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Miles an hour. President richard nixon, who had talked with the astronauts by telephone while they were on the moon, was waiting aboard the recovery carrier to welcome the returning voyagers. Kfin the president later expressed the nations response to this historic mission. Some way when those two americans stepped on the moon, the people of this world were brought closer together. That it is that spirit, the spirit of apollo, that america can now help to bring to our relations with other nations...

This is the story of hoover dam. A modern Civil Engineering wonder. Build a dam in the wilderness and the world will beat a path to it. For many centuries, this was a lonely canyon unseen and untouched by man, scorched by a desert sun, scolded by an angry river slashing its way to the sea. Now it lies peaceful and silent except for the gentle hum of a hydroelectric power plant, the bubbling up of water, the cheerful sounds of america and the world on the move who see this pioneer multipurpose Re...

With security established, the first lcm was signaling to come in. Johnston lent a hand in tying it to the bank. The battalion was now ready to begin its basic mission, construction of the sdc post following the plan drawn up by johnston and his counterpart. The wall of the triangular post would be of mud, would become almost hard as concrete when it dried. A blockhouse was constructed at each corner of the triangle. Captain kahn personally supervised many phases while johnston was everywhere, o...

Chancellor Angela Merkel took special care to make the case for doing so even though there was no formal need for parliamentary backing. Over the weekend, the government announced it would send 70 Million Euros worth of arms and munitions to Kurdish Forces in iraq. They have been fighting invading state militants for several months now. Mindful of its past, germany has been reluctant to contribute to military operations but she cited evidence of ethnic cleansing by Islamic State fighters to just...

Ended their Bond Buying Program after years of struggling with the economic slow down. A delegation of japanese officials are returning home after two days of talks on progress in the fate of missing and abducted nationals. Shinzo abe says he will explain to the public what was discussed after being briefed by the delegation. Gentleman pabs top diplomat for Asian Affairs team met with the special Investigation Committee on tuesday and wednesday. Japanese officials stressed japans place is top pr...

A very warm welcome to you. We will carry on now with use from the uk. News from the uk. The uks nhs test and trace system is falling short of reaching the number of people infected with covid 19 it needs to get to, to be effective. Latest figures suggest just under four out of five people are being contacted, thats around 78 . Experts say it should be at least 80 . All this comes as 53 more people have died in the latest 24 hour period, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk, to 45,554. ...

Congress that it intends to accept only 15,000 refugees this fiscal year. Thats a historic low for the country. They are calling it a move to quote prioritize the safety and wellbeing of americans. Also questions this morning about the message the president is sending by seemingly defying his own Covid Task Force and planning rallies. Two of them this weekend in wisconsin which is seeing a Record Number of deaths and hospitalizations. Right now, they have the third highest rate in minnesota and ...

And theyre talking about it. As he heads to michigan today, joe biden fresh off an event in detroit. The former Vice President slamming trump for shrugging off a plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer. All President Trump does is fan the flames of hatred and division in this country. Telling the proud boys in a debate with me when i said, will you condemn them, he said ill tell them to stand back and stand by. What the hells the matter with this guy . Attacking Governor Whitmer on the...

Times both reported, quote, mr. Barrs authorizization prompted the Justice Department official who oversees investigations of voter fraud to step down. The move came on the same day the Trump Administration launched a lawsuit to stop the certification of Election Results in pennsylvania. Nbc news among those reporting tonight that those around the president are concerned his current rage will hurt his party and his legacy. Though in fairness a big part of that legacy of course is his takeover of...

Barr did them all one better. He wrote a letter to all u. S. Attorneys on letterhead telling federal prosecutors they are allowed to investigate allegations of voter fraud. Katie benner and Michael Schmidt of the New York Times, friends of this broadcast, both report it this way. Quote, mr. Barrs authorization prompted the Justice Department official who oversees investigations of voter fraud, richard pilger, to step down from the post within hours. The move came on the same day Trumps Campaign ...