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FAIR AND WARMER tonight and Friday; low tonight 15-17; high Friday in mid 40s; chance of precipitation less than You have not fulfilled every duty, unless you have fulfilled that of being pleasant —Charles Buxon, English author, 10 per cent, Safe Splashdown for Apollo 9 | 10-Day Oribtal Flight OmnibusBill On Spending | AmongLast Paves Way tor Moon Landing Try Next July ‘ary Utah legislators tied the “This is the minute we've a 60-day laW- been waiting for during the moved toward completion Of prior to the readir.g of the apone of the most pressure- propriations act in toto before a packed sessions in recent his- half-filled House chamber. tory wee Most of the representatives Sine die adjournment had filed out before the $198.9 Below Governor’s Requests “Overall we're under the govrecommendations about two-and-a-half million dollars,” said Gardner in a voice that reflected the exhausting] APOLLO 9 astronauts Russel Schweickart, David Seott and task of planning state expendi-| James MeDivitt, left to right, stand on the flight deck of the tures for the next fiscal year. mentary and secondary school to a safe, but |history’s posed Carrier USS Guadalcanal after their safe splashdown this morning in the Atlantic Ocean. (Herald-UP1 Telephoto), MajorBills Sent to Governor third longest space trip perfectly and brought back four spaceflight records and knowledge that they cleared the way for a lunar orbit flight in May and a moon landing in July. Live Television With home viewers watching onlive television, the spacemen dropped softly into a calm sea at 12:01 p.m. EST. They landed WASHINGTON (UPT)—The |Senate defeated another pro- by | The appropriations bill shows |a $13.5 million increase in ele.| of peeked through a tiny window Sreninent Of ‘N’ Pact Is Rejected expected to come Sometime million state appropriations bill late tonight. was formally introduced, but The pressure was reflected in the reading clerk performed her the faces of Joint Appropria- constitutional duty and read the tions Committee Co - Chairmen entire 23-page document. | Sen. Wallace H. Gardner and ernor’s a sheath wet, of the space capsule at the flat decked recovery ship steaming toward him. “We just saw you out there. months of walking on the moon. You look pretty good,” “Hello, Guadalcanal, this is MeDivitt, David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart flew flame making package today as they past 59 days,” said Nelson just Rep. Frank V. Nelson when the omnibus state spending act rode splashdown togay in a trium. phant climax to 10 days in orbit that put Americans within four By RAYMOND F. NASH was introduced Wednesday LT LAKE CITY (UPI)— night in the House ribbon around Apollo 9,” radioed Commander MeDivitt as he ABOARD THE USS GUADAL- CANAL (UPI)—Apollo 9's preci- James A, sion pilots about three miles from the recovery ship. restrictive amendment Forty-eight today and swung on toward approval intact of the treaty to block the spread of nuclear minutes later, they landed safely on the deck of the Guadalcanal in their rescue helicopter. weapons. They had more trouble ‘Membersrejected 81 to 15 an getting into the helicopter than American “understanding,” pro- \they had at any time during posed by Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, their 10 days in orbit, One of {spending, the key item in the D-Conn., that “any military|the pilots was dragged throu bill. | attack directed against the) the olla sea ie pert a ie | Including local ¢ spending, this) SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)— | Other bills approved by both million for construction of a! The Senate had earlier in the independenceof another country|was hoisted to the helicopter Teaves the al public school) Joint House - Senate conference houses after adoption of con-|collector roadssystem, increase| day rejected the commitiee re- by a nuclear weapons state will) and another was soaked when a finance figure at $152.5 million, committees of the 38th Utah ference committee reports in-|the gas ta x from six to seven|port because House amend-| automatically be regarded as an |raft overturned next to the ship. approximately half way be-|Legislature patched up a num- cluded a state money manage- cents per gallon jments had changed the method| abrogation of the treaty, | “I think this was the most tween the House and Senate] per of rifts Wednesday and sent ment act and an executive sal- Legislation creating the single|of making appointments to the|rendering the treaty nul! and Successful flight we’ve had,” roconimenson vive aver, Some major legislation to the aryincrease bi governing board for state col-|Higher Education Board. void.” |Schweickart told the crew ofthe eachers would receive aver-| sovernor for his signature. One major measure approved leges and universities was! As approved and sent to the Dodd contended the modifica-|ship on the flight deck. age salary increases of $500 Amongbills salvaged by con-|by the House and sent to the brought back from what ap-\ governor the bill for|tion was necessary because of | “L haven't got mysea legs or yearly under terms of the ference committees was algovernor was the one cent peared to be a certain death) nine appointments provides to be made|the “monstrous” Soviet-block my land legs either,” joked E 81 ‘ poeeUre measure creating a single gov- gasoline tax increase. pac iis al nee ae ements erning board for state colleges| The bill, which sponsors sa when the