Winona State University OpenRiver Winona Daily News Winona City Newspapers 3-3-1969 Winona Daily News Winona Daily News Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews Recommended Citation Winona Daily News, "Winona Daily News" (1969). Winona Daily News. 849. https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews/849 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Winona City Newspapers at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in Winona Daily News by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE RIVER Yesterday 6.36 . ""* Read By More Today .: 6.42 Crest Than 90,000 1965 ... 8.24 20.75 1952 ... 5.79 17.93 People Every Day 1951 .. 5.54 17.35 Apollo 9 Thunders Into Orbit CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. CAP) the ground, the astronauts — The Apollo 9 astronauts rock- showed just about the level of eted into orbit today and skill- excitement that flight surgeons fully executed a link-up with a Docking Maneuv er Goes Smoothly expected, except for civilian as- fragile ugly duckling spaceship tronaut Russell L. Schweickart, which they hope to qualify to day earth-circling trip, they Just after docking, McDivitt posed in its rocket garage. pad. The orbit ranged from 118 making his first space flight. land men on the moon next could clear the way for two broke the silence to report the Advancing cautiously as both to ,119 miles above the earth, McDivitt's heart was beating July. Americans to make the landing status fully, and said,"Every- vehicles sped at 17,400 miles an just about perfect. at 135 beats a minute, and Air "We are docked," Air Force during the Apollo 11 flight. thing came off just right. hour, Scott carefully inserted an "We're real prond of you," Force" Col. David R. Scott's Col. James A. McDivitt report- If they fail the U.S. lunar More than 100 miles over the arrow-like docking mechanism Flight Director Eugene Kranz heart was beating at 120 a min- ed in Rat tones, timetable could suffer a Pacific, Scott, the command into a slot in the LEM's nose. beamed toward space. ute. But Schweickart's heart "Tremendous," Mission Con- setback. The astronauts were module pilot, separated . his McDivitt reported the docking "Everybody here is happy," was ticking away at only 72 trol replied. silent through most of the deli- spaceship and moved about 50 was very smooth. he said. "So are we," replied beats a minute, only about ten If McDivitt and Air Force Col. cate maneuvering period. At feet away from the third stage. The Apollo 9 rode the 36-story Air Force Col. James A. Mc- beats faster than normal. own-jiiscretion_they rocket, the world's most power- , He called down to earth, David rR. Scott-and civilian as- their: de- He turned the ship around and Divitt the ¦spacecraft¦ ¦¦ command-¦ tronaut Russell L. Schweickart layed the docking maneuver for gingerly pulsed small jets to ful, into orbit just 11 minutes er.:, ' . ' • ' . - . ' . (Cont. on Page 5, Col. 6) succeed on their marathon 10- some 15 minutes. steer back toward the LEM, ex- after the Saturn s lifted off the While hearts beat faster on APOLLO (AP PHOTOFAX) (AP PHOTOFAX) APOLLO 9 LIFTS OFF JAMES McDIYITT RUSS SCHWEICKART DAVID SCOTT VICE PRESIDENT AGNEW 10-Day Trip Begins Astronauts Got Final Suit Adjustments Before Flight Interested Observer IKE IMPROVING MORE SHELUNGS OCCUR Red Guards ^^^ BMM ^aMMMMMMMMHM * Ky Feels Nixon ¦ ¦ ¦ More Willing Demonstrate ¦''' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ . Pnmmoria-i, = ' Enemy Forces Fail in Ailmtassr To Seek Time Red PARIS TOKYO (AP) ^ Guards (AP)-President Nix- and wdrkers demonstrated Wi^fslimg: on's meeting with Vice Presi- Attack on Marine Base around the Soviet Embassy in WASHINGTON (AP) — For- tough constitution seem to be ef- dent Nguyen Cab Ky, reportedly SAIGON (AP) ; — A strong Heavy guns helped counter the 30 houses just before dawn. A residential area on the southern Peking today after Chinese arid mer President Dwight D. Eisen- fectively combating the pneu- has given Ky the feeling that North Vietnamese detachment enemy's automatic weapons South Vietnamese spokesman edge of the city, killing a family Soviet troops clashed on a dis- hower continues to improve monia that attacked the former today to fire. called the attack "savage, bar- of nine and touching off fires puted river island on the Man- " Nixon is more willing to play for tried hard and failed steadily" in his struggle with president during his recovery time in the peace talks than his overrun a U.S. Marine, artillery The North Vietnamese, in re- barous and bloodthirsty." that spread to more than 30 of churian border. pneumonia and the after-effects from surgery. the small, two-story