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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1969

Page

2

Faulty Switch Omitted From Apollo 10 Checklists

SPACE CENTER Houston (UPI) Officials traced a missing checklist step as the cause of a near mishap during Apollo 10. Stafford and Cernan manually controlled the lunar lander after an unlisted switch altered its attitude. Ground teams and flight director Glynn Lunney noted the switch had been set to aim at the command ship in an emergency and was not cleared before separation.

John W. Young Cernan Young Charlie Brown Stafford Flight Dynamics Phillip C. Shaffer Shaffer Lunney Jerusalem Shevuot Cairo Abba Eban Tiran Straits Israel Eban United Nations Sharm El-Sheikh Strait of Tiran Gulf of Aqaba Sharm el Sheikh

White House denies Kennedy war claims over Hamburger Hill

Washington reports say the White House rejected Ted Kennedy’s charge that rising Vietnam casualties stem from unnecessary offensive operations. Press Secretary Ziegler defended U.S. policy, stating military leaders have flexibility and the aim is population security and denying enemy political solutions. Senate figures offered mixed support for Kennedy’s critique.

Washington UPI White House Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass U. S Vietnam Hamburger Hill Ronald Ziegler South Vietnam Ziegler Kennedy Defense Melvin R. Laird United States Senate Mike Mansfield

Thieu Says Renewed VC Attacks Mean Longer Viet War

President Thieu warned that a new Communist offensive this summer will delay any definite peace settlement for about a year. He spoke at a presidential dinner with South Vietnamese lawmakers, saying serious talks hinge on defeating the next North Vietnamese Viet Cong push expected June or July.

Saigon UPS Nguyen van Thieu Thieu Senate House of Representatives Paris South Vietnam

Newsman Fred Hechinger Appears Live During Apollo 10 Telecast

Fred Hechinger education editor of the New York Times briefly appeared onscreen during the Apollo 10 telecast after a malfunction. AT&T cited a bad switch between Houston and Dallas as the cause of the unsettling live video. Hechinger learned of the incident from a friend in California and noted the reaction of viewers nationwide.

Hechinger The New York Times NET American Telephone & Telegraph Co Houston Dallas

Arab Rocket Attacks, Jordan Complains to U N Security Council

Israel reported a Soviet made Ka tyusha rocket attack from Jordan injuring a trooper near the Beisan Valley. Jordan urged stronger U N action against Israeli incursions and sanctions. An Egyptian Information Ministry spokesman said travel restrictions were reinstated and security tightened in Cairo and the Nile Delta.

United Press International Israel Jordan Iraeli Middle East U.N. Security Council Tel Aviv Einhantziv Beisan Bet Yosef U.N Mumahhad H. El-Farra Dair Ella East Ghor El-Farra Security Council Council Cairo

Microfiche sale offers Merrill Lynch research files

An investor can buy microfiche copies of Merrill Lynch's vast research library for about $2,500. The collection covers reports, listing applications and financial data on about 15,000 companies, with microfiche being microfilm mounted on a filing card.

New York Merrill Lynch

Upward Bound program enrollment numbers noted

About 25 000 students have been enrolled in Upward Bound programs since 1965 with roughly 5 000 moving on to higher education.

Washington

Expulsion of Tass Correspondent Mirrors Post Retaliation

The State Department announced the expulsion of Tass reporter Viktor Kopytin after Russia ousted Anatole Shub from the Moscow bureau of the Washington Post. Kopytin had 48 hours to leave. his family could stay longer to pack. The move signals a shift in U S press policy amid past retaliations. Municipal court in Madison faces a potential $1 million radar fine risk.

Washington UPI State Department Tass Russia Anatole Shub Moscow Washington Post Viktor Kopytin Foreign Ministry Shub Soviet Union Carl E. Barth U. S UC. S John C. Howe Jan Jubon

Unclear excerpt reflects on maturity and a child’s innocence

A narrator muses on maturity while leaving a scene with children. He asks a child if she feels mature, and the child responds that she is Thutie, indicating playful naivety.

Thutie

Food habits shift as urban dwellers rise in 1900s style

The article notes that city residents now consume more poultry and less pork lard and butter compared with farm life decades ago. It compares current patterns to those of 1900, highlighting changing dietary habits among Americans.

Washington U.S

Congress Grants Citizenship to All American Indians in 1924

The 1924 Indian Citizenship Act extended U S citizenship to all Native Americans, granting voting rights and legal status across the United States. It marked a turning point in civil rights for First Nations peoples, though many faced ongoing challenges to exercising newly granted privileges.

Congress

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