Apollo Moonship moonflight milestone boosts 1968 mission
Three astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee prepared for an Earth orbit mission after a successful unmanned Saturn 1 test. The flight passed key objectives with no major issues and NASA expected a mid December manned launch pending final data review.
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Virgil S. Grissom
Edward H. Whitell
America
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Selec Tate Thi Eley
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Grissom, White and Chaffee
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E. Mueller
NASA
Manned Space Flight
Ources
Grissom
White
Chaffee
United States
Wake Island
Pacific
Hornet
Desert wind blown sands share desert tales
A note on sands shows they form only two percent of North American deserts, eleven percent of the Sahara and thirty percent of the Arabian desert according to the Encyclopaedia britannica.
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Deserts
North American
Sahara
Arabian
Encyclopaedia
Tannica
County Receives Federal Erosion Control Funds
Frederick County becomes the only Virginia county to obtain a 10 joint effort by state and county agencies. The program funds mulching pruning and soil stabilization in orchards with permanent covers to improve vegetative cover and watershed protection. Cost share up to 2 per acre. Applications through the ASC office August 29 to September 15.
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Virginia County
Stickley
ASC
Virginia McClure
ASCS
Clock Back to Austerity in Red China
Tokyo reports say Red Guards in China are pushing a return to collective life and austerity amid a campaign to destroy old and build new. Streets, shops, and fashion are reshaped as authorities curb luxury items, demand cheap meals, and abolish taxis and domestics as part of a Mao era simplification.
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Mao Tze-tung
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Red Guards
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Mao
Park Service Director Hints WV Scenic Tourism Potential
West Virginia's scenery and heritage could position it as a future major tourist destination, says National Park Service Director George B. Hartzog who spoke at a luncheon backed by Sen. Jennings Randolph. Tourism in WV is about 417 million dollars annually and growing. The report also notes Soviet Tass coverage of China, describing the Red Guard era changes in Beijing including bans on art, music, and foreign brands.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
National Park Service
West Virginia
George B. Hartzog
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Retired Doctor Leaves Uranna $200000 Trust Fund
Dr Charles Wellington Taber a retired physician died aged 82 in July for the past 20 years a resident of Uranna on the Rappahannock River. His will probated in Middlesex County creates The Charles Wellington Taber Fund to aid poverty education health and other town benefiting uses with the town mayor as trustee. The will also bequeaths funds to the library and for several area youths to attend college.
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Urbanna
Charles Wellington Taber
Taber
Richmond
Rappahannock River
Cies
Middlesex County Circuit Court
New England
University of Richmond
Laundry Firm Break‑in Reported at Martin’s Magic Wash
Police said Martin's Magic Wash at 511 Amherst St was broken into last night. The robbers stole one dollar a gold watch and a brown briefcase with church records and receipts from owners Mr and Mrs Robert B Martin.
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Martin
Amherst St
Robert B. Martin
Shawnee Fire Crew Douses Grass Fire Behind School
Shawnee Fire Company responded to a minor grass fire behind Robinson School yesterday at 11 15 a m. No damage was reported. The United States is spending millions to develop hovercraft vehicles for versatile flood rescue anti submarine warfare and amphibious assault roles.
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Shawnee Fire Company
Robinson School
United States
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