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U.S. technology triumphs again Mariner 9 spacecraft thrust into' Mars orbit PASADENA. Calif. (AP) Th and ground controllers received first signals six minutes later the time it takes radio waves to reach earth from Mars. Packed with scientific in: struments two television camera, an infrared radiometer and an ultraviolet and infrared spectrometer Mariner 9 could give man the closest look he's ever had at another planet.

1 The spacecraft was designed for a basic 90-day mission but could send back data from its twice-daily orbit around Mars for up to a year. The $75-million spacecraft wasn't designed to find life on Mars, if it exists, but is expected to pinpoint quarter-billion-mile journey at 6:14 p.m. CST when a 15-minute burn of the Mariner 9 retrorocket slowed an 11,000 mile-per-hour plunge so Martian gravity could swing it into orbit. Thirteen minutes after its retrorocket firing with the power of 10 automobile engines shut down, the spacecraft passed behind Mars and out of communication with earth. While behind the planet, Mariner 9 completed a critical maneuver in which solar panels supplying electricity moved back into view of the sun and battery operation of the spacecraft ended.

Mariner 9 reappeared at 8:16 p.m. areas where conditions might favor life. A thick haze continued to shroud Mars Saturday, and California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists here, who give directions to Mariner 9, fretted that the haze might obscure surface features and prevent television mapping of the. crater-pocked surface. Scientists believe that the yellowish haze is dust kicked perhaps 10 miles into the atmosphere by a storm that has raged over the planet since late September.

It is the worst storm ever seen on Mars in 70 years of earth-based observations. mile journey also seem to indicate the haze was clearing. Mariner 9 scientists continued to speculate about the mission of the Soviet spacecraft, launched May 19 and May 28. Mars 2 and 3 are each almost five times as heavy as the Mariner 9, leading to speculation that unmanned landings will be attempted. The Soviet probes are believed to be behind Mariner 9 because the U.S.

spacecraft, although launched May 30, left earth with a higher velocity. The Soviets have agreed to an exchange of information about Mars once all three spacecraft have reached the planet. Although all indications are the haze is composed of dust, many scientists have trouble visualizing winds in the rarefied Martian atmosphere that could churn up such a haze. Astronomers at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, headquarters for the Intenational Planetary Patrol, reported observations of Mars through earth telescopes indicate the storm was beginning to clear. They examined photographs taken at Lowell and six other observatories around the world.

Mariner 9 television pictures sent back earlier during the final million miles of the spacecraft's 248-million- United States rocketed its Mariner 9 spacecraft into orbit around Mars Saturday, beginning an unprecedented study of the Red Planet that could write a new chapter in the annals of space exploration. Mariner 9, looking like a plump pear with four popsicle sticks protruding from the side, became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet in the solar system. It apparently arrived at Mars ahead of two Russian space probes, Mars 2 and 3, which Western scientists speculate will attempt unmanned landings. The spacecraft ended its 5V4-month, -1; JVlanhattan 1 Mercury FIRST i FIRST IN KANSAS 40 Pages Four Sections 10 Cents v(l No. 2391 MANHATTAN, KANSAS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1971 61st YEAR I local impact in pay raise SV 'v ComDilcdrom local and First of the lareer checks under the appnrvhiphprth? Compiled rom local and First of the larger checks under the agency higher than 5 VI 4 i I I I T7t i 4 f' I either the wage or price boards, made a last-minute ruling exempting federal employees and servicemen from the general post-freeze controls.

Thus the 15 per cent increase should go into effect today for about 2.6 million men and women in uniform. The local effects of the military raise will be significant ones even though benefits to the retail trade will be snared by both Manhattan and Junction City. The fact that so many families are affected, plus the size of ther iincrease, will probably put a smile on the face of many a storekeeper in the next Jew weeks. optional system of semi-monthly payments are expected to be in soldiers' hands early this week. The Ft.

