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July 21 1969 Daily Notes Canonsburg PA Apollo 11 Moon Landing Newspaper — photo 1 of 2

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Original front page of The Daily Notes, Canonsburg, PA, Monday, July 21, 1969, Volume 94, No. 214, "Serving Washington County Families Since 1894," with the banner headline "U.S. Pioneers Walk On Moon." Folded size about 16.1 x 11.7 inches. Used condition: toned newsprint with a center fold, edge wear and small chips and tears along the right edge.

The UPI lead story covers Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on the lunar surface, "one small step for man," the Eagle landing in the Sea of Tranquility, Neil's mother watching from Wapakoneta, Ohio, and a "Moonbound" photo of Armstrong televised back to Houston. Also "Amazed World Watches Eagle," a Jodrell Bank bulletin on Russia's Luna 15, and "Egyptian, Israeli Forces Fight Heaviest Battle Since 1967 War."

Strong hometown content too: a Canonsburg truck fire photo, "Superintendent Airs C-M Budget" for the Canon-McMillan School District, "Firefighters Kept Busy in Chartiers," "Lightning Damages Home in Lawrence," The Can Opener editor's column, Hospital News and Deaths. An original period newspaper, not a commemorative reprint.