Hornet crew greets Apollo 11 moon landing at sea
Sailors aboard the carrier Hornet cheered when word reached 2,000 crew members that Apollo 11 landed. The ship, 1,040 miles southwest of Honolulu, found six undersea mountains with peaks up to 11,000 feet, naming two after Apollo 11 and the Hornet.
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UPI
Communication Center
Voice of America
Space Center
Houston
Long Beach
Cmdr
Ned Dunham
St. Louis
Dunham
NASA
Kenyans Split on Apollo Moon Venture Awareness
A Nairobi poll found 30 percent of Kenyans had not heard of the U S Apollo 11 moon mission. The survey reflected limited public awareness of the historic space project.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
U.S
Armstrong parents ask prayers for safe return from moon
In Wapakoneta Ohio the Armstrongs urged worldwide prayers as Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. They expressed hope the historic voyage will benefit mankind and prayed for his safe return from the moon.
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Stephen Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Wwreshete
Armstrong
Wapakoneta, Ohio
Neil A. Armstrong
Earth
Armstrongs
Armstrong Garage
Paine Declares Apollo 11 Opens New Era for Man
NASA director Thomas O Paine says the successful moon landing marks a new era with humans establishing habitats beyond Earth. He notes global inspiration and historic significance as Apollo 11 crews and top officials gathered to watch the surface touchdown.
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Neil A. Arm
John Glenn
America
James A. McDivitt
Walter Cunningham
George E. Mueller
George Low
Apollo
Moon Stamp Available in August
Rep. Craig Hosmer announced first day cancellations for a jumbo moon landing commemorative stamp to go on sale in August. The 10 cent air mail stamp shows an astronaut on the lunar surface with First Man on the Moon inscription.
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Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Hosmer
Washington, D.C
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
U.S.A
Johnson Praises Peaceful Civilian Space Program
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson urged that the U S space effort be civilian and open noting it fostered peaceful use and international treaties. He contrasted with a military directed program and recalled Kennedy’s idea to avoid a general heading the space agency.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Johnson
Soviet Union
Texas
CBS News
John F. Kennedy
Gen
James
Kennedy
Free Listening Device Promises Aid for Faded Hearing
An advertisement from Associated Hearing Aid Center offers a free lightweight electronic listening device to people with impaired hearing. The device helps with radio and TV comprehension and is not a hearing aid. Call HE 20459 or write Hear Better at 537 Pine Long Beach 90812 to receive one.
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Associated Hearing Aid Center
Dahlberg
Pine
Long Beach
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