Apollo 7 Ends 11-Day Journey Safely
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Complete High School Football Coverage SEE PAGES 12-14 Sunny, Milder Sunny and milder today. THEDAILY HOME Cloudy and .mild tonight. Chance of showers tomorrow morning. FINAL (Bis Detiili Fate 2) Monmoutb County9* Home Newspaper for 90 Years VOL. 91, NO. 82 RED BANK, N. J., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1968 TEN CENTS Apollo 7 Ends 11-Day Journey Safely ABOARD USS ESSEX (AP) an hour after their sensational porarily submerging their rad- After talking with the astro-1 All three looked tired and sex says hello to Wally, Don their noses and blew hard as of America's newest space — Apollo 7's astronauts rode 11-day flight that put the United io antenna. nauts, the helicopter radioed: I shaky, but otherwise in good and Walt." the pressure rose to prevent heroes. their "magnificent flying ma- States on the doorstep to" the Several helicopters from the Men in 'Good Shape' physical condition as they After shaking hands . with this. It was the third time that "Their physical status is ship's officers, the happy trio The Essex sailors and a na- Schirra had come back from chine" to an upside-down land- moon. Essex fanned over a wide area stepped from the copter onto a Ing in the Atlantic Ocean today Their capsule had parachuted and finally zeroed in on inter- good — all are in good shape." rode an elevator down to the tionwide television audience space. He is the only one to and seachers had 20 anxious to a landing just five miles mittent signals from the space- Swimmers leaped into the wat- red carpet that had been rolled sick bay to begin extensive were disappointed at not being make three orbital trips and moments before they located north of this aircraft carrier, craft beacon. er and secured Apollo 7. Schir- over the deck. medical* checks. able to see the landing. Color says it is his last. At 45, he the spacecraft floating safely stationed 330 miles south south- Twenty minutes after the ra, Cunningham and Eisele They rubbed their heavy They apparently suffered no television equipment was says, he's too old to wait two in gentle seas. east of Bermuda. 7:13 a.m. EDT touchdown, a opened their hatch, climbed in- beards and smiled as they ill effects from the rising at- aboard, but, with poor visibil- or three years for another Navy Capt. Walter M. Schir- But heavy clouds and a light helicopter, Recovery 3, spotted to a liferaft and were lifted walked across the deck, ac- mospheric pressures they en- ity, Apollo 7 came down just flight. ra Jr., Air Force Maj. Donn rain hampered the recovery the upside-down craft. By the one-by-one into the helicopter. knowledging the cheers of hun- countered during re-entry. Be- out of range. Schirra's last hurrah was as F. Eisele and Walter C. Cun- operation. time it was overhead minutes The copter sped to the Es- dreds of sailors who lined the cause all three had head cold However, the arrival on the good as his first two, all of ningham rode a helicopter to It was made more difficult later, the astronauts had in- sex, landing on the deck at deck. A band welcomed them congestion, there was some Essex deck was telecast via which were perfect missions. a touchdown on the deck of because Apollo 7 landed bot- flated floatation bags and 8:03 a.m., just 55 minutes after aboard. concern they might have ear satellite to the United States, His Sigma 7 Mercury flight in this aircraft carrier less than toms up, as was expected, tem- turned it right side up. the splashdown. A large banner read: "Es- or sinus trouble. But they held giving Americans a good view (See APOLLO, Pg. 4, Col. 4) YMCA Gets the Land It Needs; Miss Dibben Keeps Her Home RED BANK — A three-story But the move also means Earlier this year, Borough a single parcel of land. With chase the property as soon as Victorian house, complete with some fancy maneuvering on the Council amended an ordinance the addition of this property, the house is moved. After title all its furnishings, moved slow- part of the movers. .telephone to make the move possible, the and the lot at 180 Maple Ave., to the property is acquired, ly down Maple Ave. to a new linemen. men from the Jer- first house-moving in Red Bank formerly owned by Mrs. Luba shortly after Christmas, the location this morning to make sey Central Power and Light in a number of years. Kozachok, we now have about present YMCA headquarters way for a future Community Co. tree trimmers. and The move was expected to go two and a half acres." will be torn down and bids will YMCA building. local