Nixon on Asia policy to avoid future Vietnam conflicts
President Nixon said he aims to craft a new Asian policy to avert future Vietnams and would meet the Russians at the summit if it could help end the war. He planned a definite troop withdrawal decision next month but would not announce new moves during his Asia swing beginning Saturday after arrival on Guam for rest following the splashdown.
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Agana
Guam
Asia
U.S
Moscow
Pay raises in Iowa banking office trigger debate
The Iowa executive council approved a $22,000 annual salary for State Superintendent of Banking Colin Fritz but balked at a $19,000 raise for Deputy Supt. Homes Foster. Objections came from Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst and Auditor Lloyd Smith who argued salaries were already high. Gov. Ray supported both raises but consensus fell short, with only Fritz approved.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Lloyd Smith
Synhorst
Robert Ray
State Banking Board
Ray
Smith
Maurice Baringer
Agriculture
L. B. Liddy
Baringer
Executive Council
Land quits as chief of Medicaid program
Dr. Francis Land, a Johnson administration appointee and head of the Medicaid program since November 1966, submitted his resignation effective August 31 amid reports he was being eased out. Health official Dr. Roger Egeberg commented on the situation, while Land denied attempts to oust him.
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Washington
Francis Land
Roger Egeberg
Land
Egeberg
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Korean Leader Threatens Exit
South Korean President Chung Hee Park warned on Friday he will resign unless voters amend the constitution to allow a third term. The move mirrors de Gaulle’s exit and signals a political showdown over constitutional change in Seoul.
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Seoul
Charles de Gaulle
Chung Hee Park
Moon Trip In Better Shape Than Apollo Predecessors
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins returned from the moon and were found in better condition than earlier crews. Dr William Carpentier reported no lunar contamination and minor ear inflammation, with ongoing 21 day medical monitoring. President Nixon visited aboard the USS Hornet as samples from the moon awaited lab tests in Houston.
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William Carpentier
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldin
Michael Collins
Apollo
Armstrong
Hornet
Nixon
Houston
Linn County Supervisor Scolaro faces drunk driving charge
Anthony R. Scolaro, 45, chairman of the Linn County Board of Supervisors, was arrested Thursday evening after a two vehicle crash at Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street SE. He was released on recognizance and awaits arraignment set for August 5 at 2 p.m. in municipal court. Robert M. George of Anamosa was the other driver. no injuries were reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Anthony R. Scolaro
Dalewood Avenue
Scolaro
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Robert M. George
Anamosa
Linn
William R. Eads
Apollo Ground Team Saves Moon Landing in Lunar Descent
Apollo program head credits mission control trench team for preventing a possible abort as Eagle descended to the Moon. Engineers detected computer alarms and saturated guidance data while Armstrong and Aldrin followed readouts. Kranz and Weiss led Capcom and ground control in guiding the crew to a safe touchdown.
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Eagle
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Phillips
Mission Control
Trench
Neil
Aldrin
Go’s
Capcom
Christopher Kraft
Gene Kranz
Steven Weiss
Collins wins JPL contract for two 210-foot space antennas
Collins Radio Co. is selected by JPL to supply two 210-foot diameter space communication antennas for DSIF at NASA/JPL deep space stations near Canberra Australia and Madrid Spain. Total cost estimated at 20 million dollars. Antennas will boost performance over six times vs the current 85-foot dishes and are set to become operational by 1973, supporting Viking missions and other NASA planetary programs in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Collins Radio Co
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
DSIF
Collins
NASA/JPL
Deep Space
Canberra
Australia
Madrid
Spain
NASA
JPL
Solar System
Viking
Mars
Kennedy pleads guilty in Chappaquiddick case two month sentence
Senator Edward Kennedy pled guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and received a two month suspended jail term. He said he would explain to Massachusetts tonight as ABC NBC and CBS broadcast his statement live. The arraignment drew a crowd of reporters and photographers as Kennedy admitted driving the car that plunged into a tidal pond on Chappaquiddick island killing Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Edward Kennedy
Edgartown
Mass
Kennedy
Massachusetts
ABC
NBC
CBS
Chappaquiddick Island
Washington
James Boyle
Thomas Teller
Teller
Edward M. Kennedy
Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Arena
McCarron
Steele
Barnstable House of Correction
Joan
Stephen Smith
John Driscoll
Kennedys
Nantucket Sound
Vineyard
Four Kennedys Convictions Hit Late 1950s Traffic Records
Charlottesville Virginia AP reports that Senator Edward Kennedy had four traffic convictions in the late 1950s while a UVA law student. March 1957 speeding fined 15 dollars plus costs. June 1958 reckless driving fined 35 dollars plus costs. June 1958 speeding fined 15 dollars plus costs. December 1959 failing to stop at a traffic light fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Charlottesville
Edward Kennedy
Albemarle County
Kennedy
University of Virginia
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