Jul 13 1970
From The Space Library
Survey of U.S. news coverage in five most important Soviet newspapers Jan. 1 to June 30, 1970, was published by Washington Post. U.S. space program, including Apollo 13, had been mentioned 30 times. U.S. economic problems had received 89 mentions and reports of U.S. "sick society," including crime, had appeared 82 times. (Astrachan, W Post, 7/13/70, Al)
L/G Leslie R. Groves (USA, Ret ), former member of Army Corps of Engineers and head of Manhattan Project that developed atomic bomb, died of heart attack at age 73. Gen. Groves, who had described first atomic test in his 1962 book Now It Can Be Told, had been awarded USA's Distinguished Service medal for his contributions to the project and to shortening World War II. He had also supervised construction of numerous Don facilities-including Pentagon and laboratories at Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Hanford, Wash.; and Los Alamos, N. Mex.-before his retirement from USA in 1948. (Ward, W Post, 7/15/70, C8)
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