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-v--,- ,? «, irtam the £f£scc»e#ecf nrocc . &5 A-QK' on Smoothest Space Fli ght ; News Roundup: From the State, Shirra Flashes Signs at TV ' SPACE CENTER , HOUSTON into the camera and laughing at Florida peninsula as it whipped asked mission control to "consider which causes residential lights to (AP) — Apollo7 Commander Wal- comments from the ground. None over it in 60 seconds. eliminating the chlorination of our Nation & World ter M. Schirra Jr., dim when heavy load appliances, wearing his of the three waved at the camera. Television transmission continued water today." such as air conditioners, are turned familiar lop-sided grin, greeted "You forgot to shave this morn- until the spacecraft passed over the Philadelphia Water on suddenly. The problem did not America from space with a joke ing, Eisele," Mission control said at horizon from Florida. Mission con- The astronauts periodically inject recur after the switch was reset. yesterday by televising a sign read- one point. trol said the final transmission chlorine into their water supply to The World ing Schirra and his crew seemed in a "Hello from the lovely Apollo came from about 800 to 900 miles assure its purity, but Schirra said it good mood entering the fourth day room , high atop everything." Lost His Razor Czech Workers Protest Soviet Pressure "I lost my razor," the Air Force from the Florida coast. took a period of time "before the of their 11-day, 41,2-million-mile Schirra. who refused to turn on Just over four hours after ' ' major replied. Astronauts cannot the water started tasting palatable flight. PRAGUE — Workers of Prague s biggest industria the on-board television camera telecast, the crew lighted up the again." 'Kinda Flippant' establishment protested against Soviet pressure on Czecho- Saturday, shave in space because the absence could not resist the of gravity would allow the cut powerful 20,000-pound thrust ser- Mission control said to eliminate They left valves in the en- slovakia as Premier Oldrich Cernik opened new talks in temptation yesterday to flash signs vice propulsion rocket engine for the chlorine. vironmental control system set in a Moscow yesterday on the occupied country's future. to the folks back home. bristle to float around the spacecraft. the third time. The astronauts earlier had suf- manner they preferred instead of A resolution of the trade union of Prague's giant CKE Moments after the first Change of Orbit fered what they called a "very the mode suggested by mission sign, the The television transmission, Traction Works expressed anxiety over political develop- Navy captain showed a second mis- The burn lasted nine second s and traumatic experience." controllers. Mission control pointed ments since the Soviet-led invasion Aug. 20 and voiced message which read sion control said, "was shorter than was against the direction Apollo 7 While the spacecraft sailed , "Keep those anticipated " but the quality was this out and Schirra chuckled. concern that continuing Soviet block press _ attacks : may cards and letters coming , was traveling, causing, in effect, peacefully over the Red Sea. a "We were wondering when you in , folks." called "amazing and much better lead to the ouster of Communist party chief Alexandei Grinning at Camera the spacecralt to slow slightly and warning suddenly flashed on and a would spot that," he said. "We're Dubcek and other popular leaders. than expected." The transmission, go into another orbital plane. The warning signal clanged in their The TV pictures from inside scheduled to last 10 to 12 minutes kinda flippant today. Bear with The workers specifical ly named Dubcek, Cernik, Presi- the , thrust dropped the orbit's low point ears. This resulted from a momen- us." Apollo 7 cabin showed Schirra on was carried live by television net- from 139 miles to 110 miles. tary loss of power. It was quickly dent Ludvik Svoboda and Joseph Smrkovsky, head of the his commander' The crew reported they felt in s couch, and Air works. A second telecast from Eisele took over the com- corrected when the crew turned a good condition. Schirra ' National Assembly. Force Maj. Donn F. Eisele standing space was scheduled for 9:25 a.m. s cold "We think it impossible to be silent about the attacks mander's couch for the burn. He reset switch. symptoms were apparently gone in the center, still wearing the suit CDT today. was ready to take over if the Ghost in Space against our state and political representatives who have he wore into space and his voice had none of the January," said the resolution, for last Friday's Picture of Earth guidance and navigation system , The crew speculated the problem huskiness that was apparent