tin-roofed Both Moscow and Peking an- predecessor. base near the demilitarized treat, left 20 dead, the U.S. One of the six-foot missiles of last week's abdominal sur- But "he's still quite weak," a A South Vietnamese source zone. Elsewhere enemy troops Command said. smashed ino the ground three houses. Three other civilians nounced "many killed and gery," his doctors said today. high-ranking Walter Reed Army were killed and 25 wounded. wounded'* in the battle Sunday. said Sunday the Saigon delega- shelled Saigon and more than 30 It was the fourth time since yards from a crowded chil- "General Eisenhower's pro- Hospital spokesman said. "He's tion in Paris now feels other towns and allied bases in the enemy offensive began that dren's hospital ward. The blast It was the third rocket attack Japan's Kyodp neW agency got to eat and get some strength reas- gress, one week after major sured the United States is not the ninth day of their spring of- heavy fighting had broken out sprayed chunks of metal about, on the capital city of three mil- said crowds of demonstrators surgery, is indeed gratifying," back." overhasty to reach a quick fensive. just below the DMZ. The area ripped through shutters and ringed the Soviet Embassy in the mid-morning bulletin at And his doctors reported that agreement. The source lion residents since the offensive the Chinese capital, carrying said Sai- About 500 men of the U.S. 3rd had been relatively quiet since smashed mirrors and walls, but Walter Reed Army Hospital "the area of pneumonia in the gon felt President Johnson's ad- Marine Division fought off the the Nov, 1 bombing halt. only one of the 72 children was began Feb. 23. Two volleys of placards reading, "We strongly said. right lung base is markedly di- ministration had been too preoc- rockets 14 hours apart on the protest the Soviet provocation!" attack on the artillery base, Three 100-pound Soviet rock- injured. A 13-year-old girl got a "General Eisenhower spent a minished." cupied with the search for a three miles south of the DMZ, in ets hit Saigon, killing 12 Viet- slight cut on her head. first day killed 15 civilians and and, "Hang Kosygin," a refer- restful night and continues to He ate a solid, if soft, meal quick settlement on matters ence to Soviet Premier Alexel nearly a day-long action that cost them namese civilians, wounding 29 Another rocket tore through wounded 49. improve steadily/' Brig. Gen. Sunday—his first after that need more time for negotia- 13 men killed and 22 wounded. others and wrecking more than the roof of a house in a crowded Kosygin. Frederic J. Hughes Jr., hospital two weeks of liquid nourish- tion. The new attack on Saigon put The Soviet Union and Red commander, announced. "His ment. pressure on President Nixon to China accused each other of strength is gradually returning, Pneumonia — the kind often Ky con/erred with Nixon for decide whether such shelling crossing the border Sunday, and his vital signs remain stable contracted while recuperating 45 minutes Sunday, 10 minutes WEATHER violates a tacit agreement China said it was the 18th Soviet and the area of pneumonia con- from surgery — was a setback in private and the rest in the FEDERAL FORECAST which U.S. officals say North violation in two years. tinues to clear. His diet is being for the 78-year-old general as he company of Secretary of State WINONA AND VICINITY - Vietnam made in exchange for Although similar clashes have gradually increased." was recovering from high-risk William P. Rogers and Henry Fair to partly cloudy tonight the end to the bombing of th« been reported between Chinese The right medicine and a surgery. Cabot Lodge, chief U.S. negotia- and Tuesday. Colder tonight; North last Nov. 1. The Ameri- and Russian border troops in tor at the Paris peace talks. little change in temperature cans say the North Vietnamese the past, it was believed to be After the meeting, Ky was Tuesday. Low tonight 5-12; high asked if any new agreed to stop attacks on cities the first time Peking and Mos- proposals Tuesday 30-36. Outlook Wednes- and towns, but Hanoi says it cow exchanged protest notes might be brought up at the next day: Temperatures near normal peace talks session Thursday. made no agreement and prom- over such an incident. Pleases with no precipitation likely. ised no concessions. Peking's New China News Trip "Oh, no, that's much too Agency said the battle occurred close," he replied, and newsmen LOCAL WEATHER At the weekly peace talks ses- on an island in the TJssuri River, interpreted this to mean that Official observations for the sion in Paris last Thursday, the which forms part of tho border eventually some new initiative 24 hours ending at 12 m.