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Norwich Evening Sun (Newspaper) - October 22, 1968, Norwich, New York In the Ning in f vol. 78, no. 144 tuesday october 22, 1968 Norwich new York 13815 Ioc per splashing Success Atis a v mod. Jyry splashdown egress from Apollo 7 spacecraft is performed by the three astronauts who safely returned from 11-Day spa emission this morning. Above frogman help cunning. Ham and Eisele pull out commander Schirra during egress training exercise. New wave of red attacks looms in new he shelling Saigon apr enemy gunners today shelled the third . Military Headquarters in the past three Days indicating that a new wave of attacks against major american bases May have begun. About 30 rounds of 102-Pound russian made artillery shells slammed into the Headquarters of the . 3rd Marine division at Dong a and a nearby South vietnamese Village just below the Eastern flank of the demilitarized zone. Three american marines and three South vietnamese civilians were killed. The wounded were 15 . A. Rine Navy and army personnel two South vietnamese soldiers and nine civilians. The Headquarters of the . Army in Vietnam at Long Binh 12 Miles Northeast of Saigon was shelled sunday. The next Day enemy gunners zeroed in on the Headquarters of the . 9th infantry division at Dong tam 35 Miles Southwest of Saigon. The new shelling came As a 36-hour cease fire along the coast of North Vietnam to per Mit the release of 14 North vietnamese prisoners of War held Caroline John head Home voyage stalled Athens a Caroline and John Kennedy left Greece today for new York and a return to school but bad weather still kept their mothers honeymoon yacht tied alongside their new greek Stepfather a Island. I he Kennedy children took a nonstop Twa flight to new York. They were accompanied by their grandmother mrs. Hugh d. Auchincloss and her husband. All had attended the wedding sunday of mrs. John f. Kennedy to greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis on scorpios the Small Island in the ionian sea which he owns. Mrs. Auchincloss other daughter Princess Lee Radzi. Will and her husband Prince stanislaus Radziwill were Tak ing another plane to London their Home. Where the newlywed or. And mrs. Aristotle Socrates Onassis were headed was their secret. The storm that raged through their wedding sunday on scor Pio Island kept up through monday and into tuesday. The wedding guests flew to Athens monday. In addition to 10-year-old Caroline and 7.year, old John the Radziwilla also were accompanied by their Young son and daughter. The homeward bound group also included the Only adult members of the Kennedy family who attended the wedding two of the late presidents Sisters mrs. Stephen Smith and mrs. Peter Lawford. Also among those departing was the . Secret service Man who had accompanied mrs. Kennedy to Greece but to whose Protection she is no longer entitled since her second marriage. At the Vatican an official comment was made on the wedding of the roman Catholic mrs. Onassis to a divorced member of the greek orthodox Church. The it. Rev. M s g r. Fausto Vallain the Vatican a press spokesman declared a Jacqueline Kennedy has reached the age of reason that is to be Able to know what she wants. She knew at tile moment of her marriage with Onassis what the Catholic churches Law was on marriage with a i. Forced Man a largest City faces biggest labor crisis new York a the a. Tiona a largest City today faced the greatest municipal labor Cri. Sis in its history with its 1.1 Mil. Lion Pupil Public school system paralysed by a teachers strike its police patrolmen engaged in a work slowdown and its fire men set for their own slowdown. Besieged by the ranks of or. Gani Zed labor mayor John v. Lindsay again called monday on the teachers Union to end its walkout a for the Sake of the City a and told the uniformed services he would not Bow to their wage demands. But if the firemen go through with their slowdown nearly 90,000 City employees will be engaged in either strikes or Job action against the administration by wednesday. Lindsay declared he would weather increasing Clouds and warmer tonight. Chance of showers late tonight and wed. Mesday morning Clearing wednesday afternoon. Low temperatures tonight 45 to 55 and highs wednesday in the r 60s. A stand firm on earlier agree ments with the police and fire men saying that to reopen Nego. To nations would set off a Chain reaction among City employees and produce a Complete anarchy in labor during the Day police said 2,049 of the 23,000 members of the patrolmen a benevolent As. Socia Tion called in sick while those who reported for work continued to bypass traffic offenders and perform a by the Book a the ,500-member uniformed firefighters association also voted to reject the City a con. Tract offer and said that on wednesday firemen would Stop performing nonemergency duties. The walkout which has a1, ready Cost 17 of 28 school Days from the fall term stems from the ouster of 80 White teachers in the predominantly negro and puerto rican Ocean Hill. Brownsville District. The Aba has rejected a con. Tract offer that would have raised a patrolman a annual