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Show Page 4 Wednesday, April 21,1976 ? Astronaut Talks Up Space For Children mmWJfiTJIL ft Astronaut Wally Schirra They really did drink Tang in space. This and other firsthand information was gleaned Monday from astronaut Wally Schirra by a group of youngsters assembled in the U.S: Ski Team Office.' ' " Sohiriiai jfi tPMJufafdheilill I S. John-Paul , Mafssfln" Celebrity Invitational, spent an interesting hour relating his experiences in the space' program and then fielding questions from would-be astronauts and astronetts. Schirra entered the space program in 1959 and made his first flight three years later. He flew on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. The purpose of the Mercury program, Schirra said was "to see if people could live in space and come back." "It's nice to come back, he added as the kids chuckled their agreement. The astronaut noted that the intent of the Gemini fights was threefold; to make a space walk testing space suits, to spend two weeks in space (the time it takes for a lunar mission) and to accomplish ac-complish a space rendezvous. Referring to the Apollo missions. Schirra told his youthful audience, "The only people w ho have ever gone to the moon are Americans. This is something to be proud of., ; The spaceman said his biggest personal thrill was his first four-orbit, six-hour Mercury mission which was a sold flight He't"noted",tlia one else to turn . to an astronauts' life hinges on his ability, skill and knowledge. "How come kids can't go into space?" one children's libber inquired. Citing the out-of-this-world cost of sending humans beyond earth's atmosphere, Schirra responded, "It's too expensive for fun." Answering other questions, the astronaut said the weightlessness of space created "no worry about a diet" and described how Skylab , crewmen took showers in plastic bags. On a more serious and ecological note, Schirra portrayed Earth as it appears from space and called it "the only place we have to live for a long, long time." He said the thinness ot the Earth's atmosphere, as viewed from a celestial' vantage point, is "like an apple peel." "That's what we have to be careful of." ' AC PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED Pharmacist on Duty 2-6 p.m. Daily FREE DELIVERY WE ALSO HAVE GREETING CARDS FILM MAGAZINES 649-8300 NEW STORE HOURS 10 a.m. 6 p.m. DAILY Council Endorses Tree Project; Wants to Investigate Finances ... IT'S STILL UT THERE A project that could result in the planting of hundreds of trees throughout Park City was presented to the city council Thursday night by Councilman Steve Dering. In describing the plan that would involve two separate programs, one private and one municipal, Dering requested that "the city allocate a maximim of $6,000 to match w hatever money was raised in the private sector." In other words, the councilman explained,"The city would be spending one dollar for every dollar that was spent on trees by private citizens." . Since the city had previously allocated $6,000 of their budget for trees which were never .;. planted, Dering pointed out to 1 the council that the project was financially feasible. The councilman added,"Because of the immediate visual impact the trees would have on the community along with the fact that it would enable the city to get two trees for the price of one, I think it would be a very worthwhile project." v . Answering the question of some of his fellow council members Dering said,"The trees purchased by the city would be planted on public property wherever a need was determined. The trees bought by private citizens would be planted wherever the donor wanted." Another point brought out by the councilman was that private citizens wanting to by only one tree could purchase it at a reduced price because of the total quantity involved. , Although the council, ex-' ex-' pressed enthusiasm for Dering's. proposal they moved to table the request Upon Councilman Jack Green's recommendation that it be referred to the financial committee for further investigation. HQ ARE ANNOUNCES "TREE DAY 99 Tree campaign chairman Tom Ligare has announced that May 8 will be "Tree in Park City. Ligare is heading a drive which he hopes will result in the planting of hundreds,, possibly thousands, of trees by private citizens on that date. - Ligare's tree committee is offering 11 varities of trees at reduced prices and has established a fund for pur1-chasing pur1-chasing the trees. - ;'.' May 5 has been set as the deadline for orders and the trees will be purchased en masse just prior to "Tree Day". V; A list of those persons buying trees in conjunction with the campaign will be. printed each week in the Newspaper. j 1 Those participating will have the option of planting their tree(s) on their own property or having them planted in other areas designated by the committee. Ligare hopes to recruit a volunteer labor force to plant trees donated for' places in, need of foliage. - The treeman noted that if the city council approves the proposed matching tree program, each tree pur chased by private citizens will, in effect, mean two trees for Park. City. ' The list of trees being offered of-fered was compiled by local landscaper Mike Kevitch who selected the varities for their local adaptability. The Sodfather will supervise the buying and planting of operations as well as providing tree care literature to each participant. D I I PARK CITY TREE CAMPAIGN 1 1 )SgH Being of sound mind and definitely not out of my tree iisftC fuel I wish to purchase: 132 ((jjfcj 6 ft. 8 ft. Trees at $4.00 each ; 6 ft. 8 ft. Trees at $5.75 each Sis fuE QTY. TYPE A QTY. TYPE 38) UL GREEN ASH HAWTHORNE 58) UL WHITE BIRCH MOUNTAIN ASH 135)1 fSr FLOWERING CRAB " . NORWAY MAPLE ituw.