Surveyor 1 lands on moon a solid soft landing observed
Surveyor 1 defied low odds by landing gently on the moon in a precise touchdown. Televised images from Goldstone tracking station showed a relatively smooth Sea of Storms surface with the craft’s legs resting firmly, validating surface conditions for future manned landings and showcasing propulsion and braking performance.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Surveyor
Cape Kennedy
Goldstone
Desert
Canberra
Madrid
Johannesburg
Bird
Water bill talks inch toward compromise in Madison
A six man conference committee seeks a middle ground on Governor Knowles water quality bill with debates over state borrowing for pollution abatement. Senate Republicans favor a $200 million loan plan while Assembly Democrats oppose borrowing and push a $10 million fund. The session also advances expense money reform and bingo ban while university raises and county judge pay measures move forward.
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Madison
Senate
Assembly
Warren P. Knowles
Conference Committee
Democratic Assembly
Commission
State Board of Health
Committee On Water Pollution
Public Service Commission
State Department of Resource Development
Wisconsin
Norplex Sold to Universal Oil Products in $18.5 Million Deal
Universal Oil Products Co of Des Plaines Illinois acquires Norplex Corp in a stock deal valued at about 18.5 million dollars. The transaction plans no plant or personnel changes at Norplex and aims to maintain La Crosse and Black River Falls operations. Completion expected in August pending stockholder approval. Norplex, founded as Northern Plastics in 1947, employs about 400 across two Wisconsin plants. Universal, a research oriented firm, also runs divisions in airport seating and refining plant construction.
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Norplex Corp
Universal Oil Products Co
Des Plaines
Ill
Universal
Norplex
Loren Rust
Universal Oil
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Rust
James S. Gelatt
Northern Plastics Corp
2Nd
Market Streets
Assembly Votes Reconsideration of Highway Bill
The Wisconsin State Assembly moved to reconsider preliminary approval of an accelerated highway construction bill. Two amendments were adopted to delay bonding until May 1 1967 and to require the state to cover the full 10 percent non federal share for Milwaukee County interstate projects. Governor Warren P Knowles backed the measure amid opposition and parliamentary delays.
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Milwaukee County
Surveyor 1 Carried U S Flag To Moon
The Surveyor 1 mission placed an American flag on the moon’s surface. The 4 by 6 inch flag was bought for 23 cents at a drugstore by Sheldon Shallon, chief surveyor project scientist for Hughes Aircraft Co., builder of Surveyor.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Sheldon Shallon
Surveyor
Hughes Aircraft Co
Lockheed Leads Way in Equal Opportunity Hiring
In 1961 Lockheed Aircraft Corp began first under federal voluntary plan for progress, hiring minorities beyond janitorial work. About 6,500 of 84,000 employees are minority, with 24 times more in managerial or professional roles. They recruit from Washington to Georgia and Alabama, place job lists with ministers and Urban League, and run campus and apprentice programs supported by their union.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
James Hodgson
Lockheed
Man
Washington
Arizona
California
Georgia
Alabama
The
Urban League
Howard and
Tuskegee Institute
Lockheed's Industrial Union
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
U.S. Continues Heavy Raids on North Vietnam
U S planes hammered North Vietnam for a third straight day focusing on antiaircraft and missiles. A 20 truck Communist supply convoy was hit and a pilot rescued. Casualties rose with 87 Americans killed and 605 wounded for the week ending May 28, while enemy casualties topped 1,173.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United
U.S
Gemini 9 Launch Set For Friday
Cape Kennedy officials predicted a Friday liftoff for Gemini 9 with astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan after a two day delay. The mission aims for a 70 hour flight including satellite rendezvous and a 22 hour space walk, following a faulty signal relay issue and docking apparatus concern.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
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Surveyor 1
Moon
UPI
Ralph Dighton
Surveyor I
University of Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
State Conservation Commission
Bong Air Force Base
Racine
Kenosha
Universal Oil Products
Maynard P. Venema
Universal Board
UOP
Northern Plastics
N. Viet Nam
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