Nimbus I Weather Satellite Sends Clear Earth Pictures
Officials report Nimbus I cameras working perfectly as it continually transmits weather images to stations worldwide. An early launch anomaly sent the satellite into a lopsided orbit of 262 to 578 miles instead of a 575 mile circular path.
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Washington
Nim Pictures
Tropic
Cuba
Venezuela
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Nimbus I
NASA
Pretoria
South Africa
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Cafe Blast In Nicosia Kills 16-Year-Old Waiter
A daytime bomb blast at a Nicosia cafe killed a 16 year old Greek Cypriot waiter and wounded two others. A car bomb outside the Mahi building was detonated by a bomb disposal expert. No clear suspects or explosive details were given.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Mahi
Old City
Editorial Endorses Nixon As Unity President Choice
The Kansas editorial calls for national unity and praises Richard Nixon for a balance between sides. It warns Barry Goldwater lacks moderation and emphasizes the need for a president who can bring Americans together.
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Ion
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Unity
Pennsylvania
Viking Wheel Found at Norse Site in Newfoundland Evidence of 1000 Year Old Settlement
Archaeologists hail a tiny stone spindle whorl found at L Anse aux Meadows as Norse household evidence from the Viking settlement in Newfoundland about 1000 years ago. Anne Stine Ingstad identified the 1% inch wheel as a Norse artifact used on a wool spinning spindle.
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Washington
Newfoundland
North America
Melville Bell Grosvenor
National Geographic Society
Anne Stine Ingstad
L’anse Au Meadow
Newfoundland Island
Vieland
Christopher Columbus
New World
Ingstad
L’anse
Leif Ericson
Junius Bird
American Museum of Natural History
Tornado devastates James Island homes during Cleo’s path
In Charleston County James Island, a tornado tore across a two mile area near Lawton Bluff around 2 a.m. damaging ten houses and injuring two with minor cuts and bruises while a 9 year old slept unharmed. The Thornhill home flooded nearby as Randy Thornhill, a volunteer firefighter, was away responding to a false alarm. Winds near 40 mph accompanied advancing storms.
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James Island
Charleston County
Lawton Bluff
Charleston
Mort Laiemine
W. M. Vause
Vause
Randy Thornhill
Cleo Pushes Rain Into North Carolina
Tropical Storm Cleo, downgraded from hurricane, moves north bringing general rain to the Piedmont and heavy rain across most of the state at night. Forecasters warn of 5 to 10 inches, possible flooding, higher winds in thunder squalls, and above normal tides along the coast.
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Charleston
8.C
Cleo
Associated Press
North Carolina
Piedmont
Fot Weather Bureau
Governor Welcomes Pioneer Corn Co at Laurinburg Open House
Governor Terry Sanford praised Pioneer Corn Co for expanding seed corn in North Carolina. The Laurinburg open house showcased contracts for 2,150 acres and plans to reach 8,000 acres after development. Sanford highlighted state benefits and thanked Robert J. Woods and staff.
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Laurinburg
N.C
Terry Sanford
Pioneer Corn Co
Laurinburg - Maxton Air Base
Robert J. Woods
North Carolina
Sanford
North Caroline State
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