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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
5
The Nimbus weather satellite program suffers a $300 million setback after a launch failure. NASA may assemble a Nimbus B from available craft to cut delays to about one year but at $18 million extra, or wait for Nimbus D in 1970. Budget pressures could kill Nimbus E and F to fund other weather research.
A public forum letter warns that liberty depends on citizen awareness and action. It argues government power risks freedom, calls for voting, repentance before prophecy, and urges readers to sign letters with address for publication. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility and cautions against misused authority.
William Cromie reports on a NASA era view of a passing planetoid Icarus and Shoemaker's moon collision theory. The piece traces lunar orbital history, Tycho crater origins, and the possibility the moon was captured from an early planetary body.
C L Sulzberger argues the Kennedy family ordeal mirrors a broader rise in political violence. The essay traces historical roots from Alfred Nobel to modern terrorists and questions whether the thermonuclear era has bred mass fear and rationalized violence by elites and extremists.
James Reston analyzes Robert Kennedy’s traits and their impact on his 1968 presidential bid. He cites Kennedy as ambitious and combative yet humane and loyal, noting how rival powers, voters, and factions shaped his fate amid Vietnam war pressures and urban reform aims.
A dated list outlines key assassination attempts and deaths in US history. It covers Lincoln Garfield McKinley Roosevelt Cermak Kennedy King and Kennedy, plus attacks on Harrison Gaynor Bricker Truman and Huey Long.
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