world reaction to successful splashdown discussed; millions watch it on TV; NYC Mayor Lindsay, UN Sec Gen Thant, Pope and Canadian Prime Min Trudeau hail astronauts' safe return; scene described in several US cities; illus of people viewing splashdown on TV at Grand Central Terminal, NYC

WORLD REJOICES AT SAFE RETURN

HOUSTON, April 17&#8212; &#8220;Fare well, Aquarius, and we thank you.&#8221;

Aquarius Praised for Vital Role

ABOARD U.S.S. IWO JIMA, at Sea, April 17 &#8212; The three Apollo 13 astronauts splashed down gently today in the Pacific, ending a four&#8208;day fight for survival.

Sea Recovery Swift After Perfect Entry

Nixon says he will fly to Houston to pick up families of Apollo 13 astronauts and fly them to Hawaii, where he will meet astronauts

Nixon to Give Medal To Crew in Hawaii

White House repts it is interested in exploring with USSR the possibility of convening on internatl conf; foreign diplomatic sources say their govts have been assured by USSR of its genuine interest in French proposal for negotiations, that change in its attitude reflects change in N Vietnam; say N Vietnam was stunned by overthrow of Norodom Sihanouk and consequent threat to its mil sanctuary in Cambodia; French officials promoting idea of gen conf are encouraged by Malik's statement

HINT BY RUSSIANS ON GENEVA PARLEY STIRS U.S. INTEREST

passes Sen Hughes bill to set up statewide anticrime task force to be headed by deputy atty gen with powers to hold hearings, prosecute cases and grant immunity

ANTICRIME PLAN GAINS IN ALBANY

Hussein asks recall of US Amb Symmes to protest Sisco decision not to go to Jordan; Sisco reptdly personally decided against visit to Amman on basis of information from US Amman Embassy, which indicated he might meet violence; Hussein reptdly blames Symmes for decision, which he sees as insult to ability of his security forces to protect his guests; Min Rifai earlier issued statement calling cancellation of visit unjustified; said demonstrators actions reflected gen feeling against US policy on Zionist 'aggression' and were not unnatural; US agrees to recall; hopes incident will not impair close ties with Jordan; does not plan reciprocal step against Jordanian Amb to US; seeks to minimize expulsion; US officials privately acknowledge that deferral of visit and action against Symmes went far to diminish value of Sisco mission; see Hussein move underscoring shakiness of his Govt; Israelis indicate issue of Israel's pub image arose number of times during Sisco's talks with Meir, other Govt leaders; say he urged greater flexibility on number of issues

Jordan Asks Recall Of U.S. Ambassador

about 100 Vietnamese civilians, including about 30 children, shot to death by Cambodian soldiers in school bldg where they were under detention, Takeo; survivors, about 40 to 50, detail shootings, beg newsmen to save them; many are badly wounded and close to death; illus; accounts of visitors to school prior to slayings confirm survivors repts on number killed; bodies described as those of Vietnamese continue to float down Mekong River from point below Pnompenh; dead are now estimated at about 1,000 and are believed to have been on Govt's blacklist of Vietnamese as Vietcong suspects; fear rises among Vietnamese residents in Pnompenh

Killing of 100 Vietnamese By Cambodians Reported

Paine says flight will not be made until special rev bd finds out what caused Apollo 13 accident and safeguards are devised to eliminate risk of another such accident, news conf

NASA TO REVIEW SPACE ACCIDENT

landlords and bldg service employes break off negotiations after owners reject union proposal that would have postponed strike for 30 days; State Mediation Bd Chmn McDonnell says that strike appears to be certain; Local 32B pres Shortman says that landlords have made no offer; says that all this is part of campaign by owners for break in rent control law; says that he had proposed that contract be negotiated now and that landlords postpone payment for 30 days; says this would allow workers to know what to expect and city could have time it claims is needed to come up with program for revising rent control; says that if, after 30 days, at least 90% of individual landlords had not signed contract, union would again be free to act; landlords' chief negotiator E Sulzberger says that he has asked union to extend present contract for 30 days with guarantee of retroactive wage increases; Comr Altman scores landlords; says that union has made every effort to avert strike; says that both he and Deputy Mayor Aurelio plan to meet with owner representatives in effort to press them into serious negotiations; number of tenants complain of receiving 'scare lrs' from landlords warning of services that will be cut if there is strike

