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tin Aiiirrttari-glatf-Hritait arked cars before coming to a the an. froi estimated $1,000 damage )rt Read by the Decision-Makers of Texas Austin, Texas, Saturday, December 16, 1972 Vol. 49 -No. 5 78 Pages -3 Parts 10 Cents HOME EDITION Crew More Dies fili1'" fi Moon Bit J4. Orange SPACE CENTER," Houston! On a later pass over Sulpiciusiday at Taurus-Littrow, andirecord of accomplislimetit, (AP) Apollo 17's astronauts jGallos, Schmitt described the spotted another deposit of or-'color as "an orange-gray, but We'll come out of it wiu) about 100 per cent of everything." -Hutchinson said the only mystery was the whereabout of a pair of scissors lost in the command ship several days ago.

He said the crew planned from orbit I haven't seen too much that I'd really call very distinct in color until this one, but, boy, there's no question about this one It has an orange-brown hue." Other Apollo crews' did not ange dust on the moon Friday night as they surveyed the surface from orbit, gathering additional knowledge before heading toward home Saturday. it's clearly a distinct hue but there's also some red-brown gray, very, very clear coloration in this light, and, I think my goodness, there's another crater we'll have to look "Man, we're seeing an or- orbit over this area, so would; to search for them before re t. i i ange moon now," geologist ai: Harrison H. Schmitt said as the "Yeah, there's a whole bunch not have seen the orange color. As the flight continued to ,1 1 turn to earth Tuesday to make sure they were not in a spot where they might slip out during the buildup of gravity forces on re-entry through astronauts gazed down at an of it down there," Evans progress smoothly, one of the area on the western edge of the in.

i flight controllers, Neil Hutchin- lfIS ti'i life. i i I Si 1 I "ilTKMl i Hi u-- if Tutu mri mm m- 3 i t- And Cernan contributed: "I son, told newsmen Apollo 17 Sea of Serenity near a crater named Sulpicius Gallos. saw that orange dirt the otherhad achieved "an incrediblejearth's atmosphere. Schmitt and Eugene A. Cer- nan, their historic surface ex A ploration completed, were helping Ronald E.

Evans with com 7i plex scientific and photographic experiments at the time. The command ship America was or biting 75 miles high. DESERTED VILLAGE Santa's Village in Zilker Park's Yule Fest 1972 stands waiting for the crowds of children that never came Friday night because a power failure blacked out the area. The darkened village was lit for only a few min utes as the photographer shot these pictures with a time exposure and multiple light flashes. The village will open Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Story on Page 6. (Staff Photo by Larry Murphy) On Tuesday, Schmitt and; Cernan discovered the first di posit of orange soil while on the Revenue Fund Utilization 'Challenging' moon's surface and experts on earth theorized it was spewed out by a very young volcano. indicating the moon probably was still a live planet as recently as perhaps 100 million years ago. Schmitt late Friday made the MIL'S By CAROLYN BOBO Slaff Writer City Councilman Lowell Lelwrmann said Friday the qw.ition of how to utilize ome $2.8 million in revenue sharing funds the city has received is a "great challenge for elected city officials." Lebermann said requests for portions of the money from various groups and city of latitude" in spending the first year's revenue shares. Lebermann said the process of determining how Austin spends its money will be similar to budget planning and said that a problem in determining spending is the "freezing" of federal monies for programs formerly funded only partly or not at all by local entities.

programs have totaled "just over $20 million," and that the question is "not what (to fund), but the priorities between capital expenditures and social programs." Lebermann said he had attended two revenue sharing seminars sponsored by government officials and that cities will have "a great deal Mayor Roy Butler said the first half of the revenue share was more than anticipated, since the city was expecting a total payment of $2.1 million. Butler also echoed Lebermann's concern about federal cut-backs, and said he has no special (See REVENUE, Page 10) Due to such cut-backs in fedeial expenditures, Lebermann said, revenue sharing will ultimately result in "fewer federal dollars to cities, but will be uniquely advantageous to counties." The city received Wednesday a check for $1.4 million and another check for about the same amount is expected to arrive in January. first observation of an orange color from orbit as command ship America passed over Se v. 1 I A' A i It I if i 4i1, i 1 1 i renity while the astronauts conducted photographic and scientific experiments. "There are several small cra ters that look like impact era.

ters that, believe it or not, nave, in my eye anyway, or ange ejecta (debris) blankets," Butler Denies Gty Employe Used for Political Purposes Schmitt said. Industrial Production Increases "It's light orange, obviously in contrast with the brown gray of the dark mantle in the vicin By LARRY BcSAW which prohibitsjword, for that certainly is not and CAROLYN BOBO 'federally paid employes normal language." he said. ity of Sulpicius Gallos," he added. He reported what "looks A.iiKe a constructional cone WASHINGTON' (AP) In a prepared statement to reporters Friday, Butler said he "has not nor will I ever use a which would be an indication of Staff riters engaging in political activities. Responding to criticism from; The newspaper stories drew the chairman of the Austin 'Butler's wrath and he called rA, sjLA volcanism.

