Elyria Man Designs Apollo Romeo Couplings on Moon Quest
Joe Butler of Elyria and Lear Siegler Remee Division engineered Romeo couplings aboard the Apollo 11 mission. The leak proof stainless steel parts, used on the Saturn V rocket and lunar craft, are among ~100 connectors across systems. Butler explains rigorous 15 pounds of paperwork per piece ensures traceability and safety, despite high cost.
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Joseph W
Joe) Butler
Geopia Ave
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North America
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Stene Ach
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Ilyna
Chronicle-Telegram A-5 Family Newspaper front
Local Elyria edition page A-5 highlights community notices and brief items. Feature stories mirror 1969 style with concise updates and local notices from Elyria and surrounding areas.
Kennedy's car dives into pond. Mary Jo Kopechne dies
Edgartown Massachusetts police report Sen Edward M Kennedy drove a car off a bridge into a saltwater pond on Chappaquiddick Island. Passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, a former secretary to Robert F Kennedy, drowns. Kennedy says he lacked memory of escaping the submerged car and later reported to police.
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Mary Jo Kopechne
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Dominic Arena
Arena
Chappaquiddick
John Farrar
Paul Markham
U.S
Air traffic controllers threaten resignation over FAA action
About one third of PATCO members threaten to resign Thursday after the Apollo 11 splashdown. The group objects to FAA plans to discipline controllers for a June slowdown and sick-out protest over airways congestion and staffing. Controllers weigh response until after Apollo 11 mission completion.
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Los Angeles
John H Shaffer
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Shaffer
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Patcq Nagi
Kenneth T Lyons
Ins Goup
U.S. 25th Division Raiders Hit North of Saigon
U S Army 25th Infantry Division troops mounted a dusk helicopter assault on an enemy supply camp seven miles north of Cu Chi, killing 47 and capturing 25 without US losses. The operation followed a rocket barrage and artillery exchange and featured a rare helicopter assault. Nearby near Tay Ninh, fighting lasted four hours with 27 enemy killed and no US casualties.
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Moon era hopes hinge on Butler family space ties
The article profiles Butler and Romeo engineers linked to Apollo program work. Butler’s family shares space focus with daughter Marty Jo, 19, a Romeo employee, and 14-year-old Jackye who used space data for a science project. Marty Bowling shines as a star. Butler faces future moon missions from Cape Kennedy and plans an orbiting space station program beyond 1971.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Neil Armstrong
Security council to review overseas war gas deployment
Washington AP The National Security Council will study the US war gas program and its overseas deployment after a late order from President Nixon following Defense Secretary Laird concerns. A recent Okinawa nerve gas incident prompted renewed scrutiny while Congress faces shifts on chemical and biological warfare funding and policy debates.
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Lorain Judges Discuss Outside Income Disclosure
Lorain County common pleas judges voiced views on outside income disclosure this week. Judge Pincura favored public disclosure, Judge Kelly supported all income sources, and Judge Webber urged disclosure only for income tied to court matters. Other judges cited existingCanon ethics rules and suggested alignment with Ohio Judicial Conference guidelines.
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Ohio Judicial Conference
LeRoy K. Kelly
Henry A. Webber
Aries
Tarold S.ewing
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