base wage of $9,383 to $10,759 Over a two year period after worrisome search All of by the United states ended at noon. One military source said he assumed fighter bombers were resuming raids on North vietnamese Supply columns and barges in the 288-Square mile coastal area that was declared off limits at Midnight sunday. The cease fire negotiated in the laotian capital of Vientiane silenced enemy Shore batteries and antiaircraft guns along a 25-mile strip of coastline to per. Mit a . Navy ship to land the 14 pos South of the North vietnamese City of Vinh. . Officers said there were no reports the truce had been violated. We Hile North vietnamese leaders in Hanoi were believed debating whether to accept u. S. Terms for an end to the bombing of the North u. S. Jets continued their raids on the North vietnamese Panhandle outside the cease fire area and spokesmen said More a strikes As usual Are planned for wednesday. The Viet congas liberation press Agency said today that the United states has no right to demand reciprocity for a bombing halt in the North and that the Paris peace talks will pro. Gress Only after an uncondition-a1 bombing halt. The Lull in ground fighting now in its fourth week continued some see it As a possible de escalation move by Hanoi but the . Command feels Dif. Fervently. The command announced to Day that Allied troops seized More than 300 tons of enemy munitions and food during september. Most of these supplies were found in the 3rd corps area that includes Saigon and in the five northernmost provinces below the demilitarized zone. While no violations of the cease fire were reported a . Navy a4 skyhawk crashed Mon Day about 38 Miles South of the area where the stand Down was in effect. The Navy said the skyhawk the 910th american warplane reported lost in com. Bat Over North Vietnam made a strafing run on a truck a went into a dive and a Large fireball was a after a Low level pass the flight Leader reported that the aircraft was completely destroyed with a Chute nearby a the Navy said. A there was no sign of the Pilot a the . Command said air Force Navy and Marine pilots flew through Northeast Monsoon weather to log 114 missions against North Vietnam monday. Aboard Essex apr Apollo 7�?Ts astronauts flew their a magnificent flying machine Home from the heavens today and gave searchers 20 anxious minutes before they were found floating upside Down in the Atlantic Ocean within an hour Navy capt. Walter m. Schirra jr., air Force maj. Doon f. Eisele and we alter Cunningham were deposited by helicopter aboard the deck of this aircraft Carrier stationed 330 Miles South Southeast of Bermuda. They splashed into the sea just five Miles from the Essex climaxing a sensational 11-Day space adventure that put the United states firmly on the residents son has key role j at least one proud Mother has had her eyes glued to the television set since Early today when the Apollo 7 capsule began pre paragons to make its return trip to Earth. She is mrs. George Bengert of 26 Hayes Street whose son commander William c. Haskell us is in command of the air group which was charged with spotting the capsules splashdown and its pickup in the Atlantic. Haskell a 1949 naval acad Emy graduate was designated the a on scene commander at the actual splashdown site South East of Bermuda. Television viewers heard Nasa officials re Fer to him As a air Haskell positioned his helicopter As its picked up the As. Tro nauts. Mrs. Tenge it said Ner son was overseeing the operation from an air Cruit giving directions to the helicopter Crews engaged in the actual pickup of the three astronauts. A a in a very proud of him a mrs. Bengert said this morning speaking of her songs selection As commander of the group. A this wife called us and said that he will sit beside Apollo flight chief Walter Schirra at dinner tonight aboard a it was very t terrific a mrs. Bengert told the evening Sun. A the had told us about his role in the project about three weeks ago when we visited him and toured the car Rier or. Bengert the commanders Stepfather is chairman of the Board of the Norwich pharma Cal co. The commander who will observe his 42nd birthday anniversary Early in november was graduated from the . Naval Academy in 1949 and received his flight training at Pensacola Fla. He attended Norwich schools. He and his wife the former Delores Pinney of Pensacola Fla., and their two children George 6, and Ann 16, live in North Kingston . A a it a just wonderful a she said. A a in a very proud of a korean Veteran Haskell is a member of an Antisubmarine helicopter Squadron on the Essex. The Pilot of helicopter 55, which actually plucked the astronauts from the water was cmdr. Edward a. Skube pub. To Colo. Doorstep of the Moon. The bearded Trio appeared Shakey and tired As they stepped onto a red carpet on the deck of the Carrier. But they waved happily to acknowledge the cheers of hundreds of sailors and a brisk a anchors aweigh played by a ships band. Physicians reported after a Quick examination that the three Felt Fine and were in Good spirits. They were All smiles later when they received a Telephone Call from president Johnson at the White