Alamogordo Daily News from Alamogordo, New Mexico • Page 1

Laugh Lines If you have an open mind be careful people don't fill it with a lot of trash. Leath Leaving Leath, Scout executive here for the past three years, has submitted his resignation, and will accept a similar job in the Houston area. He will assume his new duties on Aug 1. Leath has oeen highly instrumental in getting a very fine Boy Scout program going here, well organized, and functioning. He is a good man, has lots of friends here, and will be missed.

The resignation is regretted, but Scouters of the area are pleased that he is able to make an advancement in his proles- sion. We certainly wish him the best in the new assignment. Wheels already are turning, and we hope to be able to announce a replacement for him in very near future. Fine Facility The First National Bank had lots of people attend their open Imuse, and everyone was mighty pleased with what they saw. really nice.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Donell from El Paso were among the out-of-town visitors.

Donell, you might recall, was executive officer of the bank when it first was organized, and is now head of an El Paso bank. It was good to get a visit with them. And we congratulate the First National Bank and all its officials on having a fine new banking facility. European Tour Tina Dryden and John Gordon are continuing to keep us informed on their European trip, and here is their latest communique: arrived in Madrid on June 23 and the next day we went to the Valley of the Fallen, in which General Franco, the dictator of Spain, had built a basilica to the victims of tlie Spanish civil war. The building was built of solid rock and was large enough to contain the bodies of a million people afternoon we went to the royal summer palace, now a monastery.

There we saw the tombs of all the kings of Spain. The following day we visited the Royal palace and the Prado Art museum. On the 26th we arrived in Barcelona and saw the county hall of Barcelona, and the ca thedral where Queen Isabella received Columbus on his return from the New World. Early next morning wo went the Monisarret Monastery where the oldest Madonna known is kept Tint afternoon we went swimming on the most beautiful beach in the Mtditcr ram ml That evening we saw flamenco dancers and packed to leave for Home The kid- are liaving a line time, say. No Recreation Add 1he summer recreation program by the city and school system to the list of regular activities canceled tomorrow in connection with the moon shot.

The program will resume Tuesday. Office Shift Among the moves around town as Uie result of new build El Salvador Claims Shaky Truce Broken By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS El Salvador claimed Saturday that Honduras launched early- morning air and ground attacks, breaking th? cease-fire that went into effect at 10 p.m. Friday Central American tune. Associated Correspond ent Charles Green reported from Honduras that Salvadoran troops were still occupying the town of Nueva Ocotepeque. four miles inside Honduran territory Under terms of the cease-fire arranged by the Organization of American States, the Salvadoran troops have until 10 p.m Tuesday to withdraw.

Green, who was with a detachment of Honduran troops encamped mar the captured town, reported sporadic small arms fire could be heard but both sides were refraining from battle He said the Honduran commander had orders not to open fire unless attacked In Honduras, the Organization of American States peace team worked out the cease Saturday mornmg at the capital city Tegucigalpa. Salvador must withdraw its troops within 9ti hours, said Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa, it peace team's chief. terr tories occupied belong to Honduras and will remain under Honduran The peace team is in the area to the return of troops a. column I OEO Insists Public Hearing Is Necessary On Monday Kennedy Will Be Charged In Accident Aga-nst a background of bonk officials and erv ploves and visiting dignitaries, George Abbott, chairmon cf the board of The First National Bank in Alamogordo (center), prepares to cut the sym- Dolir ribbor officially opening the new First Notional Building to Dublie inspection during cm open house on Soturdav Assisting in holding the LATE NEWS BRIEFS ribbon ore om left Mayor Charles Sutton, Chamber Commerce Presirlert Wes Walker, arirfTir.t Nat onal President Wayne Stewart Visible between Sutton and Abbott is A Donell, prime in the of the bonk in 1 9ah and its first executive, now an executive ol ori El Paso bank (Staff Photo) Community Joins In 'Crazy Daze' Fete City Attorney John 'on way received a letter Friday from Walter Richter, director of the Southwest Region of the Office of Economic Opportunity re stating the office's intention of insisting on a public hearing before the CAA connection could terminated. Richter referred again to re vocation procedures outlined in CAP Memo 80.

