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Spacemen Healthy, Eager
Astronauts Nearing Lunar Orbit
SPACE (’ENTER, Houston (AP) — The bold adven-
turers of Apollo 8 sped ever closer to the moon Monday
and reported they are ready to blast themselves into lu-
nar orbit early Tuesday, fulfilling man's centuries-old
desire to explore this mysterious body.
As the spaceship flew unerringly toward the grip of
lunar gravity, commander Frank Borman reported iho
astronauts were healthy and eager to make their Christ-
mas Eve orbit of the moon.
More than 180,000 miles from his home planet and
nearly 50,000 miles from the moon, Borman reported:
"We’re looking ahead, of course, to tomorrow, when
we'll be jusl HO miles from the moon."
But he emphasized he would not commit his ship to
a lunar orbit unless he was satisfied everything was per-
fect.
"1 hope you have everyone looking over everything
very carefully," Borman told Mission Control. "We want
a perfect, spacecraft, before we consider the LOI burn."
LOl stands for lunar orbit insertion — the moment
when the astronauts fire their engine to brake their
speed sufficiently to enter moon orbit.
That critical engine burn is to occur early Tusday
when Apollo 8 is behind the moon, out of radio commun-
ication with earth. It will be about 15 minutes after the
firing, when the ship emerges from the backside, before
the ground will know the success of the maneuver.
Air Force Col. Borman, Navy Capl. James A. Lovell
and Air Force Maj. William A. Anders reach a climactic
moment at 2:29 p.m. CST Monday when they will be
captured by' the gravity field of the moon — the first
time man will be in the grasp of another heavenly body.
The tug of 1hc moon will increase Apollo 8's speed,
and the spacemen will sweep toward their historic lunar
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Court Upholds Earmarking
•Of Welfare, County Funds
Diagram show-, how tar the Apollo 8 spacecraft
ha, traveled. Solid line represent, the distance cov-
ered to midnight Sunday. Broken line projects flight to
midnight Monday.
orbit. A hurst from their spaceship engine at 3:59 a m.
Tuesday is to swing them into orbit just 69 miles above
the surface.
Glynn Lunney, a flight controller, said Monday that
"everything with the spacecraft and the people looks
good for the lunar orbit. The spacecraft is working in an
essentially perfect fashion."
lie said the only problem was in a secondary cooling
system.
“It appears,” he said, "that perhaps the back pres-
sure valve did not close completely in the secondary
evaporator and that's being trouble shot right now. I
don't think that's anything serious.”
Lunney said "we're in good shape as far as the con-
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He said that the course of Apollo 8 w'as so perfect
that a midcourse correction planned Monday had been
canceled. He said a small correction change would be
made about five hours before the astronauts are to
reach lunar orbit.
Borman sounded chipper Monday in a conversation
with Astronaut Michael Collins, the ground communica-
tor at Mission Control Center.
"We re all fpeling fine," he said and commented
that the extra sleep allotted each man had helped them
combat illnesses that plagued them Sunday.
Collins read him the news and football scores from
the "Interstellar Times” and reminded Borman there
are only two more shopping days until Christmas.
Asked if he wanted to bet on next week's National
(See ALL—Page 2)
Allied Leader Says Remarks Misinterpreted
Practice
Reds Reject Ky’s Direct Talks Idea Outlawed
Elsewhere
PARIS (AP) — The Viet Cong Monday re-
jected the idea of direct, talks with ihe South
Vietnamese government advaneed by Vice
President Nguyen Cao Ky.
Tran Buu Kicm. president of the foreign
affairs commission of Ihe National Liberation
Front, told Agcnce France Presse, the French
news agency, that direct, talks between the
NLF and “the present rulers in Saigon . . .
are impossible because they do not represent
the South Vietnamese population and cannot
be accepted by the NLF as valid negotiating
partners."
Ky flew back to Saigon to talk with Presi-
dent Nguyen Van Thieu, and on his arrival
scotched the impression he gave in Paris that
he was considering talks with the Viet Cong
soon to bring peace.
He told a news conference in Saigon that
after peace returned 10 South Vietnam, the
Saigon government would deal with all opposi-
tion groups including the National Liberation
Panhandle on Skids
3 Above at Guymort
Remnants of a Saturday night low of 3 degrees. High- molted. The
snowfall glazed highways in
the Oklahoma Panhandle
Monday as temperatures
dropped to near zero. Other
parts of the state also shiv-
ered under clear skies and
readings in the teens or low
, 20’s.
C.uymon reported an over-
SAIGON (AP)
Cong-proclaimed
- A Viet
Christmasl
sun was oul
ways and bridges were icy Monday morning, but after-
in spots. Light snow fell on noon temperatures were to
the Panhandle city Satur- hover near the freezing
d Boise City police said all Cherokee, in northwest began at 1 a.m.
highways in that area were Oklahoma, an unofficial 6 /
icy from packed snow re- degrees was reported f lwar since the Tet lunar new
freezing. Little of the town’s] Gage reported a reading of ^ t T#irill
four-inch weekend snow had (See WEATHER—Page 2)
State Joins in Antibiotics Actum
Five Drug Firms Sued
Front. But he said his government will never
recognize the NLF "as an entity. But we ad-
mit it is a reality."