Apartment Strike Called ‘Certainty’

repts its jets attacked UAR targets along Suez Canal central and southern secs for 2 1/2 hrs and returned safely to base; repts Israeli soldier killed in exch of fire along canal southern sec; repts 7 Arab laborers awaiting transportation to jobs in Israel hurt in grenade blast, Gaza

Israeli Jets Raid Targets In 2 Areas of Suez Canal

Khim Tit, new Cambodian Amb to UN, presents credentials to Sec Gen Thant, voices concern over repts of atrocities; says it is not policy of Cambodia, a Buddhist country, to kill; says some few Cambodian soldiers may be guilty but primarily Vietcong are responsible, news conf; says Cambodia will call in UN if Control Comm is not reactivated

Cambodia's U.N. Envoy Shocked at Atrocity Reports

Cambodian mil spokesman repts Vietcong have more than doubled their area of control in Cambodia in past 2 wks; says they have complete control over 3 of nation's 17 provs and almost control 5 others; fears Pnompenh may be cut off from other provs; more S Vietnamese troops stream into Cambodia ready to battle Vietnamese Communists; US forces take up blocking positions on S Vietnam side of border; map shows area of Communist control

Cambodia Says Vietcong Double Area They Control

Dr L Pauling receives Peace Prize; comments

Linus Pauling Is Awarded Lenin Peace Prize by Soviet

Porliament gives final approval to Rumor's new Govt with 348-235 confidence vote, Chamber of Deputies

Rumor Government Backed

President Will Address Nation on War Monday

8.9% rise in indus production in 1st qr '70 seen boon to Brezhnev leadership

OUTPUT IN SOVIET UP IN 1ST QUARTER

WASHINGTON, April 17 (AP) &#8212;The Defense Department an nounced today that Army Spe cialist 4 Ralph M. Jenerson of Newark had been killed in ac tion in Vietnam.

Newark G.I. Dies in Vietnam

illus of Vietnamese herded behind barbed wire from which group 100 reptdly were slain

U.S. Assails Slayings in Cambodia

Mass killings stir deep anger in S Vietnam, present Saigon Govt with major problem; newspapers headline stories on murders; prominent Natl Assembly members demand Govt action; Min Tran Van Lam notes Govt seeks permission from Cambodia to send official mission into country to arrange repatriation, news conf; says S Vietnam will accept all refugees regardless of their pol views; some observers fear S Vietnam may begin to carry out reprisals against hundreds of thousands of ethnic Cambodians in Mekong Delta

Killings in Cambodia Stirring Saigon

US aide M Weyle is forced to flee through back door of Goteborg L (Sweden) bldg after radical antiwar students force cancellation of his s; univ officials apologize

U.S. Aide Assailed in Sweden

1st working session held, at Soviet Embassy, secrecy maintained; Austrian Pres Jonas optimistic in address to delegations; newsmen preoccupied by spashdown of Apollo 13

Strategic Arms Talks in Vienna Open Working Phase

US State Dept repr says gift of surplus equipment is consistent with mil aid policy; says fact that US delivers material no longer useful to it to some allies is not secret

U.S. Says Arms for Athens Are Consistent With Policy

Paisley victory seen further dimming prospects for peace; Paisley, who ran as 'Protestant Unionist,' calls on Prime Min Chichester-Clark to resign, threatens to 'make it so hot for him that he will want to retire'; illus; local Unionist party orgns reptd falling to extreme right-wing elements, isolating party leadership from rank and file

Election of Protestant Militant Dims Hope for Peace in Ulster

Israel reptdly rejects US Asst Sec Sisco proposal for UN force at Lebanese border to curb guerrilla infiltration; reptdly believes force would be ineffective and would complicate border situation by encouraging guerrillas to feel that they were immune from Israeli reaction; Sisco reptdly suggested move would improve Israeli image abroad and bolster Lebanese Govt; reptdly said reprisals against Lebanon undermine Lebanese Govt

Israel Said to Bar U.N. Unit

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April 18, 1970

Headlines from April 18, 1970

WORLD REJOICES AT SAFE RETURN

Aquarius Praised for Vital Role

Sea Recovery Swift After Perfect Entry

Nixon to Give Medal To Crew in Hawaii

HINT BY RUSSIANS ON GENEVA PARLEY STIRS U.S. INTEREST

Billboard 200

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Hey Jude

Deja Vu

Santana

Led Zeppelin II

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 18, 1970