We're Still Waiting on That Whole Go-to-Mars Thing!

This is from the August 20, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.

Forget the flying cars!  I wanna go to Mars!  How 'bout you?

Think about that until next Monday's post!

  

Letters About the Moon

This is part of the LETTERS section from the August 1, 1969 issue of Time mag.

Profound, whiny, proud, nitpicking --- that's America for you!  See you next week.

  

Apollo 12 Delayed?

This is from the July 22, 1969 Tulsa World.

Doesn't it seem incongruous?  The rationale was that if Apollo 11 failed, Apollo 12 would launch on such-and-such date, but Apollo 11's success made Apollo 12 less urgent.  Does that make sense to you?

See you next week!

   

Look Out for Drink Boosters!

In this article from the August 21, 1969 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, we learn the perils of a Moon landing might land on those who wanted liquor-by-the-drink in Oklahoma.

You know, that "Lunar holiday" is one more thing to blame ol' Tricky Dick for!  As if most folks needed something else ...

See you Monday for another clipping.  Hope it doesn't drive you to drink!