Nixon predicts visit to other worlds this century
President Nixon told about 2,000 foreign exchange students at the White House that by the end of this century man will visit other worlds with some form of life. He floated Mars or Venus as possible targets and heard calls for a U S Russia joint mission to Mars by 2000.
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John W. Wydler
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House Space Committee
United States
Russia
Red Planet
Ciublican
Mystery surrounds goal of Soviet Luna 15 moon probe
The Soviet Union announced Luna 15 reached the moon and completed its work but offered only vague statements about its mission. Tass cited retrorocket activation and surface contact with end times, leaving the exact objectives and results unclear.
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Apollo 11 Returns From Moon Mission Amid Global Jubilation
Weather and tides report on July 22 23 precedes a lengthy United States space update. President Nixon plans a global tour including Vietnam as Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins return to Earth aboard Columbia after landing on the moon and docking with the command ship.
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Kennedy attends funeral for drowned secretary Kopechne
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and family attend the funeral of Mary Joe Kopechne 28 of Plymouth Pa killed when Kennedy’s car left a bridge and plunged into a pond. A July 28 hearing on potential prosecution for leaving the scene was set in Edgartown Massachusetts.
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Arena
Joan
Hyannis
First Woman Completes Solo Pacific Crossing
Sharon Sites Adams, a sailing instructor, finished a 6000 mile solo Pacific voyage in 71 days from Yokohama aboard Sea Sharp II. She greeted Al Adams near Point Hueneme, reported in a ship to shore call, and said she needed to talk and wash her hair. Her boat Aikani, from Marina Del Rey, stayed within five miles but lights were weak all night.
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UPI
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Pacific
United Press International
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Point Hueneme
Yokohama
Japan
San Diego
Marina del Rey
Queen selection at Santa Barbara County Fair finals
The 1969 Santa Barbara County Fair opened at noon with crowds. Ten finalists were named for Maid of Santa Barbara County: Sue Gillespie, Beth Elkins, Carol Duncan, Cynthia Grabowski, Marilyn Webb, Geri Nachman, Kay Wishard, Georgia Sumter, Olga Ramirez, and Cindy Titus. Finalists receive bracelets. the winner will be crowned tonight with judges including Sharon Davis and Jodi Mitchell.
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Lompoc
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Sue Gillespie
Santa Maria
Marilyn Webb
Cynthia Grabowski
Kay Wishard
Carol
Santa Barbara County
Jody
Beth Elkins
Carol Duncan
Olga Ramirez
Orcutt
Cindy Titus
WAFB
Maid of
Prince Juan Carlos Chosen as Spain's King Designate
Madrid reports Prince Juan Carlos of Borbon, 31, named king designate by Francisco Franco after Cortes approval. The athletic prince, groomed since age 15, holds military backing and is expected to inherit a continuation of Francoist policies. He bypasses his father Don Juan in the line of succession.
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UPI
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Spain
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Borbon
Franco
Cortes
Juan Carlos
Prince of
Don Juan
Alfonso XIII
Ranchers Rally To Protest Tax Increases In Lompoc
About 200 ranchers from Lompoc and nearby communities gathered at Grange Hall for a third tax protest meeting led by Veril Campbell. They urged filing protests before August 26 and discussed a possible tax strike amid sharp exchanges with Ronald Welch and others.
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Lompoc Grange Hall
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Holmquist
Francis H. Beattie
Welch
Robert C. Lilley
County Planning Commission
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