Apollo 11 astronauts greeted by thousands in Hawaii return
Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins arrived aboard the USS Hornet at Pearl Harbor ending a 500000 mile mission. Hawaii Governor Burns and Mayor Fasi welcomed them as a quarantine van carried the trio to Hickam air base for isolation before heading to Houston.
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Moon Dust Shifts Quarantine for Photographer Slezak
Houston photographer Terry Slezak, 30, stationed at the space center, held moon dust on his fingers after retrieving a film magazine dropped on the moon by Apollo 1 astronauts. He will also undergo the same quarantine period as the astronauts.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
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Iowa City
The Perfect Reducing Machine Costs a Starvation Price
An imagined invention headline notes a device described as a perfect reducing machine. The joke centers on the absurd cost forcing ongoing starvation to meet payments, reflecting satirical wit.
Moon rocks opened for study by Houston scientists
SPACE CENTER Houston AP reports scientists opened a chest containing 15 to 16 lunar rocks brought back by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Initial inspection found varied shapes and textures with no vesicular or chondritic material evident, as researchers prepare to analyze the samples.
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Edwin Aldrin
Robin Brett
Manned Spacecraft Center
Edward Chou
U. S. Geological Survey
Elbert King
Space Center
Telegram flood backs Kennedy stay in Senate
Thousands of telegrams and messages poured into Washington and Boston urging Sen. Edward Kennedy to keep his senate seat after his Martha's Vineyard accident. A Kennedy aide said messages overwhelmingly favored his remaining in office, with Boston's Western Union handling over 100000 telegrams.
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Diver Says Kopechne Could Have Lived If Notified Sooner
Edgartown Mass. diver John Farrar, who recovered Mary Jo Kopechne from a pond on Chappaquiddick, stated there was a chance she could have been saved if authorities had been notified immediately after the car accident with Edward Kennedy.
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John Farrar
Mary Jo Kopechne
Chappaquiddick Island
Lower Rates on Higher Incomes
The Nixon administration plans to urge Congress to cut tax rates for upper and upper middle income individuals with salaries as the main income source. Treasury details are being finalized for the House Ways and Means Committee. A $70 per person figure is noted for the highest bracket and an expanded standard deduction is also being discussed.
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Rain drenches Cedar Rapids as records topple
Cedar Rapids experienced a sudden short but heavy downpour with rainfall up to 1.38 inches at the airport and 7.99 inches for July, soon rising to 9 inches by 8 p.m. The deluge caused swift street flooding and drainage problems at key neighborhoods as city crews cleared affected areas.
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Nixon warns Asia could spark new world war
President Nixon told a Manila state dinner that any new global conflict would most likely arise from Asia and that peace hinges on Asian and Pacific leadership including Americans. He expressed hope Vietnam peace could be achieved and noted his upcoming stop in Indonesia.
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