Riley payroll, which also includes nearly $2 million per month for civilian personnel, is the largest single one in Kansas. The 15 per cent military increase, which exceeds the five per cent allowed by President Nixon's wage board, has been justified by Pentagon officials as an incentive toward an all-volunteer army. There had been some question of whether the military men would get their raise. But the Cost of Living Council, an AP Sources The economy of the Ft. Riley area will be improved by more than $13 million per year starting Monday as the impact of military pay raises is felt.

As any doubt dissolved today about whether the pay raises averaging about 15 Der cent for members of the armed services would go into effect, The Mercury learned through Pentagon sources that the increase will add about $1,120,000 monthly to the Ft. Riley payroll, based on a troop strength of approximately 19,000. The armed services payroll there now runs nearly $8 million per month. Hopes Phase 2 follows up freeze HENRY'S GOT ONE-Kansas State's Henry Childs breaks loose for a good gain fcn one of his six pass receptions Saturday afternoon, vhilds, a sophomore, has blossomed into one of the Wildcats' finest receivers. He caught a touchdown pass from Denny Morrison in the second quarter as K-State fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 44-17.

(Mercury Staff Color Photo by Pete Silva) Cats are classy in 44-17 loss WASHINGTON (AP) The freeze worked. The administration only hopes that Phase 2 works as well. But it concedes the risks of failure are greater. The 90-day wage, price and rent ceiling that President Nixon clamped on the economy with thunderbolt shock on Aug. 15 had its leaks, violations and disappointments.

But it gave the United States its first respite in five years from relentless, wasting inflation that ate into paychecks, eroded pensions and scuttled family budgets. The freeze period, ending at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, slowed the rise in living costs to a rate of 2.4 per cent a year in September far from perfect, but less than half the rate of any recent year. And it slapped the wholesale price cent. But that was not good enough to halt the steady sinking of the stock market.

Congress was still arguing over Nixon's business-stimulating tax-relief plans. It seemed ready to vote at least $1.3 billion more tax relief for low-income families than he asked for but delayed the proposed Job development investment credit. The Nixon foreign economic game plan seemed to be at a stalemate. His actions had unhitched the dollar from gold and left all the non-Communist currencies "floating" without fixed par values; and he had slapped a 10 per cent U.S. tariff surcharge on all dutiable imports.

Then he invited other countries to raise the value of their currencies Continued on AS index into its biggest drop in five years. Now there are double dangers: first, that compliance will sag if many people take the new 2.5 per cent price guideline of Phase 2 as a sign that the anti-inflation fight is being relaxed; and second, that the AFL-CIO, angry over wage guidelines that deny the retroactive payment of frozen wage increases, will decide at Miami Beach this week whether to boycott the program. The 90-day record shows that: The economy did not respond with the hoped-for zest to the promise of price stabilization. September-statistics ranged from gloomy to dismal. October brought moderately better news, with retail sales up and unemployment edging down to 5.8 per Huskers howl: 'That Hertz! as KSU camp rates them No, 2 Copland sees no lack of talent Despite giving up 44 points, K-Statc's defense made an impression on the Huskers.

The secondary equaled Nebraska quarterback Jerry Tagge's season interception record. Safety Ron Coppenbarger and corncrback Johnny Robertson each picked off one of Taggc's aerials. The game was the last stepping stone for top-ranked Nebraska before its Turkey Day clash with second-ranked Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. If you want to compare scores, the Sooners will that one. Oklahoma beat ConUnurd on lge Bl The Cats even threw a scare into the mighty Cornhuskers early in the game when they scored nine points in a span of three minutes to cut Nebraska's lead to 14 9.

That wasn't all. K-State's 17 points was the most scored on the Huskers this season, and all 17 of them came against the first unit. In five previous Big Eight games, that famous black shirt defense had allowed only one touchdown and given up but 20 points. The Wildcats also scored only the second first half TD Nebraska has given up. By DAVE RIGHT Mr rcury Sporti Editor You really have to feel sorry for six of the Big Eight teams.

