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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
10
Apollo 11 crewmembers race toward a Saturday rendezvous with the moon as Luna 15, the Soviet satellite, is declared not to interfere with the mission. Soviet officials say Luna 15 will not intersect Apollo 11’s published trajectory though its own objective remains unclear.
U S forces repelled two ambushes on highways north of Saigon with 9 Americans wounded in the An Loc area and another 9 wounded near Tan An. North Vietnamese losses included 8 killed and 1 captured. Air strikes and artillery supported ground actions as U S and South Vietnamese troops pursued enemy positions.
Apollo 11 crew Armstrong Collins Aldrin delivered a quiet TV demonstration from orbit with clear instrument panel closeups while planning to test a LM camera pass into the module. Collins joked about ties as mission control noted cooperative conditions during the 6 32 p m CDT broadcast window.
County commissioners move to begin formulating the 1970 budget with all but two office requests submitted. Officials expect a slight increase funded by higher tax valuations and modest mill levy changes. The morning session also approved closing offices on Apollo 11 national participation day and authorized a $20 lightning arrester purchase for the Eudora civil defense radio.
New York stocks ended lower with the Dow Jones industrial average at 300.0, down 2.4 points, as declines spread across sectors and led by broad selling pressure. Market breadth weakened with numerous components closing in negative territory.
Clouds over Lawrence lessen rain fears with a forecast under 50 percent. Saturday’s rain risk drops to about 30 percent while humidity fluctuates between 50 and 90 percent. Highs near 97 cooled to 70 tonight, with a return to 90s on Saturday.
The piece warns Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins face no rescue if stranded on the moon. A rescue craft cannot reach in time, the LM cannot be easily set, and the two men would lack oxygen and ascent capability.
Kraft explains Apollo flight safety relies on multiple backup systems for crew safety. He notes takeoff and landing are riskiest, but overall reliability is high when excluding launch and landing. He compares space hardware testing to the cost of ensuring devices run for long durations under heat, vibration, and oxygen exposure.
Apollo 11 preparations face local disruption as a thunderstorm topples a shade tree near Michael Collins' home. Nassau Bay crews cut the tree and a pool dig near Edwin Aldrin Jrs house prompts safety fixes and cable work ahead of launch day.
British voyager John Fairfax paddled a 24 foot Britannia orange shoe shaped rowboat toward Florida as winds and currents favor a landfall near Miami or Fort Lauderdale. The 31 year old bachelor left the Canary Islands six months ago on a 4000 mile crossing and was 120 miles south of Miami when spotted by a coast guard plane.
Jodrell Bank experts in England were mystified by the unmanned Soviet Luna 15 lunar mission. They reported the craft in a near low orbit around the moon and transmitting radio bursts as they struggled to predict its next move.
Astronaut Frank Borman quoted a Soviet reply stating Luna 15’s orbit would not intersect Apollo 11’s published trajectory. The message, relayed via Bor man, offered no clear indication if Luna would attempt a landing. Borman had requested more flight details during a NASA briefing.
Senator Stuart Symington reversed his stance and will not seek a second closed Senate session on the Safeguard antiballistic missile system. A proposed amendment would cap ABM to research and bar deployment, potentially delaying votes past the August 13 recess.
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