Apollo 11 lifts off to moon on historic Cape Kennedy mission
Apollo 11 blasts off from Cape Kennedy carrying Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin toward the moon in a Saturn V and lunar landing plan. Officials estimate a million spectators watched roads and beaches while Luna 15 races toward the moon.
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Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Cape
Nixon
Aldrin
Air Force
North Viet unit ambushes convoy near Saigon
North Vietnamese soldiers using antitank rockets and machine guns ambushed a U S convoy about 65 miles from Saigon, 15 miles north of Tay Ninh, in a 35 minute battle that left one U S dead and six wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shells hit 16 towns and camps overnight.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
da Nang
Song Be
U.S
Tay Ninh
Hippie Survives Leap From Golden Gate Bridge
A 20-year-old San Francisco hippie named James G. Layton leaped 275 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay. He survived with bruises after a 25 story equivalent fall, shouting goodbye and waving sandals before the jump. He was treated at Letterman Hospital and described as experiencing a psychotic drug reaction after LSD and mescaline use.
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Dustin Harvey
SAN Francisco
UPI
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
James G. Layton
Layton
Presidio
Letterman Hospital
Nolan Dean
Dean
Obituary notices list local residents profiles
Def Wednesday July 16 1969 John Flynk 74 of 1111 Summit St George Gaylord Harruff 51 of 836 Harrison St Mrs Ewillie Dixon 55 of 115 Atlantic Ave George Lang Sr 52 of 209 W Sheridan Ave all named in local notices with ages and addresses.
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John Flynk
George Gaylord Harruff
Harrison St
Ewillie Dixon
Atlantic Ave
George Lang Sr
W. Sheridan Ave
Budget showdown looms over Pennsylvania appropriation bill
In Harrisburg, Democratic House leaders gamble that the 2.057 billion general appropriation bill will pass on today’s vote after last week’s 90 to 104 defeat. Speaker Fineman cites seven undecided Democrats and no Republicans expected to back the measure. If defeated, a two month stopgap would be used to keep government running.
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Provisional Revolutionary Government
Tay Ninh
U.S
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Melvin R. Laird
Wheeler
Washington
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Laird
Burton W. Siglin
Harrisburg
UPI
House of Representatives
House
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Gov. Shafer
Flood Crest Hits Illinois Missouri Farmlands Across Mississippi
United Press International reports widespread crop damage from floods in Iowa and Missouri exceeding 154 million dollars as the Mississippi flood crest reaches from St Louis to Cape Girardeau. Iowa River near historic highs floods Wapello Oakville area and Coralville Dam spillways. the Illinois Menard Penitentiary farm loses 100 percent of its crops. Heat waves and extreme temperatures stretch across the South and West with 112 in Buckeye and 111 in Blythe.
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United Press International
Midwest
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi River
Upper Midwest
Iowa
Menard State— Penitentiary
Riots erupt after dairy protest in Youngstown firebombings
In Youngstown Ohio police quelled a crowd protesting a white owned dairy store. Fires included a drug store bonfire and a car torched amid looting. One fireman injured. several teens hospitalized. Curfew ordered as arrests were made.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Steel City
Anthony B. Flask
State university to build acid mine drainage plant in Clearfield
Penn State University plans a 1.4 million acid mine drainage experimental treatment plant in Clearfield County. A 250,824.67 dollar state grant was presented to Dr. Eric A. Walker by Rep. John P. Saylor. In other news, Buckeye Arizona hit 112 degrees, the US Weather Bureau reports the day's high.
Egypt Alerts Of Imminent Israeli Attack
Al Ahram reports expectation of a major Israeli strike on Egypt in retaliation for Arab pressure. The Cairo paper cites corroboration from sources in New York London and Bonn that an attack is pending, but no timing is given.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo
al Ahram
New York
London
Bonn
Sunny and warm in Western Pennsylvania with warm nights
The forecast calls for sunny and warm weather in western Pennsylvania with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and southerly lake winds 10 to 18 knots on Lake Erie. Overnight lows will be mid 60s to low 70s and a chance of thundershowers north later in the day. Shenango River stage is 6.18 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
School consolidation moves to Senate floor in 29-unit plan
The Senate Education Committee cleared a two bill package to divide Pennsylvania public schools into 29 intermediate units abolishing county superintendents. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh would head separate units with local salaries set by authorities and appeal rights to the state board. The measure aims at shared financing and advisory services. Measles immunization for all public school children was also sent to the Senate floor.
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William Edenbarger
Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Senate Education Committee
General Assembly
Pennsylvania Association of County Superintendents
Preston B. Davis
Northumberland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
State Board of Education
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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PIDA
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