Dawn on the Moon Marks First Steps of Man on Lunar Surface
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon, planted an American flag, and began scientific work including rock collection, a solar wind foil panel, seismometers, and a laser reflectometer. The event opened a new era as Earth looked on from space.
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Space . Center
Houston
Staten Island
Earth
Neil Alden Armstrong
Benton St
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Buzz Aldrin
Armstrong
Moon
Aldrin
Planet Earth
A.D
Russia
Nixon
Moon Landing Quiet in Vietnam As War Lull Persists
South Vietnam reported a quiet 8 hours after Apollo 11 touchdown with only a six round mortar attack near the DMZ causing no casualties. U S forces said operations were normal and the lull extended into a fifth week despite 18 enemy shellings since Sunday morning, with five strikes on bases and some Vietnamese casualties but no American losses.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Oper
Moon landing and Vietnam war updates span world events
The article recounts Apollo 11 Moon landing moments with Armstrong and Aldrin and Nixon’s radio call, then reports a Marine operation near Da Nang with casualties. It covers clashes near the DMZ, Hue, A Shau Valley, and Tay Ninh, plus Gen Wheeler’s reflections on Vietnamization and troop withdrawals.
Brother of King Found Dead Today
The Rev. A. D. King, 38, brother of slain Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was found dead in his Atlanta home swimming pool. Rev. Andrew Young said King came home late Sunday and his body was found this morning by three of his children. Cause of death was not learned immediately. Young is executive vice president of the SCLC, of which A. D. King was a director.
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Atlanta, Ga
A. D. King
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
King
Andrew Young
Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Apollo 11 Moon Event Cuts Theaters Attendance In Lawrence
Elden Harwood reports Sunday night attendance cut by half as residents watched the moon landing on TV. The local theater marquee mocks the moment with True Grit as Apollo 11 astronauts are honored. P W Jones of Baldwin attended a Douglas County budget study session for the Black Jack Historical Society, presenting his group’s budget before leaving.
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Lawrence
Elden Harwood
P. W. Jones
Baldwin
Black Jack Historical Society
Historical Societies
Douglas County
Earl Wilson
Machnie Scholarship Awarded to Bruce Hogle for KU Engineering
Bruce L. Hogle son of Mr and Mrs William L Hogle 829 Mo receives a Machnie Foundation Scholarship for the 1969 fall semester at the University of Kansas School of Engineering.
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Bruce L. Hogle
William L. Hogle
Machnie Foundation
Kansas University School of
Weekend Lawrence police report two robberies and an assault
Weekend police reports in Lawrence include two strong arm robberies and an assault by a juvenile. Other incidents cite a beer can thrown at a fire truck, a theft from cars, a break in, and several minor offenses. A 14 year old girl fought off a youth described as white, 5 feet 2, 100 pounds.
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Lawrence
No arrests yet in Henry’s Drive-In disturbance probe
The investigation into disturbances at Henry's Drive-In at 6th and Mo Streets continues with no arrests so far. Lawrence police report tentative identifications and potential charges pending positive identification of instigators, as window damage totals rise to 11 sites and about 2782 dollars.
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Henry
Henry’s Drive-In
6Th and Mo. Sts
Lawrence Public Safety
Gilbert Smith
Lawrence
Accidents Cause Injuries to Two
Allen J Houk 18 of Rt 1 was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after his car ran off the road and into a ditch near Clinton. Damage estimated at 500 dollars. Teresa Stone 19 of 1311 W 6th St treated at LMH after a car driven by Harry W Stone 24 left the road on K 10 east of Lawrence and hit a fence. Car damage 375 dollars fence 25 dollars.
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Allen J. Houk
Rt. 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Clinton
Lawrence
Douglas County
LMH
Harry W. Stone
Aiden
Stone
Carl Spray
Fred and Oscar Rumsey Owners of Funeral Home
Rumsey Funeral Home operated by Fred and Oscar Rumsey is listed with phone number VI3-5111 in this advertisement.
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Fred and
Oscar
Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Kansas City Man Electrocuted At Laundry Plant
John Robert Copenhaver a 31 year old machinist died Sunday in a commercial laundry accident while installing a conveyor system. He was using a grinder when wet trousers touched an electrical ground. His employer Byron E Moorman father-in-law received a shock but recovered.
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Kansas City
John Robert Copenhaver
Byron E. Moorman
Copenhaver
Moorman
Deer Permits Deadline Soon Across Oregon
The July 31 deadline applies to archery and firearms deer licenses, with archery Oct 1 to Nov 30 no permit cap and a one deer per season limit. Firearms Dec 6 to Dec 10 limited by management unit, 800 permits for Kaw unit around Douglas County, one antlered buck in most areas. Applications are at the county clerk's office.
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Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Kaw
Douglas County
House Panel Approves Oil and Gas Depletion Cut
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to cut depletion allowances for oil and gas from 27 12 percent to 20 percent and to extend similar cuts to other mining goods. The plan would raise about 400 million annually in revenue, with additional 200 million from changing certain oil industry sale practices. It also recommended ending depletion for oil produced by American interests in foreign fields.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Treasury
U.S
Fire damages cars and property in Lawrence area
An estimated 200 dollar fire damage hit a car owned by Dudley Stevens at 1412 Prairie Ave after a leaking fuel pump caused the blaze at 8 14 p m Sunday The fire was at 7th and N H Streets A Ramsey Fortson home TV shorted overheated at 1 40 a m Sunday with 250 dollar damage The hospital alarm at 325 Maine St sounded at 10 40 a m Sunday but no fire was found Firemen washed an unknown substance from an alley in the 1100 block of Massachusetts Street around 2 15 p m Saturday creating a bad odor
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Dudley Stevens
Prairie Ave
Lawrence
N.H
Ramsey Fortson
Mechanic St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine St
Massachusetts Street
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18Th Ter
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Lawrence Ave
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Peterson’s
N. 2Nd St
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Belle Haven Dr
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
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Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
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