House. A i Salute the three of you As Well As the thousands of men on the space team a the president said. A we Here in the Capitol and All Over this country and the world Are very proud of you this Eisele replied a thank you very much or. President. It was a real pleasure and an officials of the National aeronautics and space administration Nasa were elated Over the flight results. A Apollo 7 goes into my Book As a perfect Mission a said air Force it. Gen. Samuel Phillips Apollo program manager. A we accomplished 101 per cent of our objectives. We did every thing we set out to do and added a few things As we went along a Phillips said Apollo 7 has opened the Way to a possible around the Moon flight by the three Man Apollo 8 Crew in de. Cember. He added that decision Wiuf be made until mid no. Vamper All results of this flight have been evaluated the wives of the three space men were overjoyed at the near perfect flight and Homecoming and All commented on the Long beards As the Astro nauts appeared on television. They All watched the Landing on to at their Homes in hous. Ton. A everything went beautifully a commented to Schirra. A the Only disappointment was in not being Able to see the parachutes a those beards done to look bad at All a said to Ella cunning. Ham. All three wives were a bit anxious while the search for the downed spacecraft was in Prog. Ress. A it was fear a said Harriet Eisele describing her feeling during tile period. The search was made More difficult because of heavy Clouds and a Light rain and because Apollo 7 landed Bottoms up which was anticipated tem. Pora Rily submerging the radio Antenna. Several helicopters from the Essex fanned Over a wide area and finally zeroed in on intermittent signals from the space Craft Beacon. Twenty minutes after the 7 13 . Edt touchdown a helicopter recovery 3, spotted the up Sid it Down Craft by the time it was overhead minutes later the astronauts had inflated flotation bags and turned it right Side up. After talking with the Astro nauts the helicopter radioed a their physical status is Good a All Are in Good swimmers leaped into the water and secured Apollo 7. Schir. A Cunningham and Eisele opened their Hatch climbed into a life raft and were lifted one by one into the helicopter. The copter sped to the Essex Landing on the deck at 8 08 55 minutes after the splashdown. Happy landings Walter Cunningham. F v smiling faces Are those of Apollo Crew Donn Eisele Walter Schirro and flight a perfect Mission manned Moon shot studied space Center Houston apr elated space experts steering americans Ryan to the. Moon program today declared the flight of Apollo 7 a a perfect Mission a but said a decision will not be made until next month whether to launch the next three Apollo spacemen around the Moon a we accomplished 101 per cent of tile objectives a or. George m. Low manager of the Apollo spacecraft program of. Flee Here said after the three Apollo 7 astronauts safely re turned to Earth. A we put More into the flight accomplished More than we set out to a Apollo 7 goes in my Book As a perfect Mission a added it. Gen. Samuel c. Phillips Apollo program director for the National aeronautics and space administration a in my experience this is the first space Mission that accomplished More than too per cent of its objectives. A we were Able to accomplish a very major step toward the manned lunar Landing a Phillips said a and i have every Confidence it will be accomplished before the end of next nevertheless he added a we have much work to do before the decision can be made whether to Fly the next three astronauts around the Moon at christmastime. A decision will be made in mid november Phillips said after ground tests determine whether officials can completely understand and resolved i. Nor problems that developed during the 11.Day Mission of As. Tro nauts Walter m. Schirra jr., Donn e. Eisele and Walter gun Gingham. A the spacecraft performance has been exceedingly Beautiful a said flight director Glynn Tunney. Despite Apollo 7�?Ts achievements the decision whether to Send the Apollo 8 pilots air Force col. Frank Borman Navy capt. James a. Lovell or. And air Force maj. William a Anders around the not come easy. Moon will once astronauts Start heading for the Moon there is no Hance for them to get Back to Earth for More than seven Days the amount of time it takes to Fly to the Moon and Back. Apollo engines Are not powerful enough for the Crew to turn around be fore reaching the Moon if some. Thing goes wrong. In the 11-Day flight Navy capt Schirra air Force maj. Eisele and Cunningham a civil Ian proved that apollos life. Support systems can keep three men alive Long enough for a round trip to the Moon 4looks like they re Slimmer a wife says Saigon red talk terms clash Paris a informed dip. Komats disclosed today South Vietnam a main terms for Tak ing part in a broadened Paris peace Parley they appear to clash with conditions publicly set by North Vietnam. The four chief Saigon require ments As reported Here Are featured by the willingness of president Nguyen Van Thieu a regime to negotiate directly with the North vietnamese in Paris but they stipulate