Last Of The Colonists Prosper In Alaska's Matanuska Valley
In Palmer Alaska the remaining 50 of the original 200 colonists thrive after a harsh start in 1935. Government aid created a 40 acre plot and 30 year low interest housing, fostering a unique Alaskan agricultural hub. The valley now fuels 75 percent of the state's farm output with Matanuska Maid marketing dairy products.
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Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Clair Patten
Anchorage
Knik Arm
Cook Inlet
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ray Rebarchek
Lake of the Woods
Rebarchek
Max Sherrod
Seattle
Matanuska
Tanana
Fairbanks
Kodiak Island
Aleutians
Jalmar Kerttula
House of Representatives
Bill Lentz
Kennedy inquest sought after Edgartown plea
In New Bedford AP report District Attorney Edmund Dinis pursues a full scale inquiry into Sen Edward M Kennedy s Chappaquiddick accident after an inquest plea failed in a higher court. Dinis wrote to district court judges seeking assignment of a judge for an inquest and noted possible autopsy considerations due to public demand. The Kennedy case previously resulted in a two month jail sentence suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the accident.
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New Bedford
Mass
Edmund Duis
Noth
Edward M. Kennedy
Washington, D.C
Dinis
G. Joseph Tauro
Superior Court
Kenneth L. Nash
Massachusetts District Covurt
Kennedy
Edgartown
Chappaquiddick Island
Boyle
Lucerne County
Dist
Blyn Evans
Mary Jo Kopechne
Plymouth
Evans
State Police
Old Bluffs
Martha’s Vineyard
Astronauts Begin Desert Survival Training
Eight civilian astronauts will arrive at Fairchild Air Force Base Washington to take a desert survival course. They will study desert regions and the people and animals inhabiting them in class work before moving to a desert area near Pasco for field instruction.
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Spokane
Wash
Fairchild Air Force Base
Washington
Pasco
Laser Beams Hit Moon Reflector
Laser light beams bounce off the Apollo 11 reflector as scientists at Lick Observatory confirm sighting after 12 days of attempts. About 500 pulses bright as 100,000 suns were fired, returning to the 4000 foot mountaintop in 2.5 seconds. The Navy plans a $3.2 billion antisubmarine program while McDonald Observatory will continue lunar tracking. The reflector’s precise location aims to help measure Earth’s wobble and continental drift, with ongoing observations by Lick and McDonald teams.
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San Jose
Calif
Lick Observatory
Washington
Navy
Spruce Pine
N.C
Thomas W. Taylor Jr
East Tokes
Lansing
Ohio
Avery County
Lick
McDonald Observatory
West
Texas
Lockheed Wins Navy Contract for S3 Antisub Plane Research
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. secured a 461 million Navy contract for S3 antisubmarine plane R and D, with the eight-year program valued up to 3.2 billion and a 193-aircraft fleet. Navy also outlined defense cuts under President Nixon, reducing operations off U.S. coasts while keeping sufficient sea time.
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Lockheed Aircraft —Corp
Navy
Nixon
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