During the course of a season, all six have to play awesome Oklahoma and Nebraska. Kansas State had barely recovered from a 75-28 licking by the Big Red of the South when the Big Red of the North rolled into Manhattan Saturday and paraded to a 4417 triumph over the Wildcats before a record crowd of 42.300 in KSU Stadium. But the rest assured, K-State was not without its moments Saturday. New York. That piano piece, "The Cat and the By NANCY WARE American composers sets quite an Mf rcury SUff Writrr example for young composers of Aaron Copland celebrated his 71st today, for Copland wrote his first birthday Saturday.

The dean of piece at the age of 21 in Brooklyn, -v-v Volunteers needed to Paris the same year he wrote it. Jacques Durand, a French music publisher, who also published the music of Debussy, was in the audience that night and asked Copland if he could publish his piece. "That was quite a thrill for me," said the famed composer. Copland's advice to young composers is simple "Keep going." slate of serious music in America is more active Uxlay than when I started 50 years ego. Did I say hp rirlaimrd Help county's oldsters shortage of social outlets.

As the two caseworkers explained it, many elderly persons spend most of their days staring at the same four walls. In many cases, oldsters are all but abandoned by their younger relatives. Volunteers are needed who are The Riley County Welfare faced with the sort of tight budgeting that characterizes practically every Kansas government agency, Is seeking volunteers to provide services for elderly persona In the Area The most needed icrvlces.t terrla willing to visit with elderly persons and otherwise help them. Weather At midnight the unofficial downtown temperature reading was 61 degrees. At 3 m.

the reading was 72 degrees. Sunset today at 5:12 p.m. Sunrise Monday at 7:09 a.m., sunset at 5:12 m. ICAL AREA Mostly sunny and mild today. Highs in the upper f.

Winds South to southwesterly 15 to 25 mph end gusting to 35 mph. Diminishing Sunday. Fair and cool tonight. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Tartly cloudy and mild Monday, Highs in the low fios, KANSAS-rarlly sunny today.

Cooler east and south. Highs 50s northwest to 60s southeast. Clear to partly cloudy tonight, f-ows upper 20s to lower 3rs northwest to -about 40 southeast. Monday partly cloudy and mild with highs in the 60s. The maximum temperature reading for the 2 hour period was 71 degrees.

The minimum temperature for the same period was 43 degrees. Precipitation to 7 a 00 November to date 2 25 Normal for November 124 Surplus for November 1 52 1371 to date 31.30 Surplus for 1371 2 71 Composers today may not have the influences of Paris and New York that Copland had during his prime writing period, "but the '60s and 70s present a character of their own to young people," the maestro said. "The general music scene presents enough questions and aspects to encourage the starting composers of today," he added. "But I as lucky to be 20 in the 20's," he said. The greatest problem for today's composers is getting their works performed.

"Which orche-stra will perform the work, where, and who will conduct are all difficulties which the youthful composer must deal with," Copland explained. He added that there are enough good conductors in this country to do justice to the new works being composed. "No on? should worry about the status of the conductor scene In America today. There sre a whole Se bk tMs taction Rapp and Marty etemn are lor Two cach tWQ transition and for socia UuUrU. hour 8re chcdued fof T'l', JrlSf; volunteers on Nov.

13. One session is provided ceb fare for ride rlr persons from Uq 4 who were on social 7:30 m. The two identical sessions the present tight budget make, cab jn? 8fcrToon 8nd fare otfl of the quesUon. evening a matter of convenience. An even greater problem for elderly Vovjn, gm 4 waJk in of Riley County recipients is a may C8 offjce beforehand if they like.

The two hour You'll Find sessions will eiplain the problems and needs of older people. Obituaries AZ A1 Mrs. Rapp emphasiied that Editorials A volunteers will aMe to tailor their Sports efforts meet their own neMs as well. Women's Nrs C2 C3, C8 Even if a per son should only want to Cnmc DJ rve on a "one shot" basis, their TVLr.g tck pf this setllw THE HANDS OF A MAGICIAN Aaron Copland discuss his life With music in an interview Saturday with Ralph Titus of FvSAC radio station. The interview will be aired this week on the National IuUie Radio station during the prr.gr am "All Things Considered." Ophnd Is a guest the Kansas Music Teachers Association Convention at.