Apollo 11 Men Joke About Purple Rocks Amid Quarantine
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 11 astronauts and three crewmates entered quarantine after returning from the moon with black powdery lunar dust on suits. Dr. William Carpentier and engineer John Hirasaki described the group’s light hearted talks about purple rocks and the mission’s near flawless execution while awaiting tests and possible Aug 11 release.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Houston
Lunar
Carpentier
Hirasaki
Collins
Hirosaki
Armstrong
Ald
Fear Tornado Watch Across New York and Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau issues a tornado watch for parts of New York and Pennsylvania from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. Authorities warn of possible tornadoes heavy thunderstorms and hail along a zone 70 miles on either side of a line from north of Utica to southwest of Bradford.
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Weather Bureau
New York State
Pennsylvania
Utica
N.Y
Bradford
East Aurora
Buffalo
Genesee
Erie
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rochester
Albany
Michigan
St. Lawrence Valley
See Possibility Viet War May Just Fade Away
Senate leader Mike Mansfield and former Secretary of State Dean Rusk suggested the Vietnam War might end without a formal settlement. Mansfield cited past observations by Henry Cabot Lodge and others that Paris talks could fade with no negotiated cease fire if Hanoi remains intransigent. He warned there is no clear meaning to a lull in fighting.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dean Rusk
Montana
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Paris
Hanoi
Mansfield
Demos Say Tax Fails to Curb Living Cost Rise
Washington Democrats defend their stance on extending the income surcharge arguing inflation rose despite the surtax while Republicans claim the six month extension fuels inflation. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says broader tax reform is needed rather than just extending the tax.
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Demos
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Uneasy Bangkok welcome as bottles fly during Nixon visit
President Nixon faced two security incidents on arrival in Bangkok as a man threw what appeared to be an empty bottle at him and Thai King Bhumibol. A separate man with a pistol belt was found, then released after police identified him as a visiting army officer. Nixon reassured Thailand of U. S. support during talks on Southeast Asia policy.
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Nixon
Thailand
Bhumibol
King
Phanfa
United States
Vietnam
Jakarta
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grand Palace
Bhum
Nurse Denied Abduction Suspect Held for Extradi tion
A 45 year old unemployed nurse from Burlington Ontario Betty Aldredige Ikeda faced a preliminary extradi tion hearing on charges she kidnapped 2 year old Patricia Ann Martin from a Buffalo street. The child was found unharmed on a Niagara on the Lake street with bruises. Ikeda was arrested at her home and her yellow Volkswagen matched the kidnapper's car description. The accused denies the charges and says she never was in Buffalo.
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Toronto
Ont
Buffalo
N.Y
Betty Aldredige Ikeda
Burlington
Patricia
Ikeda
Welch
Editorial calls for Kennedy to stay in Senate but quit possible run
The piece argues Kennedy should remain in the Senate despite the TV address and calls his behavior during the incident indefensible. It says he should withdraw from the presidential race if he is a man of character, warning the world cannot risk a leader prone to irrational lapses.
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United States
Senator Kennedy
Moon soil tests begin on harmful bacteria at lab
Lunar samples taken by Armstrong and Aldrin during the July 20 moonwalk are rushed to a bio lab for early readings on potential bacteria. Grains will be exposed to germ free mice and earth atmosphere to gauge reactions as crews await Aug 11 quarantine decisions.
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Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Neil A. Armstrong
Armstrong
Aldrin
Michael Collins
Tornado touches Bergholtz as Upstate storms lash western New York
Heavy rains and high winds raked upstate New York over the weekend. A tornado dipped into Bergholtz in Niagara County overturning five house trailers and uprooting trees but caused no injuries. Central New York endured a separate power failure near Auburn as a broad storm moved toward the St. Lawrence Valley.
