Charleston Gazette (Newspaper) - July 25, 1969, Charleston, West Virginia The Charleston Gazette The State Newspaper West Friday July 34 2 EDITION Apollo Ends Man's Greatest Week By Ralph Dighton ABOARD USS three Americans who gave mankind a new planet to walk on flashed safely home Thursday to a happy but hands-off hero's welcome from their smiling Neil A. Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and Michael Collins splashed into the Polynesian waters of the Pacific in their ship Columbia at p.m. just nine miles from this aircraft President Nixon hailed their feat as he stood on a blue carpet outside the silver See today's main Needs Apollo Trio as Ambassadors of on Page 6. isolation van in which the astronauts were immediately shielded from the world by metal and Smiling broadly at the three fresh faces in the the President is the greatest week in the history of the world since the a result of what you have he told world has never been closer THE END OF MAN'S first voyage to another planet ended with a splash and Briefly STATE FORECAST Mostly chance of High 78 to 85. More weather on Page 12. Billing Military for Airport Use Asked Ad Offer Delays Smoking Report Yablonski Charges Probed by a bump 950 miles southwest of eight three hours and 18 minutes after it began from Cape Fla. After a quick medical the astronauts were declared to be in The President made no formal He chatted with the astronauts in- formally by two-way microphone on the recovery carrier's hangar deck and ed them to a state dinner in Los Angeles Aug. 13 when their quarantine period you he do anything you Mr. replied the first man to walk the The flight's successful end brought hundreds of warm messages to the White the President from and prime ministers and represent over two billion ple on this all of them who have had the opportunity to see what you have he THE BRIEF CHAT the astro- and the Marine honor guard ing the isolation van snapped to the President placed his hand on his breast and faced the and the band struck up Star-Spangled He left the carrier by helicopter for the U. S. base at Johnston After landing on the the white and yellow helicopter which had picked up the astronauts was taken below Its starboard doors The weirdly garbed spacemen stepped For a brief moment they waved and then strode quickly into the isolation The walk took all of six Turn to Page 12 Col. Ted Kennedy IN QUARANTINE aboard the aircraft carrier astronauts Neil Michael Collins and Edwin drin listen to President Going to Court Recess Till October Considered Lunch No Bar to Bank Business City Near Top in Phone Rates Vietnam New York Times Service WASHINGTON The Pentagon is drafting revised lines for American commanders in nam that are designed to cut down on big operations and to re- duce American according to informed administration The officials say the guidelines sent a change of emphasis rather than a dramatic shift from the present doctrine of on the Taxes WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leaders offered Thursday to extend the income tax charge five months while work proceeds on tax but Republicans rejected the Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy and Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois told ers they are continuing to press for the full year's extension sought by President Inside Today Amusements 14 Obituary 11 Bridge 10 Sports 20-23 Comic Page 24 Television 34 Crossword 24 The Gazetteer 19 Editorials 6-7 The Women 16-17 Markets 25 Want Ads 26-33 Mass. OB Sen. ward M. Kennedy will appear in court this morning for arraignment on a charge of leaving the scene of his auto accident last weekend in which a young secretary The announcement was made before a crowd of newsmen Thursday night Kennedy's chief defense Robert G. Clark Jr. It capped a day of conferences at Kennedy's home on Squaw near the Kennedy family compound on Cape between the senator and several of his closest friends and political KENNEDY WILL have three options when be can plead in- nocent or no If he pleads he eventually will be brought to If he pleads guilty or no the next step is Massachusetts persons convicted of leaving the scene of an accident can receive jail terms ranging from two months to two Such sentences frequency are The law makes no provision for Clark's announcement was contained in a which he read to 50 or so assembled The statement the request of Edward M. a written waiver of the request to be heard in objection to the issuance of the complaint will be filed with the clerk of the District Court of Dukes County tomorrow Friday Turn to Page 12 Col. 3) Tax Relief Stumps Legislature By Don Marsh Staff Writer There is a possibility that the cratic dominated legislature may wait until October to decide what to do about Gov. Moore's tax relief program for in- Before they legislators are believed ready to pass a which would extend civil service coverage to several thousand state A decision on both questions is ed to be made HOUSE SPEAKER Ivor D- said the possibility of ing until October was discussed day at a meeting between House and Senate Democratic Boiarsky said he didn't regard the con- versation as particularly significant but he said it might become so if Democrats were unable to agree today on whether to support or oppose the tax relief A highly placed who asked not to be identified by said is a real that the legislature will go home Friday or Saturday to give itself time to study the Impact of the tax relief Senate President Lloyd said without think there's a real to end the cial session by Boiarsky said he thought that decisions could be made on all but involving the tax relief program and il Of the appears to be most concern about tax Boiarsky said members are concerned about revenue about extension of the relief to in- other than manufacturers and Turn to Page 12 Col. 4) Moore Helps Bonding Along Way By John G. Morgan Stuff Writer As Gov. Moore went down in an tor Thursday he said higher revenue mates were coming up to the legislature as a solution to some of the problems confronting it. He gave the information in an ated press conference as he made the descent from the ciary Room to his His comments followed an appearance of approximately 30 minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee on behalf of his program to provide abut million in new bonding authorization for the State Building Committee members must have liked what he told Soon after Moore the bond was reported out with a recommendation for The would authorize about lion in new bonding authority for i im- provement of mentaal aboul million for the Natural Resources De- for expenditure at Canaan ley State and the remainder for further development of the Capitol com- with provision for an archives and history and informed sources no bonds under the new authorization could actually be unless and until Moore again comes to the legislature to ask for that specific Turn to Page 12 Col. 21 Barrons Leave for Move Termed Temporary One Former Gov. and Mrs. W. W. Barron quietly left Charleston Thursday morning for a Florida Through close Barron it be known Thursday night that he was temporarily leaving the state to be with his ailing Fred and to look after his brother's business inter- A statement said the former to the recent illness of his brother and at his brother's is ily going to Florida for the purpose of helping and assisting his brother in his sundry business interests which are in he stated he will keep his contacts and interests in West Virginia and will be back from time to lime as circumstances further stated that his interests are based in West where his heart and his loyal and lasting friends are originally from has lived in Charleston since his term ended in 1965. His administration tured a statewide cleanup and cation program and was regarded as highly successful in terms of legislative But rumors persisted after the end of his term concerning possible ings in his These in a series of federal Barron was acquitted on a charge of conspiring to commit bribery in a 15-day trial that ended 11 months ago in federal court EARTH CREATURES step from a helicopter to the deck of the USS Hornet Michael Col- lins leads Neil Armstrong and Edwin They wear biological isolation FLOATING in a raft near their Apollo 11 apace three American astronauts are down by fropman
