06 May 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 06, 1961
Page
1
Canaveral reports Commander Alan Shepard, 37, piloted the Redstone mission for a 16 minute flight to space and return. The capsule functioned perfectly from liftoff to splashdown in the Atlantic as radio contact kept ground crews informed.
The Atlas rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with Alan Shepard aboard the Mercury capsule. The craft reaches space and returns through reentry, with the capsule splashing down off Grand Bahama as a recovery helicopter nears. Pilot reports and control center status show all systems OK during descent and landing.
On the last full day of her state visit to Rome, Queen Elizabeth privately called on Sir Francis D Arcy Maborne, a 76 year old former diplomat who retired from the foreign service in 1947. He has lived in Rome ever since.
A Mercury space capsule attached to a Little Joe rocket on Wallops Island is described with the escape mechanism detaching the capsule from the main booster for recovery. The mission is noted to have its test within a 10 minute window and is reported in rough, dated terms.
Indonesian naval training ship Ri Dewaratji under Lieut Col BR Poorwana will begin a goodwill visit to Australian ports on May 10 for the 1960 visit to Melbourne.
Amman Jordan King Hussein told a press conference he hopes to marry Toni Gardiner 20 an English girl at the end of the month The Gardiner daughter is the daughter of Lieut Colonel Walter Gardiner the King said the wedding would be simple with only family present and no immediate honeymoon due to country plans
Reports describe a white squall off Tampa that toppled the student cruise ship Albatross, sending it to the Gulf of Mexico bottom in about a minute. Survivors recount crew struggles, with Coast Guard officers investigating while some officials question the event as a myth.
Royal couple arrive at St Damascus place, greeted by Swiss Guards and cardinals. The Pope praises Britain HolSee ties and gifts are exchanged as crowds cheer in the courtyard. Earlier Philip urges UN food aid for hungry world during visit.
Mice have invaded Aldinga district homes and shops after seasonal rain and ploughing begun. Cats lie exhausted as hundreds of mice roam. locals report traps used up to a day’s limit and stores struggle to stock poisons. Some houses and hotels suffer damaged goods and nibbling on food and wine.
The London paper says Princess Mary, colonel in chief of the King's Royal Hussars, asked if a man could be spared when the regiment went abroad but the CO at Barnard Castle Ireland replied no. Major John Griffin noted she also heads two other regiments and may seek a replacement from connected units.
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