Apollo 11 Moon Flight Opens With Earth Orbit Launch
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins launched from Cape Kennedy aboard Saturn 5 to orbit Earth for 2½ hours then head to the moon. They aim to reach lunar orbit Saturday and descend to the Sea of Tranquillity with a flag planting and rocks collection planned.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Neil A. Armstrong
Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Houston
Armstrong
Moon
Buzz
Aldrin
Sea of Tranquillity
Civil Defense
Earth
Lyndon B. Johnson
Spira T. Agnew
Janet
Eric
Mark
Stephen Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Mission Control
Astronauts
Space Oficial
House Reaches Second Vote on State Budget
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania House Democrats press a $2.057 billion general appropriation bill, warning a second defeat could trigger fiscal chaos. Fineman vows accountability if Republicans and few dissident Democrats block passage amid a $2.45 billion current-year budget and stopgap funding.
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Harrisburg
House
Pennsylvania
Herbert Fineman
Philadelphia
Shafer
Fineman
K. Leroy Irvis
D-Allegheny
House Ways and Means Committee
Irvis
Senate foes push MIRV tests halt amid Safeguard debate
The report notes Senate opposition to Safeguard missile plans expands into MIRV testing concerns. Sen Edward Brooke leads a resolution urging a U S Soviet moratorium on MIRV tests, with about 40 cosponsors and private pledges suggesting a majority could form. The Pentagon confirmed MIRV testing continues while administration stalls on a position. Republican leaders claim 50 plus votes for deployment.
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Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
United States
Soviet Union
Brooke
Senate
Nixon
Pentagon
Corry District Ends Year With Large Cash Balances
The Corry School Board reports a June 30 cash balance of 8133,333 with 403,629 in state subsidies and a 7.5 percent bonus, yielding a year end total of 157,962. The Corry Area School Jointure shows 118,643 in cash, to be refunded to six districts. Corry’s share likely about 60 percent. This peak aided budget planning and allowed millage reductions in some districts.
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Corry
Corry Area
Bliss Estate Worth In Excess Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Erie County courthouse filings show Mrs. Griff Bliss estate valued at 1.651401 million dollars. Six local charities receive the trust: Red Cross Emmanuel Episcopal Church YMCA and Salvation Army with two parts to church and Red Cross and one part to each remaining charity. Bliss died in Florida. she was married to Ajax Iron Works’ former president.
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Griff (Harriett) Bliss
Erie County
Salvation Army
Bliss
Florida
Ajax Iron Works
Seven Drug Firms Sued By U S For Fraud In Tetracycline Case
The Nixon administration charges seven major drug firms with using a fraudulent patent to monopolize tetracycline sales, seeking at least 25 million in damages. Pfizer and American Cyanamid allegedly obtained and supported the patent through false statements, with others named for conspiracy to monopolize the trade. The suit seeks patent cancellation and royalties restrictions amid broader antitrust actions in the drug industry.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Charles Pfizer & Co, Inc
American Cyanamid Co
Justice Department
Antitrust
Pfizer
Cyanamid
Bristow-Myers Co
Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corp
Squibb Beech-Nut Inc
R. Squibb’ Sons Inc
Upjohn Co
Bristol- Tan
Shooting Spree Ends in Death in Van Wert Jail Siege
A 21 year old, Jerry Hill, took over the county jail after disarming Officer Ron Treon on the street near City Hall. He shot Treon in the foot, killed Alan Jackson Jr., and held Sheriff Don Thomas, his wife, Police Chief Arthur Groves, and Deputy Larry Foster at gunpoint. A shotgun blast ended the shootout, wounding two dozen.
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Hill
Don Thomas
Alan Jackson Jr
Arthur Groves
Stanley
Thomas
Groves
Larry Foster
Foster
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Auburn
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Cleveland
The
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Meadville
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Dwyer
Chicago
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Terry Emerson
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Hillsborough River
Tampa
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Largo
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Ciba Corp
CPC International Inc
Pfizer Co
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