Carpenter Fuel Error Trims Aurora 7 Reentry
Scott Carpenter used two control systems during orbit causing a fuel shortage for the manual system. He switched to a semi-automatic mode and exhausted the manual fuel before reentry. NASA spokesman Lt. Col. John Powers said the dual systems ran side by side for minutes, but sufficient automatic fuel remained to stabilize the craft.
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Grand Turk
Scott Carpenter
Coil
John Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Powers
Film Damaged By Sea Water In Carpenter Capsule Footage
Rochester AP The motion picture film recording Scott Carpenter's triple orbit was heavily damaged by seawater during his splashdown and may be of limited use to scientists. Kodak crews rushed the 275 feet of film to the labs where efforts to salvage the exterior reel portion continue as experts seek any possible image recovery.
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Rochester
N.Y
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Eastman Kodak
Kodak Laboratories
Kodak
A. McCoy
Justice Dept. Making Estes Data Available
The Justice Department said all possibly relevant parts of a confidential report on Billie Sol Estes cotton allotments will be made available to a Texas grand jury. The jury investigates the death of Agriculture Department official Henry Marshall and its possible link to Estes operations. Verbatim excerpts were flown to Texas Saturday per Attorney General Kennedy.
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Washington
Justice Department
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Agriculture Department
Henry Marshall
Estes
Kennedy
Tots suffer mixup. wrong operations at Michigan hospital
In Pontiac Michigan thirteen month old Mark Trautman was taken for a hernia operation but received a tonsillectomy instead. Tracy Fernald a 17 month old was scheduled for a tonsillectomy but underwent a hernia repair.
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Pontiac, Mich
Mark Trautman
Tracy Fernald
Tracy
Mark
Diploma results at ISU hinge on essay exam
Four unidentified Iowa State seniors were denied diplomas after failing a freshman level 51 word essay. The group, part of 1,000 seniors who had not passed after three tries, may graduate if they pass the retake on June 14.
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Ames
Iowa State
Towa State
Raymond Palmer
Palmer
Towa
Returnee Gets Rail Job Back in Philadelphia
Philadelphia AP report says David Johnson, who sought a life in Russia, returned home disillusioned and has been reinstated as a clerk with the Pennsylvania railroad. He plans to report for work on Monday.
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Philadelphia
David Johnson
Russia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mrs Nietert Receives Red Cross Certificate of Merit
The Linn County Red Cross honors volunteers with T. R. Warriner as first chairman and Mrs Norman Nietert of Springville and her son William seven for saving his life in a January incident. Mrs Nietert described applying a Turkish towel compress that saved her child's life.
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Linn County
Red Cross
T. R. Warriner
Norman Nietert
Springville
William
Warriner
Wendy Rumi
Douglas Starch Works
Goof Ups Scramble Scott Carpenter Radio Voice Readout
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Somebodies goof deprived Scott Carpenter of a radio voice after he splashed into the sea. Mercury project officials wished radio communication could have told them what went wrong with the final phase of his flight and recovery.
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Cape Canaveral
Scott Carpenter
Mercury Project
Tornado Strikes Persia Iowa as Rains Spread Across State
Associated Press reports a tornado touched down in Harrison county near Persia, Iowa, damaging a school and uprooting trees while roofs and windows suffered. Sightings placed the funnel five miles southwest of Persia, with a second noon pass northeast. Rain totals across the state range from .83 to 3 inches, with a weekend continuation forecast.
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Iowa
Harrison County
Persia
Lineeville
Harlan
Albia
Pisgah
Lenox
Centerville
Davenport
Toledo
Williamsburg
Montezuma
Fairfield
Burlington
Clutter
Sigourney
Cedar Rapids
AMA Prez Calls Kennedy Charge Fully Liarish
CHICAGO AP President Kennedy said the American Medical Association opposed the social security system. AMA president Dr Leonard Larson called the claim entirely in error and rejected the accusation as unfounded during Friday remarks.
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Chicago
Kennedy
American Medical Assn
Leonard Larson
AMA
Quit in 8th Grade Now A Phi Beta Honor
Richard Westway 42, an air force master sergeant based in Alaska, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at a University of Washington ceremony. He left school in eighth grade but earned a Florida State history degree via correspondence with a 3.75 GPA, after a 1947 college equivalency success exempting 24 hours. his wife and two sons supported him, while his mother lives in New Jersey. Westway’s story highlights lifelong learning and achievement despite early schooling.
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Seattle
Richard Westway
Westway
Air Force
Alaska
National
The
Elmendorf
Anchorage
University of Washington
Bloomfield
Florida State
Marianna
Fla
Richard
David
East Orange
N. F
Man Made Explosive Suspected in Jetliner Crash near Unionville
Continental Airlines President Robert Six says a man made explosive may have caused a Boeing 707 to explode in flight and crash near Unionville Missouri killing 45. CAB and FBI investigations continue with evidence and lab tests, no direct bomb proof yet, stewardess burn noted as possible chemical burn from high grade agent.
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Denver
API
Continental Air Lines
Robert FP
Continental
Unionville
Six
Civil Aeronautics Board
Centerville
Slattery
Slittery
Jail C R Man Who Took Shot At Wife Car
A 43 year old Cedar Rapids man was charged with assault with intent to commit murder after detectives found a .22 bullet hole in his wife’s car. Marvin Ham was arrested at 1214 Nineteenth Avenue SW after his wife ReginaHam filed a complaint and reported an argument led him to grab a rifle. She drove to police, where officers noted the bullet hole in the car. A Times Stronger AP brief also mentions King Hussein stating Jordan's army is 50 times stronger than a few years ago.
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Cedar Rapids
George Boultwood
Berlin
Mneet
Wholo
Marvin Ham
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Regina
Ham
Jacoby Ousts Goren From Master Bridge Lead
Oswald Jacoby overtook Charles Goren in the master point rating, with Jacoby at 4,530 to Goren's 6,510 as of Friday. Landy noted the figures are official pending tabulating machine confirmation. The long rivalry includes Jacoby’s surge in 1959 1961 and recent wins in Youngstown and Wichita events.
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New York
Charles Goren
Oswald Jacoby
Alvin Landy
American Contract Bridge League
Master Paints
Jacoby
Goren
Landy
Dallas
Jan
Lexington
Youngstown
Wichita
Cincinnati
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Pnd
Munist
Peter Goer
Iowa Town
Associated Press
Phi Beta
FBI
CAB Report
Edward Slattery, Jr
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Charles L. Judd
Putnam County
Judd
C.R
Amman
Hussein
Jor-dan
Jacoby Wrests
Marion Adphane
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