Carpenter's return from space greeted with praise and plans
Navy Lt Cmdr Malcolm Scott Carpenter described sunrises and sunsets as beautiful as he discussed the Mercury flight. He and fellow astronauts faced debriefing, a news conference, and a motorcade from Patrick Air Force Base to Cocoa Beach and the missile site where he was launched.
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De Briefing Shows Carpenter Exhausted On Third Mercury Orbit
Project Mercury officials described astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter as very tired and possibly confused during his third Earth orbit. Kauai tracking station noted a weaker voice and fatigue in a late radio hookup after Carpenter was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean following an overshoot of his intended landing point by 250 miles and a life raft rescue.
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Fila
Project Mercury
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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Kauai
Hawaii
Carpenter
Atlantic Ocean
Bachelorhood credited for 101 years of life
Burlington New Jersey man David B Huffman on the eve of his 101st birthday says staying single has kept him healthy and long lived. He attributes his longevity to bachelorhood and avoids marriage for a longer life.
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Burlington
N.J
David B Huffman
Chinese Nationalists in Thailand Remnants Await Repatriation
The Foreign Ministry states only Chinese Nationalists left in Thailand are remnants of bands disarmed years ago and still awaiting repatriation.
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Bangkok
Thailand
T?p
Foreign Ministry
Japan rejects North Korea on repatriation extension
Tokyo refused North Korea's request to extend the repatriation agreement for Koreans beyond the current term expiring November 12. Officials said no extension is planned and negotiations remain unresolved.
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Tokyo
Japan
Rummel Steps Down to Let Cody Lead New Orleans Archdiocese
Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel relinquished authority in New Orleans due to ill health. Coadjutor Archbishop John Patrick Cody, age 55, will assume leadership after Pope John XXIII granted the transfer. In separate items, April costs rose 0.2 percent setting a new monthly high, and heavy selling pressured stocks after an early rally.
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Joseph Francis Rummel
John XXIII
New York
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High Drama In Mercury 7 Return From Orbit
Capable astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter survived a three orbit Mercury mission ending with a 41 minute disappearance over the Atlantic. He was rescued by helicopter and reunited with John H. Glenn Jr. as Aurora 7 and capsule were recovered off Anegada Island. The event highlighted recovery risks and sparked discussion of longer all day space missions.
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Aurora 7 flight report details mixed successes and failures
The Aurora 7 mission achieved three orbits and tested balloon release in orbit while observing luminous particles and weightless eating and water intake. Problems included hydrogen peroxide fuel excess, suit overheating, faulty radio signals, balloon tow-line failure, and fuel shortages that halted a planned inverted orbit maneuver.
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Carpenter
Glenn
Gherman Titov
Carpenter's Wife Confident After Space Launch
Rene Carpenter, wife of astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter, says she was never frightened during his Atlas Atlas missile spaceflight. She spoke at a news conference with their four children present, described the launch and her plans to reunite with him in Colorado.
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Fila
Rene Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Colorado
Remembering Carpenter and the Space Flight Return
The AP staff recalls Malcolm Scott Carpenter's historic flight ending with a tense reentry and successful splashdown after a 41 minute radio blackout. Public relief flooded New York Times Square and Rockefeller Center as life raft and pilot were confirmed safe. Yuri Gagarin congratulated the United States on orbiting Earth.
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Times Square
Carpenter
Rockefeller Center
House Sets Foreign Aid Ceiling at 4.668 Billion
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to cap the foreign aid program for the new fiscal year at 4.668 billion dollars, about 2.105 billion below Kennedy’s request. The panel was kinder than the Senate, which cut 216.5 million from 4.8785 billion and approved 4.662 billion.
