Television's Vast Wasteland Moment in Apollo 11 TV Coverage
SPACE CENTER Houston AP reports plans for lunar surface operations and real time data via TV. The piece notesNeil Armstrong's moon landing as a defining televised event and explains the NASA Apollo 11 plan to use TV as a supplementary data source to boost scientific and operational data return.
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Ra crew abandons raft Ra after shark incident 600 miles from Barbados
Thor Heyerdahl and six crew members abandon the reed boat Ra after one diver is chased by sharks while securing broken ropes. They sail in the escort Shenandoah toward Bridgetown Barbados, hoping to reach by Monday. The voyage aimed to prove ancient Egyptians could sail papyrus boats to America.
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Two Religious Leaders Charged in Ava Case
AVA Mo AP two leaders of the communal Order of Zion were jailed after authorities accused them of using an electrical cattle prod on four children aged eight to thirteen. Mary Victor Kilgore 64 president and Nathan Kilgore 38 his son were arraigned on an assault charge before Magistrate Gladys Stewart. The elder Kilgore released on five thousand dollar bond and the son on twenty five hundred. No hearing date was set. The Kilgore farm sits on a 1700 acre property six miles north of Ava housing about sixty residents according to authorities. Sheriff Troy Hancock declined to release further details prior to a hearing.
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Kansas junior college costs rise in out district tuition
A Kansas Legislative Council committee reviewed estimates showing rising operating costs for public community junior colleges. Out district tuition for next year nearly doubles for Dodge City and Allen County colleges, reflecting added maintenance, new facilities, expanded vocational programs, higher enrollments and salaries.
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Briton John Fairfax Aims for Fort Lauderdale Atlantic Crossing
AP reports John Fairfax, a 31 year old British adventurer, rows a 24 foot Britannia from the Canary Islands toward Fort Lauderdale, guided by six smokestacks off Miami. He left 180 days ago, faced shark attack during hull cleaning, and relies on the Gulf Stream as winds cooperate. Hugo Vihlen comments on past Atlantic crossing and shifting seas.
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Luna 15 Still Reported Orbiting The Moon
Jodrell Bank Observatory said the unmanned Soviet Luna 15 remained in lunar orbit despite a prior loss of signals. Officials noted the two hour lunar orbit was unchanged as Moscow gave no official mission updates.
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Moon Flight Reservations Reach 16700, Says Pan Am Chief
Pan American Airways reports 16 700 reservations for Moon flights stored in a computer. President Najeeb E Halaby predicts commercial space travel by the end of the century.
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