Eagle Takes Wing Again Neil, Buzz in Orbit On Homeward Trek
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin lifted off from the moon and joined command ship Columbia in orbit before pursuing a 31 hour chase to return to Earth. They camped at Tranquility Base for 21 hours 36 minutes and planned a rapid trans Earth return.
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Russia
Britain
Jodrell Bank Observatory
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Neil
Michael Collins
Mighty Proud Wives Find Words Hard
AP reports Apollo 11 wives describe their feelings after the Moon landing. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins receive praise while families anticipate the splashdown and a celebratory presplashdown party.
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Mrs. Aldrin
Andy
House Appropriations Committee Boosts Anti Crime Funds
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill to spend 2.5 billion dollars for State Commerce and Justice for the current fiscal year. The panel also added a tough provision aimed at student rioters and rejected an administration request to fund desegregation in local schools. The plan exceeds Nixon administration budget estimates.
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House Appropriations Committee
Departments of State, Commerce and Justice
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Congress
Nixon Policy Easing China Trade and Travel Rules
The United States eases trade and travel restrictions toward Communist China effective Wednesday. State Department announced actions aligned with the Nixon administration's aim to relax tensions and promote development.
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United States
China
State Department
Nixon
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Red China
India
Pakistan
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Communist China
Moon Water Question Sparks Apollo 11 Update
Apollo 11 astronauts report soil samples from the lunar surface felt almost wet after Edwin Aldrin drilled a core. If confirmed, lunar water could challenge the view of the moon as lifeless and mute earlier theories about its dryness.
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Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Moon
Mission Control
70 Unit Travelodge Motel Planned Near Iowa Street
A 70 unit Travelodge motel with a 3600 square foot restaurant is planned on the west side of Iowa Street north of 9th, pending Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission site approval. Village Inn Inc will operate the restaurant and R B Gorrell will manage the project under a long term lease. Groundbreaking will occur after site approval. The commission is expected to consider the proposal at its Thursday meeting.
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Lawrence-Dougas County Planning Commission
Iowa Street
9Th Street
Village Inn, Inc
Denver
Robert P. Harrison
Gorrell
Harrison
Planning Commission
Kennedy Charged With Leaving Scene After Chappaquiddick Crash
An Edgartown police complaint charges Sen. Edward M. Kennedy with leaving the scene after a weekend accident on Chappaquiddick Island that killed Mary Jo Kopechne and injured Kennedy. A hearing is set for July 28 in Edgartown courthouse.
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Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Domenic J. Arena
District Court
Thomas A. Teller
Arena
Richard J. McCarran
McCarran
Teller
Mary Jo Kopechne
Washington
Vineyard
Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Moon Walk Sparks Wonder Across Lawrence Community
On July 20 1969 Lawrence residents watched the Apollo 11 moon landing with awe. People from Maynard Johnson to Gail Wulfkuhle voiced excitement while scientists at Kansas University noted the event as a turning point with broad civilian spillover and global shared experience.
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Maynard Johnson
N.J. St
Varsity
Department of
Aerospace Engineering
Kansas University
David L. Kohlman
Soviets Land Luna 15 Today On the Moon
Jodrell Bank Observatory reported that Luna 15 touched down on the moon about 500 miles from the Apollo site. Signals indicated a soft lunar landing in the Sea of Crises after four days of orbit.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Russia
America
Apollo
Earth
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Jodrell Observatory
Sir Bernard Lovell
Luna
John G. Davies
Lovell
Moscow
Unseasonable Cool Weather Continues Across Weekend
The area cooled from the upper 90s to the 80s over the weekend with milder temperatures forecast to persist. Tonight and Tuesday look partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered showers or storms, highs around 80 to 85 and lows in the 60s.
Free prescription delivery and mail service ad
An advertisement promotesINDEX Free prescription delivery and immediate mail service offered by Raney Drug Stores. It highlights three delivery options and urges customers to take advantage of the convenient service.
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Raney
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