Apollo 10 crew survives lunar near miss and explores site surveys
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford Eugene Cernan and John Young faced steering glitches during a low pass over the moon and later redocked after a wild gyration. Ground controllers said no major delays, and plan to brief for the lunar landing mission continued as the crew mapped potential landing areas and tested navigation in the moon environment.
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42 Aircraft Lost by U S Last Week in Vietnam War
Saigon AP report says American forces lost 42 aircraft in the last week, bringing total losses to 5,383 since Jan 1 1961. The tally includes 27 helicopters and 15 fixed wing planes, with eight crew killed in crashes and two helicopters shot down northeast and northwest of Saigon.
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Renewed fighting atop Hamburger Hill reported by UPI
U.S. paratroopers battled roving units of North Vietnamese on Hamburger Hill with seven Americans dead and 20 wounded. A newsman said the Americans still held the mountain. a camera jammed during reporting and other issues were noted as Apollo 10 prepared for lunar return after a 2.5 day orbit.
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Resigning Douglas Led Foundtation Post Amid Stock Selloff
Supreme Court Justice William Douglas resigns as president of the Albert Parvin Foundation after it sold its two hundred thousand dollar stock holdings in a Las Vegas gambling interests group. National guardsmen, in a large assault at North Carolina A and T University, fired tear gas and engaged in a campus roundup, injuring several, with one officer shot in the arm. Meanwhile NASA reports lunar landing ship tests show Apollo 11 preparations proceed toward a July 16 liftoff carrying Armstrong and Aldrin to the Sea of Tranquility.
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Army recruit Sanders appeals over Vietnam orders
Army Sel Michael Sanders, a member of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honor guard, says he was ordered to Vietnam for opposing U.S. policy and blames Gen Westmoreland. He appeals to Army Secretary Resor for relief and seeks a federal court injunction while his transfer is delayed a week. His lawyer plans to call Westmoreland in a hearing slated for next week. Sanders hopes to avoid war through legal action but says he may go if blocked.
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Link drugs to Cedar Rapids traffic tolls panel says
Cedar Rapids police tie several last year traffic fatalities to hallucinogenic drugs. Detective Lou Stepanek told a panel at St Luke’s nursing school that drugs may underlie unexplained Linn County deaths. He cited LSD related cases and urged better treatment over jail for drug users.
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Iowa Senate Clears Truck Fees and Farm Tax Bills
The Iowa senate adjourns a logjam by passing two major bills. A truck license fee hike of up to 50 percent for the first time in 20 years and a larger share of road use funds to towns were approved 37 to 20. A farm property tax assessment bill also passed 37 to 19. Conference reports set up future action on 65 foot double bottom trucks and long truck standards. The house already passed compromise versions earlier in the week.
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Errant pilot steals cargo plane from Mildenhall base
Sgt. Paul Meyer of Poquoson Virginia flew a 60 ton four engine CAM Verculese troop transport from Mildenhall England after drinking the prior night. He disappeared from radar over Cherbourg France heading toward the Atlantic. Ground teams and planes searched the English Channel sky as authorities noted his malfunctioning autopilot and that he had radioed his wife in Virginia before losing contact.
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