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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1970
Page
2
NASA recounts Apollo 13 peril as Lovell and crew navigate icing, power loss, and oxygen limits. Ground controllers weigh space suit use and hatch procedures while thousands simulate steps for a safe Earth landing after corrective thrust and trajectory repair.
The plan shifts from aid to families with dependent children to a family assistance program. All able bodied adults and those with children over six would need to work or training to receive benefits. Day care and education programs would be federally funded. Most Democratic congressmen supported the bill, while several Republican lawmakers criticized the expanded welfare rules.
The Los Angeles area strike continues as UTLA pushes for 10 000 to 20 000 annual raises while the district offers 5 percent. Absentee rates rise with 43 percent of 650000 students out Thursday, protests emerge, and a contempt citation issue shifts to April 27 with a new judge.
The Iwo Jima will lead recovery efforts for Apollo 13 with four C-130 aircraft and three-man pararescue teams deployed along a 515 mile path. Weather forecast potential clouds and thunderstorms may affect TV visibility, but recovery remains on schedule for 10:08 a.m. 610 miles southeast of Pago Pago.
A chaotic scene at Sproul Plaza erupts when an older man grabs a youthful demonstrator. The crowd yells pig and attacks television camera crews as disorder ripples across the campus.
Neil Armstrong cautions that problems in Apollo 13 should not stop America’s space effort. He notes grounding support personnel must fix spacecraft bugs before launch and that some system weaknesses are expected, even as Apollo 11 succeeded.
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