October 18, 1968

continue photographing hurricane, Gulf of Mexico, and also tropical storm, Gloria, in western Pacific; practice sighting stars and identifying landmarks on earth in tests of navigation for moon landing; give 4th TV show, but faulty equipment at receiving station, Cape Kennedy, interrupts reception; request permission to make helmets-off plunge back to earth for fear that they will suffer ear damage because of their colds; drs suggest they take decongestion tablets before re-entry to help clear nasal passages

To wed Mrs J F Kennedy; their pors; RC N Y Archdiocese silent on question of ch recognition of marriage in light of Onassis' '60 divorce, recognized by Greek Orthodox Ch, from A M Livanos, now Lady Blandford; Mrs Kennedy, with children and relatives, leaves NYC for flight to Greece; about 90 passengers aboard Olympic Airways plane displaced by Kennedy party; Onassis owns Olympic Airways

'68 Nobel Prize in literature to Y Kawabata (Japan), 1st Japanese to win; he comments

Nixon says he is for bombing pause if it will not endanger Amer lives and will increase chances for bringing peaceful and honorable solution to war, s, Johnstown, Penna; says only Johnson can make determination on bombing halt; previous Nixon statements noted; his position compared to Humphrey's

Adm officials conclude that fiscal '69 spending is still at $186-billion level that was estimated in Jan despite most determined budget-cutting drive in modern times, including mandatory spending cuts; but spending is seen running at $191-billion level without cuts made by Cong; $1-billion cut achieved by removing 3 lending agencies from budget counts against mandatory $6-billion cut; entire effect of $6-billion cut, backed up by large cuts in appropriations bills, seen wiped out by increases in 'uncontrollable' programs exempted from new budget ceiling