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Senate
Attorneys Seek Hypnotic Test for Sheppard in Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard's lawyers urge the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss state objections to a hypnotic test. They argue a dynotist could recover forgotten evidence to support his claim of innocence in the July 4 1954 Bay Village murder of his pregnant wife Marilyn.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
Ohio Supreme Court
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Marilyn
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Marion Correctional Institution
Names Pups Born On Liftoff For Space
Glendora New Jersey reported John McCollum's Afghan hound Maharini began whelping puppies during the lift off of astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter's rocket. McCollum named the pups Mister Astronaut Mercury Orbit Atlas Aurora Nasa and A Okay.
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John MecCollum
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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NASA
Trial Date Set in Cincinnati Case
John A. Cooper, 41, is slated for trial June 11 on charges of second degree murder and mutilation of the dead body of his stepson John C. Jackson, 20. Temperatures will run four to eight degrees above normal with scattered thundershowers likely through Saturday.
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John A. Cooper
John C. Jackson
Investigator Links Murder in Estes Case In Texas
A Houston pathologist probable murder finding in the Henry Marshall death case linked to Bailhe Estes prompts officers to intensify clues. The autopsy cited five rifle wounds and a severe head blow with carbon monoxide from car exhaust possibly causing death, while a congressional committee prepares to hear Estes activities in Pecos.
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Henry Marshall
Bailhe Sol Estes
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Estes
Pecos
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J. A. Jachimczyk
Houston
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John Barron
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Jachimczyk
Russians Monitor A Tests Near Pacific Nuclear Zone
The Defense Department said three Russian ships are near the Pacific test area on a likely large scale intelligence mission. The vessels monitor U S activities and seek information on the ongoing tests, led by the 3600 ton research ship Shokol'skiv equipped with extensive instruments.
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Defense Department
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U.S
Pentagon
Kennedy Eisenhower see Common Market promise and risk
In CBS interviews Kennedy and Eisenhower praised the European Common Market as a potential strength for the United States but warned of temporary hardships for some American industries. Kennedy feared possible exclusion from the market while Eisenhower called it a test to expand exports and bolster a free world economy. President Tito turned 70 in Belgrade today.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Eisenhower
Free World
Europeans Kill 14 Muslims in Algiers Attacks
In Algiers gunmen killed 14 Muslims and fatally wounded five others including three Moslem women scavenging for food. Attackers raided two suburban post offices and seized about $3000. In Bone, two Muslims were shot dead and two wounded as mailmen faced a strike by post office workers.
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Refugee Flow into Hong Kong Recedes as Border Quelled
A border source said cross border refugee flows into Hong Kong halted today with normal conditions returning. British forces begin withdrawal from the area and detention camps near the border are to be closed. Fewer than 2000 refugees crossed in the last 24 hours, after days of 4000 to 5000 daily. No immediate action reported on the Chinese side and no hope tied to Kennedy’s US admission plan.
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Red China
Kennedy
United States
U Thant Fails to Break West New Guinea Deadlock
UN Acting Secretary General U Thant urged Netherlands and Indonesia to resume talks on West New Guinea but both sides remained firm. He referenced Bunker proposals as a basis for renewal of negotiations. In Alabama, former Nelsonville resident Guy Hill 583 was killed in a traffic crash with Johnson Funeral Home arranging details.
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U. Thant
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U. S
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Guinea) Hill
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Alabama
Johnson Funeral Home
Athens State Hospital runaway faces assault charge
A 16 year old Meigs County resident from Athens State Hospital was captured after a Tuesday break in at a Langsville area home. He disrobed and attempted to assault the woman, brandishing a pistol made safe by the victim. The suspect fled, then was arrested in Vinton County with Probate Juvenile Court jurisdiction noted.
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Robert Hartenbach
Meigs
Langsville
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
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Titan Missile Blast Shuts Chico Test Site Smoke
Investigators awaited clearing of smoke from a smouldering underground silo after a fuel test caused a multimillion dollar explosion of a 95-foot Titan intercontinental missile. The incident occurred in a silo eight miles north of Chico, California, during the fueling test.
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