-i-Hl tffpjk d - & FLD.WtHiBUa.rLUM w IXIBVtwavwsJiJiawiA? - a Ifl ElWl Mj&Stei f?f8 POPULAR (CAROLINA QTY. TYPE 1$ ' 1 piSSST 4'DOUGLASFIRAT15.00 . v - 4' CONCOLOR FIR AT $18.75 ffipS TREES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED MAY 8. ' , lfll IJM FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 649-91 61 phone no. ; ' " : IB I WANT MY TREE(s) PLANTED ON . PRIVATE PROPERTY 3S frtP PUBLIC PROPERTY I jjl tfpi PLEASE ENCLOSE CHECK OB MONEY ORDER PAYABLE l ,' TO-PARK CITY TREE FUND, ACCT. NO. 1309 MAIL TO: PARK CITY TREE FUND ftfffl CO SILVER KING BANK gj PARK CITY, UTAH 84060 INTERNATIONAL London As the result of heavy betting from Southern California, one of Britain's gamest bookmakers announced Tuesday it has lowered the odds against a visit from outer space to 40 to 1. -V . v. ;. ' t - .... The previous odds had been 100 to 1 until the bets started pouring in three months ago, a spokesman for the .Lad Broke and Col Ltd. explained. ex-plained. With the new mark the firms says it now stands to loose nearly $500,000 if somebody does drop in. Paris Widespread student unrest that spread throughout France last week appeared likely to continue and probable worsen after the government govern-ment refused to back down on controversial university reforms. The reforms, aimed at inducing Frances'-75 university campuses to introduce more job-oriented job-oriented degree courses, pro vokded nationwide siuaeni demonstrations rnursaay mat were reminiscent of the fierce clashes with police during the 1968 student-worker uprising which nearly toppled General de Gauls' government. . . NATIONAL Baltimore A man who went to city officials on Monday to complain about being fqrced to move from -his home returned with a gun on Tuesday and killed a city councilman and wounded three other persons, authorities said. The wounded included a second city councilman, coun-cilman, a policeman and the appointments secretary to Mayor Williamm D. Schaefer. The councilman and the secretary were listed in critical condition. Washington The,$2 bill was welcomed back into the mainstream of U.S. currency on. Tuesday as though it was going out of style instead of coming back in. "It was like a run on the bank," said spokesman Bill Hammis at the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston which sold between $20,000 and $30,000 of the mint-fresh "duces." The new currency once snunnea as a Daa iuck wuaiiu ciiiu wiinui awu 11 uiii wii wuidiiuii 111 xaoo, I i v. : ...-t - --i .-"-: . .... . debut. - . Brookline Mass Medical researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reportedly developed a new birth control device to detect a womans fertility period. , Manufactors of the new instrument' say the consumer product would be inexpensive, compact "and as easy to use as a thermometer." Although the device called the ovutimer has only been tested on a limited baiss it could present a major breakthrough in birth control for women, according to Boston area doctors. ITunah Tha'annnnnnamont rf f Vi o HoafVi nf f-fin Kaiparowitts power project Wednesday af ternoon was lamented by many in Southern Utah who were in line to benefit from it, but celebrated by most others. . Advocates of the massive power producing project speculated that, politicians, . en-viromentalists, en-viromentalists, and possible even some communists com-munists had influenced the . Kaiparowits collapse. Bogalusa, La Led by a hooded horseman, the Ku Klux Klan paraded through a black area of town on Good Friday, past blacks who lined streets giving the black power salute. Appearing Ap-pearing somewhat ill at east, Mayor Louis Rawis turned his back to the television cameras as he cut a ribbon dedicating the Klans' new 6th Congressional District headquarters building. Tim Kelly, the Klan's great titaii of the 6th district, said a prayer, thanking God "for these fine emebers of the white race who have turned nut " The mayor explained to newsman that he was simply making good on a long standing policy of cutting a ribbon for any local group that asked. Washington Long lunches by federal employees em-ployees may be costing the tax payers in the the range of $1.2 billion a year, in lost production time, according to the Congress' General Accounting Office. Although federal workers in most agencies ar alotted a half an hour for lunch it has become an almost accepted practice to take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour it was reported. Washington Answering the critics of their latoct hrtnlr ahmit RirharH TVT Niynn't lact riavc in . . wvrn v. . . .....v.. w.mmv UMJC I 1 1 office, Carl Bernstein and Robert Woodward said Sunday the publication represents "basic reporting which might contain minor errors but is the best obtainable version of the truth." Appearing on NBCfs "Meet the Press" the two reporters revealed that many of the over -300 people they interviewed when researching the , book had told them they would deny having ever spoken to them or dispute what they reported T when the book was published to save their own S positions. |