The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
79th Year, No.23
Thursday, October 17, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Apollo crew tests rocket
SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPI)—The crew of Apollo 7, nearing the halfway mark in their trail-blazing test for a trip to the moon, "burped" their big rocket yesterday and demonstrated the art of good housekeeping in space.
"It is almost a foregone conclusion" that Apollo 8 will go around the moon at Christmas-time if Apollo 7 successfully completes its 11-day mission, a space agency official said, and a half-second "burp" of the ship's 21,000-pound-thrust rocket, designed to propel men back from an orbit around the moon.
Third Telecast
The firing, fourth for the rocket in the flight, was designed to see how short a burst it would emit.
Just before the firing, astronauts Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walt Cunningham put on their third telecast from space.
The astronauts, and space officials at Cape Kennedy, were watching hurricane Gladys closely.
"Tell them to get it out of the way next Tuesday," when Apollo 7 is scheduled to splash down in the Atlantic, Schirra called.
Gladys was not expected to affect the splashdown, but officials at the cape were concerned for the safety of the enormous Saturn 5 rocket that will launch Apollo 8. They planned to make a decision Thursday on whether to move it back into the vertical assembly building to avoid Gladys' winds.
Daily Event
The telecast, planned as a daily event until the spacecraft returns to earth at 7:12 a.m. EDT next Tuesday, began with Schirra announcing "this is your captain speaking. You can unfasten your seatbelts and relax and we will make your flight enjoyable for you."
But yesterday's show had none of the horseplay that highlighted the two previous broadcasts. It was more in the line of educational television. Another transmission was planned for 8:15 a.m. EDT Thursday.
The astronauts showed how they mop up the troublesome water condensing on pipes, and prepared a bag of orange juice—mixing it by merely suspending the bag in space in the "zero-G" cabin atmosphere and flipping it. The bag rotated wierly a couple feet from Cunningham's nose.
Tandem woes
and pleasures.
Gladys began flailing the lower Keys and southwest Florida coast with gale force winds and drenching rains after nightfall. Residents along the Gulf Coast hurried to batten down the hatches before the full fury of the storm reached them early today.
MIAMI-Hurricane Gladys battered the lower Florida Keys key yesterday and aimed its 90 m.p.h. winds toward the populous Tampa Bay area, threatening Florida's multi-million-dollar citrus belt.
A time for straining muscles, a time for reading—that was the up hill-down hill shopping trip of, front, William Mobley, a sophomore, and Doug Andrews, a freshman. The Templin Hall roommates are both from Kansas City, Mo.
Photos by Greg Sorber
WASHINGTON—Sen, Edward M. Kennedy joined Hubert Humphrey in a televised campaign commercial Wednesday night and said his slain brother, President John F. Kennedy, "admired him-Humphrey and relied on him."
Kennedy backs Humphrey
UDK News Roundup
The commercial was shown twice Wednesday night, both on CBS-TV. One showing was the full five minutes, the other an edited one-minute version with Kennedy doing all the talking.
Hurricane batters Keys
Johnson cuts student aid
By United Press International
WASHINGTON—President Johnson today signed into law legislation to step up aid for the nation's overcrowded colleges. The bill also contained a provision to cut off aid to students who participate in campus disorders.
The aid cut-off amendment provides that students convicted by a court or found guilty by the university, after adequate hearing, of conduct that damages college property or disrupts classes would lose federal aid for two years.
Cloudy with light rain or drizzle today with slow clearing tonight. Strong northerly winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing tonight. Cooler today and colder tonight. Continued cool Friday. High today near 50. Low tonight mid 30s.
WEATHER
LBJ strikes out
Nixon wants new batter
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Republican presidential hopeful Richard M. Nixon, in a fast-paced speaking tour of this city, yesterday advocated aid to underdeveloped countries, an end to inflation, and peace at home and abroad.
Nixon, who arrived late Tuesday night, spoke at 9 a.m. in Municipal Auditorium to 15,000 Future Farmers of America (F.F.A.), who are holding their annual convention in Kansas City this week. Less than an hour later, he went to the Union Station, where, undaunted by
"The last four years we haven't had peace abroad, peace at home nor progress without inflation. The present administration has struck out on all three of these, and as far as I'm concerned three strikes is an out.
about 50 anti-Nixon demonstrators,
he told about 15,000 persons:
"Now it's time for a new batter to come up."
Nixon, who asked for an honorable peace to end the war, and to keep the nation out of all wars, declared:
"Eight years ago we were respected throughout the world. Now look at us today. You can't look at a nation in the world where the United States hasn't lost face."
But after all, he said, "if the nation can't establish peace at home, how can we be expected to lead peace abroad?"
Nixon reminded the audience that the last four years have brought riots to 300 cities in the United States and turmoil to the campuses. He said people are afraid to walk alone in our cities.
After his final appearance in Kansas City, Nixon left for New York.
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