Apollo 11 astronauts speed toward splashdown in Pacific
Apollo 11 crew Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sped homeward on a 171000 mile approach at about 3000 mph as they neared splashdown in the Pacific. They broadcast a 17 minute color TV show for kids and exchanged light humor with ground control before reentering Earth's atmosphere.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E
Buzz’ Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Earth
Armstrong
Posthumous Vietnam Valor Awards For Lt Col Schroeder
Widowed Colleen Schroeder receives four major medals at a city hall ceremony for her late husband Lt. Col. Donald B. Schroeder. He was killed Feb. 13 near Cai Be in Dinh Tuong Province while leading his troops. Schroeder, once Army Liaison Officer at Nellis Air Force Base, is listed among the Army's most decorated. He held numerous awards including the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Stars, and multiple Oak Leaf Clusters.
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Colleen Schroeder
Donald 8. Schroeder
Schroeder
Nellis Air Force Base
Vietnam
Dan D. Jennings, Jr
Fort Irwin
Calif
City Hall
Col. Schroeder
Cai Be
Dinh Tuong
Nixon Leaves on World Tour Amid Rain Disruption
President Nixon departed Washington for a round the world trip after heavy rains washed out the all star baseball game plans. He flew from Andrews AFB at 10 05 p m EDT en route to San Francisco then to the Apollo 11 splashdown and seven nations including Romania. The White House ceremony drew 500 baseball figures and 2 000 foreign exchange students as Nixon urged future exploration.
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UPI
Nixon
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
San Francisco
Romania
White House
Light Plane Found Near Lake Mohave Crash Kills Four Las Vegas Workers
Four Las Vegas electricians died when their private light plane crashed into the Colorado River near Cottonwood Cove. Pilot David White and three coworkers—Gerald Slavens, Robert Haynes, and Russell Fix—were en route to Davis Dam in Bullhead City, Arizona. White, with 25 years in the Las Vegas area, left Thunderbird Airstrip at 5:30 a.m. The missing craft was found in shallow water after a search by a fellow worker. The victims were aged 36 and left widows and four children each.
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Colorado River
Cottonwood Cove
David White
del Rey
Gerald Slavens
DePalma
Robert Haynes
Dayton Circle
Russell Fix
Elton Ave
Thunderbird
Bullhead City
Ariz
Clark County
Sheriff's Deputies
White
Davis Dam
Lake
Mohave
Las Vegas Area
Bank bandit suspect held by sheriff in Nevada theft
Deputies arrested Edward Anthony Benson, 47, of Oakland, Calif., minutes after he robbed the Bank of Nevada on Las Vegas Boulevard of 1500 from a teller claiming nitroglycerin. He was captured near Hughes Airstrip after witnesses saw a taxi ride and bus transfer. FBI recovered the money. Benson had recent jail time for vagrancy offenses.
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Oakland
Calif
Bank of Nevada
Las Vegas Blvd
Edward Anthony Benson
Hughes
McCarren Airport
Benson
High Powered Legal Talent Battle Over Bonanza Hotel
In District Court Judge Howard Babcock's courtroom Nathan Jacobson and Howard Levin clash over control of the Bonanza Hotel and Strip casino. Levin's side includes Grant Sawyer Thomas Morrissey and Sam Lionel, while Jacobson relies on William Morse and Thomas Sheridan. The hearing centers on Levin's motion to dissolve a prior restraining order.
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Nathan Jacobson
Howard$. Levin
Howard Babcock
Ing Levin
Levin- Townsend Computer Corp
American Stock Exchange
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
New Jersey
Thomas Morrissey
Las Vegas
Sam Lionel
Levin
Jacobson
Fair sex rights upheld as casinos told to hire women dealers
State Labor Commissioner says casinos must hire qualified women dealers, citing Civil Rights Act precedence. Local unions win a 35 hour week with a 7.5 hour day next year and wage increases to 11.08 an hour over three years for Southern Nevada plumbers and pipe fitters. The Nevada Human Relations Commission case against 35 women applicants prompted federal involvement. The clash highlights long standing industry practices on gender in Las Vegas gambling halls.
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Nevada
Stanley Jones
Nevada Human Relations Commission
Weather forecast notes isolated storms and hot high near 110
Variable cloudiness with isolated thundershowers in the afternoon and evening. Gusty winds near storms but otherwise mild. Today’s high near 110 and low 75. Yesterday’s high 109 and low 77. Noontime humidity 23 percent. Sunrise 5 41. Sunset 7 53.
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