Apollo 17 Halfway to Moon SPACE CENTER, Houston the Astronauts Spent a Quiet Mission Control Reported Orology, Spent Much of His Rainy Day Experienced by the Troller
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Today: Our Weekend Enjoyment Section SEE PAGES 7-10 The Weather Increasing cloudiness today, rain tonight and tomorrow. FINAL Sunday fair and cool. Red Bank, Freehold Long Branch 7 EDITION 34 PAGES Monmouth County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL.95 NO. 112 RED BANK, N.J. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,1972 TEN CENTS NIUIIIIIIllinillllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllHIIIIIIUIUHIIUIUIIIIII lllllllllUIUIIMIIIimillllllllllllllllll Apollo 17 Halfway to Moon SPACE CENTER, Houston The astronauts spent a quiet Mission Control reported orology, spent much of his rainy day experienced by the troller. "You're a regular (AP) — Apollo 17, a bit off day in space yesterday and Apollo 17 had just passed a first day in space describing city. weather satellite." course but operating Schmitt reported that all point lW.OOO miles from earth, the changing weather pat- "I don't know what your smoothly, passed the midway three took sleeping pills be- "One hundred thousand terns over the continents and weather is like down there, Mission Control officials point of its voyage to the fore retiring in hopes of get- miles," mused Schmitt. "My oceans of earth, which he but from here it looks like you said they were delighted with moon today. ting a solid eight hours of goodness, gracious, That's im- called "a little bit of blue in might be overcast," he said. how well America and Challe- A rocket firing later in the sleep. pressive." space." "Might even have a good nger, spacecraft which Cer- day is scheduled to adjust the Just before the rest period Schmitt, who said he's Looking at Houston, Schmitt storm going." nan called "superbirds," were course and put the spacecraft started, at 1:20 a.m. EST, "strictly a novice" at mete- accurately described the cold, "Right," said a ground con- operating. on target for lunar orbit. Astronauts Eugene A. Cer- nan, Ronald E. Evans and Or. Harrison H. Schmitt still were sleeping as they passed the Nixon Maps Cease-Fire Followup midway point of 132,096 miles from both earth and moon at CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - bassador to Italy. reportedly will be a new di- Burns of the'Federal Reserve advisers, then spent two hours 6:36 a.m. EST. President Nixon is firing off The Transportation Depart- rector for the Central In- Board; Chairman Herbert meeting with Adm. Thomas The spacecraft's gradually instructions to peace negotia- ment shift left only one Cabi- telligence Agency. Stein of the President's Coun- Moorcr, chairman of the Joint declining speed was 3,083 tor Henry Kissinger while net nomination — attorney CIA Director Richard cil of Economic Advisers and Chiefs of Staff, and Deputy miles an hour. charting the series of moves general — yet to be disclosed. Helms is due to be replaced, Director Caspar Weinberger Defense Secretary Kenneth Apollo 17's 'command ship, which would follow a Vietnam Officials said Nixon will an- officials said, but there are of the Office of Management Rush to discuss the Vietnam America, and lunar module. cease-fire. nounce that Richard G. few solid indications on who and Budget. situation. As he continues his stay at Kleindienst will remain in might succeed him. Challenger, still linked nose- Confers With Advisers to-nose, were streaking on a this Maryland mountaintop that slot. Nixon, who arrived at Camp Indications were that the collision course with the retreat, the chief executive is CIA Post David Monday, scheduled a In addition to his second- meeting with the defense ex- moon. combining his Vietnam activi- Aides also said Nixon is mid-morning meeting with a term personnel planning and perts focused on steps the But ground controllers said a ties with development of his moving toward a series of quartet of economic advisers economic consultations, Nixon United States would take af- small rocket thrust of about second-term government- sub-Cabinet appointments. — Treasury Secretary George also conferred yesterday with ter a Vietnam cease-fire one second could change the reorganization plan and with One such major appointment Shultz; Chairman Arthur a half-dozen of his top budget agreement. flight path enough to bring the preparations for the budget he spacecraft into the proper will send to the next Con- position on Sunday to settle it gress. into lunar orbit. Nixon virtually completed his new cabinet yesterday New Jersey Symphony Eyes The course correction burn is scheduled for 12:03 p.m. when he announced he will OLD BRIDGERS SEE THEIR TREE — Mrs.EST. nominate. California oil com- .Marilyn Schiro, background left, and Mrs. Arline Mission Control said the off- pany executive Claude S. Furinito, background