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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1968

Page

12

Glenn Weighs Second Run for Office After Space Fame

Astronaut John Glenn, visiting Chicago, weighs resuming a political career after his space achievements. He notes Kennedy would have clinched the nomination and possibly beaten Nixon, and hints at past talk of him as a Kennedy running mate. Glenn remains engaged with NASA projects and public life as a writer and consultant.

John Glenn Bob Considine Chicago Robert Kennedy Nixon California Bobby Martin Luther King Humphrey McCarthy Col. Glenn Kennedy America Atlantic Royal Crown Cola NASA Russia Jim, Webb Congress Moon Glenn Cape Kennedy Wally Schirra Gus Grissom Ed White Roger Chafee Lloyd’s of London Annie Leo Dorsey Leo

Satellites Could Cut Plane Congestion in Early 1970s

NASA officials outline a planned network of navigation and control satellites to ease air traffic delays. The system would reduce lateral, longitudinal and vertical separation, warn of radio disturbances, guide takeoffs and landings, monitor aircraft, and locate ditched vessels.

Cape Kennedy The National Aeronautics and Space Ad North Atlantic Navy Air Force NASA RCA Astro-Electronics Division Applied Physics Laboratory John Hopkins University Electronics Research Center

Four Teenagers Contract Malaria Linked to Alabama Drive-In

The National Communicable Disease Center reports four teenagers contracted malaria after visiting a drive-in theater in eastern Alabama between August 15 and 19. The common link among patients was attendance at the venue near ponds.

Atlanta National Communicable Disease Center Alabama

Thunderstorm Packs Punch of 7 A-Bombs

An Omaha report quotes climatologists claiming an ordinary Nebraska thunderstorm carries the energy of seven Hiroshima bombs. Weather officials note tornado severity varies and that when energy concentrates a thunderstorm’s damage can exceed a tornado’s, though usually it spreads over a wide area.

Omaha R. A. Meyers Weather Bureau

DIALING FOR DOLLARS MATINEE INTERVIEW WITH EUBANKS

George Patrick interviews Bob Eubanks host of The Newlywed Game on KCRG TV9 in color. The matinee segment airs Tuesday at 3 30 PM.

George Patrick Bob Eubanks Jin Color Kcrg-Tv

Boy Scout Saves Nephew From Bear Attack on Shore

A 14 year old from Aurora Illinois stood still with his 4 year old nephew on Rice Jake shore in Lutsen Minnesota after a bear pawed his back. He recalled a book saying not to excite bears and the pair were not harmed beyond scratches and a tetanus shot for the guardian rescuer Roger Barton.

Lutsen Minn Aurora Ill Roger Barton Rice Jake Minnesota John Frantz Burbank Calif Roger

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