The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 21

Friday, April 1U, 1970 KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE 21 James Lovell: The World's Most Experienced Space Pilot By PAUL RECER AP Acrotpace Writer SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, Tex. (AP) The world's matt experienced space pilot will be at the controls for man's third, and most dangerous, landing on the moon. James A. Lovell a 42-year-old Navy captain who spent more time in space than anybody, will guide the Apollo 13 lunar module to the first manned landing in the nigged of the moon. Apollo 13 is the fourth space flight in eight years for Lovell.

No other man has made as many flights into space or stayed there as long. The moon mission also is the finale for Lovell's space career. He has announced he'll retire from space flying after Apollo 13. "I feel that I've had more than my share of spaceflight," says Lovell. "I think in my career I've touched on every aspect of space flight that we have done." Apollo 13 will be Lovell's second moon trip.

He was the command module pilot on Apollo 8, which orbited the moon for the first time. He was also aboard for the longest space voyage, the flight of Gemini 7 in 1965. Lovell and Frank Borman orbited the earth 14 days to test man's ability to live in space. Lovell was commander of Gemini 12, the last of the Gemini missions. The four-day flight included the first rendezvous using on-board computations.

After the two Gemini flights and the Apollo 8 lunar orbit, Lovell was asked if he had had enough. "It'll be hard for an encore after going around the moon for 10 times and coming home," he said. But later he added: "I want to command a moon landing mission." Apollo 13 is that mission and Lovell believes it will quiet what be calls his "addiction to space flight." Where once he talked excitedly of more space adventure, Lovell, now speaks of trips with his family and of working with the space agency from behind a desk. "It seems like ever since 1962 I've been either going on a flight or off one," he says. "My wife is pretty happy that I can slow down a little bit and not either be training or debriefing and going into training again." Lovell grew up in Milwaukee where he showed an early, and almost disastrous, fascination with aviation and rockets.

Speaker To Launch Kokomo Baha'i Week He recalls that he and a high school friend once constructed model rockets using packing casings with gunpowder and glue. One of the home built missiles exploded on launch, be says and he and the friend narrowly escaped injury. Lovell tried for the US. Naval Academy after high school graduation but rejected. Instead, be enrolled in the University of Wisconsin and joined the Naval Air Cadet program.

He dropped out of college after his sophomore year and began naval flight training at Pensacola, Fla. But within two months he received an appointment to the Naval Academy, left flight training and beaded for Annapolis. As a midshipman, Lovell "was far from a bookworm," says a classmate, but he still managed grades well above average. He married Marilyn Gerlach of Milwaukee, three hours after his graduation. Lovell and Marilyn had dated since their high school days.

The newlyweds went to -Pensacola, where Lovell started his flight training again. Lovell was a test pilot at the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent River, when the space agency asked for applications for America's first group of astronauts. He was among the first in line, but was passed over. When second selection was announced, he again applied and was in the astronaut group chosen in 1962. Six years later, Lovell, Borman and William A.

Anders stunned the world by orbiting the moon 10 times on Christmas Eve. They beamed earthward a television view of the moon from 60 miles above its surface. In a Christmas time gesture, the three spacemen read the first 10 verses of the Bible, the story of creation. On its 10th lunar orbit, Apollo 8 disappeared around the backside of the moon as Lovell was preparing to fire the rocket engine to start homeward. If the rocket failed, the astronauts would be stranded about the moon.

For more than 40 minutes listeners on earth waited tensely to learn if the rocket had worked. They learned it from Lovell. As Apollo 8 reappeared from behind the moon, he quipped from 223,000 miles out in space: "Please tin informed there is a Santa Claus." Two and half days later, the three as- tronauts landed safely in the Pacific. Borman and Anders had had enough. They dropped from the space corps within a few months.

Arab Guerrillas Loose Rockets On Israelis TEL AVIV (AP) --Arab guerrillas in Lebanon and Jordan today loosed Ka- tyusha rockets, on five Israeli settlements, but only one settler was wounded on the Lebanese front, the military command announced. Israeli troops and Arab guerrillas traded mortar and bazooka fire across the Jordan frontier throughout the night, the Israelis said. No' damage or casualties were reported. The rocket attacks shattered a three- month undeclared cease-fire on heavy weapons exchanges across the Jordan River, scene of numerous clashes last year. The two top commanders of the Soviet fleet in the Black Sea arrived in Cairo without previous announcement and were reported to have met Thursday night with President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Egypt's official Middle East News Agency said the Russians were Adm. Susilov and his deputy, Adm. Ri- dimirov. Elizabeth Taylor, Burton Arrive In Mexico Thursday PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) Elizabeth Taylor and husband Richard Burton arrived in this small resort town Thursday night aboard a private jet and denied rumors of a possible divorce. "Stories about a divorce are completely false," Miss Taylor said.

