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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
7
Astronaut Alan Shepard said rocket vibration briefly fogged his vision early in his 15 minute suborbital flight. He noted changes ordered in the capsule design to reduce vibration during launch, detailing the ascent through speed of sound and maximum dynamic pressure.
A transcript describes multiple rapid events on a flight with general vibration and pilots noting blurred vision for a few seconds. The speaker states intent to avoid a recurrence and to study the incident for safer future operations.
Ad boasts LE ROY FUNGICIDE as the early leading treatment for fungus and ringworm. It claims 30 seconds contact kills fungus stops itching and peels dead skin for tough cases. The copy urges immediate use and asserts availability in drug stores.
Upper Arlington Ohio principal Paul Hill creates a plywood table with a central teacher seat and fixed slates for 12 pupils. The curved slot design and attached slates aim to improve posture and copying drawings or writing, with 23 units already in use in the Columbus suburb.
A syndicated column presents reader questions about mothers in law and daughters in law. Dorothy Dix urges patience and mutual respect, advising sons wives and mothers to nurture bonds and avoid interference. The column promotes reconciliation and stresses taking time to know one another.
Astronaut Gordon Shepard reports no breathing or vision problems during the powered flight and compares water landing to a carrier catapult. He credits the debriefing for future flights, praises the capsule periscope as a backup navigation aid, and notes a brief period of weightlessness.
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