Moon Show Was A Big Plus For Television Networks
New York AP reports Apollo 11 showcased space and global TV potential as Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon. Televised images drew praise and questions about satellite reach, with networks preparing for the Pacific splashdown and evaluating live color transmission next.
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Experts See Apollo 11 as Immortality Step for Humanity
SPACE CENTER Houston AP experts who guided the moon program hailed Apollo 11 as virtually securing mankind's immortality and opening a new dimension in space. Wernher von Braun and George Mueller called the flight a historic first step toward living on other worlds, while Gilruth noted astronauts’ mobility exceeded expectations.
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Biograph Still Thrives On Dillinger's Demise
In Chicago the Biograph Theater remains a curiosity thirty five years after John Dillinger was killed there. William Durante, once ten at Humboldt Park, now owns the 51 year old 900 seat venue. Patrons frequently ask if he witnessed the fatal night and he explains he did not.
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Sniper Fire Claims Woman and Four Hurt in York
A 2 year old Negro woman, Lillie B. Allen of Aiken South Carolina, was shot and killed by sniper fire in York Pennsylvania while four others were wounded Monday night. Mayor John Snyder and city safety chief Hose requested National Guard troops as the fifth day of disorder prompted a dusk to dawn curfew and mass police presence. Police said 67 state troopers and 70 city officers patrolled, with 36 arrests so far for firearms violations. The case raised questions about race and organization of the shootings while officials described the attackers as using high powered rifles.
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