered to reflect the moon’s detachment from man, replacing the earlier blessing that prayed to preserve Jews from harm.
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Jerusalem
Ger. Schtomy Goren
Jman
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John §. Rauch
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Harry E. Taylor
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Lewler
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Joseph
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N.J
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the Kennedys
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