that the communist red National liberation front of South Viet Nam must not be allowed inde pendent status at the peacemaking process As both Hanoi and the front demand. The front is the political of the Viet Cong. The role of the front at a broadened peace conference which would follow any Ameri. Can halt in bombing is believed to have been one of the Princi. Pal subjects of discussion be tween ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and Thieu in Saigon. They have met five times since last week it is generally believed Bunker has been seeking to modify some aspects of Thieu a policy. The informants said the Thieu government intends very shortly to announce its terms for a peace Parley underlining the expectation of the South vietnamese that a . Bomb halt soon will be announced Here Are Saigon a four cond Titus As reported by the Diplo Mats with Hanoi a attitude also shown a the South vietnamese gov. Eminent is prepared to Deal and negotiate directly with the North vietnamese government within an expanded Paris peace conference. Hanoi has never said it would meet with Thieu a regime. A Saigon insists the projected peace conference must proceed rapidly and continuously from an american bomb halt to a cease fire without stalling or filibustering. Hanoi has insisted that the problem of peace in South Vietnam is a matter not for it but for the americans and National liberation front. A Saigon demands that Hanoi must not exploit peace Neotia. Tons through troop infiltration and other acts of hostility against the South. A Saigon a government re. Fuses to concede the claims of the front to sit in at a peace conference As an Independent party or participant. Space Center Houston apr a it looks like they be lost weight a said mrs. Walter m. Schirra jr., As her astronaut husband stepped onto the deck of the Carrier Essex. And then she spotted the Beard her husband acquired in la Days in space laughed and said a i Hope he Isnit too attached to somebody mentioned that it would be shaved off soon. A gee a said 11-year-old Suzanne Schirra a a they re going to be real people that show it was at the Schir rash House in Timber Cove. There were similar scenes at the Nassau Bay Home of civilian astronaut Walter Cunningham and at the Home in it Lago of air Force maj. Donn f. Eisele. A those beards done to look bad at ail a said to Ella cunning Ham there was of course the most agonizing 28 minutes of their lives the time from splashdown until Mission control said a their physical condition is Good a they re All in Good nobody will Ever know what went through the minds of the wives of the Apollo 7 Trio during that 28 minutes afterwards they were Able to joke about it. When Harriet Eisele heard the spacecraft was upside Down in the Atlantic she exclaimed a Well he said it was a Lousy boat a Schirra had quipped during one of the practice sessions that the Apollo 7 a is a Good space Craft but a Lousy but mrs. Eisele said of her feeling during the wait a it was once the three appeared on the Carrier deck there was a shout of Joy in the Schirra Home and the sound of Champagne corks popping a wow what a Day a cried on of the women who had Gath ered at the Schirra Home All carrying either Champagne or cake to help to Schirra wait out the re entry. A is no to this great a a everything went beautifully a said mrs. Schirra. A the Only disappointment was in not being Able to see the parachutes open. The spacecraft came Down five Miles from the Carrier and on Board television cameras were unable to pick it up. A gee he used to come in the closest a said mrs. Schirra whose husband made two previous space flights. But later she told newsmen a a Ftp a a new spacecraft. We tan expect that some of the things wont go the families All were up Long before Dawn to follow re entry procedures. They gathered around space Center monitors that gave detailed descriptions of each step and watched telent. Sion. When the spacecraft fired its Retro rockets Over Hawaii mrs. Schirra started a Stop watch and intently followed the flight plan. Mrs. Eisele was asked if she wants her husband to go into space again. A no i done to she said. But she added a Titi a. Cent it of he wants to mrs. Schirra had no such problem. Her husband has announced that this spaceflight will Fie his last. A a he a going to stay with Nasa until after the lunar flight a she said a i done to think he knows yet what he a going to do after the wives to Schirra mar. Riot Eisele and to Ella cunning. Ham set their alarms for 5 then they turned up the volume Chi the receivers on which they could hear the High Points of re entry the Retro fire that slowed the spacecraft the heart thumping moment when tile ship s huge parachutes my Lowed in the sky the splashdown and word that their men were Safe. Mrs. Eisele went to the store monday and returned with two boxes of cigars for a reason she didst disclose. A neighbor came by with a couple of bottles of champagnes that reason was obvious. Today a chuckle a lot of people Are coming up in the world. They used to be just cogs in the works but now they re to dots an ism card. On

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