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! Glenns, Castors Await Orbital Flight Attempt(Continued from Pag* 1) h ,d to be the best,” Mr Glenn ; flying jets during the Korean explained.I War.” Dr. Castor said Mr. and Mrs. Glenn also beamMrs. Castor added, “I am a lit* with pride when they talk about tie apprehensive about the whole the time their son set a record l affair, but I feel very confident, for the fastest transcontinental It would be hard not to be eonfi- trip from Los Alamedos Air dent after talking to my daugh Force Base in Los Angeles, Calif, ter and John.” to Floyd Bennett Field in NewI The Glenns talked to their son York City on July 16. 1957. The Christmas evening and the Cast- trip was made in a Navy FAU ora talked to their daughter Crusader and took Col. Glenn 203 I Christmas Day. Col. Glenn had minutes to make the cross-country completed hia preliminary prep- trip.arations for the flight and spent \irs, Glenn said the Smithso-Christmas with his wife and two njan institute is now in the pro-children at their home in Arling cess of erecting a structure to ton, Va. house aircraft of historcial signifW’atrh Via TV icance and that the one flown byThe Castors indicated that their her son on his record flight will daughter would watch the historic be included, flight on television from her home py coincidence, the route of and not go down to Cape Canav-G|enn*s took him directlyera!. Both the Castor* and the between New Concord and Otsego Glenns also planned to watch and was notpd at thp time by | the ahot via TV from their re- anfJ Mrs G|enn spective homes. „ .In talking about their .on, the , ,Bo™ •» lt;»mbridgr .................v ..........Glenns are quick to point out Gam ridge lays claim to a por- Concord where Mr. Glenn opened that all the publicity and honors 'lt;n o{ e his ory of astronaut a pjurrlbing and heating business., e program, s«heaped on him hasn't changed n M J* *** lt;rn y * He retired three years ago. j ( °h Glenn attended grade m John a bit. He is very humble ,W1* ■' Avf- ?ohn The G|fnna nnly other child a school in New Concord, getting trabout the entire thing ” , ad (lara SproatK G,*n daughter T now Mrs William h* dip,mTla 10 1939 H* enr0,,ed biThr fact that Ihe.r son waa n,fnn 5 ParrnU ar« th.-m«lve. ^aR„ 'pin^tra. i r»s ie' 7t *l Murtingum College aa a R,Mlcetcd as one of the original *,IV” of !he ff’bri(i 812 Jf Eighth St here in Cam- sc“’nce major leavmz school in inwven astronauts at the stsrt JJf* Glen,n h(in^ _^rn Jv,*r‘ bridge lt;the m,ddle of huS jun,or year, ( • I on a farm in Westland Town- Dna*e-ship near Clavsville and Mrs., Recalls InterestMrs. Glenn recalls that herPARENTS HOME -Pictured is the two-story, white frame et house where Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn, Sr., parents of the pi astronaut, now reside. It is located on the Bloomfield Road(Ohio 76) in New’ Concord. awere in Cambridge, Mr. Glenn program, as being one of the si wa*. employed by a plumbing f.rm more prominent fellows among ^ here. In 1923 they move.! to New MlL,kinBum College JtudenU ,nenlist in the U. S. Navy. W on W ings in 1913sevthe National Aeronautics Space Administration s Mercury .Lon city* ° am Ke son's' big intereit has a 1 ways pre-flight training waa conthe .lenns to e quite proud of Co, Glenn.s parentg were mar. ^ flying Whi|0 attending on the cwnpua of Iowa aj|Have to Be Best | i*ied May 25, 1018 in Montgomery Muakingum College Col. Glenn en* College and he received hisj^Ala., and took up housekeeping listed in the civilian pilot tram- anlt;! commissionas a secn Cambridge tshortly after Mr. ing program being con duct ed~ at on^. bcutenant in the U. 8.JC^ Glenn's discharge from the Army the New Philadelphia airport .Marine torps at t orpus Chriati,2 TrainsCollide.11 1919.During the time theHe is still remembered by Har* Fex * APnT 1943.Glenns ry Clever, then manager of the To be continued
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