Apollo Trio Arrives in New York City Welcome Parade
Apollo Trio lands in New York aboard Air Force One then shuttles to Wall Street and City Hall. Police, ticker tape, and confetti greet the astronauts as thousands cheer. U Thant cites lunar plaque words “We came in peace for all mankind” before the Army Band plays. Cardinal Cooke offers prayers for safe return.
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New York
United Nations
U Thant
Moon
Air Force One
Kennedy Airport
U.S. Marine Corps
Wall Street
East River
City Hall
Bray
Lower Manhattan
Broadway
Country
U.S. Navy
Rand
City Hall Plaza
U.S. Army
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Lindsay
City of
Armstrong
Gala tribute to Apollo 11 astronauts at Los Angeles banquet
A starstudded Century Plaza Hotel dinner honors Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins with 1600 VIPs from science politics and diplomacy. Governors diplomats Supreme Court justices and space officials attend as Nixon and others plan to toast the crew amid plans for nationwide TV coverage and staged parades.
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Century Plaza Hotel
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrady
Michael Collins
Space
U.S. Supreme Court
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles Lindbergh
Nixon
Kennedy Boat Ride Dispute Over Chappaquiddick Incident
Columnist Anderson disputes Ted Kennedy's account of the Chappaquiddick night and alleges Kennedy and associates plotted to shift blame. Gargan and Markham allegedly ferried Kennedy off the island, while Kennedy later sought to influence events and provide a false identity. Kennedy and Gargan deny asking a cousin to take the blame.
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Chappaquiddick Island
Fonda Pond
Cugat Plans to Quit Hospital in a Few Days
Las Vegas celebrity Xavier Cugat, hospitalized July 29 with two slices, expects to leave the hospital within days and return to the stage next month. His wife Charo confirmed he would depart soon as plans.
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Las Vegas
Xavier Cugat
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Lennon Sisters TV debut and Lennon family tribute
Peggy, Diane, Kathy, and Janet Lennon gained fame after appearing on Lawrence Welk’s show from 1935, becoming regulars until going solo. The piece notes their first pay, Welk connections, and Lennon's family history including siblings and relatives in California and abroad.
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Janet
Lennon
Lawrence Welk Jr
President Nixon Dines Secret Service Close by
President and Mrs. Nixon dined in a secluded Newport Beach restaurant alcove Monday night near the beach community. Secret Service agents in sports shirts discreetly positioned around the Five Crowns Restaurant as the Nixon party ate with Jill and David Eisenhower and the President's old friend C. G. Rebo.
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Newport Beach
Five Crowns
Nixons
Jilie
David Eisenhower
C. G
Behe
Rebo- 20
Graham cancels Prague preaching tour amid church shakeup
Evangelist Billy Graham canceled a planned speaking tour in Prague due to a state office for religious affairs shakeup. He was slated to speak Monday and Tuesday at St Salvat or Baptist Church but about 1000 worshippers were left disappointed when he did not appear.
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Billy Graham
State Office For Religious Affairs
Graham
St. Salvator Baptist Church
Tracy Kiremen Strike Walks In Stalemate
Negotiations between the city and striking firemen and public works employees have reached a stalemate. Mayor John Hastie announced that Tuesday all striking employees would receive three day suspensions and would be dismissed if they did not return to work by Thursday.
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Tracy
John Hastie
Hastie
Tax Sharing Plan Proposed by Nixon to Congress
President Nixon asked Congress to begin sharing a fixed portion of personal income tax revenue with states, starting at 0.3 percent in 1971 and rising to a steady figure, with most funds for education. The plan targets greater local control, sharing rules based on population, and a local government share tied to state revenue, aiming to strengthen state and local leadership despite budget tensions.
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Congress
Washington
Lo Peadle
White House
San Clemente
Thesday
Howse
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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