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Show if unwmu fii iiii i DESERET NEWS Second Moon Landing Even More Challenging (Editor' This is the first of two articles of Apollo 12 to the moon.) Nott: vember 14. Their trip to the take about 81 hours, instead tn the upcoming voyage By n William j. cromie On previous lunar flights, astronauts have fired their engine to obtain enough speed to escape from Earth's gravity. They Wave lunar gravity, which pulled them toward the Moon, if an emergency arose, lunar gravity could be used to sling them around the Moon and back toward Earth. The Wand The first men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong arid Buzz Aldrin, had it easy compared to the challenge facing Conrad, Alan Bean and Richard Gordon as they attempt mans second landing on the lunar surface. Where the Apollo 11 crew could set Eagle down on any smooth snot they could find in a 12 by area, Conrad and Bean will e of a attempt to land within a robot Surveyor spacecraft which has been on the Moon since April, 1967. The feat has been billed as mans first pinpoint anding on another celestial body. Apollo 12 will last more than two days longer than Apollo 11, or 10 days, four hours and 40 minutes. Conrad and Bean will be spending 31 hours on the Moon instead of They will take two walks on the Moon, each at least 3 hours. Armstrong was outside on the Moon for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Such a route is known as the For Magic They then coasted into the influence of Conrad, a Navy test pilot, and Bean, a space rookie at 37, will attempt to venture down into a lunar crater and partially dismantle the Surveyor spacecraft. They will deploy a scientific package of nuclear-powere- d instruments designed to send information back to Earth for a year or two, and take more lunar samples more carefully than the Apollo 11 crew. When the are finished, they intend to join Richard Gordon, 40, in lunar orbit aboard the command and service module which they named Yankee Clipper. Once safely aboard the Clipper, the astronauts will send the ascent stage of their abandoned ship Intrepid crashing into the Moon. Moon-w'alke- Hopefully, the artificial Moonquake caused bv the collision can be used to To Make A Southern Autumn If this were a great autumn, as great as 67 or 64, I would report it to you proudly. Autumns notes in these parts. When are paid-u- p the word goes out that our maples are truly crimson and the gums a burgundy red; when the oaks and hickories and turn early; when the persimmons poplars and white walnuts carpet the then the heart country lanes in gold lifts up and so does local trade. Come we say. This is a try our autumn, great one. But this year we are, well, not exactly apologetic; we are philosophical. A really magnificent autumn demands just the right combination of September rains and quick October frosts. When everything coalesces, the mountains flow like jewels, topaz and emerald and ruby; it is as if some extravagant rug peddler had scattered Orientals as far as the eye can see. Alas, this September was mostly dry and the frost came patchily. The sullen gums have turned a dull boot brown. The oaks have done nothing at alL Even so, the old magic works its time and nutspell. This is apple-eatin- g time. A benevolent Deity cracking blessed us with fruit and cattle and game. Once the orchards are picked and the calves sent off to auction, there is nothing much that has to be done this minute. The regular open hunting season is still a few weeks off, but early and late the hounds are out. They go belling across the ridges in a wave of trumpet cadenzas. The colonel dropped by the other night, to sit by the fire and tell a hound story. Many years ago, it seems, a rich old hermit lived back in the hills. People hated him, and he hated people, but mostly he hated hounds. Now, men who follow hounds are almost always Christian gentlemen, kind and virtuous and respected, but one particular hound owner at this time was known as a devious man, mean and surly. His name was something like Haggitt; the colonel SCRABBLE, VA. T couldnt recall. some shots were heard up at the hummits place, just as Haggitts hounds were running hard on a gray, and sure enough the pack had run across the old mans yard, between the porch and the privy, and when Haggitt got there his best hound was dead. So he sued the hummit for $200, after a while the case came on for Anyhow, one nig 1 ,,h I : (andThe colonel was then ; t fairly new to the county. Recognizing him as the only un-- ! biased juror, the judge made him hummit pleaded property The rights. rights; Haggitt pleaded hound-doThe jurors retired and the colonel discov-I- , ered he had a nice ethical problem on his hands. The defendant was plainly in the wrong, md the jury was prepared to award the full amount sued for. But there was abundant reason to believe the plaintiff had stolen the hound in the first fore-ma- ( I 1 Vl - y I 1, - I'; I M ;J i p? : place. Well, I asked the colonel, after a pause to kick up the fire, what did you do : The jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $200, he said, but two weeks later a committee of five called on Tad and said a volunteer fire department was being formed to protect the Scrabble dis- trict. They had him down for a $200 and when they looked him dead in the eye, cold as ice, he gave