Apollo 11 Astronauts Head Toward Hawaii Before Houston Quarantine
Apollo 11 crew Armstrong Aldrin and Collins cruise toward Honolulu aboard USS Hornet for landfall and a 16 day quarantine before a C141 flight to Ellington AFB near Houston. Gov Burns and Hawaiians greet the crew as scientists open moon rock boxes.
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Hornet
Hawaii
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Armstrong
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Honolulu
John Burns
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Afb
Houston
William Carpentier
Space Agency
Carpentier
Kennedy Faces Dilemma After Seaford Accident Fallout
Sen Edward M Kennedy weighs resigning from the U S Senate as public reaction to the car crash that killed his passenger Joanna Kopechne dominates coverage. He described a night of tragedy and questioned if a curse haunts the Kennedy family while defending that he was not drunk.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Massachusetts
Lonely Island
Pittsburgh
Kennedys
Edgartown
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Joseph Kopechne
Senate
Miss Kopechne
Joseph Gargan
Paul Markham
Gargan
Markham
First Moon Rocks Seen Up Close by Houston Scientists
Space Center Houston prepares to open an aluminum box carrying about 20 pounds of lunar material. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin collected samples at Tranquility Base. Scientists will study the rocks to learn the Moon’s origin and history.
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Moon
Earth
Lunar
Manned Spacecraft Center
Tranquillity Base
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Persa P. Bell
LRL
Nice Weather Covers Much Of Nation
Thunderstorms swept the northern Rockies and adjacent Plains while most regions enjoyed mild weekend weather. A cool Pacific front sparked severe Montana storms with 72 mph winds. Tornado watches occurred in the Dakotas. funnel clouds were seen near Fort Dodge Iowa. hail hit parts of Iowa and Michigan. Severe storms felled trees in Blountville Tennessee. a man was struck in Clarksville Arkansas. El Dorado Arkansas saw over 2 inches of rain.
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Rockies
Plains
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Dakotas
Interior
Northwest
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Michigan
Blountville
Tennessee
Clarksville
Ark
el Dorado
New Satellite Apparently Fails
A new commercial communications satellite launched by a Delta rocket failed to send signals eight hours after liftoff. Officials at tracking stations in Australia and Italy reported no contact with the Intelsat spacecraft, leaving its status unconfirmed.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Australia
Italy
Red China resumes normal diplomacy and appoints ambassadors
Communist China plans to reappoint ambassadors to several capitals and ease restrictions on foreign diplomats in Peking. A new London charge d affaires is expected, as Chinese missions abroad expand to counter Soviet messaging.
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China
Peking
Russia
London
Chang Chien Hue
John Denson
Britain
Shanghai
Hankow
Fairfield School Walkaway Teens Nabbed After Car Theft
Two 17 year old escapees from the Fairfield School for Boys were arrested by Athens city police after an escape thursday night that included car thefts in Lancaster and Logan. A car belonging to Elizabeth McLaughlin was recovered in Athens shortly after the youths were taken into custody.
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Fairfield School For Boys
Lancaster
Logan
Athens City
Athens County
Defiance County
E. Second St
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Athens
Amanda Postmaster Put On Probation
Donald Edward Hickman aged 43 former postmaster at Amanda Fairfield County received two years probation and a 300 dollar fine in U S District Court for embezzling mail. A Wellston clerk Thomas J Simons aged 33 also got two years probation and a 160 dollar fine after pleading guilty to embezzling postal funds in July.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donald Edward Hickman
Amanda
Fairfield County
U.S
Hickman
Wellston
Thomas J. Simons
Viet War Vet Receives Flying Cross for Heroism in Vietnam
Harold E. Mathias of Logan received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism during a 1967 rescue mission in Vietnam. The Army crew chief part of a UH-1D team descended into tree tops under heavy fire to save a four-man indigenous patrol, aiding their escape before the helicopter pulled away. Mathias, a former Army helicopter crew chief, and his wife plan to move to a newly purchased home on Logan Route 3.
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Harold E. Mathias
Logan
Army
Vietnam
Mathias
1St Aviation Brigade
Republic of Vietnam
United States Army
Alice K. Trowbridge
Homer Ave
Logan Rt. 3
Tansky Motors, Inc
Harry L. Mathias
Rockbridge Rt. 1
Seeks Seat on County School Board
Orval C Hampshire of South Bloomingville is first to file for a seat on the Hocking County school board in the November general election. Three incumbents with terms expiring this year are John Spencer Laurelville George Carter New Plymouth and Mack Shaw South Bloomingville. John McClain Nelsonville is latest township trustee candidate to file petitions with the election board. Nonpartisan post candidates have until Aug. 6 to file petitions.
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Orval C. Hampshire
South Bloomingville
Hocking County
Allies Mauled in Scattered Fights Amid Vietnam Lull
In two days of scattered clashes US and South Vietnamese forces killed 115 enemy soldiers and found 28 more in earlier skirmishes. U.S. commanders said the losses reflect typical lull activity as Nixon prepared for a possible Vietnam visit while battles continued near Dau Tieng Tan An Hue.
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Saigon
U.S
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Command
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dau Tieng
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Tan An
Mekong Delta
Hue
Wilson says LBJ missed peace chance
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson says a 48 hour pause could have salvaged a plan to end the Vietnam war. He spoke during a London meeting with Soviet Premier Kosygin as bombing resumed February 13, noting Hanoi used the respite to re supply troops and Johnson said there was no other choice.
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New York
Johnson
North Vietnam
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
London
Hanoi
Nixon Seeks Asian Self Help With U S Support
President Nixon told Asian leaders in Manila that the United States will assist but not dominate Asia. He praised Marcos and urged regional self reliance while protesters outside the palace clashed with police and flags burned.
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Nixon
U.S
Asia
Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Guam
Far East
Marcos
United States
Ohio Senate passes $2.27 billion education bill amid party feud
The Ohio Senate approved a two year education funding package worth 2.27 billion dollars with 32 to 1 vote. Republican Walter Powell opposed mainly the 35 million for parochial and private schools. The bill raises taxes on cigarettes utilities and liquor to fund education.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Walter Powell
Fairfield
Powell
House
Charles J. Carney
Youngstown
Carney
Michael J. Maloney
Maloney
Logan Clay Picnic Draws Nearly Six Hundred Attendees
Nearly 600 guests attended the 28th Logan Clay Products Co picnic at Hocking Hills Country Club. One hundred foursomes tee off in the golf contest with medals awarded to John Wendling of Ottoville and Richard Price of Columbus. Entertainment featured a female juggling act and a singer comedian, with Stu Allen as master of ceremonies and Del Ray performing card magic from Las Vegas.
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Logan Clay Products Co
Hocking Hills Country Club
John Wendling
Ottoville
Miller Bros. Clay Works
Richard Price
Columbus
Western Electric Co, Inc
Stu Allen
Las Vegas
del Ray
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