which states, according to Richter, that a public hearing must be conducted on the issue of revocation of a Richter told Conway that lie had written a letter to the Otero county commissioner in which lie said the same thing WASHINGTON IP President hilicopter flew through a violent thunder- Saturday to return Him to the White House for Sun day in prayer for the Apollo 11 astronauts as they approach their historic lunar landing. The helicopter let down on the White House grounds as rain, high winds and lightning swept Washington. MIAMI BEACH, Fla (AP) Raven-haired lb-year-old Gloria Diaz ot the Philippines Saturo night was crowned Miss Universe 19659 HOLLYWOOD BEACH, la. IP Tanned, whiskery John Fairfax paddled ashore Saturday after a 4,000 mile journey to become the first man to row the Atlantic Ocean alone. Pulling wearily, Fairfax sang Britannia" and pul ashore at a white sand as hundreds of weekend swim mars ran to greet him.

HOBBS, N.M Twenty one year old Patricia Jo Brummet! of Hobbs was nam ed Miss New Mexico 1969 Saturday night. The Oklahoma Baptist University senior will be the state's representative in the Miss America Pageant in September in Atlantic City, N.J. Thefts From Cars Arc Reported Charles Dennis of Thornton, Colo told local police a cat stereo player valued at $109 was taken trom his while il was parked ai tlx Holiday hui Friday. Felig Caborrera Mbmiun que reported the ol worth of ami painting equipment The tools were in a vehicle parked at a local bar. The Sears store and Us employes watkixi away with the hulk of the prizes in the Crazy sales promotion Saturday.

In individual competition, first place winner was Wanda Morris of Sears Seats also got the first place in the store division eom- tilion Second place individual winner was Albert Silva of the Ink Weil, and third place Gene Kiersey Sear'- Honorable mention went to Regal wich of Y. Gil Kasner of Soars. John Wills of Sena Floors, lieity Scott of I'enuev s. and Bunny Lorraine of Sears. In store competition, first place went to Sears, so and to third to with honorable mention to Jewelry, Miller Penney and Jewel Regarded by spokesmen for the sponsoring dumber of onirneree as most significant wa tiie amount of participation among merchants and their mployes to make a festive atmosphere for Crazy this year the falling rain faihxl to dampen the enthusiasm and spirit of the people who came to town to take the bargains the individual stores were spokesmen noted Checks to winners in the store categories will be presented on Monday by Tlie Daily News.

EDG Mass. I AP) Police Chief Domenie .1 Arena said Suturdiy mghl tiv.it lie wi 'I file a formal charge against Sen Edward Kennedy Monday char mg him with leaving the scene of an accident. Kennedy won have 24 hours in wlw to answer the i barge Under Massachusetts law, i manslaughter charge is mandatory in cases where someone leaves the scene of an accident in which there has boon a fatality. The announcement of the chief intention came from Miss (barmen Salvadoi police woman on duty at fexigartowii Police Headquarters. She sad that the chief me that I could tell anybody wlio called that 1 will apply Monday morning for a complaint charging Sen th leaving the scene of in acndetX The medical examiner that he saw Miss txxiy about 9.30 a an was clothed in a and slacks Allies Overwhelm Enemy Post In 'Perfect' Raid SAIGON (AP Sweeping down in benmd a rocket and art bxmtge U.S.

25th Infantry Division sol diers su pr-ed and overwhelmed a garrison at uti tne my supply headquarters norm of Saigon Saturday was the mo pre tse timed and i raid ever seen a.d he vision commander. Ma) Gee EH.s Will amaun, who circled above the battle his eo rnand helicopter At die er.u of the 1 gating. 47 enemy Jdiers had been 1 and 25 capured, I man said No I S. casualtn were reported A nan said the 25 an unusually large number for battle Vietnam and showed the conijiit-te surpnxts achie.cf The enemy (amp was only seven ni les nor ol Cu the 25th Division's hea.l- rs Cu Chi ttsrtf is 29 lc m.n Saigon There wm a camouflag'd main headquarters building, and supply orage buildings The a tack was staged at du.k an unu-uul time for an Amei. an attack First, Cain guftshps f.t a over firing their When they left.

