Aldrin Rehearses Lunar Module Landing At Langley Field
Apollo 11 pilot Buzz Aldrin lands a lunar module trainer on a concrete moonscape at Langley Field Virginia after a dozen runs as Collins and Armstrong rehearse tunnel and docking tasks in Houston. Descent controls are challenging but progress appears smooth for the final moon landing setup.
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Aldrin
Associated Press
Edwin E
Virginia
Houston Space Center
Aldin
NASA
Langley Field Research Center
Hampton, Va
Armstrong
Collins
Aldrin tests lunar landing craft amid NASA facility watch
The report describes Aldrin guiding the Egeberg module through tethered and cable aided setup at a NASA site. Dust and rocks fly as small rockets lift the craft, approaching within a foot of the surface before the main thruster is ignited for the planned landing. The piece notes mixed reactions and mentions coordination between newsmen, photographers, government and private sectors observing the exercise.
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Aldrin
Amin! Gu Peepernsh
NASA
Inj
Egberg
Dwight L. Wilbur
Ama
Sonatone Unveils Smallest In-Ear Hearing Aid
In Elm Ford New York Sonatone Corporation announces the SONET a compact all in the ear hearing aid. The device requires no cords or wires and is worn entirely in the ear. A limited number of plastic replicas are available free for demonstration upon request.
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Elmsford
N.Y
Sonatone Corporation
Sonatone
Nash
New hearing aid and health policy notes from era
An early in ear hearing aid claims ultra light design and small size. The piece also discusses U S health care policy debates with references to AMA cooperation and government health leadership, naming Dr Wilbur, Ziegler, Finch, Knowles and Egeberg in a political context.
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Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Finch
Chicago
American Medical Association
Egeberg
Hijacker Aims for Cuba After Boarding Baltimore Flight
A man identified as Ray Anthony attempted to hijack a plane bound for Cuba after boarding in Baltimore. Passengers recall a calm, cooperative hijacker wearing blue Bermuda shorts and a gold shirt, who threatened crew with a knife but appeared not drunk. He claimed a 55 year old age and spoke of visiting a brother in Miami. The female stewardess described his personality as wonderful. The hijackers demanded no money and forced passengers toward the cockpit as authorities investigated.
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Baltimore
Cuba
Brunning
Ray Anthony
Miami
Lan
Vietnam War Turbulence Weighs on 1969 Drawdown
The piece reports that four key Vietnam War issues persist: discipline in infantry units, desertion, morale, and political constraints on leadership. It notes slim evidence of significant action before 1969’s end, with U.S. and South Vietnamese forces slow to trim manpower while enemy infiltration and strategic pressures rise, threatening stability as troops withdraw.
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Pagene
U.S
Thieu
Saigon
Abrams
Horthwest
U.S. Offivery Sty
Cas
Bareey
A Shan
Hue
da Nang
U7th
Romanian trip seen as path to peace in East West ties
A White House official described the Romanian visit as aiming to ease East West tensions and advance peace. As the trip was announced, Romania and the Pathet Lao issued a joint communique accusing the United States of aggression in Laos and calling for Laotian self determination without foreign interference. Romania signaled interest in discussions with the President and said it was willing to talk with Communist leaders showing interest.
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Romania
Pathet Lao
United States
Laos
Vietnam
$6.6 Million Judgment In Multi-Party Suit
A New York jury ordered Dun & Bradstreet Inc to pay 1.6 million in damages in a suit claiming the firm deliberately dodged bankruptcy reorganization actions. The case, part of a $20 million claim by Atlanta financier Mike Goldgar and others, targeted Dun & Bradstreet for evading creditors and harming Goldgar's companies United Star and related entities. The verdict also directed sizable sums to Mileham and to a trustee in bankruptcy, with the reorganization dispute tied to Delays the National Apparel Adjustment Contest and Caribbean and Southeastylean Development Corp. The trial occurred in New York State Supreme Court after a lengthy federal context in Georgia.
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New York
Dun & Briadstreet, Inc
Del
Iue
Southern
Atlanta
Credit Reporting Agency
Mike Goldgary
Delays
National Apparel Adjustment Contesl Inc
Quetee
Delayy
Robert Mileham
Grustee
United Stars Ciappanios
Lie
Goldlaar
United Star
Caribbean and
Southeasylean Development Corp
Nation Apparel
Mile
District of Georgia
Arcing Yt
Saypal
Train routes described between Washington and Florida
The narrative outlines two sections with one entering Washington safely. It notes the Silver Star as a Penn Central service running from Washington to New York, via Richmond and Fredericksburg and Potomac RR to Richmond, then continuing to Florida over Seaboard Coast Line rails.
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Washington
Penn-Central
New York
Richmond
Finch to Stay On Despite Threat to Quit If Knowles Wasn't Named
Denver AP report on Finch vowing to remain in health affairs role if Knowles is named. Finch says he would resign if Knowles not nominated, cites four year commitment, and notes opposition from AMA leaders and Senate leaders. Egeberg appointed as assistant secretary for health while Knowles supporters push for broader Medicaid reform.
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Finch
Knowles
Denver. Cole
Sec
Irelary
Robert H
Congress
John Knowles
Fue Waa Yucoumuem Lopenmmeys Finch
Pineh
Con
White House
Washington
Denver
Lvst Oygloch
American Medical Association
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Roger Egeberg
University of Southern California Medical School
Dirksen
Nixon
Elan
Egeberg
AMA
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower Visit To Russia Was Blocked By Soviet Action
Analysis notes that Soviet intransigence shaped postwar U S diplomacy. Eisenhower planned a 1960 trip to Russia but was blocked after Soviet actions including the downing of a U S spy plane. The piece also recalls Lyndon B Johnson’s planned meeting with Soviet leaders derailed by the 1968 Czech invasion.
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U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Czechoslovakia
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