Carpenter Returns From Space Orbit Flight
On Grand Turk Island Bahamas Navy Lt Cmdr Malcolm Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit Earth, is welcomed by a crowd of islanders after a lengthy de briefing. Fellow astronauts Glenn and Schirra share in the celebrations as Carpenter prepares for a news conference at Cape Canaveral and a motorcade through Cocoa Beach.
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John Barbour
Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
Navy
Cmdr
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Project Mercury
Cape Canaveral
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa Beach
US Air Force
John H. Glenn Jr
Walter M. Schirra
Howard A. Minners
William K. Douglas
Glenn
Intrepid
U.S Navy
Mrs. Carpenter
Kennedy Praises Astronauts After Intrepid Rescue
President Kennedy and the nation praised the astronauts after Malcolm Scott Carpenter was saved following Aurora 7. Carpenter apologized for not aiming better during re entry as Kennedy credited the crew with a safe return and awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Carpenter and the earlier space fliers Shepard Grissom and Glenn. The ceremony was expected at Cape Canaveral with Kennedy not attending in person.
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Washington
White House
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Kennedy
Carpenter
Wife Never Frightened During Trip
Rene Carpenter, wife of astronaut Malcolm S Carpenter, spoke at a news conference about her husband’s space flight. She said she was never frightened, watched the blast off with her four children, and awaited a Sunday reunion. She credited backup procedures and watching other missiles for her calm and noted Navy help kept her secluded at a friend’s house.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Rene Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Lonely Baby Named For Spacemen
An anonymous call led to the discovery of a 12 hour old premature boy baby weighing 3 pounds 8 ounces on the steps of Our Lady of Grace Church in Scott Township. He was taken to St. Roselia's Maternity Hospital in excellent condition and named Christopher Scott by doctors and nurses.
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Pittsburgh
Our Lady of Grace Church
Scott Township
St. Roselia’s Maternity Hospital
Newport man times egg for spaceflight crew
In Newport, Gene Hower timed a soft boiled egg for astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter before his space flight. He recalls watching the countdown and removing the egg as Carpenter blasted off, calling the egg "very good" and "just right."
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Newport, Ark
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Gene Hower
Newport
Former Labor Leader Dies in Birmingham at 82
John L. Busby, 82, a former president of the Alabama State Federation of Labor and War Labor Board member in World War II, died at his Birmingham home. He was a former Nashville Southern Association professional baseball player and served as secretary of the Birmingham Federation of Labor and business representative of the Teamsters Union.
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Birmingham
Alabama State Federation of Labor
War Labor Board
John L. Busby
Nashville
Southern Association
Birmingham Federation of Labor
Teamsters Union
Skeet Shooting Accident Hits Boy in Denver
Richard Firestone, 34, and his 14-year-old son Gary were skeet shooting behind a garage when a release signal failed. Firestone extended his arm to toss another target and Gary fired, unintentionally shooting his father with a 12 gauge buckshot after the blast shattered the arm. The incident underlines the need for reliable signaling before firing.
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Denver
Richard Firestone
Gary
Firestone
Wait To Make Try For Moon For Malcolm Carpenter
Florence Carpenter, mother of astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter, urged she wanted him to wait a few days to catch her breath after his safe recovery from three Earth orbits. In Boulder area, locals shared relief as the Carpenters reflected on the mission and possible future spaceflight.
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Florence Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Mrs. Carpenter
University of Colorado
Carpenter
Scott
Earth
Ex-Policeman Leach gets five years probation
Ex police officer Billy M. Leach, 30, was placed on five years probation after a circuit court jury convicted him on March 22 of embezzling 212 dollars from parking meter and city recreation funds. Judge Joseph M. Hocklander approved the sentence at the Prichard City Council request following a pre sentence investigation. Leach’s record had been spotless prior to the embezzlement after a shortage of funds was found.
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Mobile
Prichard
Billy M. Leach
Joseph M. Hocklander
Leach
Chance To Return A Favor Is Taken
Birmingham mother Christine White a 38 year old with five children donated a pint of RH factor rare blood to a New York hospital. The blood was located through a Wisconsin donor file and flown to assist an infant with a related need.
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Birmingham
Christine White
Wisconsin
New York
White
Pottstown man becomes grandfather four times in 11 days
POTTSTOWN, Pa. Albert P. Gnoza, 66, became a grandfather four times in 11 days as two of his daughters and a daughter-in-law gave birth to boys. He now has 14 grandchildren.
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Pottstown
Albert P. Gnoza
Gnoza
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Edyth
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Dr. Carpenter
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Frank
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Albert Tully
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