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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
1
AP from Pasadena reports first Ranger 7 moon pictures reveal dust layer up to a foot thick beneath and around a landing site. Scientists including William H. Pickering and Gerard Kuiper discuss implications for future lunar landings and cratering patterns.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The United States plans two Mars fly-by probes in a 28 day window starting late October as part of a broader lunar program. Rangers will resume in January and Mariners 3 and 4 will follow Mars in February or March to photograph and collect data.
President Johnson asked Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to manage his presidential campaign, offering the role Wednesday while indicating Kennedy would not be a vice presidential candidate. Kennedy considered the offer but avoided comment as aides circulated.
The Ranger 7 moon photographs drew worldwide praise, with British papers declaring the U S ahead in the space race and Soviet and Moscow Radio officials noting the achievement. Experts discuss crater textures and landing-site selection as nations observe this milestone in lunar exploration.
Senator Kenneth B. Keating told about 4,000 at the 46th State American Legion convention that Castro is the weak link in communism and urged a coordinated Free World alliance. He proposed an Inter-American Subversion Board to coordinate anti-subversion efforts and tighter Caribbean security to block subversive vessels. He warned of Cuba as a base for subversion and said more steps are needed to counter it.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner of New York travels to Washington as a potential Democratic vice presidential option. White House aides frame the visit as a personal trip not a political maneuver, while Harlem unrest and cabinet changes color speculation about the ticket.
Harlem Unity Council chairman Thomas R Gilligan says peace cannot be pledged amid Mayor Wagner's refusal to create an independent police review board. He notes Wagner made no immediate concessions on street unrest and cites ongoing clashes in Harlem linked to King era tensions.
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