Carpenter error cuts fuel in Aurora 7 flight
NASA spokesman Lt Col John Powers said Scott Carpenter left a manual control on while switching to fly-by-wire. The two systems ran side by side for minutes exhausting the manual fuel, but Carpenter juggled the craft with the automatic and semi automatic systems to reach re entry.
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Grand Turk
Scott Carpenter
John Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Powers
Carpenter
Mixup Sends Toddlers to Wrong Operations at Hospital
In Pontiac Michigan two 13 and 17 month old boys were scheduled for hernia and tonsillectomy procedures but swapped charts led to a mismatched surgery. Mark Trautman received no incision for his hernia while Tracy Fernald had a hernia incision and both boys recover at home. The hospital offered to waive charges and redo the correct operation. Both families remain dissatisfied yet hold faith in the doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Mich
Mark Trautman
Tracy Fernald
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Mark
Tracy
Film Damaged By Sea Water After Carpenter Orbit
Rochester AP report notes Scott Carpenter's 275 foot film record was heavily damaged by seawater while in the capsule. Eastman Kodak crews rushed the film to labs where 25 to 30 workers attempted salvage. The most critical outer reel suffered the most damage but experts hoped to recover some imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Eastman Kodak
Kodak Laboratories
Kodak
al McCoy
Justice Dept Faces Texas Grand Jury on Estes Files
The Justice Department said all potentially relevent parts of a confidential report on Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments will be released to a Texas grand jury probing the death of Agriculture Department official Henry Marshall and any link to Estes operations. Attorney General Kennedy ordered verbatim excerpts flown to Texas.
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Washington
Justice Department
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Agriculture Department
Henry Marshall
Estes
Kennedy
Diplomas Denied Four Who Failed ISU Essay Exam
Four Iowa State seniors failed a freshman-level 500 word essay test, missing graduation with their class. They were among 18 seniors who had three prior unsuccessful attempts. They may graduate June 14 if they pass the exam. officials cite the test to avoid awarding degrees to illiterate graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State
Raymond Palmer
Palmer
Returnee Rejoins Rail Job After Russia Quest
Philadelphia report says David Johnson, who sought life in Russia, returned home disillusioned and will report for his clerking job with the Pennsylvania railroad Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
David Johnson
Russia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mrs Nietert 59th To Receive Red Cross Award
A Cedar Rapids ceremony honored Mrs Norman Nietert as the 59th Iowan to receive the American National Red Cross Certificate of Merit for saving her 7 year old son’s life. Her quick Turkish towel compress after a neck artery injury kept him alive, prompting calls to enroll in first aid. Also lauded was T R Warriner, first chapter chairman, and the Linn County Red Cross for aiding families after the Douglas Starch Works explosion.
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Mrs. Nietert
Red Cross
Linn County
T. R. Warriner
Norman Nietert
Springville
William
Warriner
Wendl Rum
Douglas Starch
Explosions At Berlin Wall Attract West Speculation
In Berlin early today four explosions near Bernauerstrasse blasted a six foot wall gap as East German guards rushed to seal it. West Berlin papers suspect an East Berlin resistance group behind the blasts while a military funeral for East German policeman Peter Goer sing drew East German anger.
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Berlin Wall
East Berlin
Berlin
Red Wall
Bernauerstrasse
West Berlin
Peter Goer
Why Scott Silent Goofs Leave Mercury Voice Lost
Cape Canaveral reports indicate a rescue plane dropped a box believed to hold a compact radio transmitter for Scott Carpenter during the Mercury splashdown. Upon opening, Carpenter found only a battery, depriving officials of crucial real time guidance in the final phase of the flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Scott Carpenter
Mercury Project
Carpenter
Tornado Strikes Persia Iowa as Rains Soak State
A tornado touched down about 5 0 am in Persia in Harrison county wounding no one. Roofs and windows suffered damage at the schoolhouse while trees were uprooted. Sightings place the funnel five miles southwest of Persia and two miles northeast after the event. Heaviest rain totals reached 3 inches at Lineville with widespread soaking across Iowa, possibly continuing through the weekend.
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Iowa
Harrison County
Persia
Lineville
Harlan
Albia
Pisgah
Lenox
Centerville
Davenport
Toledo
Williamsburg
Montezuma
Fairfield
Burlington
Clutter
Sigourney
Cedar Rapids
Quit in 8th Grade, Now A Phi Beta Honor
Richard Westway 41, an air force master sergeant based in Alaska, joined Phi Beta Kappa after a lifetime of learning. He left school in eighth grade but earned a high school diploma, college credits by correspondence, and a Florida State bachelor’s in history with a 3.75 GPA. He attended the Washington ceremony from Elmendorf, while his wife and two sons stayed in Florida.
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Seattle
Richard Westway
Westway
Air Force
Alaska
National
Honorary Society
The
Elmendorf
Anchorage
University of Washington
Bloomfield
N.J
Florida State
Marianna
Fla
Richard
David
East Orange
N. J
Continental chief cites man made explosive in jet crash
Continental Air Lines President Robert F. Six said a man made explosive may have caused a Boeing 707 to explode in flight and crash near Unionville Missouri killing 45. CAB said an explosive of unknown origin occurred within the aft portion of the Chicago Los Angeles flight with a stop at Kansas City. Investigators sent cabin and fuselage samples to Washington for analysis as they built a rear fuselage mock up at Centerville Iowa. No direct evidence of a conventional bomb was found yet. A stewardess showed a chemical burn suggesting possible explosion aboard.
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Denver
APS
Continental Air Lines
Robert F. Six
Continental
Unionville
Six
Civil Aeronautics Board
Centerville
Edward Slattery, Jr
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City
Slattery
AMA president calls Kennedy on social security stance
CHICAGO AP President Kennedy said the American Medical Association opposed the social security system. Dr Leonard Larson AMA president described the claim as entirely incorrect Friday and defended the group’s position.
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Chicago
Kennedy
American Medical Assn
Leonard Larson
AMA
Jail C. R. Man Who Took Shot At Wife's Car
Cedar Rapids man Marvin Ham, 43, was charged with assault with intent to murder after detectives found a .22 bullet hole in his wife Regina Ham's car. Arrested Thursday night after an argument and a rifle incident, Ham was jailed pending further proceedings.
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Cedar Rapids
Marvin Ham
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Regina
Jordan king says army 50 times stronger than years ago
Amman king Hussein declares in a Saturday address that Jordan’s armed forces have grown fiftyfold in strength since a past period, signaling a major buildup of defense capacity.
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Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Jacoby Overtakes Goren In Master Bridge Standings
Oswald Jacoby surpasses Charles Goren to lead the master point rating for bridge players as of Friday with 6,530 to 6,510. Goren, top since 1945, remains active, while Jacoby gains through regional and sectional events including a May Youngstown tourney and Wichita regional.
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New York
Charles Goren
Oswald Jacoby
Alvin Landy
American Contract Bridge League
Jacoby
Goren
Landy
Dallas
Lexington
Youngstown
Wichita
Cincinnati
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Cedar Rapids News
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Glashuette
Vopos
Andrei Solovyev
Solovyev
Scott
Iowa Town
Associated Press
Phi Beta
FBI
CAB Report
Charles L. Judd
Putnam County
Judd
C.R
Jacoby Wrests
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