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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1969
Page
6
Scientists examined the last and largest Apollo 11 lunar collection. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin's 39 pound bag showed gray dust with white and grayish crystals, igneous in appearance, varied surface texture, and shiny glass beads.
President and Mrs. Nixon plan a August 13 state dinner at Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles for 1 500 guests including 55 astronauts led by Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins and all 50 governors Cabinet justices and other dignitaries. The event features exotic hors d oeuvres and a five course menu ending with Clair de Lune dessert as television coverage is limited to pre dinner reception and speeches. The Century Plaza ties to the 20th Century Fox site and once witnessed a violent June 1967 demonstration in front of the hotel.
Seven years after Marilyn Monroe’s death the grave's tributes have faded. Few mourners visit Westwood Memorial Park as Joe DiMaggio sends occasional roses. The article notes changing public memory of the Hollywood icon and recalls details of her death and funeral.
A dredging crew cut a Pacific Telephone Co. cable in Alameda disrupting service between San Francisco and Los Angeles. 500 long distance circuits and 1,500 local lines were affected with rerouting and delays. Moscow's Mossovet Theater announced a stage version of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment titled Petersburg Dreams.
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