Astronauts Receive Paris Welcome During France Visit
Paris hosts the Apollo 11 trio Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with a royal scale reception. President Jacques Chaban- Delmas awards the Legion of Honor and Mayor Etienne Vericourt honors them with the city’s medal as the astronauts tour Paris after Madrid stop. They emphasize a new era in space exploration.
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Paris
API
France
Jacques Chaban- Delmas
Matignon Palace
Etienne Roger de Vericourt
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Michael Collins
Madrid
Collins
Patricia
de Vericout
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
U.s.-France
Sons of America
Metz
U.S
Sargent Shriver Jr
Space Research
Spain
Hijackers seize two South American jets in Cuba hostage bid
United Press International reports hijackers seized a Brazilian Caravelle and an Argentine Airlines Boeing 707 with 113 aboard. The Caravelle rerouted via Georgetown to fuel for Cuba, while the Argentine flight landed at Santiago en route to Miami. Four gunmen and bombs were used in the Brazil refueling maneuver.
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United Press International
Cuba
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Amazon River
Belem
Manaus
Santiago
Chile
Georgetown
Guyana
Rio de Janeiro
Argentine Airlines
Miami
Lima
Peru
Bomb Explodes At New York Army Induction Center
A bomb in a fifth floor ladies room at the Whitehall Street induction center in Manhattan exploded just before midnight, shattering walls and windows on three floors. No one inside was hurt, but debris covered the street. Army engineers assessed damage and unsafe floors remained. An anonymous group claimed responsibility in a letter to UPI noting support for various causes and criticizing Nixon.
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New York
UPI
Army Induction Center
Whitehall Street
Lower Manhattan
Ft. Hamilton
Brooklyn
Induction Center
Fifth Floor
Planes handle over seven hundred billion letters yearly
The International Civil Aviation Organization estimates that more than 700 billion letters are carried annually by air, highlighting aviation’s dominant role in global mail transport.
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Montreal
International Civil Aviation Organization
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Horicon
Waupun
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Highway 49
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Chaban Delmas
Teine
Patricia Collins
Che
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STAC
FBI
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Whitehall Induction Center
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Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
G.i.’S
Pentagon
Nixon
Lisa
Moses
Casino Theatre
Boll Weevil
NFL
AFL
Rawlings
Penneys
Wilt Chamberlain
Spalding
Converse
ADLER
Ue Co
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