em the hummita check. It. I 12 free-retur- n - By HARRY JONES It's Magic Week Gov. Cal Rampton. But the magic troubles are over. The magic wont fix the sound system overnight at the Salt Palace. Nothing that can be pulled from a n .V A Apollo 12 astronas plan to make a pinpoint landing on Moon just 1,000 feet east and 500 feet north of Surveyor 3 spacecraft (left). Map was made from photos taken by unmanned spacecraft. calibrate a seismometer, or Moonquake detector, in the Instrument package. If the seismometer suddenly quits, well know Intrepid landed too close to the ALSEP instrument package, Conrad jokes. Conrad Jr., (his Charles Pete mother wanted to name him Peter, but his father held out for Charles) decided to be a pilot at the age of 6. The smallest (5 feet 6 inches, 138 pounds) and most the astronauts, this Philanative orbited Earth for eight delphia days in August, 1965, then rendezvoused and docked his Gemini spacecraft with in unmanned an target vehicle of g September, 1966. Richard Gordon flew with him on the latter mission and made a space walk. Conrad, with balding blond hair and a large Roman nose, looks like a meek stockbroker, while the dark, ruggedly handsome Gor pounds) looks one of those old like a character George Raft movies. Gordon is from don (5 feet 7 inches, 150 in Seattle. Lean, balding Alan Bean, who calls Worth his home, has been waiting for a space flight since he was selected as an astronaut in 1963. All three are Navy test pilots. They are scheduled to blast off from Cape Kennedy at 11:22 a.m. EDT on No- - Fort How Generals Get Servants By JACK ANDERSON WASHINGTON Despite high draft calls and loud lamentations ever manpower needs, the armed forces have quietly given their official blessings to the use of GI servants for general offi cers. MERRY-GO-ROUN- D enlisted aide for every star, no questions asked. All told, 700 men are assigned by the Army to pick up after its royalty. AR provides that selection of enlisted aides to the extent possible . . . will be limited to volunteer personnel. But not everyone, apparently, has the high qualifications to wait on the brass hats. able-bodie- d The employment of enlisted men to shine boots, brew coffee and clean toilet bowls for the brass hats isnt exactly new. In the past a soldier would be pulled from the ranks and briefed on the benefits of volunteering as a generals flunky. Then he would be issued a mess jacket, handed a broom and put to work. Few military specialties are more But now the armed forces have made demanding. The aspiring GI servant boot polishing and toilet cleaning a spemust have an aptitude score of 90 or highcialty. They have established training er, a Driver battery test score of 95 or courses, written manuals and offered cahigher, and No prior record of military reers in the care and feeding of brass or civilian offenses indicative of unfavorhats. All tills has been accomplished with able traits of character, personality or about as much fanfare as Pravda behavior. accords to the sumptuous living of the Once accepted, applicants are given Kremlin czars. basic enlisted aide training and an The Army, for example, quietly re- eight-wee- k course at Ft. 614-16 vised regulation this summer to Lee, Va. Those who demonstrate theyve create MOS OOH, enlisted aide. At got what it takes may be selected for an first, this column was told that access to advanced course on how to please the the regulation was on a need to know brass hats. in other words, classified. basis The Joint Chiefs Chairman and the This turned out to be a slight exaggerArmy Chief of Staff apparently need to ation, and a copy was obtained through be preened, pomaded and pampered more k channels after a game of than the mere general. with Pentagon officials. They arent restricted to one servant per According to the revised regulation, star but are authorized enlisted aides as general officers are now authorized one required. 614-1- 6 two-wee- By HAROLD LUNDSTROM MUSICAL WHIRL Deseret Newrs Music Editor SEE! HEAR! If the concert tonight in Kingsbury Hall is even half as exciting as the one given there last Thursday by the eminent Melos Ensemble from London, then should be you there even if you have to jump bail! The ensemble for Tuesdays concert comes from much fa rther than London. It is the Bud- and it aya Troupe from Indonesia should come as a welcome relief to associate Indonesia with something besides war and trouble. The Budaya Troupe includes 16 dancers, a gamelar. orchestra, and even a puppeteer. (A gamelan orchestra is in case you are wondering A type of orchestra common to the East Indies consisting of certain bowed away and wood-win- d instruments, plus an Imof gongs, drums, assortment pressive rattles, instruments of the marimba type, etc.) The concert, sponsored by the University of Utah Division of Continuing Education. will include a presentation of the Hindu epic, The Ramayana. This story in music, dance, and puppetry tells of the search made by Rama and his brother Laksmana for Ramas wife, Sita. The program features a monkey general, demons, fighting birds, and many scenes acted out and danced in brilliant costumes. The current tour of the Budaya Troupe is being coordinr ted by the nonprofit American Society for Eastern Arts in San Francisco. Tickets will be available at the Kingsbury Hall box office: General admission, $2.50; U. of U