Go Ahead Signal for Moon Landing on July 16
NASA announced a firm July 16 launch date for Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin. The crew will target a July 20 moon landing at Sea of Tranquility with Armstrong and Aldrin stepping onto the lunar surface the following day. They plan to return to the Pacific July 24 after 12 days in space.
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Washington
Space Agency
Moon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Pacific
Hornet
Johnston Island
Aeronautics and Space Administration
L.T. Gen
Sam C. Phillips
NASA
Sedalia Home Rule Commission Finalizes Charter Plan
The Sedalia Home Rule Commission accepted the final committee report and amending the finance department study, paving the way to draft the charter in legal terms. Neil Chapman said drafts will go to attorney Earl Crawford with a June 25 consultation planned. The group aims to form steering and publicity committees and schedule talks to educate residents before a vote required by November 5. A separate jail tour by local women highlighted the need for a new facility.
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Sedalia Home Rule Commission
Neil Chapman
Earl Crawford
Chapman
Crawford
Finance Department
Marines repulse dawn attack near Da Nang and report ongoing air strikes
About 150 enemy troops attacked a U.S. Marine bivouac 22 miles southwest of Da Nang but were repelled with support from artillery and a US Air Force AC47 Spooky gunship. One Marine killed and two wounded. 23 enemy soldiers found dead after the ground sweep.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
5Th Regiment
1St Marine Division
Lifesaving and Swimming Classes Scheduled at Local Park Pool
Red Cross announces junior and senior lifesaving and swimming courses at Liberty Park Pool starting June 16. Lifesaving runs June 16 27 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays with Sue Uhr Mary Viets for juniors and Marsha Eding and Mrs. Johnson for seniors. Swimming runs 8 30 to 11 30 a.m. weekdays with Mrs. Johnson in charge. second period July 14 25 includes classes for retarded children.
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Red Cross
Liberty Park Pool
C. Kay Johnson
Red Cross Water Safety
Sue Uhr
Mary Viets
Marsha Eding
Mrs. Johnson
Susan Fechtel
Betty Anne Hogan
Dana Routszong
Debbie Lyles
Mickey McGrath
Martin Hogan
West Fourth
City Jail Tour draws criticism from women groups
Police Chief Bill Miller defended the Sedalia Pettis County jail operation during a City Hall tour with Church Women United and other women's groups. He cited transport inconvenience between the police station the jail and city hall as a main flaw for a combined facility. The visitors from multiple churches and BPWC carried protest placards noting deplorable facilities and calling for action. The tour moved through jail council chambers mayor's office and city hall rooms. Final license sticker deadline is 12 noon Saturday with car licenses at 6250 trucks 471 and motorcycles 127. merchant licenses lag behind last year.
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Sedalia
Pettis County
City Hall
Bill Miller
Sedalia-Pettis County
Miller
Donald Barnes
Church Women United
City Jail
CWU
Mayor's Office
Frank Hugelman
Meir Calls Powers to Step Back From Mideast Peace Talks
London AP report says Prime Minister Golda Meir urged the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to stop mediating a mideast settlement and let Arabs and Israelis negotiate directly. She asserted the big power formats weaken Arab willingness to bargain and offered to meet Arab leaders including Nasser Hussein.
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London
Golda Meir
Israel
Mideast
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Harold Wilson
Meir
Nasser
Jordan
Hussein
Senator Ryan Says State Fair Funds Are Safe
Sedalia Senator John Ryan reports no opposition to the Missouri State Fair in the House or Senate. He says appropriations committee members assured restoration of funds and notes discussions with Secretary Dexter Davis. Ryan perceives Capitol sentiment as favorable and urges a sit down with the committee if needed.
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John Ryan
Sedalia
Dexter Davis
Ryan
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Davis
Roths Store Robbery Seen as Pros From Out of Town
Police say the Tuesday night theft at Roths Department Store in Thompson Hills Shopping Center was the work of professionals. More than $8,000 in clothing vanished after a drilled back door lock and covert entry, with authorities noting this method as a first for the area.
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Roths Department Store
Thompson Hills
William Miller
Miller
Sedalia
Colonial
Charles Temple
Roths
Temple
Bill Thomas
Perry Franklin
R. D Guymon
Police Department
Eagleton backs Flat Creek and other Missouri water projects
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton voiced support at a Washington hearing for Flat Creek recreational center funding and a range of Missouri water works. He highlighted five priority areas including Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir with a $14 million Corps capability and a revised $213 million cost estimate with a 1977 completion target.
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Flat Creek
Thomas F. Eagleton
Public Works Subcommittee
Washington
Eagleton
Clearwater
Long Branch
Platte River
Smithville
Stockton
Nodaway River
Wears Creek
Missouri River
McArk Flood Control and Conservation Association
Missouri Valley Association
Kaysinger Bluff
Corps of Engineers
Corps Eagleton
Kaysinger
Missouri
Grand River Basin
Little Blue River
Cannon Dam
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Highlands
Paris
Kansas City
The
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Whiteman
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Broadway
City
Foreign Press Association
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Lake of the Ozarks
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