Ovation at Home Next For Cooper
Gordon Cooper returns to a hero’s welcome after 22 orbits aboard the Kearsarge. He notes the moon as the next major goal for U S space conquest and says NASA aims to put men there within this decade. His flight lasted 34 hours 20 minutes 30 seconds ending 4.4 miles from the recovery ship.
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Cooper Returns From Space Mission With Daring Spaceflight
Gordon Cooper lands Faith 7 after the longest American orbital mission amid medical tests and public celebration. He tours Honolulu Cape Canaveral, receives the Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy, and a Washington parade honors the voyage and human spaceflight milestone.
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Colorful C R Band Parade Is Saturday
A record number of student bands will march in Cedar Rapids for the seventeenth Eastern Iowa Band Festival with 60 units including the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders. The parade routes through Cedar Rapids start at First Street and Third Avenue SW and wind to Second Street and Third Street W. The night show features Scottish Highlanders maneuvers and a queen presentation with 7:30 p.m. start, emceed by Dan Perkins.
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Cedar Rapids Man Serves Aboard Carrier Kearsarge
Jerry Markwell, 21, grandson of Mrs. Bertha Markwell of 401 Sixteenth Street NE, Cedar Rapids, is serving aboard the carrier Kearsarge. A 1960 Washington high school graduate, he has served in the navy for 18 months and helped pick up Gordon Cooper's spacecraft Thursday.
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Eads Appointed 18th Judicial District Judge
Gov Har old Hughes named William R. Eads 36 of Cedar Rapids as judge for the Eighteenth district and sworn him in. He is the first Democrat on the bench since 1942. Eads, Cedar Rapids city attorney since 1959, will replace Floyd Philbrick who resigned May 1.
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Cooper took stimulant to stay alert during Mercury return
Gordon Cooper took a dexidrine tablet 80 minutes before firing the reverse rockets to ensure sharp control for the emergency landing after two inverter failures disabled the auto pilot. Mercury officials note a second inverter backup failed to start, but safety crews avoided risking further fault.
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No Results in Liquor Raid at Iowa City K C
A liquor raid at the Knights of Columbus hall in downtown Iowa City yielded no arrests, no evidence, and no charges. Johnson County Attorney Ralph Neuzil said 11 state agents staged the raid without his knowledge after a complaint was received. City police were not informed until the raid was underway.
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Change in Driver License Renewal Dates Passed by Iowa House
Iowa House approves 88 to 0 a bill shifting renewal of licenses from a 30 day window before a birthday to every other year in a 30 day period after the birthday. Propounded by Mrs. Shoesmith of Janesville, the measure removes a reminder program and awaits Senate concurrence.
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Carl Pesch
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Two Yanks Shot Down in North Korea
North Korea said it fired on and forced down a U S army helicopter just north of the demilitarized zone. Captains Ben Stutts and Charleton Voltz were aboard. their fate was not announced. The U N command sought their immediate return and said the incident violated the 1953 armistice.
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Senate and House Deadlock Over Tax Bill In Iowa
The Iowa Senate and House failed to concur on a revenue measure, sending it to conference committee. House conferees include Reps. Baringer Edginton Vermeer Wells, while Senate members are Shaff Rigler Shoeman Nolan. Gov Hughes favors withholding. conference to draft a bill.
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Andrew G. Frommelt
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Kennedy Plans To See Pontiff In Italy Trip
President Kennedy definitively plans to see Pope John XXIII during his forthcoming trip to Italy next month.
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Cooper Takes Command Of Orbit In Gravity Challenge
Cape Canaveral AP Gordon Cooper faced a critical in flight fault during the 29th hour of his orbital mission. Ground teams diagnosed a faulty inverter and failed automatic controls, forcing Cooper to manually pilot the re entry and landing using horizon references. The successful touchdown marked a milestone where the astronaut’s skill and calm under pressure proved essential.
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