14 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1968
Page
1
Apollo Y's mission log recounts daylight navigation drills during a 185 mile orbit. The crew maintained radio contact with Earth while an odd commercial broadcast was heard around the ship. Crew member Khivra commented on the uncomfortable conditions aboard including leaking hammocks and bursting pudding bags.
Reports detail heavy shelling around Hieu and a town 33 miles northwest of Saigon with 127 mortar rounds and ongoing skirmishes. The New Jersey shelled near Vinh in the north with over 200 tons of 16 inch shells. Casualties were not fully known while other clashes occurred along Thuong Duc and Daang coastal plains.
Astronauts report a weightless, uneventful mission with ample food aboard the ship. They note no chocolate leakage despite two bags bursting their seams and describe the cabin as a gym like space. Captain Schirra and crewmates reflect on the ease of the flight and completion of planned objectives.
The Rhodesia summit talks ended without agreement after four days of deadlocked negotiations between Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Britain and Rhodesian leader Ian Smith. A last-minute joint statement failed to resolve the three-year crisis over white minority rule as Wilson pressed for guarantees on African rights and a potential path to majority rule, while Smith prepared to consult his cabinet.
Pittsburgh AP reports Michael A. Musmanno a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, writer, and Nuremberg Trials judge died at 71 after a Columbus Day death. He suffered a stroke Friday and will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery soon.
The Independent daily paper published weekdays with observed holidays lists pricing 20 cents single copy 4.50 monthly and mail options. It provides office address 525 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena California and contact numbers for regional zones including Los Angeles area.
An old article discusses the myth that cold baths harm health and argues for year round bathing. It cites a Wisconsin finotype operator who bathed only in warm weather yet lived to old age, suggesting temperature does not alter wellbeing if heating and hot water are available.
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