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Associated Press
Niagara County
Bergholtz
New York
Auburn
Cayuga County
Ten Americans, prisoner killed in Vietnam war helicopter crash
Saigon AP reports heavy U S losses as a CH46 helicopter with ten aboard including a wounded prisoner crashed in the Que Son mountains southwest of Da Nang. A B 52 bomber crashed on takeoff from Andersen AFB Guam with six crew missing. Ground fighting yielded 105 enemy dead and 12 shellings as lull persists.
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Vic Cong
U.S
Guam
Vietnam
Que Son Mountains
Andersen Air Force Base
da Nang
Manila Chronicle reports police gun battle linked to assassination plot
The Manila Chronicle says a man killed in a gun battle with police shortly before President Nixon’s arrival had been in custody four hours earlier. Police connect the death to a possible assassination plot. Neil Armstrong receives Royal Geographical Society gold medal for Apollo 11, first space explorer honored.
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The
Manila Chronicle
Nixon
Rived
London
Neil Armstrong
Britain
Royal Geographical Society
Armstrong
LIRR Chief Quits. Schlager Named Replacement
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the retirement of Frank Aikman Jr. as president and general manager of the Long Island Rail Road effective immediately. Walter L. Schlager Jr., executive officer for operations and maintenance of the New York City Transit Authority, was named to succeed him.
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NEW York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Frank Aikman Jr
Long Island Rail Road
Walter L. Schlager Jr
New York City
Suit Dismissed Over 1966 Police Shooting
A Court of Claims judge dismissed a $350,000 suit by Mrs. James J. Richway of Syracuse against the state. The suit argued a state policeman shot her husband during a 1966 felony arrest attempt, but the judge ruled police may defend themselves while pursuing felons.
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RCME
N.Y
Court of
James J. Richway
Syracuse
John P. Gualtieri
Rob Canandaigua P. O. Post Office Safecrackers Loot
Canandaigua New York authorities report two safecrackers used Sunday night to pry open vaults at the local post office. They escaped with an estimated eight thousand dollars in stamps and cash. Authorities pursue leads as investigators review security footage.
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Canandaigua
N.Y
Finger Lakes City
Taxi Bus Crash Injures 13 In Central Park Incident
A bus skidded on a rain slick road and struck a taxi in Central Park injuring 13 people. The bus then crossed the 79th Street transverse and blocked the two lane thoroughfare under an overpass.
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New York
Central Park
Sai
79Th Street
UN Observer Killed in Suez Canal Fire
Swedish Major Bo Plane, 37, the first U N observer killed in the Suez fighting, died in heavy artillery near Port Said at the canal’s southern end during an Israeli Egyptian duel.
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U.N
Suez Canal
Bo Plane
Port Suez
Canal
Police and National Guard pull out of York after sniper siege
Police and National Guard units withdrew from York ending nearly a week of occupation of the streets plagued by six days of sniper violence. The action concludes a tense security operation as residents seek normalcy after an extended crisis.
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York, Pa
National Guard
York
Sisters Die In 2 Hour Period In Rochester
A 64 year old Ro chester woman died en route to Genesee Hospital and two hours later her sister in law 75 Mrs Estella McNamara of Newark Wayne County was found dead near an upstairs telephone The medical examiner attributed the deaths to unspecified causes and noted Mrs Brodie was being cared for by her sister in law before the fatal sequence
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Rochester
N.Y
Esther M. Brodie
Genesee Hospital
Estella McNamara
Newark
Wayne County
Brodie
McNamara
Kennedy confines political aims to Senate amid KOPECHNE crisis
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy remains focused on the U.S. Senate rather than a 1972 presidential run as he awaits a vote of confidence from Massachusetts. He faced pressure after confessing to leaving the scene of a fatal accident involving Mary Jo Kopechne and asked constituents whether he should resign. early responses show broad support for him remaining in office.
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Senate
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Mary Joe Kopechne
Kopechne
Sen. Kennedy
Oswego to Invite Bids for Street Construction
A taxpayer asks why the city outsources engineering for street work while paying two City Engineers 12000 and 15000 dollars. The note urges action to save taxpayers money and asks what readers consider prime beef.
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