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COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Five-year-old Julie Gibson laughs as she mimics photographers
taking pictures of her and the wives of astronauts. Her father, Edward G. Gibson, was one
of three men who rode a Saturn rocket to the orbiting Skylab space station. She’s sitting on
the lap of her mother, Julia Gibson. (UPI)
Earth problem:
Where are keys
to sports car?
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (UPI)
— It may be Monday before the
wife of Skylab 3 commander
Gerald P. Carr finds out where
he left the keys to their sports
car.
Joan Carr asked chief as
tronaut Donald K. “Deke”
Slayton to schedule a private
chat with her husband as soon
as he, Edward G. Gibson and
William R. Pogue get settled in
the space station.
“Gerry didn’t tell me where
he put the keys to the MG,”
Joan disclosed after the crew’s
launch Friday. “So, Deke told
me I could talk to him
Monday.”
Joan, Julia Gibson and Helen
Pogue gathered their 13 chil
dren in the VIP viewing area to
watch the fiery liftoff. They had
no regrets that their husband
would be away for the holidays.
“After waiting eight years for
a flight, I’m happy he is
there,” said Mrs. Gibson. “I
don’t care what holidays there
are down here, there aren’t
many flights left. I’m just
happy he is there.”
Mrs. Carr said she hoped her
husband would get another
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flight “right away” after this
mission. But, it was the firstr
and possibly only—flight for the
rookie astronauts.
“It was the greatest thing
I’ve ever seen in my life,” Mrs.
Carr said of the launch. She
added that the successful liftoff
ended months of tension for
their six children, including two
sets of twins.
“There were a lot of tears.
They have been under a lot of
tension and it really got to
them.”
Discovery of tiny cracks in
the Saturn rocket, delaying the
launch twice this month, caused
no great concern among the
wives. Mrs. Pogue said she
“dozed off a couple of times”
while waiting for the morning
launch.
“I think NASA and the space
industry always are on the side
of caution so I felt absolutely
no qualms,” Mrs. Carr said. “I
had forgotten all about the
hairline cracks.”
The Carrs’ children returned
home after the launch. The
wives and other children were
scheduled to fly to Houston late
today.
GRIFFIN
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WASHINGTON — President and Mrs. Nixon react to a cold northwest wind as they depart
nearby Andrews AFB, Md., for Key Biscayne, Fla. The Chief Executive plans to travel to
several Southern states for speaking engagements. (UPI)
To visit in Macon
GOP petitions support Nixon
By United Press International.
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox Fri
day urged Georgia Republicans
to halt their petition drive and
students at Mercer University to
end their protest efforts as plans
accelerated for President
Nixon’s visit to the campus
Sunday.
Holiday
toll:
625-725
CHICAGO (UPI) - The
National Safety Council es
timated today between 625 and
725 persons will die in traffic
accidents and an estimated
27,000 to 32,000 will suffer
disabling injuries during the
four-day Thanksgiving holiday.
Approximately 20 per cent or
125 lives could be saved if all
motorists used safety belts, J.
D. executive vice
president of the council, said.
The council said its predic
tions were for the period from 6
p.m. Wednesday to midnight
Sunday.
Lawlor emphasized the need
to protect young travelers and
urged use of an infant car bed
or seat which meets federal
standards for those under 4.
“No child should be permit
ted to stand on a car seat or
share a seat belt with another
person,” Lawlor said.
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
62, low today 33, high yesterday
65, low yesterday 48, high
tomorrow in mid 60s, low
tonight in lower 40s, sunrise
tomorrow 7:14, sunset
tomorrow 5:31.
Maddox, speaking in Atlanta,
said he did not think it was
proper for the state Republican
party to lead a petition drive in
support of the President when
the ceremonies are supposed to
be in honor of former Georgia
Congressman Carl Vinson and
the Mercer law school.
President and Mrs. Nixon will
visit the campus in Macon in
celebration of Vinson’s 90th
birthday and the law school’s
100th birthday.
Georgia Republicans and oth
ers have been circulating peti
tions throughout the state in a
show of support for the Presi
dent. Donald Lay field, chairman
of the Bth District of the Repub
lican party, said Friday he had
collected 30,000 to 40,000 signa
tures, and that they would be
presented to Nixon when he ar
rives Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at
Robins Air Force Base.
