Bonny the Space Monkey Dies After 130 Orbits
Bonny the 14 pound space monkey died suddenly after splashdown in the Pacific near Kauai Hawaii following 130 orbits in Biosatell ite 3. NASA said he was exhausted and bored but had been in fair condition just before. An autopsy was ordered at the biosatellite laboratory trailer.
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Bonny
Pacific Ocean
Earth
U.S. Space Agency
Brad Evans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kauai
Hawaii
NASA
Record Toll Mounts In July Fourth Holiday Traffic
An Associated Press report notes 11 fatalities over a three day Fourth of July weekend. The National Safety Council had projected 550 to 650 deaths during the period from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday. Separately Senate members rejected a $20 000 cap on farm not planting subsidies as House allies vow continued effort.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Replenishing Water Supply Averts Rural 107 Water Loss
Temporary connection to East Suburban Water Corp saves WD 107 from a water crisis after its Chanute line ruptured under the Neosho River. 80 farm families faced outages in 90 plus degree heat before repairs and a private line supply were established.
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Rural Water District 107
East Suburban Water Corporation
Orville
Chanute
WD 107
Neosho River
Frank Stacy
Chanute Water Department
Stacy
East Suburban Water Corpora
Tion
Kenneth Casper
R. 3
Roger Holt
Independence
Casper
Fireflies Now Cost A Penny For Tests At Antonik Lab
Elk Grove Village Illinois AP Alan S Antonik president of Antonik Laboratories says demand rises requiring 1.5 million fireflies this summer up from 600000. Fireflies’ chemical glow used in hospital tests to detect heart attacks and muscle diseases.
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Elk Grove Village, II
Alan S. Antonik
Antonik
Antonik Laboratories
Parochial Schools Seek Shared Teaching With District
Parsons Kansas Catholic schools ask Parsons Unified School District 503 to provide teachers for secular subjects on a shared service basis. The request targets chemistry, mathematics and physical education for parochial high and elementary classes on parish premises. It is reportedly the first such proposal in Kansas and in the Wichita diocese. The public district will refer the question to the State Board of Education for a decision.
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Kansas
Parsons Parochial School Board
Wichita
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Parsons Public Unified School District 503
State Board of Education
Israeli jets down seven Syrian MIG fighters near Golan Heights
An Israeli military spokesman said Israeli jets intercepted seven Syrian MIG fighters over the occupied Golan Heights. A 30-minute dog fight occurred at 10 000 to 20 000 feet, according to an army announcement.
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Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
No Clues From Bank Officials On Rates Rise
Washington AP report describes a meeting hosted by Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy with executives from 24 large banks. The banks raised the prime rate to a record high, but Kennedy said the issue did not enter the discussions. Prime rate influences most other interest rates.
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Washington
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Armstrong Moon Walk The $2 Billion Price Tag
Space Center Houston reports the Apollo plan spent about 2 billion dollars to put Neil A. Armstrong on a two hour and forty minute moonwalk. He will earn roughly 33 dollars for his time.
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Space Center
Houston
Neil A. Armstrong
Troops Begin Nixon Pullout From Vietnam Wing Home
The first U.S. units, 814 infantrymen, arrive at McChord Air Force Base after Nixon ordered withdrawal of 25 000 troops. Gen Abrams tells troops they occupy a significant moment in history as Saigon officials offer thanks and a fanfare marks the homecoming.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Creighton W. Abrams
Harvest Slows Across Four Counties With Wet Fields
Wheat harvest in four counties shows 50 to 70 percent completion with yields from 12 to 50 bushels per acre and moisture generally good. Chanute buyers report yields down 5 to 6 bushels per acre versus last year’s 32 in Neosho County, while Thayer area is about 90 percent done and Altoona still harvesting. Overall, volume is about half of last year due to wet weather and delayed planting.
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Chanute
Neosho County
Thayer
Altoona
Humboldt
Yates Center
Steele
Busy Board Meets as Blackwood Elected President
Dwight Blackwood was elected president of School District 413 board at its organizational meeting. Glen Neely named vice president, and Dr Homer Cook chosen as seventh member to take office in August for a two year term. The board discussed textbooks, buses, tax exempt status on bonds, typewriters for Royster Junior High, resignations, new hire, and budget items.
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Martha Allen
Dwight Blackwood
Board of Education
Don Abbuehl
Glen Neely
Homer Cook
S. Larson
Jerry Steele
Royster Junior High
Intercepted Letter About Moon Trip Fare
An intercepted letter to Cha notes the first round trip to the moon would cost $24 billion. The sender signs off with a brief farewell.
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The
Moon
Topeka Area Weather Outlook and Temperatures
The Topeka area forecasts partly cloudy skies with continued humidity. Highs near the upper 90s, lows in the mid 70s, and about 20 percent chances of showers or thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Louisiana-based weather bureau notes possible locally heavy rains in eastern Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Dr Homer Cook Named Seventh School Board Member
Dr Homer Cook elected as the seventh member of the School District board following a state law change. He will join in August for a two year term ending after elections in 1971. Cook, a dentist since 1954, is a Stella Mo native who grew up on a farm and has five children.
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S. Largon
Board of Education
Cook
University of Missouri At
Kansas City
Chanute
Stella
Lions Club
Chanute Area
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