second from left, and their course flight path was caused Brinegar to succeed Trans- Carlton Theater for Its Home children, join one of Santa's helpers under Christ- by an excess of rocket thrust portation Secretary John A. mas Tree at New York's Rockefeller Plaza yes- Volpe, who will become am- RED BANK — The New der the auspices of the Mon- yesterday morning when Jersey Symphony has report- mouth Arts Foundation. terday after lights on the tree were turned on, Apollo 17 was fired out of marking the start of the holiday season in mid- edly joined the ranks of coun- Arts Center town New York. Like the tree, the ladies and their earth orbit and started its 86- ty cultural groups interested families are from Old Bridge. hour coast to the moon. Guards Slay in using the Carlton Theater Although the orchestra cur- as a performance headquar- rently has offices in Newark, 7 Hijackers ters and residence. its 1972-73 concert schedule in- Last night The Daily Regis- cludes many performances ADDIS ABABA (AP) - A throughout most of the state's grenade exploded during a hi- ter learned officials of the state orchestra, which has 21 counties. The group Is no Truman Improved jacking attempt aboard an stranger to Monmouth Coun- been reportedly looking for a Ethiopian jetliner that had ty, having performed several just taken off from Addis permanent home, are inter- KANSAS CITY (AP) - ther on Wednesday and yes- Truman, who lives in ested in discussing the Car- dates in the past few sum- Doctors report improvement terday as "the difference be- nearby Independence, Mo., Ababa today, wounding seven mers at the Garden State Arts passengers and two steward- lton possibility with the or- In President-Harry S Tru- tween night and day." was hospitalized Tuesday chestra's board of directors. Center in neighboring Holm- man, and his daughter ex- Doctors at Kansas City's night with lung congestion. esses, del. ' presses hope "he will be able Research Hospital and Medic- Since then, doctors also have Security guards killed all Orchestra officials, wore to come home in the near fu- al Center, however, continue expressed concern about a seven hijackers In a gun said to be receptive to the In fact, at one time, the cen- ture." to list the 88-year-old former weakened heart. battle, the govenment news idea of making Red Bank and ter, if it could have been en- After a hospital visit with chief executive's condition as agency reported. the Carlton, a theater long a closed for year-round use, was her father yesterday, Marga- critical. They declined to The former president's An American passenger, landmark here on Monmouth reportedly considered by or- ret Truman Daniel described speculate if or when he might long-time personal physician, .Prof. Roderick Hilsinger, St., its headquarters. chestra officials as an ideal the difference between her fa- come off the critical list. Dr. Wallace Graham, said grabbed the grenade when location for the group's resi- Truman was "extraordinarily one of the hijackers dropped The orchestra performed dence. Henry Lewis Joseph C. Irwin weak," and was being fed in- it and threw it toward an here Wednesday night and has The Carlton, owned by the been put up for sale at n price ported the efforts of the Mon- travenously. He continued to empty seat in front of him, scheduled two other concerts Walter Reade Theater organi- receive oxygen. said an Ethiopian passenger. at the theater this season un- of $100,000. mouth County Arts Council Surgical Aid Set zation, Ocean Township, has Reportedly the orchestra, which Is studying the possi- which is subsidized by state bility of buying the Carlton. funds,is in debt and hence The MAF Is one of about 25 would not consider buying the cultural organizations For Mrs. Marcos theater itself but would con- throughout Monmouth that be- MANILA (AP) - President ceremony at an amusement County to Get $3.2 Million sider using it as Its headquar- longs to the council. Ferdinand E. Marcos an- park, Guards shot and killed ters under the auspices of any During the past week the nounced today that President the man. cultural group that might buy council has sought the aid of Nixon is sending a surgeon The only clue to the assail- the facility. interested groups and Individ- from California to help repair ant's identity was a label In Revenue Sharing Funds Meanwhile, Dr. Bertram uals in an attempt to deter- the damage done to his wife, showing his jacket had been Feinswog, president of the mine the feasibility of taking Imelda, in a knife attack. made in Davao City, 610 miles By The Associated Press ' Jan. 1,1972, to June 30,1972. Essex, the state's largest den County. MAF which sponsors profes- over the theater. Marcos said Dr. Robert T. southeast of Manila. The tai- The If.S".'Treasury Depart- The grants arc based on a sional theater and concert Council officials have sug- Chase of the Stanford Medical lor was being brought to Ma- U.S.