for political Reform Coalition, Mayor Roy'rorinrt()r. lntn hic nir.0y The area is about 1,200 miles robust 1.1 per cent rise of industrial production in November was announced by the Federal Reserve Bord Friday, following a 1 per cent increase in October. In the first place, west of the Taurus-Littrow val Butler said Friday he has never purposes. ley where Cernan and Schmitt used a city employe for political there is no political campaign purposes and intend to do so made their discovery Tues. day possibly the most signify does not ever somcone g0ing on and to the best of my 'had rifled his files to set a knowledge, only one of the Ellipse in Washington.

Eric was picked from youngsters watching the ceremony of the lighting of the 70-foot, 100-year-old Engelmann spruce from a national forest near Laramie, Wyo. (AP Wirephoto) TREE-LIGHTING CEREMONY Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and Interior Secretary Rogers Morton, left, cheer Eric Watt of Camp Springs, Friday night after the 10-year-old threw the switch to light the National Christmas Tree on the cant find of man's last moon Butler's statement came In memorandum from Perales to' present councilmen has even reply to a press release issued Butler reporting a meeting for oftice. No one, exploration in this century. Staff Photo MAYOR ROY BUTLER Denies employe stories They collected samples of the soil for laboratory analysis (See BUTLER.

Page 10) back on earth. The location of The expansion, spread widely among consumer and industrial goods and raw materials, brought the basic index of physical output of factories, refiner.es and other industrial plants to 118.5 per cent of the 1987 level. This was 10.3 per cent above a year earlier. The gains substantiated ad-ministration forecasts of the second area Friday would indicate more than one volcano area in the more recent history 12 County Inmates Giarge 'Q uel, Unusual Punishment' rnuay murmns vy t-u nciiuicr between Perales and Hontopoiis which called upon the mayor to Community leader Ray Stop using a federally-paid city.MoncivaiS. employe to drum up support forj American-Statesman reporters the council.

have oblainei a of that Wendlcr's press release wasimemo but have refused to di-prompted byjvulge the source of their infor- American-Statesman storles'mation. Butler says someone that Butler is using Manpowerjstole the memo from his files Planner Ernest Perales to and gave it to the reporters, gauge public sentiment Butler used strong and Truman Suffering Kidney Malfunction of the moon. Before many scientists believed the moon had become a evolutionary dead planet about 3 billion I strongly rising economic activity through the year-end. The Reserve Board reported! years ag0 KANSAS CITY (AP) Har-being watched very closely for iit had revised the October in- regarding the council as the frequently obscene language By DAVE MAYES order county officials to develop -Inmates are subjected to Staff Writer new procedures that would a 1 attacks and Charging that conditions and! guarantee the rights of physical assault because of lack treatment in the Travis County prisoners. o( security, lace of trained are so bad that thev! Amon2 the 26 complaints personnel and failure to ry Truman, semi-conscious change." with i Lt.

t. I i idex upward by four-tenths of spring council elections drawiduring his meeting ana unaoie 10 wan, idin-u iui t- 4u npr. Peralp is naid throuch a rennrteri Thursday hut Fridsvi a. lllc uii.auuii iu one per cent and the September iu iiieuifuuuii nuuj- )(! film tT nongrlniont nt anrnrtiiaA tnm tne kidneys was oiaHu h-j hn Inmates by and doctors saia nis sianey ar to the situation Dec. upward frora pre.

constitute "cruel and unusual alleged in the suit as "cruel and a a punishment," a dozen inmates1 unusual punishment" are these''! classification. L.ain.'i giam iu me mjr auu oajinj boj ancicu ai uic function was barely adequate. when Truman failed to respond liminary PStimate-by another Labor Department officials disappearance of the memo. is are trying to bind their jailers! All inmates' mail is opened! There Doctors at Kcsearcn Hospital t0 antibiotics intended to bol- three-tenths of one per cent. no reasonable dental care no physical, have said such activities byj "I regret that in the first rush Perales are probably a violation of anger upon discovery of the of the Hatch Act, federal theft, I used an intemperate includingmedical or with i assurance that' psychiatric or assurance that psychiatric or with an injunction by filing a and censored, class action suit in federal court correspondence Fridav.

"There is no 'There is no The board's capsule report on business conditions said: and Medical Center said in a ster Ule hearl an(1 kidneys and! statement at 2 p.m. CST that was piacec on lne critical list' there had been little change in wnere ne remained until Sun-. Truman's condition and thatjday. ps cnoiogiLai "Industrial production and) nonfarm employment increased1 The petition Dut.iwhcn the inmate sends a letterexaminations are rendered. Judae Jack Roberts to enjoin 'out it will ever leave the jail." Inmates are provided with "kidney output, with medication, continues unsatisfactory the commissioners court The jail constitutes a fire 'absolutely no recreational.

