Luna 16 Returns Moon Soil Samples by Unmanned Probe
Soviet Luna 16 brought back the first unmanned moon soil samples to Earth. Tass said the capsule landed in Kazakhstan after a 1:26 a.m. EDT recovery, with material from the Sea of Fertility to be analyzed by the Academy of Sciences.
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Michael Johnson
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Tass
Soviet Kazakhstan
Dzhezkazgan
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Sea of Fertility
Moon
U.S
Sea of Tranquility
Neil A. Armstrong
Nixon performs at Chevy Chase benefit for retiring club manager
President Nixon made an unscheduled appearance at a testimonial dinner for Robert Beck, retiring manager of the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase Maryland. He wound up playing the piano for the singing of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.
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Washington
Nixon
Robert Beck
Columbia Country Club
Chevy Chase, Md
Williams Arrives in Japan for Seven Day Visit
American playwright Tennessee Williams arrived in Yokohama for a seven day stay to visit historical sites and gather material for a short story. He is the author of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Yokohama
Japan
Tennessee Williams
Williams
Arkansas Weather Brief Shows Warm Mild Conditions
Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Thursday notes high 88 and low 54 with .82 inch precipitation. Forecast calls for generally fair mild conditions in Arkansas with isolated showers in the east, highs in the 80s and lows upper 50s to upper 60s, and Friday highs in the mid 80s to low 90s.
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Arkansas
Death Valley Named After Emigrant Party Suffering Heat
A brief note explains how California's Death Valley earned its name in 1849 when an emigrant party crossing the Panamint Mountains faced extreme heat and thirst and one commented Goodbye Valley of Death, reflecting the peril of the desert crossing.
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Hope
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike
Clark
Arkansas
California
Death Valley
Panamint Mountain
Goodby
Valley of Death
Power cuts hit East Coast as heatwave lasts
The Associated Press reports hot and humid weather forced third straight day of power cutbacks in the Middle Atlantic states. Con Edison reduced voltage by 5 percent at 9:30 a.m. New Jersey’s four major utilities followed with similar cuts, despite generator restorations. Philadelphia Electric Co. also cut power by 5 percent, while Potomac Electric Power Co. urged urgent restrictions.
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Associated Press
Middle Atlantic
Mrore
New York City
Consolidated Edison Co
New Jersey
Philadelphia Electric Co
Potomac Electric Power Co
Camden NAACP condemns mistreatment of Negro students
Camden Ark NAACP president Rev L C Fort and branch members condemn actions by Camden School District after 11 Negro students were arrested and expelled following a high school disturbance. Fort criticizes biased handling when a Negro girl fought a white girl, warning such policies breed disorder.
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Camden, Ark
L. C. Fort
Camden
NAACP
Fort
Bayh Presses Electoral Reform Bill in Senate Stand
Senator Birch Bayh moved to block all Senate business until a vote on his electoral reform bill. He plans to deny unanimous consent and keep committees from meeting to overcome filibuster tactics. Leaders doubt success as cloture-backed moves face strong opposition and a 54-46 vote outcome.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
Senate
Indiana
House
Bayh
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Bank Holding Objections Stir Over Arkansas Pact
Arkansas bankers plan to appeal the Federal Reserve decision allowing First Arkansas to become the state's first bank holding company. They fear chain banking could weaken local leadership and industrial growth, proposing anti holding company legislation for the 1971 General Assembly. Luther G. Bright, 81, died in Hempstead Memorial Hospital, leaving four sons and two daughters. Burial at Harmony Cemetery.
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Little Rock
Richard Butler
Commercial National Bank of
Arkansas
First Arkansas Bankstock Corp
Buller
Ath
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
SL Louis
Federal Reserve Board
First Arkansas
W.H. Kennedy
National Bank of Commerce
Pine Bluff
General Assembly
Worthen Bank & Trust Co
Arkansas First National Bank
Hot Springs
Kennedy
FABCO
Luther G. Bright
Hempstead Co. Memorial Hospital
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Seymour
Texas
Granvel Bright
Homer
Louisiana
John Bright
Lewisville
Ark
Ravel Bright
Hope
Eileen Eidson
Odessa
Bernice Orsini
Orother Gilson Bright
Dallas
Harmony
Smith’s of Stamps
Herndon Cornelius
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C.M
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Arkansas Dailies, Inc
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