police so smoothly that the owner was Mr. Lewis added, "The total be accepted for the new build- advised to pack only her china ing, he said. The laige house, next to the The house-moving firm of cost of the Dibben property, and the pictures hanging on the present YMCA structure, is Mullen and Ranalli of Mount with the house-moving, is about The first phase of the build- walls. All other furnishings re- owned by Miss Ruth R. Dib- Holly has been shoring up the the same as the original ing project will include a mod- mained in place. ben. It leaves its original foun- seven-room dwelling for the amount we offered for the en- ern, 75-foot swimming pool, a dation, where it has stood for past week, getting ready for David J. Lewis, gonoral sec- tire property." lobby-lounge rpom, administra- 60 years, to be transported the big move. "We expect that retary of the YMCA, said yes- Mr. Lewis said the owner tive offices, club rooms, and a across the street and about two the house will be en the street terday, "The YMCA board of wanted to help the YMCA build- large all-purpose room, with ad- blocks south. no longer than four or five directors is grateful to Miss ing program, but she also want- ditional space for addition of hours," said Alfred Ranalli, Dibben for making it possible ed to live in her own home. a gymnasium, health club and The house-moving means that president of the firm. for the 'Y' to acquire the ad- The house-moving turned out exercise room, and handbal the YMCA can acquire the Dib- ditional property. Our new to be the best solution for both and squash courts. Mr. Lewis ben property for its building The moving schedule was ar- plans are a great improvement parties. said the new modern facility MOVING DAY — The seven-room house owned by Miss Ruth Dibben w a s moved program — and Miss Dibben ranged so that the house would over the building that we for- Mr. Lewis explained that the is expected to be ready for oc- today from next to the YMCA on Maple Ave., Red Bank, to a new location down can continue to live in the same roll onto the street after early merly planned to construct on YMCA has negotiated to pur- cupancy by New Year's, 1970. rush-hour traffic subsided. the street. (Register Staff Photo] home on the same street with . only a change In exposure. In order to clear the way of utility lines, electric circuits were rerouted and lines were pulled down. Overhanging tree limbs were cut away, and pb^ Negroes Back Democrats lice were on hand to divert traffic from Maple Ave., the broad residential street that is ASBURY PARK - A com- Congressman Charles Diggs, Roy Johnson of Georgia; Rep. In addition to the Rev. Mr. also a state highway cutting mittee of Black Americans has Michigan; Attorney Percy Sut- Julian Bond of Georgia, Woodson, there are four other through Red Bank. been formed to support the ton, borough president of Man- and Assemblyman and Minor- Negro legislators, and Stanley Humphrey-Muskie ticket. hattan. ity Leader of the N. J. Assem Van Ness was appointed chief Purpose of the committee, it Also, State Senator Le- bly, Rev. S. Howard Woodson. counsel by Governor Richard was announced, will be J. Hughes. Cease Fire to urge Negro voters to support The committee is reminding the national Democratic ticket Negro voters that it was under Ends, Not so that "the clock will not be the Johnson administration that turned back on the progress the most powerful civil rights made by Negroes during the bill the nation has ever known Extended past eight years' under the Ken- was passed. SAIGON (AP) - The vest- nedy and Johnson administra- tions." The committee also warns pocket cease-fire for the re- black community members lease of 14 North Vietnamese The committee says the over- that the progress of Negroes in prisoners of war ended at noon whelming majority of black America "is being threatened elected officials in the nation by such men as George today with no indication of any are Democrats. "This fact," Wallace, the American Inde- attempt to extend it. it was stated, "shows that the pendent Party candidate, who One U.S. military source said Democratic Party recog- appeals to fear and prejudice." nizes the value and ability of he assumed fighter-bombers Its black members and that the "The Nixon-Agnew ticket," were resuming raids on North black man finds in this party the committee states, "in Vietnamese supply columns BARN FIRE—Fire caused damage unofficially estimated at $400,000 to the barns and barges in the 288-square an opportunity to contribute his a more subtle way appeals to complex of Dorbrook Farms on Rt.