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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1969
Page
1
Space Center Houston reports NASA scientists opened the first box of moon rocks in an airless chamber. They observed a black coating on the samples and noted difficulty identifying minerals without thorough analysis. Experts questioned possible carbon rich material and joked about brushing the particles in vacuum.
Massachusetts residents largely support Senator Edward M. Kennedy following his televised appeal for advice on resigning after the fatal car crash. Boston papers received calls leaning pro Kennedy, while nationwide reactions were divided. Kennedy urged citizens to share opinions as he weighs the decision amid intense public interest.
Two labor unions reaching a tentative settlement with the Nevada Resort Association to end a two day strike of the Dunes Hotel will hold Monday meetings to vote on the resort industry proposal. The Teamsters and Operating Engineers Unions will meet in the Stardust South Auditorium Crown Room with sessions at 1 a.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. and 4 30 p.m. respectively.
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins arrive at Ellington and are whisked to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory in Houston. They begin an 21 day quarantine as scientists study lunar rocks Aboard the Hornet a large crowd cheers The rock samples are immediately placed in vacuum chambers for examination at the Space Center.
Variable cloudiness faces the region with afternoon rain showers. Highs reach 105 and a low of 80, after yesterday’s 109/78. Noontime humidity at 17 percent, sunrise 5 44 and sunset 7 50.
CAPE KENNEDY EXPLOSION? Noted loss of a $6 million Intelsat 3 satellite after a rushed launch to replace a failed craft. Comsat and partners reported the Delta rocket stages mostly worked but the craft disappeared from tracking, failing to reach orbit and severing Atlantic communications.
Izvestia reports a U.S. destroyer swerved from a collision with the Russian guided missile destroyer Boiko during a storm. The Soviet account says the American ship turned late and passed behind the Boiko, while Moscow warns of growing imperialist aggression on Navy Day.
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