Some Mercer faculty
members and students are
planning to boycott the
President’s visit. Some 300
students and 35 faculty mem
bers sent telegrams of protest to
the White House earlier this
week.
Julian Gordy, director of stu
dent activities at Mercer, said
students are planning a “cele
bration of community” in pro
test to the visit, which will in
clude speeches by faculty mem
bers, local politicians and stu
dents. He said he expects at
least 100 to participate.
“We are just trying to affirm
a sense of community here in
the face of what we feel to be
injustice,” Gordy said.
A number of faculty members
are reportedly planning to boy
cott the ceremonies on the Mer
cer campus, which is by invita
tion only.
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Mercer President Rufus C.
Harris issued a statement Fri
day in an apparent answer to
the wave of protest.
“The visit of the President of
the United States to Mercer is
an honor to the university, to its
school of law and to former Con
gressman Carl Vinson,” Harris
said.
“The President of the repub
lic occupying the highest politi
cal office in the land is entitled
to a courteous and respectful
hearing.
Trooper
makes
drug cases
A Task Force (T-Squad) State
Trooper was responsible for
three drug arrests in Griffin
early this morning.
Trooper Kenneth Price
arrested three young men in
two separate incidents.
Those arrested and charged
with violation of Georgia’s Drug
Abuse laws were Randy J.
Beddingfield, 18, of 1221 Lake
avenue, Griffin, Rex Norman
Millsap, 18, of 3875 Travis
boulevard, Macon, and Melvin
C. Williams, 22, of 449 North
Second street, Griffin.
The patrolman stopped the
Beddingfield car at 2 a.m. this
morning at Solomon and Fourth
streets for a tail light violation.
Trooper Price found a
suspected bag of marijuana on
the seat next to the driver and
another bag under the seat near
the passenger, Millsap.
Williams was arrested in a
separate case.
T- squad
makes
15 cases
The State Patrol special
traffic squad continued its in
tensive patrol of Spalding and
Clayton Counties last night in an
effort to curb traffic law
violations and cut down ac
cidents.
The Spalding Sheriff’s office
processed 15 traffic violation
cases made by the special
squad. Four of these were for
driving under the influence of
intoxicants. The drunk driving
cases have top priority with the
T-Squad.
The intensive patroling will
continue through the weekend.
“Folks tend to be more
critical of others than
themselves —about whom they
know so much more.”
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By United Press International
Martial law in Greece
ATHENS (UPI) — Four days of violent demonstrations
by thousands of students demanding the overthrow of
President George Papadopoulos’ military backed regime
caused the government to declare martial law throughout
Greece today. At least four persons were killed, and more
than 100 demonstrators and 24 policemen were injured.
The declaration followed a night of bloody street
fighting in downtown Athens. The government called
army troops and tanks into the capital to crush the
rebellion.
Arson suspect held
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Police Sgt. Tom Bradford said
an 18-year-old transient, who has a past record of arson,
was arrested today as he slept on a bus bench. The suspect
is being held on suspicion of murder in the fire which
swept through an apartment house early Friday. The fire
killed 24 persons and 52 others were injured.
Kissinger has conferences
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger confers with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly
Dobrynin and American military officials today, on the
heels of his 12-day, 10-nation around-the-world trip.
Kissinger returned Friday with a feeling of having
achieved some success in stabilizing the Middle East
cease-fire and speeding the momentum toward establish
ment of full diplomatic relations with China.
Stringbean clues sought
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) — Police Friday questioned
workers at the Grand Old Opry in connection with the
shooting deaths of “Stringbean” Akerman and his wife a
week ago.
Two identified brothers from Greenbrier were
questioned at length earlier and released, although police
said they “may possibly still be suspects.”
Two injured in bomb blast
BELFAST (UPI) — A bomb hidden in a car exploded
outside a pub east of Belfast today, injuring two persons in
a shower of broken glass. The extremist Provisional wing
of the Irish Republican Army announced that it would end
its campaign of vengeance killings against Protestants. It
vowed, however, to continue attacks against British
troops.
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AUSTIN, Tex. — Former Dallas policeman Darrell L.
Cain leaves the Travis County Courthouse accompanied
by his distraught wife Carol after a jury judged his
punishment at 5 years. Cain was convicted Nov. 16 of
murder in the death of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez July
24,1973 in Dallas. (UPI)
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