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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1968
Page
1
SPACE CENTER Houston UP I reports that future Apollo astronauts may face days of back home navigation if a problem arises far from Earth while Mercury and Gemini missions offered quick reentries. Gemini 8 tested an urgent return as a notable emergency.
Humphrey promises to sign a blank check to stamp out crime with a tenfold increase in Safe Streets funding to 620 million, pledging order without a police state and stressing individual liberty. He faults Nixon and Wallace, while Apollo 7 mission progress and past Gemini issues underscore NASA’s push for reliable lunar flight.
A playful note contrasts a famous adage with a quip about women preferring words over an image. The line hints at cultural norms on expression and communication without detailing individuals or events.
Apollo 7 astronauts led a dramatic mock rescue near the Saturn 1B second stage, approaching within 70 feet as Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walt Cunningham aimed to rendezvous with a drifting lunar lander proxy. Schirra battled a cold while praising the mission and delaying camera use. They completed a 20 minute chase, then moved away safely as the stage was expected to burn up in a week.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said he would not object to a special post election session if prospects improve to consider the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. He noted the Senate finished work Friday without the treaty, despite President Johnson warning he might summon senators to ratify it. Mansfield said he told Johnson he could not bring up the treaty for fear of partisan pre election squabbling.
In Panama City two national guard colonels established a military junta after an early morning coup. Troops deployed sand-bagged machine gun nests at key intersections near the presidential area. President Arnulfo Arias, ousted after 12 days, met with his cabinet in the Canal Zone and vowed to return. The junta is led by Col. Bolivar Urrutia and Col. Jose Maria Inilla.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called the Panamanian military overthrow of Arnulfo Arias a profound concern to the United States. U S officials noted Arias had entered the Canal Zone with police protection and that relations with Panama were automatically suspended while not formally broken. The capital tightened security as the National Guard controlled media and streets and urged calm.
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