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i aniobiu; a rip I THE WORLD'S FIRST MOON MEN First Words as Man Stands on Moon By Armstrong And Aldrin 'That's One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind' Leased Wire to The Register rfiRANQUILLITY BASE, THE MOON Man landed on the moon and walked its dead surface Sunday, July 20, 1969, for the first time in his two-million-year history. Two men, wearing American flags sewn to their left shoulders, landed on the Sea of Tranquillity at 3:17 p.m. (Iowa time). One of them, Neil A. Armstrong, 38, of Wapa-koneta, Ohio, was the first to set foot on its alien soil warming in the lunar sunrise.

His first, words at that moment, 9:56 p.m. were: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind "The surface is fine and powdered, like powdered charcoal to the soles of my boot I can see my footprints of my boot in the fine particles." 4 us1 -1 i I- 1 1 -v Neil A. Armstrong Twenty minutes later, his companion, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, 39, of Montclair, stepped to the surface from the space craft, Eagle. His words were: "Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

A magnificent desolation." Millions on their home planet 240,000 miles away watched on worldwide television from a camera on the side of the spacecraft as the two put on a show that will long1 be remembered as a truly beautiful experience. Armstrong was out of the spacecraft for two hours and 14 minutes; Aldrin for one hour and 44 minutes. The two planted their nation's flag on the moon, gathered soil samples, and talked to their President on earth by radio-telephone. President Nixon's voice came to the ears of the astronauts from the Oval Room at the White House. "This has to be the most historic telephone call ever made," he said.

"I just can't tell you how proud I am. Because of what you have done the heavens have become part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquillity, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquillity to man. "All the people on earth are sorely one in their pride of what yon have done, and one in their prayers that yon win retain Aldrin replied, "Thank you, Mr. President.

It is a privilege to represent the people of all peaceable nations." Armstrong added his thanks. i First Man on the Moon This is how astronaut Neil Armstrong appeared on a television picture sent through some 240,000 miles' of space Sunday night as he became the first man to set foot oh the moon. This picture was taken by an Associated Press cameraman from a tele vision picture received at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Tex. Armstrong is shown from waist up as he stands at the foot of the lunar module. Moon horizon is visible in the background.

A PAGE OF PICTURES: Page 3. And oh the Earth noon STORIES Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, jr. SOVIETS SHOUT I i. EXCERPTS from astronauts' 1 l' A KIND OF HUSH IN DES MOINES By James Risser While two American astronauts made history with man's first steps on the moon, the people of Des Moines spent a NEIL'S MOM: 'PRAISE Leased Wire to The Register WAPAKQNETA, OHIO -Stephen and Viola Armstrong watched 'with, varied emotions Sunday as their son i Neil and Edwin E. landed on Leased Wire to The Register LONDON, ENGLAND -Crowds screamed joyously in reports after" landing oh moon Page 5 London's Trafalgar Square, I BRITON collects $24,000 on $24 Chileans danced in the streets, bet that man would land on (Russians shouted "Hooray" the moon.

almost everyone on earth was exhilarated by man's arrival on the moon before 1971 Page I i 1 ESTIMATED 500 million people in homes, casinos and parks follow landing on moon Page 4 "Praise God from whom all blessings flow!" said Mrs. Armstrong as she and her husband appeared arm in arm In front of their home after the landing. "I'm very thankful for the successful landing," said the proud father of the moon-ship commander. "I hope something good comes of this. I hope a Steps Cautious at First Armstrong's steps were cautious at first.

He almost shuffled. "The surface is fine and powdered, like powdered charcoal to the soles of the foot," he said. "I can see my footprints of my boots in the fine sandy particles." Armstrong read from the plaqne on the side of Eagle, the spacecraft that had brought them to the surface. In a steady voice, he said: "Here man first set foot on the moon, July, 1969. We came in peace for all mankind." In the moments he walked alone, Armstrong's voice was all that was heard from the lunar surface.

He appeared phosphorescent in the blinding sunlight. He walked carefully at first in the gravity of the moon, only one-sixth as strong as on earth. Then he tried wide gazelle-like leaps. Aldrin tried a kind of kangaroo-hop, but found it unsatisfactory. "The so-called kangaroo hop doesn't seem to work as well.

as the more conventional pace," he said. "It would get rather tiring after several hundred." In the lesser gravity of the moon, each of the men, 165-pounders on Earth, weighed something over 25 pounds on the moon, i Armstrong began the rock' picking on the lunar surface. Aldrin joined him using a small scoop to put lunar soil in a plastic i Keeps Lonely Patrol Above them, invisible and nearly Ignored, was Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Collins, 38, keeping his lonely patrol around the moon for the moment when his companions blast-off and return to him for the trip back home.

Collins said he saw a small white object on the moon, but didn't think it was the spacecraft. It was in the wrong place. Back In Houston, where the nearly half-moon rode the sky in its lenlth, Mrs. Jan Armstrong watched ber husband MOON Please turn to Page Four NATION'S leaders pray for 'W- typical, if somewhat quieter than usual, July Sunday. The astronauts' walk on the Sea of Tranquillity was matched by a tranquil day here as almost everyone stayed home, spellbound, to watch the moon show on television.

Less Crime Police reported less crime than usual and downtown traffic was light. Radio dispatchers at the police and fire stations DES MOINES Please turn to Page Seven astronauts In White House church service the moon. Pope Paul VI praised America's three astronauts as "con-querers of the moon" minutes after the Eagle spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface, i The pope said man now faces "the expanse of endless space and a new destiny." Soviet media did not dramatize the landing but it was reported promptly, although the reports were buried in Soviet newscasts behind other hews of the day. Muscovites- cheered and expressed congratulations "IN THE Page! whole pile of good comes from it," said the father, assistant ONLY THING between astro nauts and death is $300,000 suit Page I FAMILY Please turn to Page Seven TEXT of Nixon's conversation with astronauts Page 8 Moon Holiday: No Mail Today to Americans in the Soviet capital. "Hooray," one yelled.

"It's a great day," shouted another. Praise Prom Arabs LUNA, Soviet spaceship, changes There will be no mail de open- in the afternoon. The orbit 6 same will hold for city govern liveries and all federal offices In the war-torn Middle East, will be' closed today in honor Arab radio stations interrupted HORNET, the carrier that will recover the Apollo astronauts, ment offices. But Polk County offices will be open for business as usual. Banks and most stores are expected to be open for business as usual.

of the lunar landing of Apollo 11. All non-essential state offices makes some discoveries of its Michael Collins their bulletins of a major air REACTION- Please (urn to Page Six V-i own 10 will be closed this morning but 3 fc V4 3f.