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Deepw&ter Port SEESTORYPAGE3 The Weather Periods of rain today, FINAL tipiidy tonight. Periods of rain likely tomorrow. Ked Hank, Freehold ranch EDITION M PAGES Monmouth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL.95 NO. 120 RED BANK, NJ. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,1972 TEN CENTS BombingO Unabated; Third B52 Lost SAIGOtf (AP) - The J15 million, swept-wing Fills, five-foof hole in an upper deck ing the night, and there ap- "laid waste to a great number matic defeats," said the power stations and the two Hanoi Radio's international United States kept up the and 15 fliers missing. of the destroyer Goldsborough peared to be no letup in the of houses along busy streets North Vietnamese army rail lines between Hanoi and and domestic broadcasts war's heaviest bombardment Hanoi claimed two more yesterday, killing two crew- raids. Hundreds of fighter- and many suburbs, causing newspaper, Quan Ooi Nhan China. since Monday night. of the Hanoi-Haiphong area B52s and four more fighter- men, wounding three and bombers also are taking part. the death of many civilians, Dan. "The more the war is es- Some of the targets had The Goldsborough was hit today and the U.S. Command bombers were shot down last heavily damaging a crew ber-' Radio Hanoi said U.S. mostly women, children and calated, the longer will be the never been.attacked before, as it was bombarding the coast reported the loss yesterday of night and early today during thing area. bombers "again bombed sev- aged people." list of American casualties U.S. officials said. just south of the 20th parallel. another BS2 heavy bomber, an the second night of the attack. The Command gave no de- eral densely populated areas Hanoi reiterated that the and captives, and the heavier Hanoi's news agency report- A spokesman said the ship A7 fighter-bomber and seven Earlier it announced the tails on the second night of at- of Hanoi and Haiphong." The bombing, despite its devas- the losses in aircraft the ed transmitters in the North "continued its combat mis- more fliers. "" names of six B52 crewmen, it tacks on the Hanoi-Haiphong North Vietnamese news tation, would not force it to United States will take." Vietnamese capital were at- sion" despite the casualties This brought admitted loss- said were captured during the region, maintaining one of the agency said the bombing had accept President Nixon's While the U.S. Cam.tn.and tacked. It did not say whether and damage. es, since the attack began first night. densest news blackouts of the turned Hanoi into a "huge peace terms. has refused to disclose any of any were destroyed, but U.S. Meanwhile, the South Viet- Monday night to three B52s, The U.S'. Command also an- war. But U.S. officials said battle site," with many civil- "This path will only lead the the targets being attacked, sources said bomb damage to namese command reported two fighter-bombers, in- nounced that a North Viet- scores of B52s pounded the ians killed or wounded, while United States to still heavier , other sources indicated they transmitters or power stations more heavy fighting in Quang cluding one of the Air Force's namese shore battery put a Hanoi-Haiphong corridor dur- in Haiphong the bombers military, political and diplo- included radio transmitters, apparently had disrupted Tri Province. Crewmen of Most Perfect ApolloMissionHomebound ABOARD USS TICONDE- through a fiery entry into the back on earth undergoing gressmen and senators on can Samoa. There they will ROGA (AP) — Back from the earth's atmosphere yesterday; physical examinations by a hand to watch the return of board another plane for a moon, their adventure behind and a bobbing parachute fall team of space agency doctors. Apollo 17. flight to Ellington Air Fores them and history made, the to a perfect landing within After a quick check, Dr. Brought aboard the Ti- Base, near the Manned Space- men of the last Apollo are sight of recovery ships. Charles K. LaPinta, the me- conderoga after Cernan, craft Center outside of Hous- sailing toward home and a re- Splashdown of 17 ended the dical team leader, said, "1 am Evans and Schmitt was the ton, Tex., where their families union -with their families four $25 billion Apollo program of very pleased with their condi- America, its silvered surface await them. days before Christmas. space science and engineering tion — they look fine." charred black from the heat Arrival at Ellington will be The flight of the last,,most which first put man on the More extensive physical ex- of re-entering the earth's at- about 9 a.m. tomorrow, perfect Apollo mission is