Moon Landing Tops 1969 News Stories in UPI Poll
North American editors ranked the Apollo 11 moon landing as 1969 and decade’s top story. The Vietnam War, Kennedy’s assassination, Chappaquiddick, youth unrest, Song My, the economy, Fortas’ resignation, Haynsworth fight, Hurricane Camille, and racial unrest followed in the decade’s top ten.
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Moon Landing
New York
UPI
United Press International
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
U.S
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Clement Haynsworth
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Paris
Washington
Song My
South Vietnam
Supreme Court
Gulf Coast
John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Cuba
Vaccine To Cut Burning Deaths
A new vaccine developed by the Shriner Burns Institutes could cut burn mortality from 30 35 percent to 11 16 percent. Seven day survivors avoided pseudomonas sepsis. Limited doses were given to children and Vietnam veterans. $30 million will fund Shriner hospitals and burns institutes at Harvard Cincinnati and Texas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Shriners
J. Roth Baker
Imperial
Shrine For North America
Shriners’ Burns Institutes
Lee B. Townley
Shriners Burns Institute
Cincinnati
Vietnam
Burns Institutes
Harvard
University of Cincinnati
University of Texas Medical School
16000 Students Move From Church Schools in 1969
Columbus report shows more than 16,000 pupils switched from church to public schools during 1969, with the state system absorbing an additional 29,000 students.
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Columbus
UPS
Martin Essex
Ohio House eyes quick bill to exempt FHA VA loans
Ohio lawmakers seek a bill to exempt federal FHA and VA loans from the state's usury law after rate hikes to above 8 percent. House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess said informal committee meetings are planned ahead of the January 13 session to secure immediate passage.
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Buckeye
Federal Housing Administration
Veteran’s Administration
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Perrysburg
Kurfess
Ohio House
House Committee On Insurance, Utilities
General Assembly
Homicides Blamed On Gun Laws
Cleveland records 295 homicides in 1969 99 exceeding 1968. Coroner Dr Samuel R Gerber attributes most killings to guns liquor and leisure. He notes 236 victims were shot and says the motive is ownership desire not intruder defense.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
Samuel R. Gerber
Gerber
Protestors Of War To Visit Viet Nam
SAIGON South Vietnam plans arrangements for American students opposed to the war to visit Vietnam as urged by President Thieu. He suggested as many as 100 dissidents could travel to the war zone to reconsider their stance.
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VPI
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Thieu
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