Senate agreed to ac-/hy the governor, three by the| invasion of Czechoslovakia, the McDivitt. cept a conference committee president of the Senate and/ threatened Soviet interference The first things the three i universities, vill raise an additional report three by the speaker of the| with West Germany and Mos- {pilots Saw when they splashed cluding dedicated credits such\@"¢ U0 House. cow's recent efforts to suppress jdown rightside up, was a jas tuition and federal grants. The House made a conces-|democratic movements in Iron greeting in yellow tape 40 feet Higher Education Allotments Sle penting orTaucl | Airport Thought Safe above on the helicopter: sion in thatit agreed to submit) Curtain countries. Stitution of higher learning in. its appointees to the Senate for| The vote cameone day before “Hello dere, Gumdrop,” it \cludes: | confirmation. \President Nixon's announce- said, Gumdrop was the nickUniversity of Utah, $18,7 mil“It is better to pass this bill|ment of his decision whether to \name for the command ship lion (12.5 per cent increase) as it is than to let it die,”|deploy the Sentinel antiballistic during the mission. over last year); Utah State, | said Sen. Dixie Leavitt, R-|missile (ABM) system — an | The mighty men and maCedar City, chief sponsor. issue which has come up time chines of Apollo 9 performed “Immature Action” \and again in the treaty debate. masterful tests during the ion (23 per cent increase). mission that whirled them College of Southern Utah,| Utah County officials are stressed that the operation mud will allow the water to, Leavitt criticized both houses| Democratic Leader Mike around the earth 151 times. e | Mansfield said he was “reasonBontie of cc ba County 1.5 million (184 per cent in- awaiting a response from the’ wouldonlyinvolve three or four|flow morefreely in the Jordan %the legislature for acting in ably confident” the nuclear Their main tusk was the inan “immature manner on this U. S. Army Corps of Engineers|sand bars and would not involve|River and thus, hopefully, al: Sl arnnoniearation freath Gouldibe flight test of the four-legged alteasale aiviaary ented lian998 anita ven cat to an application the county has Indian Ford in the Jordan Nar-|lieviate someof the pressure ofportant piece of legislation. raat ae lunar lander that will drop two by Governor Calvin L. Ramp-lerease); Snow $645,000 (24 per to ‘he corps — asking as- rows. ‘high water in Utah Lake this) “We're certainly headed for] ene ee peerEe men four months from now to a His pects is for Alcent increase); Dixie, $615,000 sent The removal of the sand and spring sistance in cleaning several P a Supreme Court test case t0!two hours earlier than usual to the crust of the moon's face. Meat VER. (15.8 per cent increase); Utah mud and sand bars from the More Successful Indian Ford is composed of decide the constitutionality of|begin the final round of coer ieee College at Salt Lake, Jordan River, between Utah At the Manned Space Center Lake and the Point of the in Houston, the head of the nership among all levels of gov- lereane,Osh TochealOnige Mountain. flow of the river nothing Ratification requires a two- moonflight program, Lt. Gen. ernment to seinalt avaibleTea Provo, $785,000 (6.4 per cent thing can be Bunnell, D-Price, referring to) thirds vote Meanwhile, anotherfactor endone at the present time to {te method of appointing mem- (fhe Senate eplannedito) vote Samue] Phillips. said Apollo 9 sources and implemen! U-| increase). jalleviate that situation. bers to. the board, Hodayon a limitation ‘proposed was more suce tions to manycritical problems| Returning to overall approp- tered speculation about whether than | Gordon Harmston, Salt Lake The state money management "Go. Thomas J. Dodd, D- expected. But he said Apollo 10 eeti urban growth and iriations, Nelson pointed out that or not the Provo Airport may City, director of the State De- act was approved after the G1. inat would cancel. the would not be scrapped in favor rural stability.” |Gov. Calvin L. Rampton rec. be endangered this spring {partment of Natural Resources,|House agreed to restore the 1644) in the event the Soviet of an earlier moon landing. Commissioner Gadd and May-!ommended total Seni and with the statement of a state or Lesley J, Anderson of Mantiluniform school fund expendi- official that its elevation is “a The flight was almost flawWednesday told Governor Cal- bill to virtually conform with! Union launched another Czechvin L. Rampton that Provo Air- the original Senate version eeeavenion ” will, represent Ju: Sanpete, |tures of $27 million above those foot higner than the expected less. Schweickart got sick twice jhigh level of Utah Lake.” Sevier, Millard, Wayne and|of the current fiscal year. SAIGON (UPI)—The govern- port would probably avoid in-| One important amendment) ‘The treaty survived a test —one in the mothership and Piute Counties. “The governor was optimistic) Concerning the Jordan River ment of South Vietnam lost undation as it is “a foot higher| gives the state treasurer power| Wednesday when the Senate once in the lunar lander, He Mr. Gadd wasalso appointed |in his revenue projections,” said problem, the Utah County Com- control of 350,000 persons in than the expected high level of to contirm appointees to a state rejected 75 to 17, a limitation by recovered quickly ang he and to a one-year term as a direct-|Nejson, “but I hope was Mission has asked the U. S rural areas quring thefirst five Utah a ‘ investment council created by sen, John