The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 178, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1969 Page: 2 of 14
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> The Altus Times-Democrat, Wednesday, July 30, 1969
Drama Captured
Jet Bounces
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Ted Kennedy Not Out Of Race, Muskie Believes
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The high court ruled that the
NDPA slate had been subjected
to “desperate treatment” and
ordered the special election.
“I am just sick,” a gray
haired white woman said to a
friend at the Eutaw Hotel after
the results were announced.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Maine Democrat, whose 1968 girl riding in Kennedy's car was him decide whether to keep his
Edmund S. Muskie, often point- vice presidential campaign killed. Senate seat.
ed to as a potential Democratic made him a possible future “I wish him well in every Richard C. Drayne, Kenne-
presidential contender in 1972, White House contender. way,” Muskie said. “If his polit- dy s press secretary, told re-
says it would be premature to “I wouldn’t operate on the as- ical posture has not been weak- porters Tuesday his boss is
discount Edward M. Kennedy’s sumption that Ted Kennedy’s ened, I would be delighted.” undecided ‘whether or when
political future. troubles—and I suppose he has Until the accident a week- to return to the Senate.
troubles—would be of any politi- and-a-half ago, Kennedy was “He has not reached any kind
“I would never count a Ken- cal advantage to me,” Muskie thought the front runner for the of a decision," said Drayne.
nedy out of anything,” said the said of the accident in which a 1972 Democratic presidential The Boston Globe reported
nomination. But the incident, Tuesday in a copyrighted story
particularly Kennedy’s failure that a telephone poll of 517 Mas-
to report the accident to police sachusetts voters showed 78 per
for more than eight hours, 'cent favored Kennedy remain-
caused speculation that his ing in his seat.
A । । A e । । chances have been greatly re- The first support voiced for
Alabama County. Schools dupuskieacknowiedgedhenad
• felt after a recently completed ham Ribicoff, D-Conn., and
EUTAW, Ala. (AP) — A white city official said: “I six months of transcontinental Claiborne Pell, D-R.I.
Negroes have won control of the think this will be a sick county.” speaking that Kennedy could Ribicoff praised Kennedy as
Greene County Commission and Another white official, declin- have the 1972 nomination for the "an outstanding senator," and
Board of Education in an elec- ing the use of his name, said he asking. said he is an effective majority
bon which their leaders say sig- hoped the white minority would He said the accident contro- whip,
nals the end of white political adjust to the change,
domination in Alabama’s Black
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"an unfortunate shift in his for- he returns the better off I think
tunes” but that it would be pre- we are,” said Pell,
mature to make any such judg-
ment now.
“It is an unmeasurable thing
at this moment,” Muskie said.
"The continuing tragedy and
TULSA (AP) — A four-engine Every four weeks $1.80 :
jet bounced into Tulsa Interna- Every twelve weeks $5.40 ;
_ , tional Airport Tuesday on one Every twenty-four weeks $10.80 •
T SPACE CENTER, Houston opened as the Eagle approached wheel, but none of the three per- Every fifty-two weeks $23.40 •
(AP) — For seven minutes tele- the landing site, cratered and sons aboard was hurt. BY MAIL
-A vision viewers rode the lunar glowing and visible through Aid- The pilot, Capt. John Wyss of Jackson and adjoining counties :
" module Eagle to a landing on rin’s right-hand window. Arlington, Tex., skidded in with Three months $4.80 -•
• the moon. It was at about this point 10 friction sparks flying after be- six months $9.00
They watched movies Tues- days ago that a worldwide audi- ing unable to lock one of the Year $15.00
m day of the moonship as it de- ence, tuned in to the space con- landing gears in place. Other than above
■ scended to the pocked surface versation, heard this exchange: Also aboard were J.R. Curtis Three months $9.60
■ July 20, veered away from a Miss control: "Eagle, looking of Champaign, Ill., and B. Hay- Six months $13.00
■ hazardous, gaping crater and great ... you’re go!” dair, a representative of Middle Year $18.00
■ touched down amid outflung lu- Eagle: “700 feet ... 300 feet East Airlines of Lebanon. Second class postage paid at
I nar dust. ••• got the shadow out there ... The jet, a Convair 990, was Altus, Oklahoma, 73521.
■ And they saw Neil A. Arm- 200 feet ... things looking good sold to Mideast by American
■ strong go cautiously down a lad- ... lights on ... 40 feet ... Airlines but not yet delivered
■ der, pause, and then plant picking up some dust ... 30 feet an AA spokesman said.
■ man’s first footprint on the ... faint shadow ... Houston, Capt. Wyss circled the field
■ moon. Tranquillity base here. The Ea- for a half hour to burn excess
■ This was the first of the Apol- gle has landed.” fuel before bringing the ship in.
