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FLIGHT OF APOLL0 11 A px. i -o, 'ur snail oil moon "A lot of people make Neil Armstrong out to be super-human," says a close friend, "but he was about as average a kid as you could find." The man expected to be first on the moon Is the subject of a two-part series starting today on Page 11 A. 5 Jk- Associated Press I reputes Faces reflect dawning of a new age The impact of man's departure for the moon nedy for the shot, rocket genius Wernher von walk on the moon, Vice President Spiro Agnew, shows in the faces of these people. From left to Braun, who spark-plugged the mission, Mrs. Neil who attended the liftoff, and Mrs.

Edwin Aldrin, right: Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, who was at Cape Ken- Armstrong, wife of the man who will be first to wife of the man who will follow Armstrong. me rip Noted science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke explores the gains to be made by man on his journey to the moon. It's on Page 6C.

News HE I MI BLUE STREAK FINAL TEN CENTS 50 Pages Miami, Thursday Afternoon, July 17, 1969 Basic: roc! Soviet probe in moon orbit Isaac Asimov, another of America's top science-fiction writers, wants you to know how a rocket works. It's in the simplest of words. Page 20D. eg Apollo on ii edition ragM moon is the lower stage of Snoopy, the lunar module of Apollo 10. Space officials say there is a 50-50 chance it is still in orbit.

The Apollo 11 astronauts were told about the Soviet craft as soon as they awoke this morning but had no immediate comment. Unlike their ecstatic Apollo 10 predecessors, they have Continued on Page 6A, Cot. I probe and the announcement this morning that it had gone into orbit simply noted that Luha 15 "is an artificial satellite of the moon." The possibility of a collision between Luna 15 and Apollo 11 was discounted by U.S. space officials, who noted the odds against it are astronomical. "We have a hard enough time targeting a collision," one official said.

Possibly also circling the sense to create another lunar satellite at this stage of the Soviet program," he said. "In my opinion, this is not the end of the exercise but probably the he added. "I think it will stay in orbit, probably for the rest of the day and then an attempt will be made to land the whole spacecraft, or part of it, and collect some rock." The Russians have never announced the purpose of the Combined Miami Newt Press Services A taciturn trio of astronauts, nearly as silent as space itself, coasted toward the moon today as its mysterious Soviet spaceship companion swung into orbit around it. While Apnllo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins slept early today, the unmanned Luna 15 took up an orbit ranging from 600 to 200 above the moon's surface. A Russian announcement appeared to indicate that the moon orbit was as far as the probe would go, but speculation continued that its mis-s'on was to beat the U.S.

to some moondust by landing, scooping up some soil and returning to earth. Sir Bernard Lovell, director of England's Bank Observatory which has been Poor Wilbur Squid. He myg he spotted a flying saucer yesterday. Unfortunately, says col-lumnist John Kensler, he spotted it at exactly 9:32 a.m. Page 201).

tracking the Russian probe, said he still expects a landing, possibly by tomorrow morning. simply doesn't make When the Apollo 11 astronauts perform their two-hour and 40-minute walk on the moon early Monday morning, The Miami News will be able to bring you the entire story. It's an edition you won't want to miss, a newspaper remembrance to keep for a lifetime. read about the entire moon-walk, what the astronauts did and what they saw before climbing back, into their moonship at 4:47 a.m. And, if the astronauts successfully send pictures back to the earth, you'll find them, too, in this historic edition.

Plan now to get your copy of The Miami News on The Day Man Walked on the Moon: July 21, 1969. Call 374-6211 for home delivery of The Miami News. Offices, banks, schools to close for moon-walk High Court: immunity's no shield to joh loss SUES 't- if following cities In Dade had decided, either formally or informally, to close their non-essential offices and give city employes Monday off: Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Springs, and North Miami. Definite decisions to keep municipal offices open were Continued on 6A, Cot. 1 The TODAY 4 i ') News -is Ayrf1 -wa.

A'fl1 va ir if By DICK HOLLAND Miami News Reporter Federal, state and many local government offices will be closed in Dade County on Monday to honor the scheduled landing of American astronauts on the moon. Banks in Dade County will be closed, as will the Dade public schools. Monday classes at Miami-Dade Junior College campuses have been canceled. At the University of Miami, where summer session exams are scheduled to start Tuesday, offices will be closed. But other facilities will remain open and Individual faculty members have the option to hold or dismiss their classes Monday.

Gov. Claude Kirk proclaimed that all but essential and emergency state offices will be closed Monday as Florida joins in the "National Day of Participation" proclaimed last night by President Richard Nixon. There will be no classes Monday at state universities. Because President Nixon's powers to declare an extra national holiday are legally limited, the proclamation and Kirk's subsequent proclamation led to some hesitancy on the part of the banks and businesses, as well as local government. As of mid-day today, the Surtax extension bill heads for Senate debate The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate Finance Committee voted 9-8 today to approve the House-passed surtax extension bill without change and send it to the Senate floor for debate.

