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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
4
Apollo 7 completes another high speed pass over Cape Kennedy with astronauts Schirra and crew in a Saturn 1B mission. They report a minor opened panel and unexpected chaff around the rocket while pursuing a planned rendezvous with the spacecraft still attached.
NASA announced Friday that the first live television transmission from a U S spacecraft would occur around 11 am EDT. Earlier plans had set the live feed for about 9 20 am EDT with NASA noting that exact times for later Apollo 7 shows could not be precisely predicted.
Apollo 7 completed a 4.5 million mile flight leg with a near orbital path 140 to 183 miles above Earth. The crew reported smooth ride and at 10:45 a.m. PDT dumped surplus fuel to enable later maneuvers. The objective remains a rendezvous with the spent rocket and eventual docking with the lunar mothership.
Cape Kennedy reports that America logged its 2000th space hour Friday as Apollo 7 flew slightly over two hours. The nation had accumulated 1993 hours and 43 minutes across 16 Mercury and Gemini flights, and surpassing 2000 required just 6 hours and 18 minutes from a three-man total.
Apollo 7 successfully lifted off and orbited Earth at 17 500 mph despite a brief power outage at the Houston center. Astronauts Cunningham Schirra and others observed the second stage debris while Saturn V readiness for a lunar mission in December remained on track.
President Johnson greeted the Apollo 7 flight crew in flight from Washington to Kansas City and praised the effort as a major stride on the star studded way to the moon. He said the nation is proud of the crew.
Narcotics agents recovered 66000 dollars in LSD and arrested four Northern California men after a two month statewide probe. The raid at 2979 Firestone Blvd followed an undercover Fresno purchase plan. Arrested: Robert McKnight 19 San Francisco, Clarence G. Hamilton 24 San Francisco, Charles O. Watson 18 Roseville, Caesar A. Rubio 19 Roseville. All held on suspicion of possession for sale.
At homes near the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, relatives and neighbors watched Apollo 7 lift off. Suzanne Schirra, 11, and Jon Eisele, 4, cried and cheered as Mission Control counted down. Mrs. Schirra and Harriet Eisele spoke of pride and relief that the mission proceeds after a decade of delay and tragedy.
Apollo 7 began with few glitches but officials kept a tight mood as they assessed minor problems. Flight director Glynn Lunney urged calm study of systems while astronauts and controllers awaited further checks before approving Apollo 8 to circle the moon.
Three owners of Country Farms Market and two employees pleaded guilty to selling adulterated meat and maintaining unsanitary conditions. Judge Shafer released them on their own recognizance with sentencing set for Nov 15.
In a continuation from Page A-1, LBJ urges a treaty approval while Mansfield argues a late run would politicize the pact and risk its passage. The scene centers on the dilemma of bringing the treaty before a tense Congress and the potential partisan fallout.
With 29 short of a quorum the House recessed until noon. House Democrats tried to keep adjournment alive as James G. O'Hara led a sit out to demand public access to debates. Republicans blocked votes, while Nixon Humphrey and Wallace debates remained in dispute and Humphrey pressed for face to face talks.
A 19 year old military prisoner was shot and killed by a guard during an escape attempt from a work detail near Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. The incident occurred as the four man group worked near the hospital orderly room.
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