over, moon. aminations are planned. mosphere from space at a While the astronauts contin- after a space journey of 13 Get Physicals Navy chefs aboard the Ti- speed of more than 24,000 ued the cruise toward home, days. Plucked from a life raft and conderoga prepared a huge miles an hour. officials at the space center in Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene whisked to this carrier by welcome-aboard cake and din- After a day and a night Texas praised the flight as the A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans helicopter for a bahds-and- ner in the officers' mess for,, aboard the Ticonderoga, the most perfect of America's six and Harrison H. Schmitt rode speeches welcome, the astro- the astronauts, the ship's offi- astronauts will fly from a car- moon landings. the command ship America nauts spent their first hours cers and Navy brass and con- rier to Pago Pago, In Amori- "I've never seen a wore perfect mission than was flown on this flight," said Dr. Christopher C. Kraft, director of the Manned Spacecraft Center. "Certainly that crew AmendedDeath PenaltyBill was the best crew we've ever flown." Dr. George Low, the deputy administrator of the space Govern Drugs, SkyjacMng agency, hailed Apollo 17 as "the last mission of one of TRENTON - Air piracy Senate 22-10 last May 11 but heroin distribution, or the en that one of their victims man's most outstanding and heroin pushing would be has been held since then in preparation or explosion of a had died of an overdose of the achievements. punishable by death under the the Assembly Judiciary Com- bomb. narcotic. "Man has learned that terms of amendments an- mittee. Sen Azzolina said he includ- The heroin provision "is to space is his to explore and nounced, yesterday to a bill Sen. Azzolina said the first ed air piracy in the bill "so serve notice on such swlno man will return to space to aimed at restoring the death step "is to get the bill out of that skyjackers will know that that should one of their vic- explore, to the moon and penalty in New Jersey. committee and on the Assem- their own lives are at stake tims die of an overdose of the beyond. Apollo has paved the . •' AP WlMphdto Sen. Joseph Azzolina, R- bly floor for a vote." should they attempt to take drug they will be held respon- way." MAKING A SPLASH — The parachutes of the Apollo-17 command module Monmouth, sponsor of the over an aircraft and jeopard- sible," he said. "If a few of America stdrt to collapse yesterday as the module pops to the surface an As redrawn, the bill would In a statement on the com- measure, said, "No one knows set the death penalty for per- ize the lives of its crew and them get the chair for pushing pletion of Apollo, President Instant after splashdown in the Pacific. The perfect bull's eye splashdown for sure if the bill, as passengers." dope to school kids they will Nixon said the flight "marks was the end of a perfect mission in the Apollo lunar series. sons convicted of murder amended, will stand up before committed during the course . The measure would provide get out of the racket." the end of one of the most sig- the various courts of appeal, of arson, rape, robbery, bur- the death penalty for heroin "If the bill becomes law." nificant chapters In the his- but our legal staff believes it glary, kidnapping, air piracy, pushers when it could be prov- See Amended, Page 2 tory of human endeavor." has a good chance." The .amendments were pre- Cahill Calls Meeting pared in an attenpt to satisfy requirements set by tne U.S. Supreme Court last June for Howard Is Hearing's First any possible restoration of the Today on CNJ Issue death penalty by the states. The high court overturned NEWARK - Gov. William rupt railroad to terminate, Cahill made his statement the death penalty on con- T. Cahill said yesterday he passenger services on Jan. %\ at. a news conference here stitutional grounds but ap- Witness Against Superport unless the state compensated peared to leave open the pos- Will make a recommendation preceding a tour of the con- MIDDLETOWN - Rep, tudo being taken by Gov. Wil- port off the North Jersey tankers cither in the Raritan at a meeting today concerning it for all passenger service fi- struction site of the New Jer- sibility of limited restoration nancial losses. provided capital punishment James J. Howard, D-N.J,, one liam T. Cahill and Richard J. coast would be a "super dis- Sandy Hook Bay area or off the possible termination of sey College of Medicine and of the leading opponents of Sullivan, the state's commis- aster" for Monmouth County the Long Branch coast would passengenservice by the Cen- The railroad, which carries Dentistry.