In Paris, speaking to a CBS panel, he had
not been so specific, though there, too, he
spoke of the NLF as a "reality."
"Once we recognize its reality, we have to
face this reality and try to solve it," he said.
Ky said several times he would propose to
Thieu direct contacts between their govern-
ment and its opposition in South Vietnam, in-
cluding the NLF leaders.
But his imperfect English
made his precise meaning
unclear.
His talk of accepting the
Viet Cong's "reality" ap-
peared to envisage an en-
tirely new policy toward
the NLF, but. at other
times he seemed to restate
the old Saigon offer to talk
directly with individual
NLF leaders who openly
relinquish their Commu-
nist allegiance.
Ky stressed that such
contacts would have to
take place in Souih Viet-
nam, not Paris, and that
the Saigon government
would not recognize the
NLF as an equal.
Reds Beat
Yule Truce
With Raids
in the first suchj
stand-down in the Vietnam
year last January
The Tot cease-fire was
broken by an enemy offen-
sive that brought the bloodi-
est fighting of the war. Ev-
ery truce in Vietnam so far
— which each side orders in-
dependently — has been
marked by some shooting.
The Viet Cong's National
Liberation Front announced
W. G.
Oklahoma joined approxi-i He declined to speculate in the asphalt case, but the it would observe a three-dav jdent nj ,hp Grpatcr Oklaho-
matelv 30 other states Mon-on ,he amount of damages seven oil companies against c.ease.fire over the Christmas
y Oklahoma might claim if the j which those
By Hugh Hall
The stale supreme court
upheld Monday the earmark-
ing of about $155 million
going to welfare and local
government, but ruled that
about $100 million of other
dedicated funds must be un-
oarmarked,
By a 7-2 majority, the high
court delayed the effective-
ness of its ruling until July 1,
1970, to give the legislature
time to meet the problems
created by the decision.
The opinion upholds the
theory of an attorney gener-
al’s ruling outlawing ear-
marking last spring hut it al-
lows earmarking of about
$155 million going to welfare
and local government.
Formula Set Out
Although all of the revenue]
involved in Monday's opinion;
comes from taxes, the high
.court drafted a highly-legal-
ized and technical lormulaj
Tor separating welfare and!
local road and school ear-;
marks from the rest of the!
state's revenue.
The ruling means that in
the next 18 months, the legis-
lature will be forced to re-
examine the purposes for
| which the S100 million of oar-
„ . i marked funds not going to
Bus Horton, pres-
,_ V u- welfare or county govern-
Attack Fells
4Bus’ Horton
U. S. Navy Cmdr. Lloyd Mark Bucher, captain of
the USS Pueblo, speaks at a news conference after the
release of 81 crewmen. (AP Wirephoto)
Bucher Tells
Of Beatings
day in a $50 million damage
suit against five drug com-
panies, charging them with
conspiring to charge too
much for antibiotics.
Oklahoma’s part in the
lawsuit filed in federal dis-
trict court in New York was
outlined by Attorney General
G. T. Blankenship.
suit were successful. Howev-
er, elsewhere, $1 million was
considered possible.
Blankenship said the law-
suit seeks triple the dam-
ages, just as did Oklahoma’s
successful lawsuit in this
state on road asphalt price-
rigging.
Oklahoma won $4.6 million
Angle Found
Worm
Turn
damages were
assessed are appealing the
verdict.
Blankenship said Mon-
day’s suit names the Charles
Pfizer & Co., Inc., the Amer-
ican Cyanamid Co., Bristol-
Myers Co., Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corp. and the Up-
john Co.
He said there are two
broad classes of Oklahoma
purchasers, the first includ-
ing the state, counties and
cities, the hospitals of which
holiday. The Saigon govern-
ment has said it will put in
effect a 24-hour cease-fire
for Christmas, beginning at
6 p.m. Tuesday.
Saigon time is 13 hours
ahead of Eastern Standard.
The Communist command
launched a series of attacks
across South Vietnam over
the weekend.
The heaviest fighting, of-'
ma City Safety Council. was|m*nt *s boused.
7. »• , Funds which cannot be
reported ^stmg comfortably t t0 cprtain
at St. Anthony Hospital Mon-^ jn perpetuity mus/be ap-
propriated at least once ev-
_ under the
Horton,
day after suffering a
attack at his home. ,pry 3Q months
an Oklahoma City court>s ruiing.
automobile dealer, was hos-
"made purchases and paid at the rate of 100 a minute,
higher prices than was nec- raged only six miles from
essary as a result of the con- the truce site where U. S.
Need help? Write to Oklahoma City Times, P. O.
Box 25125, Oklahoma City 73125 or telephone CE 2-3311
between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
and ask for “Action Line.”
Last August, I ordered some worms from a worm
ranch in Virginia and when they arrived they were all
dead. What can I do to get my money back? F. J. S.
