Why Explore Space Why Go To The Moon
Our Daily Sliced Thin argues that funding lunar missions is worthwhile to advance science and unlock knowledge about Mars. It notes Mars may harbor life, discusses Percival Lowell’s canal theory, and contrasts the Moon’s lifeless view with Mars prospects while urging continued space programs.
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El Salvador Withdraws Troops Under OAS Peace Deal
Washington AP reports a tentative OAS settlement ends the 16 day El Salvador Honduras crisis Salvadoran troops will depart Honduran soil and 285000 Salvadorans in Honduras receive safety guarantees The agreement urges trials for crimes and human rights violations by both sides and names Francisco J Guerrero as the Salvadoran foreign minister announcing the move.
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Texarkana Vote Defeats Annexation In City Area
Texarkana residents rejected a plan to annex roughly 3,000 acres along the city’s edge. The tally was 283 yes and 723 no, ending the bid to expand Texarkana’s municipal boundaries.
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Stiff Fight Over Gun Control Bill in Congress
Sen. Wallace Bennett reintroduces a bill to exempt 90 percent of ammunition from the Gun Control Act and curb buyer information. Administration critics warn against further restrictions while considering a state approach. House panels are bypassed to reach Finance and Ways and Means committees.
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Israeli Jets Hit Syrian Guerrillas Near Mt Hermon
Israeli jets crossed the Syrian and Lebanese frontiers to strike Arab guerrilla concentrations in the Mt Hermon foothills in a 15 minute attack. A spokesman said the strikes were in response to a rise in sabotage activity with eight incidents since July 1, marking the first air action inside Lebanon since last December's Beirut airport strike.
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Berryville Annexation Bid Rejected by Voters
Berryville Arkansas residents voted against annexing 4000 acres, with 232 yes and 419 no. The proposed area would have extended beyond the city’s current limits, affecting growth plans and municipal boundaries.
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Movies Show Landing on the Moon
Space Center reports the Apollo 11 moon landing shown in color film footage. Neil Armstrong descends the ladder and plants the first footprint as Edwin Aldrin joins him on Tranquillity Base. The color stills and film capture Earth's view, the flag, and lunar dust amid the historic moment.
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Associated Press
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Viet Cong Seek Full Pull-Out From South Vietnam
Newsday reports a Viet Cong negotiator aims for a total withdrawal of U S troops from Vietnam during the war lull. Interview with Nguyen Thi Binh, foreign minister of the provisional South Vietnamese government, stresses independence and ending American presence without extermination. U S diplomats in Paris say they must study the interview text before commenting.
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Dirksen confronts protesting farmers in Capitol Rotunda
In a tense Capitol scene Senator Everett Dirksen faced about 200 farmers and families demanding parity and farm policy reform. He defended a bill to reduce production for higher prices, refused grain or money, and was escorted to the Senate floor by police as the protest disrupted the channeled rotunda.
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Memorial fund set for trooper’s children in Arkansas
Col Ralph Scott of the Arkansas State Police announced a memorial fund for the children of Trooper Allen H Stufford who was killed in the line of duty. Sgt Freddy McKinney will administer the fund.
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Mars in Pictures Reveals Edge of South Polar Cap
Mars bound Mariner shows tagged cap edges and a central dark spot in the south polar ice cap. New close up photos were transmitted from two thousand miles above Mars with more images expected tonight. The 156 day mission nears a high point as a tenuous hope of life is explored through near Mars proximity.
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Hope High to Recruit Bobbetts at Stadium Meeting
Hope High School announces a call for sophomore, junior, and senior girls to join the Bobbetts next year. Interested students should meet at the football stadium on Saturday, August 2 at 5 30 p.m. Details appear on page two.
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Pink Dress Luncheon Hint Wave and Witty Observations
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE playfully riffs on inflation, celebrity weariness, and everyday quirks. He notes pink dress office etiquette attracts luncheon invites, mocks self importance, and observes small mischiefs and marital foibles with a breezy, aphoristic tone.
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Hal Boyle
New York
FBI Called Into Coed Slaying Case
Michigan authorities took control of the investigation into the murders of seven young women in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and requested FBI assistance. Governor Milliken and Attorney General Kelley announced MSP leadership and a federal role, as Washtenaw County prosecutors pursued leads in Hazard Kentucky.
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Pine Bluff Rejects Major Annexation Plan
Pine Bluff voters defeated a proposal to annex about 12 square miles including the Watson Chapel area and parts of Jefferson County industrial park, a three-faction stretch in the southeast, and a northwest section near US 65 and Princeton Pike. The 2328 to 3046 tally ended the bid, which had failed previously in 1966.
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Nixon's Hand Is Felt in Surtax Fight
President Nixon was in touch from Thailand as Congress deadlocked over a surtax extension. Agnew said Nixon planned to speak to the nation upon return, aiming to rally public backing. Democrats push a five month extension to tie tax relief to wider reform, while Republicans show cautious support.
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David M. Kennedy
Robert P. Mayo
Kidnaper Sentenced Amid Rape and Larceny Charges
Wayne Brawdy 22 of Muldrow Oklahoma was sentenced to life in prison by U S District Court Judge Paul X Williams after pleading guilty to kidnapping He later pled guilty to state rape and grand larceny charges Judge Williams imposed 30 to 90 years on the kidnap charge and 21 years on the grand larceny Brandy allegedly abducted a Fort Smith woman March 25 using a knife near Greenwood she was forced to accompany him and was assaulted before being released in Oklahoma He was arrested the following day in McLean Texas by officers investigating the theft of the woman's car
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Brawdy
Paul Wolfe
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Greenwood
Oklahoma
Ole Loving
McLeap
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Nixon first U S president to visit combat zone in Vietnam
President Nixon became the first U S leader to visit a combat zone in South Vietnam touring Da Nang and Saigon areas with Thieu and Thiệu as talks on peace concessions and troop pullouts continued. He briefed leaders, met field commanders, and returned to Bangkok late in the day aboard Air Force One.
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Washington
Storms Expected in Arkansas Late Thursday From Weather Desk
Partly cloudy and warmer weather trend continues in Arkansas through Thursday as a cold front advances from the northwest. Thunder showers are forecast in the northwest by Thursday afternoon. Tuesday highs reached the 80s with cool 60s to 70s overnight in lower elevations and upper 40s to lower 60s in northwest higher terrain.
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