students, $1.50. ON POINTE Christmas Wests The fame of Ballet season's The Nut ber 5-- Albuquerque December Phoenix, December 14-1- and 20. Well, Bene Arnold, ballet mistress, lias made a fast trip to these three cities and states, recruiting children dancers for the party scenes. And Bene has telephoned to report that in these three cities more than 800 children participated in the tryout auditions. She has engaged 250 young dancers in the 25 performances that will be given in Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. In Albuquerque some of the little dancers came from as far aw'ay as Las drive. And many of Cruces, a four-hothem came from Santa Fe, a two hour drive. The Nutcracker will have 17 performances in Utah, starting with the Kingsbury Hall opening, the day after Christmas. Performances will also be given in Ogden, Logan, and Provo. y by Brickman HAPPRJEP WHEP6 AP& say TAPeFPer LlgEPALF Y&sTeYeAP? JO-7- T the pro-claimin- g ones it Magic to wave have wand he the doesnt Week, that will lower taxes, fix the highways or bring new industry into the state. But rabbits and doves will be popping out of hats. Scarves will be changing col- -. ors; a lady or two might be cut in halt. Its all part of the week. The Duke Montague Assembly 34 of the Society of American Magicians is the eldest magic society in Utah. So guys like Jim Miller his real and Ledill, the silky slicker name is L. E. Dillingham, of our City of Salt, will be doing magic for the kids at both the Primary Childrens Hospital and Slniners Hospital for crippled chil-- : dren. Similar shows will be performed at; orphanages, hospitals, end homes for the aged across the land. L N part of Hallow-- , een, but more than that, it is a tribute to . a great magician and former president of the society. This magician knew poverty as a child, but like ail youngsters was fascinated by the circus. He often sneaked under the canvas to witness all the circus wonders. But it was the magicians who got most of his interest. His name was Eric Weiss and lie shined shoes for awhile. Then he obtained a paper route. The minute a kid gets a paper route you know he has a better than average chance to make something of himself. After his papers were delivered, Eric; would go into the woodshed. He learned to hang by his heels and pick up needles with his eyelids. A circus came to town and they gave Eric a job doing his act. He threw in an escape bit. Someone from the audience would tie him up with ropes. He would be loose before the guy got back to his YOUR HEALTH 0 ite, X honors 600-70- 0 the small society WHATS heart-stoppin- g did Rampton 614-16- cracker you wouldn't believe. For the and this marks first time in its history Eallet West will present the 15th season The Nutcracker outside of Utah. Performances will be given in Reno Decern by Gov. lthough position. Apollo 12 will also make a faster deGen. Earle Wheeler, the Joint Chiefs scent from 7,000 to 500 feet. This saves chairman, requires nine soldiers to keep fuel and allows Conrad more time to his house in order. And Gen. William search for the best landing site. Westmoreland, the Army chief, has eight. At 7,000 feet the landing area comes Wheelers house staff is supervised by into view' for the first time. says Bean. Master Sergeant Donald Taggart, a reha"The Surveyor is on the inside slope of a bilitated combat veteran with 23 years crater and in shadow so it will be invisiservice. He has a basement office right ble to us. But when Pete looks out the in Wheelers Ft. Myer, Va., home where window at 7,000 feet, hopefully hell be he can be handy to attend to the whims able to say, theres the hole Surveyor is of the general and his lady. in. Hes got to know this like you know the house on your street. The office is replete with file cabinets, Conrad thinks he will take over manupersonnel rosters, telephones and assorted bureaucratic paraphernalia. Along one al control at about 700 feet. Til have wall hang white mess jackets, formal about a mile to play with, he says, and I can maneuver to any site that butler jackets, and black chauffeur unilooks good in that distance. Ill be movforms. 54 mph, instead s Despite AR stipulation that ing horizontally at about of 41 mph as on Apollo 11, so we can enlisted aides should further the accomfinal deplishment of a necessary military cover more distance during the is 1.000 The scent. spot landing targeted purpose, Taggart and his men answer to Hie lady of the house, as well as the feet short (east) of Surveyor and 500 feet to the right (north). Its the largest general. The chauffeur uniforms come in smooth area near the Surveyor. But wants when Mrs. for the instance, handy, there is a smaller spot only about to go shopping. feet away, and if everything goes right Ill All of his men, Taggart said, enjoy put down there. pampering the general. Its strictly voWe dont want to spend too much the he said, probably only job luntary. in the Army that you can quit or you can time walking, Bean points out. But we have to land at least 500 feet away so get fired. our rocket exhaust doesn't blow that I could tell you a million things dust all over the Surveyor. lunar he added, from about the Wheelers, If all goes as planned, touchdown on the generals favorite wine to the mileage will be a few minutes before 2 Moon the But wouldnt snow tires. on his Taggart talk-- His first