Astronaut Scott Carpenter's Mother Reflects on Son
Florence Carpenter, mother of astronaut Scott Carpenter, lives alone in a Boulder trailer and works at Boulder Community Hospital. She attends Episcopalian services, loves talking about Bud, and recalls Scott's independence, aviation fascination, and close family ties.
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Boulder, Colo
Florence Carpenter
Scott Carpenter
Boulder Community Hospital
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Carpenter
Victor Noxon
Noxon
Clear Creek County
Lady Luck
Tony
Table Mesa
Boulder
Bud
Navy
Little Rock Chamber Condemns Reverse Freedom Rides
The Little Rock Chamber of Commerce denounces sending Negroes on Reverse Freedom Rides as a flawed response to the era’s social problem. Arkansas leaders warn the trips cause publicity harm and reflect poorly on the city, while seizing local voices against segregationist efforts.
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Chamber of Commerce
Little Rock
Arkansas
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Greater
John A. Volpe
Hyannis
Magnolia
Miss
Pike County
Atlanta
Episcopal
Charles F. McDew
McComb
Myron Bloy Jr
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
New Orleans
B. J. Gaillot Jr
New York
Christ
Gaillot
Walter Kerell
South
Jesus Christ
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Denver
Maurice F. McCrackin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Presbytery of
McCrackin
Brownsville
Tenn
Pulaski Heights
Peachtree Manor
Johannesburg
South Africa
City Hall
Igor Stravinsky
TIM the Test Instrumented Missile at Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal scientists of the Army Ordnance Missile Command build TIM, a 14 foot long guidance test bed designed to validate new components in flight. TIM uses a Zuni solid fuel motor and a White Sands launcher, assembled from surplus parts to test guidance systems under real vibration and stress.
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Bruce Bente
Tim
Redstone
Redstone Arsenal
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Russell Gambill
White Sands Missile Range
N. M
Body recovered from Mobile River identified as Alex Dukes
The body of 47 year old Alex Dukes was found Tuesday in Mobile River near the Alabama State Docks after he disappeared Saturday from a Grand Bay fishing camp. His 14 foot motorboat was found upriver. Dukes was employed at the camp on Grand Bay in the Mobile River delta.
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Mobile
Mobile River
Alex Dukes
Homemade TIM rocket test eyed at Test and Evaluation Lab
The experimental rocket TIM will be fired from TIM's range of about one mile by a sister facility, the Test and Evaluation Laboratory. After burnout a parachute lowers the missile gently, enabling reuse of the airframe on future tests. Gambill notes parachute descent lowers costs and expands testing opportunities for Cape Canaveral veterans.
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Test
Tim
Gambill
Cape Canaveral
Tourists in Britain Spend $764.4 Million in 1960
Visitors to Britain in 1960 spent a total of 764.4 million dollars, a figure reflecting strong international travel demand. The data highlight tourism's role in the economy and underline the prominence of the United Kingdom as a destination for foreign travelers during the period.
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Britain
Ghana Methodist Church Gains Autonomy From British Body
The Ghana Methodist Church, long a district branch of the British Methodist Church since 1835, has become autonomous. The change ends centuries of oversight, allowing Ghana to manage its own governance, worship, and administration while maintaining historical ties to its founding church.
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Ghana Methodist Church
British Methodist Church
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Arsenal
George W. Royer
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Olympia Prints
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