19 Jul 1969
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
1
A Soviet scientist indicated Luna 15 is circling the moon to retrieve a sample. The mission aims to obtain a lunar scoop for analysis as Luna 16 continues in orbit awaiting data.
Washington reports the Nixon administration will continue to pursue a Paris peace settlement despite North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese communist rejection of major Thieu proposals. State Department spokesman McCloskey said the Paris talks remain the most hopeful path to end the war as officials brace for further communist responses.
Apollo 11 slows toward lunar orbit as Armstrong Aldrin and Collins work aboard Eagle and Columbia. Mission doctors report good health and rest while Soviets advance Luna 15 plans. decision looms on moon walk timing and potential lunar soil return.
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl said he abandoned his voyage aboard an Egyptian papyrus reed boat from Africa to Central America after sharks damaged the craft making repairs impossible. He insisted the expedition achieved its scientific aims and was not about personal heroism. He left from Safi Morocco on May 26 to test ancient Egyptian reed boat travel to the New World.
President Fidel Sanchez defended no cease-fire without guarantees for 300,000 Salvadorans in Honduras. The foreign ministry backed a third cease-fire but refused troop withdrawal until protections are assured. The OAS warned sanctions could follow if El Salvador defies orders.
The Board of Supervisors is poised to adopt a 54.3 million dollar county budget on Tuesday with Supervisor Joe J. Callahan absent on vacation. Four affirmative votes suffice. The meeting starts at 9 o clock to allow extra sessions after Monday’s holiday. Weather forecasts show low clouds and fog inland, highs in the 60s to 80s, with detailed tide tables for July 20 and 21.
A箱 burst release secret Air Force papers on the 14th Street bridge near the Potomac as police, security forces, and two Air Force helicopters chased fluttering documents toward Maxwell Air Force Base. The Pentagon said all papers were registered and none would aid an enemy, though reasons for the designation were not explained.
In Angers France a riverbank at a day camp gave way sending 25 children into the Loire. Nineteen youths aged 11 to 14 drowned as investigators from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and local police scrutinized the incident. The bank had been off limits to swimmers since 1957 due to instability.
UPI reports near doubling of rocket and mortar salvos into towns and bases in Vietnam on Friday night and Saturday morning. At least two American GIs killed and 21 wounded, civilian losses light. Hue targeted with two rockets. no damage. U S bombers strike Tay Ninh area as 27 Communists die in earlier fighting. Black Widow Mountain raided with 450 tons dropped.
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