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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
1
The Schirras, Cunninghams, and Eisele households celebrate the Apollo 7 splashdown with champagne and cake. Wives recall 28 tense minutes of wait before Mission Control confirmed all astronauts were in good shape.
Apollo 7 astronauts rode their craft to a near pinpoint landing in the Atlantic aboard the USS Essex. Capt. Walter M. Schirra Jr. Maj. Donn F. Eisle and Walter Cunningham were rescued by helicopter and reported in good shape. The mission ended an 11 day voyage, placing the U.S. on the doorstep to the moon.
Apollo 7 returns to Earth with new spaceflight marks led by Walter Schirra Jr. The crew set records for total man hours in space and the most powerful manned engine thrust. NASA officials hailed the mission as a near flawless success as sailors cheered on their arrival aboard the Essex.
Barry Goldwater replied Monday to an Izvestia description calling him a political dinosaur and criticizing a Phoenix speech. He defended his views and asserted his commitment to conservative principles during the exchange.
AP reports President Johnson signed a broad gun control measure restricting interstate sales of rifles, shotguns, and ammunition. He called it the most comprehensive law yet but said more action was needed. The dispatch notes accompanying items from Athens and other world beats.
Enemy artillery shelled the U S 3rd Marine Division headquarters at Dong Ha and nearby village, killing three American Marines and three South Vietnamese civilians. Wounded include 15 U S Marines Navy and Army personnel, two South Vietnamese soldiers, and nine civilians. Subsequent shells hit Long Binh and Dong Tam as a 36 hour cease fire ended. United States jets continued raids on the North Panhandle while talks for peace progress. The lull in ground fighting persisted.
A Monday morning blaze on the Dick Crane farm, one mile south of Albert Lea on Highway 65, destroyed a barn and killed ten horses and three pigs. Six of 16 horses were saved. Losses were estimated at 16,000 dollars including barn, horses, tack, hay and straw, tools, equipment, and pigs.
Rep Albert H Quie promotes Rural Job Development legislation to shift industry to sparsely populated regions He toured Fillmore County with the Quie Caravan and spoke at Lanesboro Community Hall He pledges support for programs to attract jobs and curb rural depopulation In Fergus Falls Minnesota S Sgt John C Yates of Fergus Falls was identified among 30 U S servicemen killed in Vietnam in Defense Department casualty list
Enrollment at six Minnesota state colleges rose 15 percent in the fall quarter from last year, totaling 35,213 students. Mankato State College leads with 11,647 students, up 14 percent, while St. Cloud, Moorhead, Bemidji, Winona, and Southwest campuses also report gains. The board adopted an enrollment reciprocity plan with Wisconsin and discussed expenses for Mitau’s upcoming inaugural dinner.
Actress Loretta Young and ex-husband producer Thomas H A Lewis to split over $1 million in assets ending a decade-long dispute tied to J C P Corp which produced The Loretta Young Show. They will each own one of two apartment houses and share $125,000 corporate tax bill equally.
The Kentucky State Board of Education directed inclusion of Negro history in all senior level American History courses in high schools across the state. The ruling expands curriculum to cover African American contributions and events within standard social studies.
LT, PAUL AP The Minnesota Land Exchange Commission rejected a Forest Service bid to buy a 148 acre peninsula at Crane Lake near the Minnesota border. Gov. Harold LeVander, commission chair, urged delaying purchases until Voyageurs National Park boundaries are set. The request planned a boat landing information center museum parking lot picnic area and swimming beach.
A 43 year old hunter Burton Edward Stenberg of White Bear Lake Minn was accidentally shot and killed by a companion while a four man Hamm brewery party hunted grouse about 20 miles northeast of Mora Kanabee County sheriff said Stenberg stepped into the line of fire as a companion fired.
The Indian government, citing an improved food position and expected record harvest, raises invited guests to 150 from 100 for marriages under the Guest Control Order. The limit may be eased further if the number of courses stays at four or fewer.
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