Sun- won our confidence since launch at Cape Kennedy. Walter published in the trade union daily Prace—Work. One of the astronauts pointed the which controlled the rocket' s may have been a "ghost", or false day. Schirra and Cunningham got Cunningham, the third crewman, camera out a spacecraft window at thrust, failed or miscalculated. alarm, triggered by a passing elec- was seen only to sleep late because of the elec- briefly on the left the earth as Apollo 7 sped across One of the crew, however, called trical overload caused by too many trical system outage and awoke • side of the screen. ' the Gulf of Mexico art five miles a the burn, "solid as a rock. That heaters and fans coming on * * The crew spent at about five hours later. The loss of Enerny Pressure Renewed on Lowlands much of 4he second. Part of the Gulf coast was thing really slaps you." once. sleep, however, did not seem to seven-minute transmission grinning visible and the camera scanned the During the afternoon. Schirra The problem was similar to SAIGON — Enemy forces renewed their pressure on that bother them. the, costal lowlands city of Quang Ngai yesterday, hitting the city and a nearby South Vietnamese military post with rockets that killed eight persons and wounded 23 others. ' Two New Student Lo ts Opened A South Vietnamese spokesman said 13 . rounds of Soviet-made 140mm rockets were fired in the daylight at- tack on the key provincial capital. Hours earlier, under cover of darkness, a team of in- filtrators invaded a refugee camp 15 miles north of Quang Ngai and set fire to a' pagoda and a church. Both were severely damaged. were killed Cars civilians Race for Space Spokesmen said four Vietnamese and eight others wounded by the rockets that fell on the By GLENN KRANZ LEY the lot behind the Computer will be eased. "West Halls way administration parking of- city. Building off Bigler Road, they residents are probably getting ficials can tell how many green headquarters of a South Collegian Staff Writer Four more rounds hit the were issued tickets. The Dean the worst deal." he said since parking stickers (for overnight Vietnamese infantry regiment less than two miles west Although tw o additional of Students' office reported at and 11 soldiers and four parking areas have been all of the student lots are campus parking) were issued of Quang Ngai. Four soldiers died, least fou .~ such cases. located in East Halls. to on-campus residents, much civilians were wounded. opened to students, campus parking continues to be a pro- Advice, Then Ticket Women Hike to Cars less now many went to women. blem for both students and One of the students involved Another big problem is park- fre sa>Q next year, for the * * • faculty. said that she went to the Cam- ing for women, especially first time, special stickers will Egyptian Offic ial Favors Peace Settlement Some students who bought a pus Patrol ofticc to ask whojre those living in South. Pollock , be issued to residents. Other she could park. She was told to — Egyptian Foreign Min- parking sticker now feel their and Simmon s-McElwain stickers for off-campus resi- UNITED ^NATIONS. N.Y. park "on the end of the Com- dents will probably be sold at a Riad said yesterday he favored carrying permits grant nothing more residence halls. ister Mahmoud than the right to look for a puter Building lot." When the different rate out all the steps, to peace in the Middle East within three driver went to pick up her car, Last year, the Undergra- - did not insist that the first step be parking space. Nearly 6,000 duate Student Government' Delayed Construction Helps months if possible. He stickers have been sold, re- she found that it had been s Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territory. ticketed by the patrol. Administrative Action Com- Last year, it was predicted portedly about 35 per cent over mittee proposed a plan to give b? Administration officials that In an interview, he also indicated-Egypt would let the total capacity of the student Strouse said his office wants the Suez Canal and the Strait of women special permits, so construction on campus would Israeli ships through lots on campus. the patrol to be strict with Uic cut down the number of park- Tiran in the last stages of the settlement. He said Egypt Computer Building lot. He said they would not have to walk at , was not demanding the return of the Gaza Strip to Egyp- To ease the parking si- that if the patrol is lenient with night from such distant lots as inS spaces by as much as 600. tuation, an additional 164 However, the proposed demoli- tian administration but would let Palestinian Arabs dis- that area now, and has to the one beyond the flower gar- spaces have been opened to dens north of Park Avenue.