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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1969
Page
4
NASA outlined a 1972 plan to launch an unmanned Saturn 5 stage with an Apollo Telescope Mount into orbit 250 miles high. A three man crew would dock aboard a Saturn 1B to access the ATM and conduct sun and star studies for up to 56 days.
The Civil Aeronautics Board announced domestic and international route awards as President Nixon authorized American Airlines to serve Australia and the South Pacific from the mainland. Contenders included Continental, Pan American, United, Eastern, and Western, with routes spanning Hawaii to New York, Chicago, and beyond. The awards specify connections through major hubs and extend beyond Hawaii.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy returning from Mary Jo Kopechne’s funeral on Cape Cod suggested he would issue a statement “at the appropriate time” about the Chappaquiddick crash. Sources noted Kennedy faced pressure after delaying comment and faced a July 28 show cause hearing for leaving the scene of an accident.
Apollo 11 crews finish lunar mission and prepare for quarantine aboard the Hornet in Houston. Nixon plans parades in New York Chicago and a Los Angeles dinner on Aug 13. Armstrongs Wapakoneta homecoming is set with family visits through a glass partition before celebrations.
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