duty, it seems, is to protect a.m. on November 19. the boss. (Tomorrow: Th Apollo 12 moon walk.) Looking For A Unique Program? so decreed hat will restore Saltair. And a- free-retur- g 'I j n will not have this safety fachours out, the crew will tor. Twenty-eigh- t fire their engine and maneuver off the path. To allow a daytime rather than a nighttime launch and to bring them down on the western side of the Moon when lighting Conditions are best for a landing, they will fly what is called ? hybrid trajectory. Although it is more risky, the new path provides much more flexibility in controlling transit times to the Moon. If trouble should arise before they reach the sphere of lunar gravity, about 54 hours out, they can make a and come back. In the event of an emergency in the lunar neighborhood, they must maneuver n onto a trajectory. If they reach the Moon, but cannot get into lunar orbit, a large burn of the nain en- gine on Yankee Clipper will be required to start them home. If they cannot get enough power from this rocket, they will use the rocket on Intrepid, which is designed to brake their descent to the Moon. On Apollo 11, the automatic guidance system would have brought the astronauts down in a crater full of large boulders. Armstrong had to take over the controls and land manually. This caused moments on Earth, some and the Eagle landed with less than 30 seconds of fuel left. To prevent this from happening on Apollo 12 a number of changes have been made in the landing plan. Tracking stations on Earth closely monitor the position of the spacecraft when it is on the visible side of the Moon. Just after Intrepid starts down to the surface, Earth control will feed the results of its tracking into the guidance computer aboard the landing craft. Apollo 11 did not have the advantage of such a late update in its Apollo JAMES J. KILPATRICK It Takes Skill free-retur- trajectory. 21. . 9 1969- OUR MAN JONES Moon will of the 73 There's a little place on the Moon that has become known as Conrads parking lot. Its only about 300 feet in diameter, but Pete Conrad, commander of the Apollo 12 mission and one of the most relaxed of the astronauts, in .ends to land the lunar module Intrepid there during the third week in November. half-mil- f 1 hours of Apollo 11. because the spacecraft will travel a different route." 1.5-mi- s A Tuesday, October 28, Incipient Diabetes In A Small Child seat. He was the hit of the show', but had to hurry home and deliver his papers. He. when the circus was broken-hearte- d pulled up stakes and left him behind. But Eric didnt give up. He entered show business while still in his teens . '. , ran away from home. He had a lot of lean years. They could make a movie-frothe years in between the lean and success. He did make it big. He "scaped from ' mnks, sacks and sometimes sacks locked in trunks with ropes. Even when they dropped-thtrunk in the ice - crusted Detroit ! River. Eric was at McGill University doing a show and invited some of the students' to' come to his room. He was lying on opening his mail w'hen one of asked if it were true that he could withstand heavy blows on his abdomen. Before he had a chance to brace himself,! the student began pummeling him. ; He was in pain, but put on the show; He died a few days later in the hospital. That is why members of the Society of American Magicians entertain the chit dren on Halloween . . . honoring the great Harry Houdini who died on Hallow1926! een Night arid-tie- e the-couc- h the-boy- s Bv GEORGE C. TIIOSTESON, M.D. Dear Dr. Thosteson: Could you say something about incipient or borderline diabetes in children? My two grandchildren have this, yet are not treated as diabetics, although their sugar allowance is restricted. My granddaughter was in the hospital nine days. They took all tests and pronounced her not diabetic. Yet the family doctor keeps a check on the children. Blood sugar is normal but urine specimens sometimes show a little sugar. MRS. 0. W. C. Borderline or "incipient are rather indefinite terms to apply to children. You didn't give me the ages of these youngsters. but it is not too unusual for children to show sugar in the urine yet have normal blood sugar tests. This is called renal glycosuria (sugar in tiie urine). It is not diabetes mellitus. Sugar restriction is advisable with such cases. There are some cases that are somewhat different. Youngsters with a strong family history of diabetes may be found to have an abnormal sugar tolerance level a series of blood sugar tests being taken after giving a loading dose of sugar solution. Despite the abnormal blood sugar test, these youngsters do not have symptoms of diabetes. In such cases, the amount of carbohydrate (and sugar) in the diet customarily is restricted, and diabetes pills, in small doses, may be given to keep the blood sugar level low. This apparently offers some protection by keeping the sugar level normal. They may or may not develop diabeies later. In the particular situation you cite, Mrs. C., the doctor is doing exactly the right thing. Checking the children regularly is essential. The children also shoulcj avoid overweight Wit's End ... but they Newspapers dont lie have to give honest reports of what the politicians are saying these days ! BIG TALK thought the star of 'Alice's Restaurant' was Adolph Menu!" 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