Space Pioneer Scott Carpenter Lifts Off In Atlas Mission
The May 24 Mercury Atlas 7 flight from Cape Canaveral launched with Scott Carpenter aboard and reached orbit after a tense countdown. Carpenter endured equipment malfunctions and fuel issues, then entered weightlessness, observed Earth’s horizons, and landed safely after a dramatic downrange recovery near Puerto Rico.
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Press Agents Behind Most Hollywood Legends
Hollywood legends and myths are explored by James Bacon, noting press agents shape fame and public perception. The piece weighs talent versus luck, mocks common celebrity legends, and calls out truths about Lassie, Liz Taylor, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe, and industry insiders.
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Use Grand mamma’s old cookery utensils now
If youve inherited some old cookery utensils from Grand mamma, get them out and use them. Pie crimpers and wheels, pie dough scrapers, bread stick and rosette pans still work well.
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Farmer's Market Dedicated By George Wallace
In Fort Payne Alabama AP Gov nominee George Wallace dedicates a new farmer's market in northeast Alabama. He forecasts the state becoming an agricultural and industrial mecca in the next few years and urges more rural markets built through free enterprise to balance farming with industry. He stresses Alabama must grow both agriculturally and industrially to advance the region.
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Bird slips indoors nests in ashtray at Tabler home
In Louisville Kentucky J B Tabler found a frisky female bird had flown down the chimney and nested in an ash tray in the living room, laying an egg. The unusual domestic event left Tabler amused by the unexpected visitor inside the home.
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Brothers hold mayoral ties across Kentucky towns
Municipal Brotherhood in Kentucky links Ernest Lackey serving as mayor of Hopkinsville, His brother Hecht recently finished a second four year term as mayor of Henderson, and another brother Pierce is a former mayor of Paducah.
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Comic Newhart To Get More Movie Roles
Hollywood AP reports comic Bob Newhart, after losing his NBC TV show and winning an Emmy, will pursue more movie roles amid critical praise for Hell is for Heroes and a Peabody Award. He jokes about the TV ratings hypocrisy and plans five weeks of nightclub work before new acting jobs. Tony Curtis, long afraid to fly, undergoes hypnosis, then takes a Tahoe flight while filming 40 Pounds of Trouble and now plans flying lessons and a personal plane.
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Working the Only Way Through College Pays Off
Dennis Acuncius at the University of Illinois and Nancy Walsh illustrate a trend where students fund college themselves. Despite longer study times and tighter schedules, working through college fosters discipline and minimizes loans. Public universities offer lower costs and more on campus jobs, with Illinois tuition and fees totaling about 230 dollars for residents. Acuncius, 23, will graduate in metallurgical engineering in 1993 after five years, earning $1.75 an hour while working nights at the Silini Student Union.
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Cullman Boy To Graduate From Academy
Eleven Alabama midshipmen graduate from the U S Naval Academy on June 6. Ten will be commissioned as ensigns in the Navy, while Daniel R. Dunn of Birmingham becomes a second lieutenant in the Air Force. Other graduates include Ronnie R. Elliott Anniston Ison I Ingram Auburn Stephen K Chadwick Birmingham Jerry M Crumly Birmingham John T Natter Birmingham Edward C Thomas Jr Cullman Paul D Hurst East Gadsden James B Jackson Florence John C Ruff Mobile Leighton W Smith Mobile.
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