We reported this to the Better Business Bureau and
they have been in touch with the worm farm. 1710 338
says you have now received a refund.
•
There is an old car sitting in front of my house in Ihe
1400 block W Park PI. and I would like to have it moved
because it is not mine. Can you help me? Mrs. H.
This was reported to Maj. S. W. Stephens, police de-
partment traffic division commander, and the old car
has now been impounded.
•
I mailed some tickets back to the Oklahoma City
(See ACTION LINE-Page 2)
spiracy.”
The second class, Blanken-
ship said, consists of the
public which purchased the
antibiotics manufactured
and sold by the five compa-
! nies.
Should Oklahoma recover,
he said, some system proba-
(See SUIT—Page 2)
Complete Ban Favored
pitalized Sunday morning two court's judges,
following the attack. His sec- jUS(jre Rooney Mclnerney
retary said it will be 72 and justiee Ralph Hodges,
hours before his condition lsdjSSented. Thy felt that all
known. earmarking should be
Horton is in the cardiac bannpd
hand-to-hand range care unit and can receive no However, the majority,
and rockets visitors, a spokesman for the written by' Justice Robert]
safety council said. Lavender, declared that the]
» c _ ■ state public welfare fund.
Ll» Are spenders fP(j by tbe 2-cent sales tax, is
BANGKOK, Thailand "a trust fund."
(AP) — American GIs spend' As such. Lavender wrote,,
about $200 million a year in!the welfare fund is not "pub-
Thailand, the country's sin- lie money" and therefore is
gle largest foreign exchange not subject to the require-,
earner from any one nation, ment that it must be appro-i
it is reported. (See RULING—Page 2)
ten at
with mortars
falling on American troops
and Viet Cong representa-
tives are to meet Christmas
Day to discuss the release of
three American prisoners.
A force of 1,500 freshly
(See VIETNAM—Page 2)
SEOUL (AP) - The
commander of the USS
Pueblo said Monday he
and his men were beaten
in the final weeks of their
North Korean captivity in
"the most concentrated
form of terror that I’ve
ever seen or dreamed is
possible."
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher
told a news conference of
the beatings after he and
his surviving 81 crewmen
reached South Korea and
were dispatched to a U. S.
military hospital for medi-
cal checkups.
Some of the men still
had black eyes and bruises
and others suffered from
malnutrition. Bucher said.
"I was beaten less than
anyone else," he said.
"I was mostly terrified
of possible beating and I
was kept in solitary' con-
Pueblo Kin Enroute lo Reunion
What’s Inside
Amusements 14-15
Bridge 13
Business News 21, 22
Classified Section 23-27
Comics 20
National Affairs 4
Oil Reports 16
Our World Today 7
Sports 17-18
TV Tidbits 19
Vital Statistics 16
Women’s News 12-13
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John, Here They Come!
finement during the entire
11 months and there were
many occasions when I
didn't think 1 was going to
make it.”
He said he was punched
and kicked by the North
Koreans but never hit with
a stick or a club as some
of his men were.
"Commencing with the
week before last, we went
through the most concen-
trated form of terror that
I've ever seen or dreamed
is possible. . . .
"I wasn't prepared total-
ly for the beatings ... I
thought that they were to-
tally brutal with no mercy
of any kind. They were
done for one purpose and
ihat was to terrify people.
I had about half of the
crew last week beaten
badly. There are still
many people in the crew
today who have carried
black eyes and bruised
(See BUCHER—Page 21)
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By Kay Dyer
Mrs. Lyle C. Shingleton
clasped her hands nerv-
ously Monday at Will Rog-
ers World Airport. Her
husband paced the floor
puffing a cigar.
The Atoka couple was
waiting to board a plane
for San Diego to meet
their son who. they
learned Sunday, has been
released bv North Korea.
Mr. and Mrs. Shingleton
were to depart on a jet
shortly after noon to meet
their son seaman John
Shingleton, 21, who along
with other members of the
U. S. S. Pueblo was head-
ed for San Diego.
The Atoka couple
learned in a 2 a.m. tele-
phone call Sunday that
their son was being re-
leased after 11 months im-
prisonment.
Mrs. Shingleton said she
probably "won't be able to
relax until 1 see him.
“This is the best holiday
season I’ve ever had, but
it’s the worst year I’ve
ever had.”
Meanwhile, Mrs. Mar-
lene Crandell scurried
about El Reno Monday
making preparations for
her flight to San Diego for
a long-awaited reunion
with her husband, Charles
H. Crandell jr.. 23, a radio-
man on the Pueblo.
Crandell was one of four
Pueblo crewmen reponed
wounded during capture of
the ship by the North Ko-
r e a n s. The radioman's
wife was scheduled to fly
from Will Rogers World
Airport on an American
Airlines flight departing at
6:15 p.m.
The Shingletons were
asked their reaction to the
United States apology to
North Korea, which has al-
ready been repudiated.
(See JOHN—Page 2)
Local: Fair and cold
through Monday night. Not
so cold Tuesday. Over-
night low near 17. High
Tuesday mid 40's. (De-
tails. Page 16.)
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