Moon crew reunites with heat-scarred Columbia in Missouri
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins visit the heat-scarred Columbia on the anniversary of the moon walk. Gov. Hearnes and NASA official Paine welcome them as the capsule tours state capitals before a New York stop and rock flag handover to the UN.
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Jefferson City
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Columbia
Earth
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Thomas Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency
New York
U Thant
United Nations
U.N
Moon
Pacific
Sacramento
Calif
Topeka
Kan
Hearnes
North Vietnam Attacks Mark Geneva Anniversary, Saigon Rockets
The 16th anniversary of the Geneva Agreements was observed with multiple attacks in Cambodia and along the DMZ. A rocket struck Saigon for the first time in over two months as U S raids followed, leaving one American dead and nine wounded.
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Saigon
Indochina
Cambodia
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Svay Rieng
Kompong Trabek
Tuk Meas
Strang
Kompong Chhang
Saang
Nguyen van Thieu
Israeli Planes Hit Egyptians On Three Fronts
Israeli air strikes hit Egyptian targets along the Suez Canal and gu errilla posts in Jordan and Lebanon. A Skyhawk was reportedly shot down over the Golan Heights while Israel denied further strikes in that area. Jordan reported one civilian wounded and a house set ablaze.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez Canal
Jordan
Lebanon
Damascus
Golan Heights
Mt. Hermon
Jordan River
Irjun
Itzhak Rabin
United States
Middle East
One Year After Moon Landing Apollo program Faces Uncertainty
A year after Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon the space program is described as struggling with waning public interest and budget constraints. Nixon calls it the greatest week in world history while NASA faces postponed flights canceled landings and a push to spread dollars across missions.
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Washington
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Edwin ‘‘Buzz
Aldrin
Nixon
Michael Collins
Alan B. Shepard
America
Space Agency
NASA
Town Crier Announces Summer Hours for Apple Blossom HQ
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival headquarters will operate in the New Hotel Building through August on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. New Blood donors are sought for the Bloodmobile visit at Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 45 p.m. Jaycee chairman Bob Grove cites insufficient new donors, noting existing volunteers are bearing most of the drive.
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Shenandoah
Christ Episcopal Church
Bob Grove
Jaycee
Mondale Opens Migrant Welfare Inquiry Blames System
Sen Walter Mondale launches a two day inquiry into migrant farm worker conditions citing sub human status reports by Dr Raymond Wheeler and a foundation team. He seeks accountability across governments and industry including NBC and Coca Cola over media pressure.
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Washington
Walter F
Mondale
D-Minn
Raymond Wheeler
Charlotte
N.C
Texas
Florida
NBC
Edward R. Murrow
Coca Cola Company
Coca-Cola
CocaCola
Minute Maid
Snow Crop
All 721-Aboard Burning Cruise Ship Are Saved
A fire aboard the Fulvia 100 miles north of the Canary Islands left the ship listing and burning. All 721 passengers and crew were rescued by the French liner Ancerville after the Fulvia abandoned ship. Captain Fasting and four officers remained aboard before evacuating to the Tamarón tug.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Fulvia
Santa Cruz
C.B. Fasting
Tamaran
America Line
Casablanca
Morocco
Fasting
Ancerville
Genoa
Canaries
Cannes
Riviera
Funchal
Amsterdam
Oslofjord
Proxmire flags $3.6B rise in defense cost overruns
Sen. William Proxmire cites GAO findings showing 38 major Pentagon weapons projects overran budgets by $3.6 billion in nine months to total $23.8 billion. He notes overruns largely reflect waste and mismanagement and vows continued probes and potential $5 billion cut from the procurement bill.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Pentagon
General Accounting Office
Senate
Wisconsin Democrat
Department of Defense
Proxmire
Two Hagerstown Men Die in Plane Crash
A single engine plane crashed near Hagerstown Maryland Saturday night killing Frank Joseph Dallage 45 operator and Kenneth Eugene CARBaugh 47 onboard. The crash at 6 50 p m occurred on St Paul Road after striking two 18 000 volt power lines.
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Hagerstown
Frank Joseph Dallage
Kenneth Eugene Carbaugh
St. Paul
Maryland
Baldacci Named Shawnee District Scout Executive
Rick Baldacci, a Richmond native with a University of Richmond degree, is the new Shawnee District Scout Executive for the Shenandoah Area Council. He will train 30 days at a national school in Mendham, New Jersey, before resuming duties in Winchester covering Winchester, Frederick and Clarke Counties. He is married to Ellen Maley and they have a one year old son, Drew.
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Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
Rick Baldacci
Mr. Baldacci
Richmond
Richmond Public Schools
University of Richmond
Winchester
Shawnee
Baldacci
Scout Council
Shawnee District
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Mendhem
N.J
Ellen Maley
Short Hills
Drew
Cavalier
Weather update and local notices from Richmond AP
A trough and a cold front will move into the Appalachians tonight and to the coastal plains Tuesday bringing a slight cooling trend. Attn. Eagles stay picnic July 26 at 2 PM $2 per person. Swanson's Barber Shop closed for vacation July 27 and August 3. Call Concern 667-0145 for help.
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Richmond
Appalachians
Coastal Plains
Swanson‘s
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Neil A. Armstrong
GAO
China
Crystal
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