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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
2
The writer argues against ending space exploration to redirect billions from Vietnam war spending to national poverty relief. They claim a wiser path would fund cure for poverty while pursuing a better future, noting the danger of power-hungry rulers and the need for a fresh start on Earth before venturing outward.
President Nixon aims to cut the ICC from ten members to seven and install a strong chairman, using executive reorganization powers. The plan would not require changes by Congress, but Congress could veto. The ICC regulates railroads and other carriers and warned that long distance passenger service may not survive without action.
Nine monkeys unhooked their cage latch at Gage Park zoo in Topeka for the second time this summer. Keeper Gary Clark and his team chased them from tree tops with food but made little progress through Thursday night.
Las Vegas Dunes will host a "Salute to the Astronauts" as the moon module lands. Hundreds of champagne bottles will be uncorked in the casino while cameras film the moment. Showgirls pour drinks as slot machines pause and guests recall the historic Apollo milestone.
Apollo 11 wives Joan Aldrin Pat Collins and Jan Armstrong plus family members pose for news photographers at Aldrin home in Nassau Bay. They share ham roast beef and potato salad during a 94 degree picnic, with escorts and light chatter about the mission.
Dr. Frederick C. Swartz told a Senate subcommittee that U.S. life expectancy could rise by ten years in a generation if Americans exercise, stay slim, stop smoking, get checkups, and maintain immunization and health programs. Current life expectancy is 70.1 years.
The National Association of Broadcasters will revise its voluntary code to ban all radio and TV cigarette ads within about four years. The code covers 2,412 radio stations and 399 television stations. enforcement relies on the seal of good practice. Major networks back the plan, shaping most national cigarette advertising.
Across the Suez Canal and Jordan River cease fire lines Arab and Israeli forces traded artillery and mortar fire. In Gaza City an Israeli taxi was hit by a grenade wounding one Israeli and three civilians. The Tapline pipeline repairs will begin Sunday after guerrilla attacks on the line in May.
The FAA said 35 airplane collisions happened nationwide last year with 68 fatalities. Based on 2,230 voluntary reports, about half of near misses were hazardous and the team estimates 4,500 hazardous near misses and 317 critical cases occurred, often averted by chance.
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