European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse Skylab ready or Tricky space walk Houston up the skylab 3 Astro Linauts wednesday drilled for their first Valk in space a lengthy thursday Jaunt to reload cameras and repair an almost inaccessible radar Antenna. Edward g. Gibson and William r. Pogue lire scheduled to open the outside Hatch at i 10 . Get 270 Miles above the african imminent. Mission commander Gerald p. Carr will remain inside the 114-foot space station during the walk perhaps the longest of ithe three skylab missions to test the repair of the Earth studies Antenna. I the Antenna which failed during skylab 2, is out of the Normal path the astronauts Luse during walks. The pilots will have to Uttach two portable foot restraints resembling oversized snowshoes before at tempting the repairs. I Pogue will have to sit on Gibson s shoulders to reach the Antenna with Gib Ison feeding him the tools. J there s no question it s probably the hardest Eva space walk we be done except for the one where we worked on the Isolar panel Back on skylab 1," flight director Neil Hutchinson said referring to the Crew s freeing of a jammed solar Power generating Wing. 1 the pilots May have to attach a jumper Cable to the Antenna to hot wire around an electrical connection that engineers be Olieve to be the source of the trouble. Thursday november 22, 1973 president goes on offence president Nixon taking the offence in a speaking Campaign to restore Public Confidence in his presidency strikes an imploring stance As he addresses an audience at Mercer University Law school in Macon a. Seated beside the platform is sen. Herman Talmadge d a. A photo the stars and stripes d v Page 27 no More jolts on watergate Nixon vows Memphis Tenn. A president Nixon told the nation s Republican Gover nors tuesday he knew of no further embarrassing revelations which could come out of the watergate scandals and said he was sorry for the problems he had cause them. Nixon huddled for almost two hours with the governors at their Winter conference and several governors said later the presi Dent promised them full revelations about watergate. The president looked at us around the room and said i m sorry if i have added to your Burden " Tennessee gov. Win Field Dunn said. Dunn also said Nixon assured them he knew of no More painful facts about the watergate still to come to Light. Dunn said Nixon answered the Gover nors questions extensively and gave the strongest indication yet that full disclosure on All aspects of the various White House scandals will be forthcoming. He indicated a number of papers will be issued clearly responding to the questions which have been raised Dunn said. Dunn newly installed chairman of the Republican governors association said Nixon mentioned his personal finances the itt Case and the milk Case As potential subjects of the papers. Temperatures Mekong Rice Battle takes heavy toll Saigon up a government infantry battalion backed by artillery battled Viet Cong commandos supported by mor tars in the bloodiest Mekong Delta clash since the two sides agreed last june 13 to work for peace the High command said wednesday. Both sides were attempting to secure the Rice paddies and their Grain crop along the North Bank of the Mekong 50 Miles South West of Saigon it said. In Cambodia Field reporters said rebel troops captured a Hilltop overlooking High Way 4 to the sea and seized seven Miles of the Road strengthening their control of one of phenom penh s vital Supply routes. A vietnamese spokesman said 75 communists and 17 government soldiers were killed in the Mekong Battle six Miles South of Cai Lay District town. Another 14 government soldiers were wounded. He said government troops were sup ported by artillery fire and the communists by mortars. The heaviest casualties for a single Battle since the Jan. 28 cease fire were counted sept. 29-30 in Tay Ninh province 40 Miles Northwest of Saigon. A total of 434 men including 46 government and 183 communist troops were killed 124 Saigon troops wounded and 81 missing. Asked whether the Battle was connected with the Rice Harvest under Way in the Delta the spokesman said yes there was a direct connection with the Rice har Vest. The Friendly troops were securing the Rice paddies in the area when they were Nixon sends Holiday Salute Washington is in a special thanksgiving message to . Service men president Nixon said americans can take great Joy in the fact that our men in uniform no longer Are engaged on Distant battlefields and satisfaction from the knowledge that True Progress has been achieved in realizing a Long sought peace. 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He concluded we must think As Fer vently about our need to conserve our re sources As we have been thankful for them in the 15 most Active stocks new York up the 15 most Active stocks traded on the new York Stock Exchange tuesday. Sales close chg. 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Temperatures recorded wednesday get 4 4 pm am 59 46 Adana p 54 55 Athens p 55 41 Valano p 39 36 Berlin p 41 32 Brussels p 40 30 Copenhagen p a Clear a partly Cloudy. 4 4 pm am 45 28 Frankfurt p 48 30 London p 57 39 Madrid p 33 27 Munich p 46 36 Paris p 55 46 Rome c 2nd weather Wing conversion rate Brussels up wednesday s official rate of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars currency nov. 20 nov. 21 British Pound 2.3915 2.3915 German Mark 2.592.5 French franc 4.40 4.4337 Swiss franc 3.166 3.1855 italian lira 591.75 594.10 belgian franc 38.7975 39.00 dutch Guilder 2.6938 2.7068 swedish Krona 4.34 4.33 norwegian Krone 5.50 5.55 danish Krone 5.96 5.98 finnish Mark 3.707 3.737 austrian Schilling 18.95 19.05 Spanish peseta 57.2 57.23 military banking facilities will sell Marks to . Personnel thursday at 2.56
