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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1969
Page
1
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Alan Bean faced unplanned checks and two extra trips into the lunar module after an unexplained electrical surge at liftoff. A switch fault caused power drains and window icing appeared, but no major damage was found.
Mission planners choose a non free return trajectory for Apollo 12 to allow safer daylight launches and better antenna alignment. If lunar orbit fails, the craft could miss earth and drift in a fatal loop rather than relying on a guaranteed free return. The change widens landing site options but increases risk.
AP reports Apollo 12 mission commander Charles Conrad Jr. remained composed as lightning struck the Saturn V shortly after launch. The inertial guidance unit was affected but the craft reached orbit amid tense communications and mission control exchanges.
The Apollo 12 crew recalled a bright flash and elevated heart rates during ascent, with Conrad suggesting the vehicle might have created its own lightning. Mission control weighed two-engine risk to ensure a lunar return path, while ground observers noted a brief celestial display as Saturn V vanished into clouds.
Dean Burch new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission endorsed Vice President Spiro Agnew s charges of bias in network television newscasts saying the criticisms are thoughtful and professional. Senate Republican leader VAUDALIVE
Antiwar demonstrations in Washington and across the nation focus on American deaths in Vietnam. A 3,000 strong march on the South Vietnamese Embassy met police with tear gas and broken windows while 1,000 marchers paraded past the White House. In New York Central Park balloons honor fallen servicemen as high school attendance drops. The American Legion, Kincheloe Air Force Base airmen, and political leaders challenge the protests and media coverage.
AP reports renewed clashes in the Bu Prang area as North Vietnamese troops strike a government battalion. South Vietnamese air support and American advisers sustain casualties while bases along the Cambodian border brace for weekend actions amid suspected planned ground attacks in War Zone C.
Raymond H. Siek, plant manager at Ford Green Island Plant, is being considered to replace Joseph F. Casey as Rensselaer County Republican chairman. An unimpeachable source says support for Siek has grown, with Siek seen as a "new face" to lead the beleaguered GOP. Siek lives in Poestenkill and is active in Troy business and civic life.
President Nixon watched Apollo 12 lift off at Cape Kennedy in a downpour with wife Pat and daughter Tricia. The mood shifted from concern over electrical trouble to relief as earth orbit was achieved, then back to cheer as he praised NASA staff and saluted the mission.
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