NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Jul 22, 1969
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(Studio) Apollo XI returns to earth's gravitational field. President Nixon predicts man to visit other planets with life by 2000 to group of foreign exchange students.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(DC) [NIXON - hopes we can go to new worlds together. If we could solve world's problems, what a world we could create.]
REPORTER: No reporter given
(Studio) British astronomer, Sir Bernard Lovell says Apollo XI shows American superiority in space and incrd. chances of American-Soviet space cooperation. Soviet scientists applaud Apollo XI, but offer no explanation for Luna XV, which hit moon last night. Most think Luna XV failure.
REPORTER: Chet Huntley
(Studio) Dr. Wernher von Braun says in future moon landing to be compared to when aquatic creatures 1st began to adapt to land living. Plans for parades for crew in Chicago, NYC, and Los Angeles.
REPORTER: David Brinkley
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