G. Tower, R-Tex. his chums settled into the Nave been expresset vi] vi ave pe eg or of the Utah Association of|right because this would give Atmy Corps of Engineers to days of the 19day-old Commu- Ror ears eaien ene Connty eee the bill that would have permitted thep mission. Counties. jus a cushion to work with.” |help byproviding blasting pow- nist offensive, U.S. Mission The investment council would) United States to give atomic The astronauts left their ee | Also introduced during the der necessary for blasting the sources said today, And the that the airport could be cover- have the authority to handle so-/ weapons to a future Western orbital path at 11:31 a.m. EST {13-hour marathon House session sand and mud bars from the first two weeks of the offensive ed with water if the lake conwith a jolting 11-second braking European defense command Wednesday was a supplemen- river channel. Thecounty would cost more American casualties tinues to rise, Utah Lake State called idle public funds. blast from their mainengine. \tal appropriation bill which al-/then provide the manpower to than the first two weeks of the Park could also easily suffer “The burn looks good,” located $1.5 million from. the} do the actual work MeDivitt reported as Apollo 9 Tet offensive of 1968. flood damage if water in Utah swept over Hawaii on its 151st A rural pacification program Lake reaches expectedlevels. (OMNIBUS BILL Page 4) ' Utah County Commissioners and last orbit, and he said it survey at the end of February felt good.” |showed that government control over the population in the PARIS (UPI)—The varie! HERALDing The News nation’s hamlets dropped from peace talks today floundered 5 Nephi Man | Jordan Clearing Waits State Post Sstsceese Army Engineer Response NEPHI — Alton. Gadd, | Namedto Reds’ Drive tacaeata ueblsid Sen, Omar Bs Nets Control s x Of 350,000 Commies Warn Allies Against War Retaliation| through another day a 0 solid negotiations progress.” The Viet Cong Our Crossword Puzzles warnedagainst allied retaliation for the current Communist offensive and Saigon said “we cannot stand idly by.” 68.9 to per |meant th: cent—which 000 peasants of the country’s 10 million persons no longer are living inrelatively secure areas Red Vow | The session lasted just over) four hours, one of the shortest yet, though South Vietnam did not cut short the meeting in anger as it did last week. But} they agreed te meet again next NS Like a Challenge? Try ‘Thursday, and diplomatic observers called this a good thing. For the third consecutive week there were attacks on President Nixon and the Hanoi representatives told him to look at history and see the “ignominous faijure” the bombing of North Vietnam brought to former President Lyndon B.| Johnson. Working crosswordpuzzles isn’t a deadissue by any The loss of control empha- means, as evidenced by popular reaction since the sized the scope of the Commu- Herald started publishing one each day. Try your hand at the game. Today's puzzle is on Page 3A The town's hopping today with youngsters here for the big Class B basketball tournament. Read about the tourneyin our four-page sports section today. Speaking of sports, don’t forget to read the lineup for tonight's NCAA Far WestRegion playoffs. and North Vietnamesedeleg: Wondering how the Eldred Hospital is coming under its newcounty management? Read about it on Page 3, lot of people are asking howthe new state burning code will affect Central Utah orchardists who must warm their trees against the ravages of spring frosts. The story’s on Page5. ‘These are just a few suggestions for today’s reading. You'll find something of interest on every page. Re-Route Nerve | Gas Shipments, Sea Calm For MossTells Army | Apollo Landing WASHINGTON (UPI)— Sen. Frank E. Moss, D-Utah, has asked the Army to route shipments of nerve gas from Den- | ABOARD USS GUADALCANAL (UPI)—The sea surrounding the main recovery ship of the Apollo 9 eship was “calm as a lake” today and glistened in the brilliant sunshine 300 miles north of Puerto Rico. The USS Guadalcanal, steam- to Tooele, Utah, around & nist offensive which Viet Cong ver Salt Lake City to the peace talks in Paris have The action stemmed from a adopted vowed would be stepped until resolution the last American has been Lake City Ci ing to th driven from Vietnamsoil. by the Salt “nerve gas and other dangerhave not scored any major ous gases through populated victories such as their capture areas of thecity.” However, Moss said in his of Hue in the 1968 Tet offensive, | . their current drive is expected letter to the Army he would to cut further into the areas |not ask for depots to be re-| DEFENSE SECRETARY Melvin Laird, right, confers with controlled by the government. |moved from the state “because) President Nixon at White House today on Laird’s observati Nofigures were available yet it must from timetotimetrans-| and recommendations for “future course” of the war in VietThe government's control port toxic agents in and out of} nam, They were also expected to discuss deployment of the (See REDS DRIVE Page 4) these depots.” anti-ballistic missile system. (Herald-UPI Telephoto), Although the Communists 4 ing all might to reach the recovery area after flight controllers decided to switch the landing zone because of rough water in the original location, arriced on station early today. ‘The helicopter assault carrier changed course Wednesday in 12-foot swells and steamed at near top speed to cover the 290 jmiles to the new landing Hocation, |
