Apollo 10 preps to test lunar landing path
Apollo 10 crew led by Stafford, Cernan, and Young woke to a bright Pacific day as officials in Houston mapped a midcourse correction for the flight toward the moon. Ground control urged a tighter path for a safe entry into the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed.
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Searbrook
Methodist
Joe Engle
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Gene
Cernan
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Mission Control
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Young
Mission’ Control
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Heyerdahl’s Ra voyage linked ancient Nile reeds to Inca myths
The Ra expedition crew includes Norman Baker, Yarri Cenkevitch, Georges Sourial, Abdoulaye Djibrine, Carlo Mauri, and Santiago Genoves. They sail a 55 foot reed boat from Safi, fueled by dates, honey, and fish, with radio and basic navigation. The idea emerged in 1952 after Heyerdahl saw reed boat imagery. papyrus reeds were sourced from Ethiopia and brought to Egypt funded by pre sold rights and savings.
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Pyramids
Cairo
Norman’ Baker
New Rochelle
N.Y
Yarri Cenkevitch
Georges
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Abdoulaye Djibrine
Carlo Mauri
Santiago Genoves
Mexico
Hemingway
Tolstoy
Djibrine
Peru
Latin America
Ethiopia
Egypt
Unwelcome Names List Slows Cairo Airport Checks
Ahram reports long lines at Cairo Airport due to a 70 000 name list used to screen arrivals. Passengers must endure extensive checks as names are matched against the list of unwelcome visitors.
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Cairo
UPI
al Ahram
Births Reported for Lain Wells Mason Families
Mrs Raymond Lain and Mr Raymond Lain announce the birth of a daughter at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Thomas Wells report the birth of a child at a local hospital. Vern Mason and family also note a newborn, with details limited by the clipping.
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Walter Fleenor
49Th St
Methodist “Hospital
Raymond Lain
Paras
Mmethodist “Hospital
Astronauts Await Samoan Hero Welcome After Splashdown
Apollo astronauts Stafford Cernan and Young report readiness for a Samoan homecoming. Ground control jokes about a dancing welcome as Gov. Aspinall plans the celebration following the Monday splashdown in American Samoa.
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American Samoa
Stafford
Owen S. Aspinall
Tom
Mission Control
Draft Papers Burned By Protesters In Chicago
Eighteen people including two priests and a seminary student were arrested after invading a South Side Selective Service office, breaking in, burning draft records, and dumping paint before dousing with gasoline. Police reported duplicates of destroyed records are available and the group stood in a circle around the fire singing We Shall Overcome as they were held.
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James Zeman
Chicago
Selective Service Office
Associated Press
Selective Service
South Side
Draft Board
John Seigle
Field Division
Illinois Selective Service System
Kentucky moves on Mary Todd Lincoln home appraisal
Kentucky officials advance an appraisal of the 19th century Mary Todd Lincoln home in Lexington as part of preserving Civil War era heritage. Nearby in Hawaii a Kilau building fire on Volcanoes National Park property caused no injuries during a smoldering incident.
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UPI
Kentucky
Mary Todd Lincoln
Hilo
Hawaii
Lincoln
Graduation sermons mark rites in seven city schools
Citywide graduation events include sermons by Mayor W D Rogers at St. Joseph's for public school seniors. Pentecost observances accompanied the Christ the King high school service. Commencement set for Monterey, Lubbock High, Coronado, Dunbar, Estacada, and LCHS, with senior totals listed: Coronado 450, Dunbar 122, Estacada 126, Lubbock 469, Monterey 634, Christ the King 24, LCHS 31.
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King High
Hubert Halfmann
St. Elizabeth's
Halsmann
Christ the King
Lawrence de Falco
Amarillo
Lubbock Christian High
Moody
Lubbock Christian College
Monterey High
Lubbock High
Coronado High
Municipal Coliseum
Dunbar High
Estacada
City Public High
Coronado
Dunbar
Lubbock
Monterey
LCHS
Lollobrigida Denies Heart Throb Role in Barnard Divorce
Actress Gina Lollobrigida said she has no romantic links with Dr Christiaan Barnard the South African heart surgeon. Barnard confirmed he and his wife filed for divorce in Cape Town while dismissing rumors of remarriage and noting both spouses initiated divorce proceedings.
