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Show Splashdown Might On Target n EakiT President Nixon On Hand To Greet Astronauts DESERET NEWS SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH VOL. 372 NO. 41 By BRUCE A. COOK ABOARD USS HORNET (UPI) lls Apollo astronauts, their footprints in the 1960s. President Nixon ed the welcoming com- mittee aboard this air t1 craft carrier 1,000 miles Details Space Saga On the moon in the Sea of Tranquility are the footprints of two explorers from the planet Earth. They mark mans greatest adventure. A complete history of space efforts from the early 1960s to the historic voyage of Apollo 11 is told in the Associated Press book, Footprints on the Moon. More than 100 full color photographs also will be included in this memorable documentary on Americas space efforts. And rare photographs of Russian launches also will be published. Footprints on the Moon will be offered exclusively in the area by the Deseret News. Cost for the book will be $5 and mailing instructions will be published Friday. Now 'Quakes' On Moon Recorded SPACE CENTER (UPI) pollo ed 11 has already scientists with -A- provid- evidence that should help solve one of the great mysteries of the southwest of Honolulu. The explorers epic voyge ended at 10:50 a.m. MDT. Ahead lay 18 days of isolation as a guarantee they brought no germs back from their walk on the moons surface. Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. blared back through the after nearly a atmosphere million miles in space to complete the goal John F. Kennedy set for the nation eight years ago. The returning astronauts were adjudged to be in excellent condition after their recovery from the ocean. This is Apollo 11. Everybody take your sweet time. Were doing all right in here, Collins said as frogmen swarmed around them in the water and aircraft circled overhead. WARNS OF RUSS There has been a question moin for ages whether quakes exist. Now, a seismometer left on the moorf by Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin has sent signals to earth that have two scientists here convinced they do. The seismometer signals showed up as a series of wiggles on a graph at the Center Manned Spacecraft Wednesday. They came from the instrument package the two astronauts planted on the lunar surface Sunday. Dr. Garry Latham, in charge of the seismic experiment, called the report of a strong vibraiion on the moon the most exciting find to date. said his tentative conclusion is that it was caused by a quake instead of a meteroid from space strikAn associate ing the moon. Russ Coverage - MOSCOW Soviet (AP) radio stations reported the Apollo 11 splashdown Thursday 10 minutes after it occurred. Twenty minutes aHer the splashdown Tass reported it: The Apollo 11 spacecraft with three courageous cosmonauts on board splashed down into the Pacific today. A River Of Color By STEVE HALE Deseret News Staff Writer Th Days of 47 parade a river of color flowed., down Main Street today, ' bringing to life the events of yesterday for thousands of onlookers with all the immedi-- ! acy of tomorrow. This parade, traditionally -- the biggest outdoor spectacle of the year for Utah, coincid- ed with one of the biggest this message: ' -- Colorful floats, bands and horsemen joined in the Big blue-blac- their whites. Although the spacecraft was in flaming approach by recovery aircraft and fleetingly by sailois on the Hornet itself, it was not visible on television from the carrier, and the splashdown occurred too far away from the carrier to be seen. Nixon .ras joined by Astronaut Frank Borman, and See APOLLO on Page A 4 its -- SECTION r!rt,1EMpnaI 12 13, 17, 18, Speaking of Politics Our Man Jones Music ?? 14, 15 15 15 15 8 D. sPorts financial; Theater 8, 9 10, 11 P SECTION SECTION B City, Regional Obituaries Weather Map Action Ads O Womens Pages SECTION 1,2, 6, 7 7 7 6 2 City, Regional 3,6,7 Entertainment 4 Comics TV Highlights 5 t : -- The flotation collar was attached at 11:05 a.m., and three frogmen in the water inflated it. The recovery ship reported it was 15 miles from the spacecrafts target point at the time of splashdown. NIXON WATCHED Nixon watched the operation intently, alternately peerk ing out into the deep and watching sky through binoculars. Sailors lined the rails of the SECTION A has been Splashdown made I Theyre back with ' ' us! With that, a whoop arose from the lungs of thousands,' many of whan spent the night in sleeping bags to stake early. claims for vantage points on . the shady side of the street ; They could have stayed - home. A kind of cloud cover kept t . the crowds cool. floats depicting Bands, events ranging from centufy- " old happenings to events ass current as the moon landing, mounted units, singing groups and even a crew of Union-,- ' soldiers firing a Civil War!