■ lo 11 movie footage in color and The film moved along then to On impact with the ground, the
• it captured much of the drama Armstrong’s descent and histor- plane bounced upward as Wyss
of the landing by Armstrong ic first step and his initial activ- swerved it to the left nearly 180
and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. ities on the moon’s surface. degrees before parking it on a
The color films were shown to The film closed with a view of grassy spot just off the main
newsmen at the Manned Space- the American flag, wired for a runway,
craft Center and transmitted si- waving effect and surrounded it was called “the best land-
multaneously by network televi- by footprints. ing Pve ever seen under the
sion to viewers across the coun- pm-in No circumstances,5by one"Amere
try. Part of the adventure was Rehearing Denied can Airlines official,
televised live July 20, but that OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The plane did not catch fire,
was in black and white. Condemned killer Ronald Thom- A Civil Aeronautics Board inves-
The first still photographs, as Koonce was denied a rehear- tigation into the landing gear
also in color, were sprinkled ing for the second time Tues- failure is under way.
with footprints and eerie sil- day by the state Court of Crim-
houettes of the spaceship, and inal Appeals. SUCCESOR
showed the American flag Koonce now may appeal his
perched on the beach-like sur- conviction to federal court. His TULSA (AP) —Choice of a
face. execution date has been set for successor for Dist. Judge W. Lee
A second set of stills, released Aug. 15 Johnson probably will begin
Tuesday night, caught Ann- Koonce was given the death early in August when a selection
strong inside the lunar module, sentence for the rape-murder in committee holds its first
showed the landing site from 1967 of Stroud housewife Mrs. meeting,
above and rocks on the lunar Betty McCullough, 24. He also Judge Johnson died Saturday
soil. This set also included a pic- was charged with killing Mrs. night at Fountainhead Lodge,
ture of earth with Europe, Afri- McCullough’s sister, Mary Al- apparently of a heart attack. He
ca and Asia visible. ice Valiquette, 16, but was not had attended a judicial con-
The 16 millimeter movie film tried for the teen-ager's death, ference at the lodge.
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"What you’ve done here is Letters Favor
going to spread all over the
Black Belt,” the Rev. Ralph Da- f v i
vid Abernathy told a victory ral- »n. Kennccy
ly Tuesday night after unofficial
returns showed Negro candi- BOSTON (AP) — The Boston continuing phenomena of the
dates swept the special election. Herald Traveler said today that Kennedy family does not lend it-
The six black candidates in the vast majority of letters re- self 10 common measurement.”
the election ordered by the Su- ceived by the paper say Sen. Kennedy has not appeared in
preme Court captured four of Edward M. Kennedy should re- 1116 Senate since July 18 when
the five county commission sign from the U.S. Senate. Miss Mary Jo Kopechne
seats and two school board The paper said telephone calls drowned after a car the senator
seats for majorities on both gov- after Kennedy’s television ap- was driving plunged off a
erning bodies. In this county the pearance last Friday, in which bridge. Kennedy later delivered
population is 83 per cent Negro, he commented on the auto acci- a television message asking the
Abernathy, president of the dent which took the life of a people of Massachusetts to help
Southern Christian Leadership young woman passenger, were
Conference (SCIC), and Dr. 2%2 to one in favor of his re- "ypppN
John Cashin, head of the Nation- maining in the Senate. GUITAR AND
al Democratic Party of Ala- He had asked the advice of ACCORDION LESSONS
tema (NDPA) predicted that Massachusetts residents in de- 8 Week Course—Beginner s
the election results would in- termining whether he should re- InstrumenttsFurnis hedEree
spire Negroes to new political sign HUBBARD MUSIC CENTER
gains throughout the old planta- ' The Herald Traveler said that 482-6236 1015 N. Main
tion region called the Black as of Tuesday, 14 letters favored
Belt. The best, named for its Kennedy remaining in the Sen-
dark soil, is predominantly Ne- ate and 103 were opposed.
Ero.. , Thirty of those opposed and
“We’ve got to elect more five of the 14 in favor were from
black people,” Abernathy said out of the state.
at the rally. He mentioned of- Mary Jo Kopechne, a Wash-
fices of the county sheriff, pro- ington, D c secretary,
hate judge and superintendent drowned July 18
of schools.
THE SURFACE of the moon where the Apollo 11 lunar module background. Part of the LM is silhouetted at right (NASA Photo
landed is shown with the American flag flying and behind it is the via AP wirephoto)
lunar surface television camera. The moon’s horizon is in the far
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Ferguson, George W. & Hale, James H. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 43, No. 178, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 30, 1969, newspaper, July 30, 1969; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2120029/m1/2/: accessed June 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.