Who's Going on That First Moon Trip?
Houston AP reports a keen competition for the three seats on the first Apollo lunar mission. Veterans Cooper Schirra Stafford McDivitt face new names like Eisele Cunningham Mattingly. Slayton will recommend crew, with possible future roles for others.
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Houston
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cooper
Schirra
Stafford
McDivitt
Eisele
Cunningham
Mattingly
NASA
Donald ‘Deke’ Slayton
Slayton
Moon
John Glenn
Earth
Glenn
Air Force
Michael Collins
Stuart Roosa
Child Injured When Bike Hits Car In Peoria Intersection
Marilyn R. Blackford, 9, of 2801 Robins Road NE, suffered bruises and lacerations to the right leg when a bike she rode on collided with a stopped vehicle driven by Elmer P. Weih of Peoria, Illinois at the O Avenue and Twentieth Street NW intersection. She was riding on the handlebars of a bicycle driven by her sister.
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Marilyn R. Blackford
Robins Road
Marilyn
Elmer P. Weih
Peoria, Ill
O Avenue
Twentieth Street NW
Hurricane Fern crosses coast. damage minimal in Tampico
Hurricane Fern moved ashore just north of Tampico causing only minor damage. The weather bureau reported normal Gulf conditions with high tides. Tampico saw flooding in 18 sections, water depths from inches to 20 inches. About 10,000 evacuees returned home as rain remained moderate and conditions cleared.
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Fern
Mexican
Tampico
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Mercedes-Benz Sees No Obvious Model Changeover
A Mercedes-Benz brochure argues that the 1968 models differ from 1967 mainly by technical updates to meet federal rules, not styling, and promises no planned obsolescence. It touts advanced features, independent suspension, front disc brakes, and reinforced safety design as standard across all models.
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Mercedes-Benz
U.S
Mercedes- Benz
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Roosa
Brownsville, Texas
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc
N.J
ALLEN
1St Ave
N.E
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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