Apollo 7 recovery ends as astronauts saved on Essex deck
In a tense Atlantic recovery, Apollo 7 flipped nose down but was quickly righted. Cmdr. Edward Skube piloted Recovery 3 to locate the beacon, pluck the crew Walter Schirra Dona Eisele and Walt Cunningham from the sea, and safely hoist them onto USS Essex while a Soviet trawler shadowed the operation.
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Atlantic
Recovery 3
Walter Schirra
Dona Eisele
Walt Cunningham
Ocean
Essex
Ekholog
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Edward A. Skube
Pueblo
Colo
Com
Red Gunners Cut Loose On Kids Hospital
North Vietnamese gunners killed nine and wounded 28 in attacks that hit the Dong Ha Marine base and a nearby children’s hospital south of the DMZ. US spokesmen blamed four suspected positions inside North Vietnam.
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da Nang
U.S
An Hoa
Thuong Duc
UPI
Perry Young
Dong Ha
Dmz
U.s.-Constructed
Children’s Hospital
Cambodia Holds U S Patrol Boat After Captivity Standoff
Cambodia refused to return the U S Army patrol boat and its 12 man crew until the United States provides compensation for an alleged attack on a Cambodian village. The boat, seized July 17 on the Mekong, was claimed to violate Cambodian territory while the U S blamed navigational error.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
United States
Mekong
South Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Svay A Ngong
Priest Admits Failure to File Tax Returns
Drew Rand of Robert Rand Enterprises led the case with priest Niklibore alias Robert V. Niklibore Rand admitting he believed a 1963 1964 and 1965 return was not required. The U S Attorney accused him of earning 34447 87 in 1963 7833 07 in 1964 and 77679 50 in 1965 with undisclosed income sources.
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Drew Rand
Robert Rand Enterprises
Niklibore
Robert V. Niklibore-Rand
Palm Springs
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Brown predicts Humphrey win in California on eve of vote
Las Vegas attendees hear Pat Brown reject Nixon law and order strategy and forecast Humphrey gains in California, noting Nixon will lose Northern California and that Los Angeles County battleground holds key. Brown cites crime data and his 1948 Truman parallel while warning against a national police force. Dr. Vincent Guinn will speak on neutron activation analysis for crime detection.
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Truman
Sawyer
Nevada
Nixon
Agnew
Hubert Humphrey
Brown
FBI
Treasury Department
GOP
California
Rafferty
Max Rafferty
Ronald Reagan
California Southland
San Diego
Orange
Los Angeles County
Democratic Party
Southwestern Radiological Health Laboratories
Vincent P. Guinn
Miss Greenspun Seeks Court Ruling on Right to Vote
Nevada teen Miss Greenspun files for a declaratory judgment on voting rights in federal elections arguing the president and vice president represent all citizens. She notes federal law implies adulthood at 18 and urges equal voting age for men and women. The case, tied to possible 18-year-old voting, could reach Judge Roger D Foley Jr in Las Vegas. William Treadwell of Gonzaga Law School assists the suit.
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U.S
Roger D. Foley, Jr
Las Vegas
Miss Greenspun
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Nevada
Denton
William Treadwell
Gonzaga School of Law
Spokane
Wash
Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Las Vegas killing
Booker Payton was arraigned in Justice Court on a murder charge for fatally shooting Mrs. Mary Lee Muneralyn after she refused to leave her husband and three children. A preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 29. Payton is represented by Deputy Public Defender Robert Legakes.
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Las Vegas
Justice
Booker Payton
Justice of the Peace
Joe Pawlikowski
Robert Legakes Payton
Mary Lee Muneralyn
Helen St
Eisenhower Defends Presidency From Sickbed
From Walter Reed Eisenhower writes in The Reader's Digest that criticism of being a passive chief executive is nonsense. He says he consulted with his staff but made final decisions, and that he alone shaped foreign policy with Dulles only advising, not directing policy.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Reader’s Digest
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Apollo 7 Puts U.S. Back In Race To Moon
Apollo 7 returns to the Essex carrier after a 11 day mission that set records for man hours in space and engine power. Schirra Eisele and Cunningham review the craft, greet sailors, and receive Johnson’s congratulations as Houston officials hail the flight a near perfect milestone toward Apollo 8 and a moon mission.
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U.S
Space Spouses Toast Apollo 7 Crew With Joy
In Seabrook Texas the wives of Apollo 7 astronauts celebrated the mission delay ending by toasting their husbands with champagne. Harriet Eisele and Mrs Cunningham spoke by telephone with Walter Schirra and Donn Eisele from Mission Control at the Manned Spacecraft Center, expressing joyous relief and affection.
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U. S
Apollo
Cunningham
Eisele
Johnson
Mission Control Center
Houston
Seabrook
Tex
UPI
Essex
Joe Schirra
Walter Schirra
Donn Eisele
Miss
Manned Spacecraft Center
Teacher Injured In Truck Mishap Near Alamo
Glenn Mackie junior high assistant principal and Lyle Snell were thrown from a truck returning from a hunting trip 25 miles south of Alamo. Mackie suffered a broken leg shoulder and ribs, Snell had minor injuries, both taken to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in good condition. Bill Pirtle uninjured, Mackie not harmed riding upfront.
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Cashman Junior High School
Glenn Mackie
Mackie
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Liste
Lyle I. Snell
Nassau
Bill Pirtle
Glenn Mackie Jr
Snell
Alamo
Vegans Sure U.S. To Win Moon Race
Report from Edwards Air Force Base notes public support for the space program with residents expressing strong opinions. A Berkeley woman jokes about housing for long-hairs while a Texas couple calls the project the greatest thing for Texas and the United States.
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U.S
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Texas
United States
GOP Truth Squad in Las Vegas Press Conference
The Republican Truth Squad plans a 4:30 p.m. press conference at McCarran Airport during its southwestern tour. Members include Oklahoma Gov. Dewey Bartlett Michigan Sen. Robert P. Griffin Idaho Rep. Len B. Jordan and Michigan Rep. James Harvey.
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Truth Squad
Vegas
McCarran Airport
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
James Harvey
Ousted Official Bud McMahon To Get Hearing
Former Clark County MIS director M. B. Bud McMahon faces a Board of Commissioners hearing after his firing by County Administrator David B. Henry. Henry cites alleged Purchase Act violations in McMahon’s equipment purchases and lease signings. McMahon says he will share his side of the story regardless of hearing.
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Bud McMahon
M. B
Bud) McMahon
Clark County Management Information Services
Board of Commissioners
Darwin Lamb
David B. Henry
McMahon
Henry
the Sun
Gunman Robs Associates Discount Corp.. Loot Taken
A handkerchief masked gunman robbed Associates Discount Corporation of 334 dollars at the 609 Maryland Parkway site. He demanded money from two cashiers as officers nearby paused at a root beer stand. The bandit fled with cash. description: about 5 feet 9 inches, dark curly hair, rust shirt.
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Associates Discount Corporation
Maryland Parkway
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