Kennedy Clan to Rappel Rapids on Fourth of July
Senate possible trip includes Edward Kennedy and family on a river expedition near Vernal Utah. The party, with Joan Kennedy and other relatives, travels in three 33‑foot pontoons and a 16‑foot raft through Dis aster Falls and Triplet Falls toward Dinosaur National Monument, ending Sunday.
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Dinosaur National Monument
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Ethel Kennedy
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Robert F. Kennedy
Patricia Lawford
Edward
Spacemen Steal Show At Moscow Embassy Reception
Frank Borman the first US spaceman to visit the Soviet Union led a star studded Fourth of July reception in Moscow. He autographed photos and envelopes as cosmonauts Titov Feoktistov Shatalov and Beregovoi joined in signing. The group shared hot dogs and discussed lunar sample missions while Borman advised Moscow officials on stadium plans. Nataly Marchenko a dissident writer faces a three year prison term for publishing a manuscript abroad. In Montana the Crow Reservation staged the Custer Battle reenactment with two injuries including a broken collarbone to Crow Agency resident Robert Little Light.
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Moscow
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U.S
Soviet Union
Jacob D. Beam
Gherman Titov
Konstantin Feoktistov
Vladimir Shatxalov
Georgy Beregovoi
Moon
Earth
Custer
Crow Reservation
Montana
Robert Little Light
Crow Agency
Italy Socialist Split Endangers Coalition Crisis Looms
The Socialist Party of Italy parted from the coalition with the Christian Democrats over closer ties to the Communists, triggering minister resignations and raising the specter of new elections and possible gains for left and right extremes amid civil service strikes and unrest. In Georgetown Guyana Gov Rockefeller visits amid a mixed reception as Santo Domingo reports five dead and over one million dollars in damages from violence during his stay.
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Italy
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Guyana
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Forbes Burnham
U.S
Gyana
Rockefeller
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Soviet Leaders’ Romania Visit Likely Canceled
Romani informants in Bucharest say a planned mid July visit by Soviet leaders Brezhnev Kosygin and Podgorny to sign a friendship treaty has been called off as a gesture of displeasure over President Nixon’s forthcoming trip to the country.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Nixon
Communists Shell Bases and Bomb Attacks Kill Civilians
Saigon reports eight Allied bases shelled and bombs planted in Saigon and a Mekong Delta province. Nine civilians died and 34 were wounded from blasts. a market bombing near Ben Tre killed nine and wounded 27. A Korean truck was bombed in Saigon as violence continued.
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Mekong Delta
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4Th Infantry
Ben Tre
Skipper Bid for Fame in Mackinac Island Stone Skipping Open
Mackinac Island hosts the 1969 Stone Skipping and Go-plunking Open Meet with a retired Navy commander as field judge. Skipping rules emphasize form over raw count. entrants are scored on motion, breath control, and exhale. Go-plunking targets children under four, judging splash height and noise, while the main event rewards poetry in motion with a continuous bodily motion.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Navy
W. T. Rabe
Marshall
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