28 Jul 1969
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1969
Page
1
At Houston Space Center the lunar receiving laboratory enforces strict rules for staff. No smoking or drinking, no gum chewing, spitting, littering, or excessive swearing. Water only from approved fountains and all clothing must be stored and sterilized per protocol.
Apollo 11 crew arrive in Houston and move to lunar quarantine after returning from the moon. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins discuss the mission’s faultless execution and its lunar surface experiences while Drs Carpentier and Hirasaki report contact with moon dust and plans for rock tests.
Washington lawmakers toast Apollo 11 achievement with bills for Lunar Landing Day Moon Day and National Man in Space Week A Moon Landing Commission may be formed while Rep Rivers notes the role of Almighty God in the venture
President Nixon lands in Bangkok for a ceremony to receive the city keys as two security scares unfold. An apparently disturbed man tosses an empty bottle at Nixon and King Bhumibol, and an army officer on leave is found with a pistol but released. Nixon comments on U.S. support for Thailand in the region.
The pattern shifts from rain to partly cloudy cooler conditions tonight with a low in the lower 60s. Tomorrow will be fair and mild with highs in the lower 80s. Yesterday in Middletown the high reached 85 and the low 61 with .33 inches of rain recorded.
Apollo 11 scientists start testing a moon core sample for harmful bacteria using germ free mice and exposure in earth atmosphere. Researchers will also examine 15 pounds from one box and open a second box of about 37 pounds in a vacuum chamber while studying radiation and rock composition for clues to origin.
A six man crew plus two aboard a B52 were declared missing after the bomber crashed and burned at Anderson Air Force Base on a takeoff toward Vietnam with a full load of bombs. In ground fighting, U S and South Vietnamese forces reported 105 enemy killed and 12 shellings overnight as the lull in action continued.
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