Moonship Ranger 7 Wins Global Praise and Headlines
America’s Ranger 7 moon shot drew worldwide praise from allies and rivals alike. Russian scientists complimented the close-up photos while British papers declared the U S ahead in the space race. Officials in France West Germany Hungary and Czechoslovakia lauded the achievement as a major step in lunar exploration.
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Associated Press
America
United States
Soviet Union
Gigran Melkumov
Moscow Radio
Two Melrose youths die in crash near North Bend
In Jackson County Wisconsin a late Friday crash on CTH V killed LeRoy Millard eighteen and Dale Brushafter eighteen both of Melrose R2. Three others Billy Pace sixteen Linda Linberg fourteen and Diane Johnson fourteen were seriously injured and taken to Black River Falls hospital. The car skidded 226 feet and struck a bridge abutment before a passenger flew through the windshield into a creek. Millard and Brushafter were not wearing seat belts. Coroner ruled no inquest. Millard’s services set for Monday at Melrose Methodist Church with burial in Oxbee Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed. Other Wisconsin traffic deaths noted nearby.
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Jackson County
LeRoy Millard
Sam Millard
Dale Brushafter
Chester Brushafter
Jerry Spurs
R. 2
Millard
Brushafter
Black River Falls
Billy Pace
Linda Linberg
Diane Johnson
Black River Falls Hospital
Julian Larkin
John Noble
Larkin
Danny Gomez
Lee Roy Millard
Melrose Methodist Church
William Slosser
West Salem
Oxbee Cemetery
Reynolds Joins Humphrey Bid For VP Spotlight
Wisconsin Governor John Reynolds backs Senator Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic vice presidential slot after President Johnson rejects Robert Kennedy. Reynolds, Wisconsin delegation head, called Humphrey a strong Midwest ally and said the choice is Johnson's to make. Also covered are Warren Knowles opposing broad sales tax expansion, Wilbur Renk urging water protection for Lake Michigan, and Patrick Lucey announcing a family tour for lieutenant governor race.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Atlantic City
Reynolds
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Warren Knowles
GOP
Port Washington
Knowles
Wilbur Renk
U.S. Senate
Manitowoc
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Patrick Lucey
Lacey
Britain and Soviet Union Seek Nuclear Arms Treaty
In Moscow, a joint Soviet British communique announced plans to pursue an international treaty banning spread of nuclear weapons. The move followed Foreign Secretary Richard A. Butler's Moscow visit seeking follow up to the 1963 underground nuclear test ban.
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Britain
Soviet Union
Tass
Richard A. Butler
Butler
Moon Pictures Shown by President Highlight Ranger 7 Flight
President Johnson viewed televised Ranger 7 lunar images in the White House and hailed the mission as a victory for peace and US leadership in space. He noted a large landing area on the moon and praised progress toward a manned moon landing despite critics of the $20 billion program. Johnson viewed 9 or 10 moon slides in the Cabinet room.
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Auguste Collier
French Academy of Science
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Johnson
Budapest
Enroe Nagy
Tokyo
America
UPI Radiotelephoto
Washington
Ranger 7
Kitty Hawk
White House
Pickering
Gerard Kuiper
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Kuiper
Hood Named Field Director For Goldwater Campaign
Wayne J. Hood of La Crosse will direct field operations for the Goldwater campaign from Washington, D C, aligning with Republican headquarters and 50 state committees. Hood, former Wisconsin GOP chairman, will depart for Washington Monday night and awaits a formal Tuesday announcement.
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Wayne J. Hood
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Barry Goldwater
Washington, D.C
Republican National Committee
Hood
Jackson County
the Tribune
Washington
National Committee
Goldwater
California
Edward Neller
Dean Burch
Tucson
Johnson Asks Kennedy To Manage Campaign
President Johnson asked Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to run his presidential campaign. Kennedy, who would be considered to manage the race, was told he would not be a vice presidential candidate. Kennedy indicated he would not seek the nomination and would remain attorney general through the election and possibly inauguration.
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Kennedy
Joseph E. Mohbat
Mc Washington
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Atty
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Hest
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Namanratin Moeashinary
Paign
Central America
Africa
White House
Atlantic Brother
John
City
Massa
King says North races worse than South and risky future
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that Northern race relations are worsening compared with the South and warned of potential riots if authorities delay action. He urged federal and state help, proposed Harlem pilot for anti poverty efforts, and expressed optimism about desegregation in the South.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
King
New York
Harlem
South
Mississippi
North
America
Craters Revealed On Smooth Areas
A panel of scientists says Ranger 7 photographs show the moon’s seas are pocked with craters and dust layers are shallow enough not to bury a landing craft. They conclude a manned ship could land with careful site selection though crater density varies by area.
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Moon
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
White House
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