THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, Nov. 21, 1969
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
80th Year, No. 50
- Photo by Mike Rieke
Best Dressed Coed
Norma Decker, Tecumseh freshman representing Watkins Hall, was named KU's Best Dressed Coed Thursday night in competition sponsored by the AWS Fashion Board. See story page 3.
Trio to leave moon orbit, aim for home
SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPI)—Apollo 12's explorers made their final sweeps around the moon today before blasting out of lunar orbit and heading home with their treasure of moon rocks and pieces of an old robot spacecraft.
The three Navy commanders, Charles "Pete" Conrad, Alan L. Bean, and Richard F. Gordon, wound up the moon exploration phase of the mission Thursday. But they spent an extra day in lunar orbit to scout and photograph landing sites for the men who will follow them.
A blast on the main engine of the Yankee Clipper command ship will jar the astronauts out of moon orbit at 2:43 p.m. CST today and start them toward a splashdown in the Pacific Monday afternoon.
Conrad and Bean, who made the moon landing, blasted off from the lunar surface in the landing vehicle Intrepid Thursday morning and rejoined Gordon, who had kept the command ship in lunar orbit for 40 lonely hours. Safely aboard the Yankee Clipper the astronauts jettisoned the lunar lander and sent it crashing down on the lunar surface.
The impact of the crash set up vibrations on the moon for 30 minutes—much to the surprise of scientists who were reading signals from a seismometer set up on the lunar surface by the astronauts.
Geologist Garly Latham said the sustained vibrations had "un-questionably profound" implications, but that scientists were not prepared to say what they were as yet.
Ground control lost radio contact with the astronauts for about an hour Thursday night, and first believed the Apollo 12 crew had gone to sleep with the spacecraft (Continued on page 79)
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Haynsworth's opponents need three votes to block
WASHINGTON (UPI)—Opponents of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth's nomination to the Supreme Court were within three votes Thursday night of blocking his confirmation.
Sen. John Sherman Cooper, R-Ky., added his name to the 47 senators previously listed in a UPI poll as planning to vote against confirmation.
Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew could cast the deciding ballot for Haynsworth in today's voting if opponents pick up only two more votes.
Sen. James B. Pearson, R-Kan., who will be up for re-election in 1972, was known to have received mail hinting at possible opposition in the Republican primary if he did not vote for confirmation. Pearson has announced in favor of Haynsworth.
Sen, Len Jordan, R-Idaho, said his mail was "legion" on the Haynsworth nomination. He blamed Attorney General John N. Mitchell for the avalanche of pro-Haynsworth mail.
KU fees increase voted by Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents voted unanimously today to increase tuition at the state's six universities and colleges.
Beginning with the fall term of 1970, resident tuition at all institutions will be increased $120 per school year. Non-resident tuition will be increased $250.
The Regents reacted to a suggestion by a legislative committee that the fees be increased. The Legislative Budget Committee of the Kansas Legislative Council
had noted that tuition at the institutions had fallen below the 25 per cent of operating cost which has been regarded as a standard minimum in Kansas.
Max Bickford, executive officer of the board said three years ago the legislative council adopted a policy stating that 25 per cent of educational costs should come from student fees. He said the fees produced now by Kansas colleges and universities fall far below that percentage.
"Three years ago when the fees were last increased, Kansas fees were in the middle of fees required by other schools in the Big Eight. Since that time, most of the other states have increased their rates and presently KU is near the bottom." Bickford said.
The money will go into the general operating budget which is the source of all funds required to run the University, including teachers' salaries, books, etc.
Bickford said no financial crisis (Continued to page 20)
Lodge resigns from talks
WASHINGTON (UPI)—Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and his chief deputy resigned from the Paris peace talks Thursday after citing the Communist delegation's refusal to negotiate seriously.
President Nixon accepted the resignations effective Dec. 8, but did not name a successor to Lodge or his deputy, Lawrence E. Walsh. The resignations leave the U.S. delegation in Paris with second-rate status. The State Department took steps, however, to head off speculation Nixon may leave
A State Department spokesman said the administration still hopes the Vietnam War can be ended by negotiations. He added, "Lodge's resignation should in no way be interpreted as any down-grading of the talks or abandonment of hope for the negotiations."
the delegation with this status until Hanoi indicates a willingness to negotiate seriously.
White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler also said, "The President continues to hope that
peace can be achieved through successful negotiations."
However, the fact the White House had known for weeks that Lodge wanted to quit and was either unable or unwilling to name a successor Thursday was an indication to some observers the White House intended to downgrade the negotiations.
Ziegler also said, "the lack of progress in Paris is a direct result of the refusal of the other side to enter into serious negotiations. As the President pointed
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UDK News Roundup
By United Press International
OSLO—The Norwegian Labor party said Thursday it will propose that Norway recognize North Vietnam when parliament begins its foreign relations debate Monday.
Recognition proposed
Deputy Chairman Guttorm Hansen said recognition of the Hanoi government was a part of the Labor party's election program in September.
Apollo 13 plans 'go'
SPACE CENTER, Houston—The two moonwalks by Apollo 13 astronauts next March may last longer than the planned 3.5 to 4 hours each because Charles "Pete" Conrad and Alan L. Bean were so at home on the lunar surface.
James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Thomas K. Mattingly are scheduled to blast off toward the moon March 12.
UCLA students charged
LOS ANGELES—Twenty-nine UCLA students were charged with conspiracy and false imprisonment Thursday after an administrator was held prisoner in his campus office for two hours.
Thirty-two students were arrested Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of kidnapping.