Navigator of Space: Carpenter Survives Reentry and Is Spotted at Sea
Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter completed three Earth orbits in 4 hours 56 minutes aboard the Aurora 7 capsule. After a harrowing reentry, he was seen in a life raft about 155 miles northeast of Puerto Rico by a Navy P2V Neptune bomber. The craft landed off target by about 20 miles but Carpenter appeared safe, signaling a triumphant recovery in Cape Canaveral reporting.
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Malcolm Scott Carpenter
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Atlantic Ocean
Carpenter
Puerto Rico
Globe
Carpenter Extends Orbit On Aurora 7 Third Circle
Mercury control at Cape Canaveral orders relay to Point Arguello to limit fuel use as Carpenter continues into a third orbit. If two orbits were set, reverse rockets would slow descent over the Atlantic.
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Mercury Control Center
Cape Canaveral
Point Arguello
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United States
Estes Inquiry Expands With Over 1000 Questioned
Washington AP An ongoing Estes investigation widens as Senate inquiries reveal more than 1,000 individuals questioned by investigators. The FBI entered the Henry Marshall death case linked to Estes dealings under the government cotton program. Exhumation and autopsy followed Marshall's 1959 death ruled a possible murder, while Howard Pratt’s carbon monoxide death sparked questions about ties to Estes' fertilizer dealings. House hearings slated to begin soon face political tension, with Eisenhower relatives named in unrelated notes drawing GOP criticism.
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Howard Pratt
Chicago
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Ilinois
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New York Herald Tribune
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Maine to issue 2.6 million bond for student housing
A syndicate of four investment firms won Maine's 2.6 million bond issue to fund student housing at four teachers colleges. The group offered a net interest cost of 1,462,417 dollars, equating to an average annual rate of 2.99983 percent. Deputy State Treasurer Harry E. Henderson hailed the rate as very favorable.
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Troops Issued Ammo Amid Cold War Tensions
In Bangkok, Lt. Gen. James J. Richardson Jr. said live ammunition is being issued today to the 1st Battle Group, U.S. 27th Infantry, with units from Hawaii bringing ammunition. In Vientiane, Lao officials report U S pressure on Gen. Phoumi Nosavan to resign cabinet posts as Washington weighs aid. President Kennedy reportedly backs curbing Phoumi by limiting his role to military matters.
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United States
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Kennedy
Souvanna Phouma
W. Averell Ha
Laos Prince Delayed Leaving Rangoon For Talks
Prince Souvanna Phouma, traveling home from France to arrange talks with two other princes, faced another delay today due to stormy weather over his headquarters at Khang Khay in central Laos as he left Rangoon.
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Rangoon
Khang Khay
Laos
Chuckle Prompt on Child Questions Sparks Clever Invention
In a lighthearted note the column suggests inventive responses when children pose awkward questions. The piece credits the Copto Gen Fea Corp as a source of witty ideas and practical humor for parents and guardians dealing with curious youngsters.
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Fea. Corp
Bus Transportation Controversy Reaches Saco Council
Mrs Bernice Hamner leading a parents group criticizes Saco city government for delaying action on bus transport to Thornton Academy. She cites December votes and urges parents to contact aldermen by June 4 and attend the council meeting to push action for fall transportation.
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Thornton Academy
Saco
My Fair Lady Ends Broadway Run After Record Pace
In New York the musical My Fair Lady ends its record-breaking Broadway run with a closing date set for July by producer Herman Levin. Since its March 15 1956 opening, the show has played 2 621 performances seen by 32 million theatergoers and grossed about 20 million dollars.
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New York
Herman Levin
Refugee Flows From Red China To Hong Kong Reach Five Thousand
Blaring Communist loudspeakers urged refugees to stay. About 5,000 crossed into Hong Kong before dawn. 500 were rounded up and sent to a detention camp for return. Border reports say no force was used to stop the exodus and earlier claims of orders to turn back were not substantiated. Hong Kong praised US interest as Kennedy cleared ways for 5,000 to 6,000 refugees to seek admission.
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Red China
Red Border
United States
Kennedy
Carpenter Was Wayward Youth
Malcolm Scott Carpenter, selected in 1959 as one of seven Mercury astronauts, recalls a grueling start aboard an aircraft carrier. He describes early life as drifting in Boulder and failing school, then Navy V-5 training and later NASA duties shaping navigation and communications for the Mercury capsule.
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Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Mercury
San Diego
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U.S
Air Force
Donald K. Slayton
John H. Glenn Jr
Boulder
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University of Colorado
Biddeford Man Innocent Of Assault In York County Court
A York county Superior court jury found Leo Hebert of Biddeford innocent of an assault charge against John R. Smith after he appealed a prior conviction and $100 fine from Biddeford Municipal Court. Atty Robert N. Cyr defended, George S. Hutchins Jr. prosecuted. The case was the only one heard yesterday.
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Leo Hebert
Biddeford
Hebert
John R. Smith
Robert N. Cyr
George S. Hutchins, Jr
Donald R. Perkins
Wells
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