artillery opemd on the camp the i -tritery barrage lif ed, the 2nd Hr gaie ar r)vcd helicopter and grout fighting raged for about an hour If the hoped to sm EDGARTOWN, Mass (AP) Sen Edward Kennedy tlie only surviving brother of (he Kennedy clan, had a second narrow brush with death Saturday when a car he was drsv ing slipped off a bridge into a deep sitttwater pond on luippa quiddick Island at ire-yard Miss Mary Jo Kopeclirie 29 of Washington, was riding with him and in the car which turned over and sank with its roof on the bottom Police said she was a i secretary of the late mi Rob ert Kennedy Kennedy told Edgartown po lice that was on his way hack to village of Edgartown -net the wrong turn on the unfa miliar road His car hit a bridge and went off the side into deep water have no recollection of how 1 got out of tlie Kennedy told Edgartown Police Chief Dominie Arena, Arena said Kennedy reported he dove repeatedly, trying to lind his passenger, but said was unsuccessful in tlie attempt In Washington a spokesman for Kennedy said senator had dropped in on a party of former campaign wickers for the late Sen. Robert and Itad offtced to drive Miss to a ferry landing on te island so 'he could return to Martha's Vineyard Tlie paity was lield in roujunctkin with a legatta ear ier in the day tart be did not know wneiv the party w.i' held Kennedy reported he was Set column I Apollo, Luna Swinging In Orbit Together JODRELL BANK, England Apollo 11 and Luna IS, American and Soviet ships in space, circled in lunar orbit Saturday the prepared to put the first man on the moon. Luna IS, the unmanned probe with a purpose which the Russians have never revealed, was its third dey around the moon, after a slight nndatternoon com se change that lengthened palh before the Apollo asbonauu went moon orbit. OHicials at II Bank, the West's chief listening post on secretive Soviet space shots, and at Houston have scoffed at suggestions Luna IS might interfere with Am or tcans In addition, American cralt have said that there are only remote possibilities that the two vehicles could tolbde much less come in sight of each other Unofficial cow had predicted all or part of Luna IS would try a remote controlled moon landing to re tneve a soil sample a task tor the Apollo astronauts during th. moon walk.

Another theory was that Luna IS was first of a new of Luna not meant to land until later and that it would be brought out of moon orbit back to earth a feat Soviet space scientists have not yot perform ed Weather Krvquvtu showvrs ami tiiurv Suiwiay with heavy ramfaii Thunder'bowers tonight and Motxiay Low or daytime Rainfall probability 30 per etmt Lui IV High low 6H su lu Fili ICK 1 vi co, TfXf Five possible sites have been picked foe Apollo I 1 landing on the moon today Site 2, the prime location, situated in the east central part of the moon in southwest em Mar Tronquillitotis, is shown at the center top of the photograph at right, and is one of the smoothest of the moon's surface By PAUL RECER AP Aerospace Writer SPACE CENTER, Houston Tlie ApoNo a. tronauts tested their moon landing craft in lunar orbi Saturday and found it ready for a rendezvous with his tory today Air Force Col Edwin Aldrin Jr. crawled into the lunar module, nicknamed Eagle, and turned on all sys.ems for the first time since it was launched from Cape Kennedy four and 250,000 miles looks ground control radaxxl uf terward. re ready to While commander Neil A Armstrong and Air Foitc Li Col Miehael Collins waited in the command module. Aldrin checked his dozens ot gauges and controls in the moon taxi.

Nothing as overlooked, for the landing tnodu nuis work to perfection if Aldrin and Armstrong are iand on the moon and return safely to earth. The test took more than two hours. That historic exploration is to begin at 42 am MDT when the moon lander undocks. It is to land at 2 14 with Armstrong stopping on the surface at 12 17 am. Monday.

The crewmen were plea-ted and awed by the day events it: the machine, Armstrong radioed. was like perfev t. Every thing looks okay up here Collins repor t'd, rrihshine coming through the window is so bright you can read a book by it. looks very much like the Armstrong said of the lunar surface, "but like the difference between washing a real football game and one on TV, there no substitute for actually being there. The commander called off the moon features leading to the landing his calm voice reeling otf colorful names Ike Boot Hid, Sidewinder and Back.

repor ed seeing sized til ks of rock in the bottoms of craters and said the color near the line of light and dark was ashen As you get away from it you can see several tarns and he said Then the craft sped over the landing site, which was still in the ftmar mghtliine. CCalling Wall wuriN want Volume 169 Alamogordo, New Mexico, ouriday, July 20, 1969 ay Of Lunar.