Houston cheers as Apollo 11 crew parade ends week of tribute
More than 50 000 invited guests attend Houston parade and party for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin. Crowds erupt with confetti and paper showers while officials note some workers were left out of ticket allocations. Armstrong waves touches fans as cars pass through downtown, Collins and wife laugh amid flying debris.
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Houston
Tex
Astrodome
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Frank Snatra
Flip Wilson
Bill Dana
Nancy Ames
Dionne Warwick
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Armstrong
Collins
Aldrin
Woodstock style rock festival disrupts small town life
In White Lake New York an estimated 300 000 rock fans overwhelmed a 600 acre farm hosting the Woodstock style event. Medical airlift brought 30 doctors from New York City as helicopters ferried supplies while roads and facilities failed to cope. State police reported 73 drug arrests among the crowd and a fatal tractor accident occurred.
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White Lake
N. Y
Lake
New York City
Omaha
Neb
Catskill Mountain
Suzie Goldmacher
Brooklyn
Camille Builds Fury as Hurricane Camille Intensifies
Hurricane Camille neared the Florida Panhandle with sustained winds around 150 to 160 mph, becoming the fiercest storm since 1935. Forecasters warned the impact could top 1935 levels, with 150 mph winds possible along the coast and warnings stretching from Fort Walton Beach to St. Marks.
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Miami
Camille
Florida Keys
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Keys
Florida
Key West
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
St. Marks
Simpson
Panama City
Fla
Gulf
Louisiana
White Sand
Ancient Skull Found May Be Man's Ancestor
Washington report says scientists unveiled the most complete skull of Homo habilis from Olduvai Gorge Tanzania. Dr Mary Leakey announced the find, with Peter Nzube credited for discovery. the skull remains embedded in lime and undecorated, sex undetermined.
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Washington
East Africa
National Geographic Society
Olduvai
Tanzania
Sociey
Mary Leakey
Peter Nzube
Leakeys
Nzube
Poison Gas Train Arrives for Louisiana Plant Use
Eight carloads of phosgene gas arrived at a Louisiana chemical plant after a cross country move from Colorado. A second 300 ton shipment headed to New York faced protests over danger. Gas will be bled from tanks after a 24 hour siding wait and used in plastics manufacturing.
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Louisiana Chemical
New York
Defense Department
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Colorado
Erie-Lackawanna
Lockport
N.Y
Louisiana
Illinois Central
Mississippi
New Orleans
Geismar
Harry Lloyd
Rubicon Chemical Co
Weather forecast with scattered showers and thundershowers
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thundershowers today and Monday. Highs expected in the 80s with a tonight low around 70.
Attacks Expected Despite Air Raids Near Saigon
About 5 000 enemy troops in jungle near the Cambodian border north of Saigon are believed preparing new attacks. U S air power dropped 750 tons of bombs in 24 hours in the region as the border fighting escalates, with U S counts showing 1 100 enemy killed since Tuesday and roughly 50 American casualties.
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Saigon
U. S
U.S
South Vietnam
Chuckle Golf Depreciates Above Par
A light editorial quip notes that in golf humor the sport’s value declines more than par as a joke about fees and performance. It frames the game as a financial pun in a casual column tone.
A Glance Inside Mexican Americans The Abused Minority
Mexican Americans are the second largest minority and one of the most oppressed. The item highlights their status and challenges in American society.
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United States
Mother of Kopechne Seeks Kennedy Talk on Chapquiddick Crash
Mrs. Joseph Kopechne of Berkeley Heights says she wants Mary Jo Kopechne to hear the full story from Senator Kennedy. The Post quoted her as asking why help wasn’t called and noting she hasn’t seen Kennedy since the funeral. She would like a direct discussion if she can control herself.
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New York
Mary Jo Kopechne
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
New York Post
Post
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Height
N.J
Mary Jo
Massachusetts Senators
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Kopechne
Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
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