"The rumors were invented by the press." The Burtons made the flight from Hollywood where they had attended the Oscar ceremonies. Miss Taylor said she and Burton planned a month's vacation here before starting a new picture to be filmed in the area. The editor of the semiofficial Cairo newspaper At Ahram charged today that Israel is considering making a massive aerial attack on Nasser's residence. "This (plan) calls for Israeli planes to Nixon Has Hard Time Congratulating Wayne WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon had a hard time congratulating John Wayne on winning an Oscar as best actor for his role in "True Grit." A White House spokesman said the President placed a call to Wayne Wednesday but couldn't reach him. Then Wayne tried to return the White House call but couldn't reach the President.

Nixon was cruusing the Potomac aboard a Navy yacht with Atty. Gen John Mitchell. When the President returned to the White House he returned Wayne's call. That time the two connected. The White House spokesman said Wayne was the only Oscar winner the President called, because of Wayne's "long reign in Hollywood in Western adn adventure pictures." Gardens Plowed-452-6919 come in on Nasser's residence in suburban Cairo-- wave after wave regardless of losses--until they raze the whole area to the ground," Hassanein Heikai, Al Ahram's editor and a confidant of the president, wrote.

LoveJl, Fred Haise Jr. and Thomas K. Mattingly 11 served as the back-up crew for Apollo the first moon-landing mission. After that success, the trio were named to Apollo 13. Lovell's plans to retire as an astronaut arc a relief to Marilyn Lovell.

"Each space flight is more difficult. I can't explain why," says the astronaut's wife. "I'm behind him, but I'll be very happy when he retires from space." The Lovells have four children: Barbara, 16; James, 15, Susan, 11 and Jeffery, 4. ROOM ADDITIONS GARAGES VINYL SIDING BUILT-RITE CONST. 452-5854 453-5303 Russiaville Lions Club Announces New Officers A Beer Is A Beer Is A Beer Until You've Tasted Hamm's.

TONIGH1 SHOP WITH YOUR FAMILY AT EVANS Winston G. Evans, Nashville, well-known Baha' speaker and writer, will officially launch Kokomo Baha'i Week with a series of meetings starting Friday. He will speak on "Baha'u'llah: The Promised One of All Ages" at 7 p.m. during a public meeting planned in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

HarryE. Eriksen, 606 E. North St. Baha'i Week here is one of many concentrated efforts to inform American citizens about the Baha'i Faith its history, its beliefs, and its growth as an independent world religion. Mr.

Evans, who will speak here, represented the Baha'i Faith at the meeting of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden, and also at the session in Evanston, in 1954. He pioneered for the Faith for many years in Grenada, British West Indies, and also attended the Baha'i World Congress at London in 1963. For many years, he has served also as a faculty member of various Baha'i schools in the United States. A featured speaker at several campus "Religion In Life Week" and "Religious Emphasis Week" programs, he has also spoken in addition at many universities and colleges in North America about the Faith, according to Mrs. Robert Kinsey.

Charles Lane, chairman of the Kokomo Baha'i community said that he believes many Kokomoans will hear about the Faith' for the first time this week and that the resulting exchange of ideas and information will build a better understanding and appreciation of various spiritual beliefs and aspirations of modern man. RUSSIAVILLE-Results of election of officers were announced during a meeting of the Russiaville Lions Club. Dwight V. Singer was named president; Larry Hamilton, first vice president; Paul Ratcliff, second vice president; Dale Robertson, third vice president; Leslie Randal, secretary; Carl Taylor, treasurer; Paul Geesaman, tail twister; Gary Sipes, lion tamer, and Wayne Kincaid and Richard Rea directors. Reports were heard from Walter Korba on the fish fry and Gene Pearson on the district convention at Ball State University, Muncie.

Pearson said that the Russiaville district's contribution to the state's three main projects, cancer control, leader dog and eye bank, have shown sizeable increases. The Russiaville club voted to give $50 to each of the three causes. Tickets for the "500" Race Dinner to be May ll were distributed by Lei and Wright, chairman. Pearson announced that a horse show will be held at the Lions Club grounds April 26. Reunion Held Twelve members of New London High School class of 1931-32 and guests gathered for a basket dinner and a few hours of reminiscing at the high school.

Of the 20 graduates of the class of '31 and '32, nine were in the class of '31, and 11 in the class of '32. One member is deceased. Russiaville Court Notes Motorists appearing in Russiaville Court on traffic charges include: Patricia Brubaker, 18, 214 W. Foster, St. Kokomo, disobeying stop sign, $1 and costs.

Dale A. Vawter, 56, Russiaville R. R. 2, disobeying stop sign, $1 and costs. Joseph D.

luliano, 40, 2611 California Elkhart, speeding $10 and costs. George W. Bare, 66, 3234 Boots Marion, disobeying stop sign, $1 and costs. James L. Colvin, 37 Russiaville R.

R. 1, speeding $10 and costs. Ronald Moore, 32 Russiaville Rt. 1, expired registration plate, $1 and costs. Kenneth A.

Suhre, 51, R. R. 1, passing in violation of signs and markings, $5 and costs. Lynn W. Zell, 32, Russiaville R.

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