- cannon entered the procession 1 down Main Street. . . SAT ON LEDGES , INSIDE THE NEWS National, Foreign 1, 2, -- Main. GOT MESSAGE The parade was about four- fifths complete when the pub- -' lie address system boomed MDT. sighted , p ering helicopter. Swimmers dropped into the Sea water from a big SH-3King helicopter and deployed a sea anchor around the rolling spacecraft at 11:01 a.m. In - the spectacles of any year return to earth of the first men to set foot on the mom. that, parade specta- tors stood at the starting point, South Temple and splashdown, dressed 24, 1969 THURSDAY, JULY 0 7. S.L Parade a helicopter pilot radioed. The spacecraft, as Apollo craft have frequently done in the past, popped over upside down and took several minutes for flotation bags around its top to pull it upright agam. The crew is excellent, came the word from a hov- llornet, 3 B-- The nations chief space official said the Russians would duplicate the feat within 18 months, and warned his countrymen not to sacrifice their leadership in space by turning inward. Nixon watched, his face lighted by the first rays of dawn, and frequently grinning broadly, from the flag bridge of this prime recovery ship. The astronauts in the command ship they named Columbia shot straight in from the moon, plowed into the earths atmosphere in a blazing fireball, and floated down on three big parachutes into the ocean. Splashdown Call Splashdown, moon. 1 Variable cloudiness with increasing chance of thundershowers. Daytime highs near 95. Lows tonight near 65. Probability of showers CO per cent tonight. Details, weather map on Page Utah Days Of '47 Spectacular Vies With Astro Homecoming stamped forever in history, splashed down today in the South Pacific to make good Americas commitment to walk on the moon I UULfJI 72 PAGES Showers Possible traditional march down Main Street in honor of Utah pioneers. War Unlikely, . . Spectators sat on ledge's, ' ladders and lawn furniture.. ' They quickly warmed up to snappy units like the American Fork High School Bandand cooled off by eating Ice U.S., Russ Agree ' - UNITED NATIONS (UPI) Despite the sharp increase in Mideast hostilities, neither the United States nor the Soviet Union feels that the area is on the brink of a major explosion, U.S. officials said today. Assistant Secretary of State Joseph J. Sisco, just returned Moscow talks with from Minister Foreign was Andrei A. Gromyko, to tell Secretary expected General U Thant this in a briefing session at the U.N. suburban chief executives Riverdale home, where he is recovering from minor surgery. SERIOUS SITUATION Soviet It is erroneous to draw a conclusion that the area is on til. brink of major explosion, a ranking UJ5. official said. But the situation is serious and we want to do everything we can to calm it down. impression, Washingtons the official said, is that both the United States and Moscow share deep concern about dein the Middle velopments East, and both recognize the considerable risk of outright war. LED TO TRIP This concern led to Siscos trip to Moscow to seek agreement on a common document ltlining a political settlement to be submitted to Sedish Ambassador ring, U.N. Gunnar V. Jarspecial Mideast the peace envoy, through mechanism of the Big Four - ambassadors here, for consideration by Israel and the Arabs, the officials said. The Big Four ambassadors, who met regularly in secret session from April 3 to July 1, are not expected to resume their suspended sessions until agreement is on a peace reached between program Washington and Moscow or until the start of the General Assembly's fall session on Sept. 16. FULL DETAILS Jarring, now vacationing in Sweden, was not expected to resume his peace mission until then, either. The Swedish diplomat has been given full details of counterproposals put by the United States to ' peace points previously advanced by the Soviet Union. U.S. officials would not discuss the propositions. Toddy's Thought Its a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. Winston Churchill confections. ' Many of the floats depicted events of 100 years ago, and all of them were decorated jn vivid colors. Two floats in the historical division won grand awards one from the judges portraying the driving of the Golden Spike made by the East 20th Ward, and the other entitled Navajo Indians Raid Kanarra, Utah and made by the Holladay 13th Ward. KSL, Inc., with a float Communications. entitled won the grand award for floats entered by big busi- of nesses. It was a the Astronauts walk on President and Mrs. David O. McKay were enthusiastic participants. By Associated Press Thu nderstorms lingered over widely scattered sections of the country today after belting portions of the East and South with torrential rains for the second night in a row. More than 6 inches poured into parts of Atlantic City, N.J., in only four hours Wednesday night. Downpours of an inch or soaked portions of Vir- - Y North Ala- Carolina, bama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. Two inches drenched Muscle Shoals, in northern Alabama. ginia, Wind and hail frequently a c c empanied the rains. Golfball-siz- e hail tattled down on Yoder, Wyo. Tornadoes dipped into open country rear Scottsbluff, in the Nebraska panhandle. No damage or injuries were ported. t re- So widespread was storm activity Wednesday night, the Weather Bureau said, that Main, New only four states Hampshire, Idaho and Washfailed to report any ington thundershowers, A thunderstorm that produced nearly a half inch of rain brought cancellation Wednesday of all water rationing at Houston, Tex., after three weeks of diminished . supplies. . ; ? ! , r the.-moo- GRAND Thunderstorms Linger . AW ARD Parasol Model won the grand award for small busin- esses, the Brigham City Peach Queen Float won one for government entries, and the Bing Kong Association float, Fountain of Beauty. (For first, second and third-placwinners, see story.) accompanying Elsewhere in Utah, cities and hamlets broke out tire bunting to celebrate Pioneer Day with parades, rodeos, fireworks and contests that to ranged from . , e g goat-tyin- Ogden and Bountiful held huge parades. also Enterprise, Ephraim, FounGreen, . Levan, . Marys-ie- e tain S.L. PARADE on Pge A-- 4 " |