Moon Visit Leaves Flag and Space Debris on Surface
NASA plans for Apollo 11 describe planting an American flag and leaving behind a 4100 pound descent stage of the lunar module, a laser reflector, a solar powered seismometer, a television camera, tools and life support gear. Astronauts will carry UN flags and symbols for 30 states while only the American flag remains on the Moon.
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Russia
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Census Bureau Enlists Urban Groups for Safer Door Knock Census
Washington reports that the Census Bureau will deploy extra safety measures for census takers in risky inner city areas next year. Recruitment faces a tight labor market, with more African Americans to be hired, aided by Urban League CRE and NAACP partnerships to ensure accurate counts affecting federal aid.
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Nhetto
Urban League
Congress of Racial Equality
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Coal Association President Warns of Higher Rates and Shortages
Stephen G. Young of the West Virginia Coal Association warned that recent events in the coal industry could force higher electric bills and limit electricity use. He said the public may bear the cost as production capacity and coal supplies tighten due to industry scrutiny.
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Charleston
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West Virginia Coal Association
Uridiy
Stephen G. Young
Open Hearing On Urbana Mobile Homes Village Appeal
The Urbana Mobile Homes Village project seeks to place about 1 440 homes on 21f acres along Md 80 and has appealed a 2 2 1 vote by the Frederick Planning and Zoning Commission to the county commissioners. The open hearing will be based only on prior testimony, barring new evidence, per Commissioner Charles E Collins. The hearing date has not been set.
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Spock Conspiracy Convictions Overturned in Viet War Fight
The 1st U S Circuit Court of Appeals acquitted Dr Henry A Spencer Spock and Michael Ferber in a 1968 trial for conspiracy to counsel draft dodgers. The court ordered new trials for Will Coffin Yale professor and Martha Gordon of Maine. Justice Department undecided on appeal.
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Washington
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Soong
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Vale
Goodman
Maine
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Selective Service
Congress alarms over Army open air nerve gas tests
Congress critics accuse the Army of testing deadly nerve gases in the open at Dugway Proving Ground Utah Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and Fort McClellan Alabama prompting calls for suspension full reports on safety and conditions. Rep Henry Reuss and Sen Charles Mathias push for immediate action and clarification amid past sheep deaths near Dugway. Fort McClellan asserts tests are for training only with no open air biological testing since 1967.
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Government Operations
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Federal tax reforms push ahead with bond and deferment changes
The House Ways and Means Committee advances a broad tax reform plan restricting tax advantages from municipal bonds and deferred compensation. It favors taxing stock and payroll deferrals, proposals to tax free reserves, and possible subsidies to states selling taxable bonds, sparking opposition from governors, counties, and cities. The panel aims to pass a comprehensive reform before August recess while debates tie reform to the surtax extension with mixed administration support.
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Ways and Means
Charles A. Vanik
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
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National League of Cities
Nixon
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Homeward Bound Soldiers Victims Of Vrong Rocket
An enemy 107mm rocket hit a 9th Division processing center at Dong Tam, killing one American and wounding seven, three days before several units were to fly home. Spec. 4 Larry D. Aiken of Jamaica, NY, was among the wounded. The attack comes as U S forces begin planned withdrawals under President Nixon’s troop-cut timetable.
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Dong Tam
Ith Battalion
47Th Infantry
United States
Goa
Larry D. Aiken
Jamaica
da Nang
Thorn Wee
Saigon
Tay Ninh
Dhe Ud
Black Virgin Mountain
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Georgia Judge Rules Cursing Law Unconstitutional
U S District Judge Sidney O Smith in Atlanta set aside Johnny C Wilsons conviction under Georgia s statute against opprobrious words or abusive language saying the law is unconstitutional because it leaves a wide open standard of responsibility open to improper application He had been arrested during an antiwar protest at an Army induction center in Georgia AP reports
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Georgia
Sidney O. Smith
Johnny C. Wilson
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An Army Inducation
Georkia
Model Plane Club Set for National Championships at Willowgrove
The Willowgrove Naval Air Station near Philadelphia hosts the National Model Airplane Championships July 14 to 20 featuring the Frederick Radio Control Flyers Club from the area. Club officers include John Patton and members Carston Molesworth George H. Scott William J Weaver Jerry W. Swankle James Crum and Patton. The event draws participants nationwide with youths aged six to ten offered a special program to build and fly small clear planes. The Academy of Model Aeronautics sponsors the meet with plans for a Florida carrier cruise prize for winners and a range of craft from multi-control to radio controlled models. The station closes for regular operations during the meet and naval personnel assist, with two annual meets at the Kalerrich airfield noting September 21 as the second date.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Radio Control Flyers Club
Proup
John Patton
Academy of Modeln Aeronautics
Carston Molesworth
George H. Scott
William J H. Weaver
Jerry W. Swankle
James Crum
Patton
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Academy of Model Aeronautics
Florida
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Dallawood
Kalerich
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