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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, December 18, 1968
Apollo 8 set for lunar orbit
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) - With Russia temporarily out of the race to the moon, everything hummed smoothly yesterday toward Saturday's lunar mission takeoff of three Apollo 8 astronauts and their "beautiful spacecraft."
Simultaneously at the busy spaceport the minutes ticked away in another trouble-free countdown aimed for tonight's launch of a versatile $6 million Intelsat 3 commercial communications satellite.
In spite of a cold snap that froze vegetables and citrus, Cocoa Beach motels were filling up fast for the two-for-one pre-Christmas show. It promised to draw the biggest crowd of birdwatchers since John Glenn's first earth orbital flight Feb. 20, 1962.
Astronauts practice
Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders practiced much of the day in a simulator that duplicates everything but the actual flight of the Apollo 8 capsule.
On the launch pad, electrical
checks were completed and the complex sealed off for the tricky job of loading helium—used for pressurizing propellants—aboard the spacecraft.
A space agency spokesman said that preparations were "right on time—we're in good shape."
The Apollo 8 crew, first men to ride the nose of the giant Saturn 5 moon mission booster, hope to take off at 7:51 a.m. Saturday on their historic journey. Their schedule calls for orbiting the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve and returning to earth Dec. 27.
"It's a beautiful spacecraft. We haven't had any problems with it at all," said Command Pilot Borman when questioned about the Apollo 8 capsule, a virtual duplicate of the Apollo 7 ship that carried three men flawlessly around earth for 11 days two months ago.
Clear field
Borman, Lovell and Anders were given a clear field in the race for the moon when Russia
Sources in Moscow yesterday said the Soviets were bowing out of the competition for the time being, because they felt they were not ready to safely send a man to the moon.
Flu hits major U.S. cities
ATLANTA (UPI)—The flu epidemic forced additional thousands of students from their classrooms yesterday and caused a run on painkiller drugs in New York City.
missed its "window" for a lunar launch earlier this month.
American Red Cross national headquarters in Washington termed the flu epidemic a "disaster situation." It called on local chapters to assist in meeting the health needs of their communities by providing nursing care, food service and transportation.
Some states warned of border-to-border epidemics.
In New York City, the rush on pain-killing drugs was so heavy that delays in filling prescriptions averaged two
The major culprit, the new Hong Kong flu strain, struck in most of the nation's major population areas and spread swiftly because there was little or no natural immunity to the virus.
KU to co-sponsor Survey series
Meanwhile, a three-stage Delta rocket is being readied here for the attempt tonight to launch a 632-pound Intelsat 3 communications satellite into a stationary orbit some 22,300 miles above a spot on the Equator off the Atlantic coast of Brazil.
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) has joined KU's State Geological Survey in co-sponsoring the Computer Contributions Series of publications.
The Geological Survey, a pioneer in the study of computer applications to the earth sciences already has issued 25 publications in the series. The editor is Daniel F. Merriam, chief of the Survey's geologic-research section.
William S. Hambleton, associate director of the Survey, said the AAPG is the largest geological organization in the world and its co-sponsorship will bring wider distribution of Computer Contributions, particularly to operational geologists.
hours, according to the Pharmaceutical Society of New York State.
The first 50,000 doses of preventive vaccine was scheduled to arrive in New York City today, but it was reserved for hospitals and nursing homes.
The satellite will be capable of carrying 1,200 two-way telephone conversations at the same time, or four television programs, or a combination of voice, television and telephoto signals.
The National Communicable Disease Center NCDC in Atlanta added another state, South Dakota, ot its list of those struck by influenza, bringing the total to 35.
The flu epidemic forced the last of five major universities in the nation's capital to close early for the Christmas holidays.
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas and North Carolina also reported early school closings because of the flu bug.
via Air France
SUA Flight to Europe Price: $270 round trip
Leaves from New York June 12
Information Available at SUA office
SUA to tell details
Returns from Paris August 13
Final departure information including Orange Bowl game tickets and flight boarding passes will be distributed to students signed up for the SUA-sponsored Miami flight at 7:30 p.m. today in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
"Roommates and hotel rooms will be assigned and a film on Miami shown," Irv Robinson, Prairie Village sophomore and Special Trips chairman, said.
Walt Houk from Maupintour Travel Associates will answer questions about the flight, hotel and city. Robinson said. Students unable to attend the forum may pick up flight information in the Kansas Union SUA office tomorrow or Friday.
A student building fee would not be the best method of funding revenue bonds, Raymond Nichols, vice chancellor for finance, said Monday.
Student building fee suggested
The building fee was suggested Friday by Henry Bubb at a meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents in Topeka.
"My feeling is that the payment is a state responsibility, not a student one," Nichols said.
He emphasized the student fee was only a suggestion by one member of the Board of Regents. "I don't know what the board will finally recommend," he said.
Nichols said the board plans to ask the Kansas Legislature for authority to issue revenue bonds for construction of buildings on college campuses.
"The funds are now
Nichols said revenue bonds are needed:
inadequate to cover our building needs," Nichols said.
- To replace obsolete and antiquated buildings.
- To fill the deficiency in space.
Unusual Gift Ideas Artist Supplies
- Complete decoupage materials—Boxes, purses, decorative plaques, lining paper.
- Liquet now in 8 oz. jars.
- Now taking enrollments for Jan. Beginning classes in Decorative Painting.
- Art supplies and canvases
McConnell Lumber
844 E. 13th VI 3-3877
ORANGE BOWL FORUM
will include:
Film on Miami
Special Information on SUA Flights
Wednesday, December 18
7:30 p.m.
Kansas Union Ballroom
Everyone Welcome
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