Apollo 10 to orbit Moon before July landing plan
Apollo 10 will fly May 18 to lunar orbit for 63 hours with two crew piloting the lunar module to within 10 miles of the surface while a third stays in the command module. The ascent stage will rendezvous and be left behind, returning crews to Earth. Apollo 11 remains scheduled for July.
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Space Center
Houston
Tex
Moon
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Lunar
Earth
Thomas P. Stafford
Stafford
Navy
Eugene Cernan
John Young
British Troops Invade Anguilla Island in Dawn Landing
A task force of about 315 British troops landed at dawn on Anguilla, by ship and helicopter, to quell rebel rule. Paratroopers and marines searched for weapons while Acting President Ronald Webster urged resistance, then cited doubt England would act contrary to policy.
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Anguilla
Caribbean
Red Devil Regiment
Ronald Webster
Britain
Antigua
Rothesay
Minerva
Calypso
Bay of Piglets
Webster
Anthony Lee
England
Weather outlook with clouds and cool temperatures
The report notes increasing cloudiness tonight with a low in the upper 30s. Thursday will bring cool, cloudy weather with a slight chance of rain and a high in the 50s. Friday remains variable and cool. At Collins Weather Station on Tuesday the high was 73 and the low 34. Early today the station read 55 then in downtown Morris 59.
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Collins
Morris
Wealthy Fresno socialite convicted in FBI firearms case
Millionaire William E. Thoresen III and his wife were convicted on two counts of illegal possession and shipment of firearms in interstate commerce after federal agents seized his 77 ton gun collection. The couple faces appeals, while seven counts were dismissed.
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Fresno
Calif
William E. Thoresen III
Thoresen
San Francisco
Louise
Tucson
Ariz
Growth Demands More Planning for Morris
The article notes Morris Illinois as a growth focal point with rapid development along the Illinois River and calls for ongoing planning. It details funding, contracts with Carl Gardner and Associates, and the Downtown Planning Committee as it nears final capital improvements planning. It quotes state official Sonnenfeld urging redevelopment of Morris Ottawa and LaSalle as major shopping districts and highlights housing shortages impacting labor.
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Illinois
The
Planning Institute
Illinois River
Morris
Hennepin
Grundy County
Sonnenfeld
Oak Brook
Yorktown
Ottawa
LaSalle
Carl Gardner
Morris Planning Commission
Christensen Seeks Reelection to Morris School Board
Ray Christensen of 610 E Chapin St filed Tuesday for a second three year term on the Morris Community High School Board of Education. He is the sole candidate for one vacancy. the rural seat remains open as no petitions or candidates have announced plans to file.
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Ray Christensen
E. Chapin St
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Truman on Trip To Key West
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 84 and recovering from flu, will arrive in Key West by Air Force jet for two weeks of rest. He and his wife Bess will stay at a Casa Marina Hotel villa, continuing a longtime habit in Key West with friend John Spotswood.
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Key West
Fla
Harry S. Truman
John Spotswood
Truman
Bess
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Spotswood
Casa Marina
Marseilles Boy Killed by Train
A nine year old Marseilles boy, Michael Lowe, was struck and killed by an eastbound Rock Island passenger train at 8 31 a m near Main Street crossing. Coroner James Thompson called it Marseilles ninth railroad fatality in 15 months. He walked with four companions toward school when the train hit him, throwing him 157 feet. He died of a skull fracture at the scene. The boy, a third grader, lived with parents Ronald and Donna Lowe at 827 Canal Street and has two older brothers. Funeral arrangements were to be announced Thursday.
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Marseilles
Rock Island
Michael Lowe
Ronald
Donna Lowe
Canal St
la Salle County
James Thompson
Main St
Thompson
Morris
Ottawa
Michael
Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co
Robert
Daniel
Sears-Campbell Funeral Home
Otepka Named for Federal Post on Subversive Board
President Nixon announced plans to nominate Otto F. Otepka a $36,000 a year member of the Subversive Activities Control Board. The former State Department security officer faced demotion and transfers under the Johnson era. Senate confirmation remains required.
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Washington
Nixon
Otto F. Otepka
State Department
Subversive Activities Control Board
Otepka
Senate
Janitor Goes Berserk Kills Three at Ethiopian Embassy
In Mexico City a janitor, Emanuel Afework, 30, opened fire at the Ethiopian Embassy killing three people including the ambassador's wife and wounding six, then hanged himself in a hotel room. Embassy staff said Bekele had welcomed him for a embassy position and found him quiet.
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Mexico City
Bermanu Afework
Gallachew Bekele
Bekele
Antonio Carillo Flores
Flores
Afework
Ethiopia
Laird criticizes U.S. leaders on Vietnam military phase
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird told Congress that no current program ensures a significant reduction of U.S. military forces in South Vietnam. He urged faster RVNAF modernization, warned progress is uneven, and stressed establishing South Vietnamese governance to secure the country while planning possible force withdrawals.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Vietnam
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Clark M. Clifford
RVNAF
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Peru Seizes Tuna Ships Off Northern Coast
Reports from Washington named two tuna clippers the Cape Anne and the San Juan seized by the Peruvian navy about 23 miles off Peru’s extreme north. Initial Lima reports said only the San Juan captured and being taken to Talara, with no official confirmation from Lima.
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Lima
Peru
Washington
Thomas M. Pelly
R-Wash
Pelly
de Los Heroes
San Juan
Talara
Facts and Faith Weapons for Parents in Drug Fight
Parents gain guidance on talking honestly with children about mind altering drugs like marijuana and LSD. Experts urge early education, factual discussion, and nonpunitive authority to curb temptations, emphasizing privacy, responsibility, and gradual discipline to reduce future drug use and social harm.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
John Finlater
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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Anguilla Island
William Goodwin
Tacoma
Wash
Great Western Steel of
Chicago
Carl Gardner and Associates
Peter Sonnenfeld
Illinois Board of Economic Development
Planning Agency
John Nelson
Tracy Adcock
Floyd Siron
James Stine
Charles Roseland
Walter Hundt
Christensen
Brookhaven Lab
Upton
N.Y
Johnson
Malcolm B. Bowers Jr
Yale
Tarry A. Wilmer
University of California School of Medicine
P.O. Box 5
Teaneck
N. Dug OT HG
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