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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1969
Page
1
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 11 astronauts nearing halfway homeward journey toward a planned Thursday splashdown in the Pacific. They slept in Wednesday morning as mission control allowed extended rest for re entry, waking at 10 25 a m to begin wake up procedure.
Senate discussions focus on speeding surtax extension through or before Aug. 13 as Majority Leader Mansfield hints at an ironclad guarantee of tax reform. Williams, the Republican floor manager, seeks assurances from the White House and finance panel that the bill will pass that year. The White House and administration officials, alongside former treasury secretaries, urged quick action to restore fiscal confidence and avoid delaying reform.
FBI arrested nine people on charges of peddling obscene pictures across state lines. Agents seek three others in a five state operation spanning New York to Nevada, with shipments from New York City to Baltimore, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Minneapolis.
Washington AP Senator Harold E Hughes of Iowa, a recovered alcoholic, announced a major congressional push to confront alcoholism calling prior efforts tokenism. His Senate subcommittee on alcoholism and narcotics will hold hearings with witnesses, including actress Mercedes McCambridge, and he plans testimony from fellow recovered alcoholics detailing the misery of some five million alcoholics in America.
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon landed in San Francisco and began a world tour to meet the Apollo 11 astronauts. He will fly to the Pacific splashdown area, board the Arlington and Hornet recovery ships, then monitor the moon landing and return via Guam. Stops include the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania, Britain, and possibly South Vietnam. A reduced Vietnam troop plan may follow after the trip.
A short Chuckle caption plays on a child’s line about being a nonconformist to fit in with peers. The quip pivots on playful reversal, delivering a light humorous punch in a classic newspaper caption style.
Rainfall of up to 2.58 inches fell in parts of Iowa as a band of thunderstorms moved from the northwest to the east overnight. Areas including St Ansgar reported the heaviest totals with other towns recording 0.87 to 2.1 inches, while a cold front advancing from the west was expected to bring more showers.
George E. Klingensmith 26 of Newhall Iowa died early Wednesday when his car failed to negotiate a curve and struck a power pole on Wyoming Highway 789. He had worked in Riverton since June 23 and was survived by his wife Janette and two children. Burial was planned in Montrose Colorado.
US sources say the ground offensive may stretch into September and become the war’s longest phase. They revise earlier predictions of a fresh communist drive this month, noting a relative lull since late June. B52s hit routes Saigon to the Cambodian border while light clashes yield few casualties.
Washington UPI reports Senators Start and Cooper unveiled a revised anti ABM amendment to a military bill. They limit ABM funds to research and development and prevent deployment or site acquisition, arguing the change delays a full decision while allowing ongoing programs to proceed.
Pope Paul VI in Castel Gandolfo urged youths to draw inspiration from Apollo 11's space quest to shed defeatism and protest and engage bravely with modern society as the Vatican framed the event as a positive call to action.
Edgartown Massachusetts Kennedy faces potential suspension of his driver license after a preliminary finding of fault in the Chappaquiddick incident. Officials say the license would stay suspended until a hearing rules on fault with a possible six month revocation if seriousness is confirmed. Police and prosecutors continue to review whether additional charges could be filed in connection with Miss Mary Jo Kopechne’s death.
UPI reports Apollo 11 crew played a joke on flight surgeon John Tuke after Edwin Aldrin’s heart rate jumped from 50 to 147 during unannounced exercises in the craft. Neil Armstrong’s rate was joked as highest yet, while the crew claimed Armstrong at 24 by some measure, though no instrument could verify their heart rates.
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