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UPI
Gina Lollobrigida
Christiaan/ Barnard
Lollobrigida
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Milko Skofic
Barnard
Cape Town
Kentucky Arts Commission funds 74 performances statewide
The Kentucky Arts Commission supported 74 symphonic choral and chamber performances, opera and ballet during the 1967 1968 fiscal year on a partnership basis. The commission spent 65521 dollars with sponsors contributing 21904 dollars for 101 events including concerts art exhibits and educational programs reaching about 38000 attendees.
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Frankfort
UPI
iThe Kentucky Arts Commission
Ignanenrad
Kay Praises LCC Students In Graduation Sermon
LCC assistant president L. Kay praised 125 sophomores during a Moody Auditorium graduation sermon for building up the college. About 700 people attended the preliminary exercises as Kay urged a life of service, noting the last baccalaureate service will be in 1972 when LCC becomes a four year college.
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Co. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
LCC
Moody Auditorium
Kay
Soviet and Czechoslovak Troops Hold Military Drills
Red Star reported Sunday that Soviet and Czechoslovak troops conducted joint exercises in Czechoslovakia. The notice mentions steel castings with iron containing two to four percent carbon.
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Moscow
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Red Star
Defense Secretary rejects Kennedy criticism of Vietnam tactics
Defense Secretary Marvin Laird defended the policy of maximum military pressure in Vietnam while aiming to keep casualties as low as possible. He said military commanders follow orders from Nixon and Johnson and avoided commenting on the battle of Hamburger Hill.
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African Drums Mark Pentecost Mass at St Peter’s
Pope Paul VI concelebrated Pentecost Mass with 24 newly ordained priests from various nations at St. Peter’s Basilica. Ten student priests from black Africa sang in Yoruba with drum accompaniment while readings were in ten languages. The service highlighted the universality of the church on Whit Sunday.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica
Sudan Army Overthrows Government in Martial Takeover
Sudanese army rebels led by Col Gaafar Mohamed Numeir seized power in a bloodless coup, assuming martial authority and signaling a harsher stance in Arab affairs. Official broadcasts offered few details and indicated not all military units supported the move.
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API
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Sudan
Gaafar Mohamed F Numeir
U S Commands Reports Cambodian Border Action
U S air cavalrymen uncover 100000 pounds of rice and a munitions stockpile along the Cambodian border near Saigon while North Vietnamese gunners fire from inside the DMZ wounding 10 Marines. St Paul guns reportedly kill four enemy fighters as Hanoi denies a DMZ agreement.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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St. Paul
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Sod House Era Marks Early Settlement on South Plains
The article describes sod house construction with thick two foot walls built from cut sod bricks and mortar, tin covering, and glass windows. It notes Estacado becoming a town after Paris Cox and Quaker families settled there in 1879, amid a harsh first winter and blown tents. Airlines resume full operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after May riots ending.
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South Plains
Estacado
Paris Cox
Airlines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Macalester Students Lead Boisterous Unconventional Graduation
At Macalester College in St Paul a student planned commencement included a slide show protest songs and a light show. 420 graduates forwent gowns and invited speakers choosing their own program with images of Vietnam and Biafra. Some adults booed while students cheered raising fists. one woman refused her diploma.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Macalester College
Fred ‘Kramer
St. Paul
Vietnam
Biafra
Granduates
Weather notes From Texas Sunday storms across South Plains
A Sunday storm system dropped sparse rainfall in rural areas near Lake Ransom Canyon and across the South Plains with Morton recording .20 inches and Dimmitt Lovington Muleshoe only traces. Lubbock hit 86 degrees under sun with forecast for upper 80s and a 20 percent chance of evening storms.
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Morton
Dimmitt
Lovington
Muleshoe
West Texas Air Terminal
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas
Galveston
Presidio
Living Benefits Rise Across U S in 1968
UPI reports that life insurance policy holders in the United States received 8.9 billion dollars in living benefits in 1968, up 520 million or about 7 percent from 1967. The total includes 1.4 billion in pensions and annuities, 990 million in matured endowments, 200 million in disability payments, 3.1 billion in policy dividends and over 2.4 billion in cash value payments.
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UPI
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United States
Institute For Life Insurance
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