Soviet TV splashes Apollo 11 splashdown first ever live coverage
Moscow aired Apollo 11 splashdown live in a rare government approved broadcast. Diplomats and citizens praised the US moon landing as a bold achievement while Soviet leaders sent congratulatory notes to President Nixon. Cosmonauts also joined in the tribute.
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Nixon
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Lompoc Groups Schedule July and August Events
Lompoc Senior High Drill Team hosts a car wash July 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in front of Kinney's Shoe Store. Honda Circle No. 708 meets July 28 at 8 p.m. in the Chemical Workers Union Hall. Red Cross meeting July 30 at 9:30 a.m. at Lompoc Hospital to wrap gifts for South Vietnam servicemen. Teen dance August 8 at Lompoc High Cafetorium 8:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Santa Cruz Seniorama on August 16 costs 11.50. Pearl Price available for info.
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South I Street
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Lompoc
South Vietnam
Lompoc High
Santa Cruz
Romney says Kennedy has not adequately explained the accident
George W. Romney, a top Nixon official, criticizes Senator Edward Kennedy for not adequately explaining the drowning of a former Kennedy campaign worker. Romney, while at a Chicago news conference, asserts the explanation remains insufficient and questions potential political impact.
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Welfare increase bill dies in Senate amid party critique
In Sacramento the Senate rejected a bill to boost AFDC aid by 25 dollars per child per month, citing cost and political objections. The measure failed 19 to 14, leaving welfare increases for families with children at stake as Democrats spar over Pat Brown and Reagan eras.
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UPI
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Alfred E. Alquist
San Jose
Walter Stiern
Bakersfield
Pat Brown
Ronald Reagan
Mervyn Dymally
Los Angeles
George Danielson
Brown
Stierns
Alquist
Apollo 11 Moon Landing Sparks Nationwide Joy
UPI reports scenes of elation from coast to coast as the Apollo 11 astronauts land. In Boston bells ring at North Church while San Francisco traffic braces for celebration. Crowds cheer in Des Moines as governors and officials mark the moment with bells and memories.
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Boston
Norward P. Kellett
Old North Church
San Francisco
Kathy Hyde
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Lowds
Jamanashi
Japan
Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
South State Street
Las Vegas Labor Dispute Tangles 12 Hotel Casinos
Union action spreading from the Dunes Hotel to 11 other Las Vegas resorts triggers lockouts and ongoing talks collapse. Teamsters Local 995 and Operating Engineers Local 501 press labor dispute while Nevada Resort Association represents 12 hotels.
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UPI
Dunes
Teamsters Local 995
Operating Engineers Local 501
Nevada Resort Association
Resort Association
California moves toward first major divorce law overhaul
The California Legislature neared passage of a sweeping reform renaming divorce to dissolution of marriage. Ground rules would limit bases to incurable insanity and irreconcilable differences. Alimony, property division, residency, and court conciliation options feature broad changes aimed at protecting children. Reagan expected to sign.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Grunsky
Senate
Evesdropping
Hayes
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