Launch Fever Grips Cocoa Beach Ahead of Apollo 11
Cocoa Beach braces for Apollo 11 with nearly one million tourists expected. Brevard County anticipates 4 to 6 million dollars in spending as hotels fill, traffic balloons, and officials scramble to coordinate security and logistics for a record moon launch day. Local businesses hawk Apollo 11 merchandise while residents report heightened tension among families and authorities.
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Hill Junket to Washington Sparks Taxpayer Critique
Rep H R Gross of Iowa blasted the Capitol Hill trip to Cape Kennedy as a waste of taxpayers money and clutter at the launch event. He said he would watch the moon shot on TV and questioned what Congress could contribute. The trip, open to all lawmakers plus guests, has 283 members signed up with government funding for most. NASA expects 10 000 VIPs including diplomats, many paying their own travel costs. Gross also blocked a House adjournment resolution amid the furor.
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