Sheriff T. O. Lang and ja hazard in that there are no fire rehabilitative educational or doctor Kurt Lekisch from extinguishers, sprinkler systemjexercise opportunities, allowing the continuation of a or fire escape rlan. Inmates are punished i long list of practices and policies! Inmates are segregated, being placed in a special At 9 a.m. CST Truman's vi- further in November and the tal signs were pulse 84, blood unemployment rate declined, pressure 124-60 and tempera- Retail sales were about un-ture 99.8.

changed. The nation's 33rd president "The wholesale price index remained in a semiconciousjrose further, commercial bank state and was not responding to' credit, the money stock, and and barely adequate." The former president's vital signs remained near normal with pulse 78, blood pressure 122-70 and temperature 99.2. that the suit says deprives according to race; convicted isolation ecu, approximately of their constitutional inmates, however, are not by 5-foot, containing no lighting. Take Time to Help Those Who Need Help. Phone Christmas Bureau 478-9861 bathroom riuhls.

iseoarated from pretrial ventilation, heating, Truman slept fitfully and con-verbal stimuli. He was unablejtime and savings deposits in- CENTRAL TEXAS: Hard freeze early Saturday morning. Fair Saturday through Sunday with cold nights and cool days. Winds northerly 5 to 15 miles per hour becoming variable 5 to 15 miles per "our Saturday and Sunday. Low Saturday in the middle 20's; high In the upper 40's.

Friday's temperature range, 33-46. See weather data, page A9. SUNRISE: 7:20 a.m. SUNSET: 5:32 p.m. V.

1 facilities or bunk. A hole in the unuca to receive oxygen au we i0 speak. 'creased. Also, it asks the judge to i detainees. floor serves as the commode.

Unreasonable restrictions See JAIL. Page 10) Yule Lights Pinched by Grinch time. For the second straight day, Dr. Wallace Giaham termed Truman's condition "very serious." The 88-year-old Truman was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago, suffering from bronchitis and lung congestion. Slippage in Truman's kidney function first was noted Bleak resembled exterior frfr jh frdfjfajiii rlTirji iit jt Financial A36-37 Garden Talk A6 Lame duck Sheriff T.

O. Lang could not be reached tor coramen but his replacement, Raymond Frank, said if the Grinch is caught and is still in jail when he takes office Jan. 1, he'li immediately put the felon on a "work-release program of rehabilitation if he works, I'll release him." Wednesday when doctors ob Leaving City? Phone, Help The Needy If ou art Iravinp tbr cilv dur. ing Drcrmlirr for more ihtn thrrr dam, one can of food Hill hr dunalrd to the thriitU ma Bur rau if vou Hill rail our rirrulalinn department and gitc a re-slart dale for delivery for our nepaper. It won't tost you i cent and you Mill adding ChriMmai cheer to someone holiday.

476-6001 Hcloise CI "Grinch?" said ret. 4 Commissioner Richard Moya. "K.s eomo un Pet. 2 Commissioner N. L.

Gault was horrified. "Anyone who would do that would pave a private road," he growled. "That's not in my precinct," Pet. 3 Commissioner Johnny Voudouris said. "Besides, that's all Greek to me." Pet.

1 Commissioner David Samuelson only smiled served signs of renal impair By TOM BARRY Staff Writer Travis County officials Friday were conducting a massive search for a Grinch who reportedly stole the Christmas lights from atop the courthouse. The light-fingered theft came to, uh, light when someone noticed Wednesday night that, in contrast to the merry display on most public and commercial buildings in Austin, the courthouse House. The black deed was brought to the attention of County Judge J. H. Watson, who was fresh from a session of budget-reviewing.

"The Grinch stole the lights?" exclaimed the Judge. "There wasn't any Grinch in the budget. You know how these department heads are give 'em a Grinch and they'll take a mile." A Christmas Tale Writing straight news Isn't always fun so reporter Tom Barry decided the holiday season was a perfect time tor a Christmas fable. Noticing that the Travis County Courthouse was without Its usual Yuletidc lighting, he composed this tale. The county commissioners were equally puzzled.

ment, which they said meant his kidneys were not purifying Amusements A33-35 Bridge Bt3 Business Beat C5 Career Corner C2 ClasbllVed Comics C4, 8 Dear Abby B3 Deaths Editorials A 4-5 Farm Ranch Markets Farm Roundup A20-21 blood properly. Horoscope B1 Joyce Haher A17 Jumble B10 Portraits B9 Tublic Records A 18 Sports A27-32 Weather A9 Your Good Health B8 Thursday, actual output of Personal Bond Button said he Officer De would not the kidneys had decreased and the doctors said the kidney con mysteriously. (See GRLNCH, Page 10) dition was "of concern. and Is 1.

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