Democratic leader Mansfield, has said the bill must be accompanied by meaningful tax reform and the Finance Committee refused today to consider any reform amendments before acting on the bill. Two Democrats, Clinton P. Anderson, N.M., and Abraham A. Ribicoff, joined with the seven Republicans on the committee to give the administration the nine votes it needed to get approval of the House bill. By WILLIAM TUCKER Miami News Reporter Reversing itself in a decision that could have far-reaching effects here, the Florida Supreme Court ruled today that immunity in a criminal case does not protect an individual against loss of his job or business license.

The court ruled in the case of former Assistant Police Chief Glen L. Baron. The decision apparently opened the way for the city to hold a civil service hearing on Baron's reinstatement on the police force, which the city opposes. The decision brought an immediate angry response from Baron's attorney, Walter Gwinn, not because of the decision itself, but because the court "completely missed the factual situation," the lawyer said. The court said in the first page of its opinion, and repeated later, that Baron had admitted to the Dade County Grand Jury he accepted to let wrecking companies do police towing.

"He never said anything like that, and he emphatically denied it during live hours of testimony," Gwinn said. "This is doing irreparable damage to this man, who now has a responsible position in Atlanta; it is killing him." "I am going to do everything in my power to have this grand jury testimony released and made public so that the facts will be known," Gwinn said. Baron, now an executive of an airport limousine service in Atlanta, said he would be willing to return here for a civil service hearing "to get this thing over with completely." But he said his course of action would depend on Gwinn's advice. Baron was indicted and then fired in 1966 for allegedly taking the kickbacKS Continued on 6A, Cot. 3 TBA.

SWIM-POOL REPAIRS. CONST. CLEANING. SERVICE U4-3I71 Adv. LOCAL: Nelson Rockefeller made a mistake in Latin America, Chuck Hall says.

The governor didn't shake enough hands, according to the Metro mayor. Profile of Hall. Page 5A. BUSINESS: Toymakers are getting ready to pack store counters with space toys, games and hobby kits. Page 8A.

FAMILY WORLD: A pair of socialites in Miami have inherited a European title and now they are baron and baroness. Page IB. CASHWORDS: Mrs. Anne Bannerman had the money today for a down payment on a new home. SHE won the $5,000 jackpot in The Miami News Cashwords puzzle contest.

Page 4B. RELIGION: Miami rabbis laud the successful launch or Apollo 11, and give views on how space exploration will affect man's relationship with God. Page 9C. FOOD: For some reason an aura of mystery hangs over a dish based on veal. The veal mystique is really quite simple, and Food Editor Agnes Edwards tells you why.

Page ic. SPORTS: Jim Ryun, who announced he was ving up running for a year following the National AAU meet in Miami last month, may give up track permanently. Page ID. Pi ess Wireoholos Youngstoivii rioters hum car A mob of rioters in a Youngstown, Ohio, Negro area intercepted this car, overturned jt and set it afire last night. The owner, Gaeton Mercoux, 24, was hurt as he fled.

Seven others were injured in the disorder. Story, Page 2A. Record $249 million school budget OKd IC 4B 20D 10A 5A 1-5D Abby 20D Food Amuse'ts 3-5B Kelly Bridge 7B Rau Buchwald 20D Reston Business 8-9A Roberts By George 20D Sports out discussion a raise for Superintendent Edward Whigham, bringing his salary to $40,000. Non-instructional personnel got varying raises, such as $322-a-year plus five per cent for bus drivers, and $411 on a 12-month basis, plus five per cent for the system's lower-salaried workers. The four-part budget breaks down to $183.3 mil- living increases for' all full time employes, but put off until next a decision oft exactly how much to give teachers.

The administration had proposed that all teachers receive $350 annual increases. However, the majority of board members present said they favored a salary schedule to give the experienced instructor more than $350 and the newly-hired less. The board approved with- of non-exempt assessed property value). Voting for the budget were board members Dr. Ben Sheppard, Mrs.

Anna Brenner Meyers, Mrs. Ethel Beckham and William Lehman. Two other members, Mrs. Crutcher Harrison and Mrs. Ilelene Vosloh, were out of town, and chairman Holmes Braddock only votes to break a tie.

The board OKd cost of Supt. E. L. Whigham asks School Board members to start raising funds for new construction. Page IOC.

By ELLIS BERGER Miami News Reporter The largest Dade County school budget ever received final school board approval yesterday. The county millagc rate has been raised from 10.93 to 11.44 ($11.44 for each $1,000 lion for operating, $13.5 million for debt service, $53.8 miHion for capital improvements and $3.5 million for contracted programs. (The totals add up to more than $249.3 million, since they include $4.9 million in inter-fund transfers) Much of the capital Improvement money is already committed from previous years, with $35 million for building, including additions to existing structures. Class. 5-19D Steincr'hn 20D Comics 6-7B TV 6B 2A 1-2B 2A 10A Crittenden ID U.S.A.

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