Sailors Witness Historic Spaceflight Return Aboard Lake Champlain
On the Lake Champlain 2600 sailors viewed Alan Shepard's space capsule as it returned from orbit. They watched launch and recovery on deck with line officers, Marines, and naval observers closely tracking the mission from Canaveral to sea.
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Associated Press
Lake Champlain
Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S
Canaveral
Comdr
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Scene shifts Cape Canaveral back to normal
Spaceport returns to routine after a week of launch fever as Alan B. Shepard Jr. completes his 15 minute suborbital flight. Celebrations shift worldwide with plans for a Kennedy welcome and NASA honors while observers depart Cocoa Beach and Louisville.
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Khrushchev congratulates Kennedy on space flight
Premier Khrushchev sent telegrams of congratulations to President Kennedy after Shepard's space mission. He praised the achievement as advancing progress and science, while noting Yuri Gagarin's historic Vostok orbit as more technically complex and scientifically valuable. A Tass correspondent echoed the cautious praise.
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Kennedy urges civil rights focus amid law day speech
In a Law Day address at the University of Georgia, Kennedy appealed for bold civil rights action while denouncing racism and urging restraint. He warned against repeating crises like Little Rock and New Orleans and highlighted organized crime and price fixing as other urgent issues.
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Flight Puts New Terms In Language
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Two new terms A-okay and Freedom 7 entered American speech after Alan B Shepard Jr. flew the first U S manned space mission. A-okay signified systems functioning. Freedom 7 served as the code name for Shepard and the spacecraft.
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Shepard Returns from Flight and Receives Warm Praise
Astronaut Alan Shepard is praised for a successful flight with 600 miles visibility and clear reports of cloud cover and shoreline details. Medical and psychological assessments declare him in excellent shape while officials note his effective handling of weightlessness and reentry. He meets Bahamian governor Robert Stapledon and attends a postflight celebration hosted by base commander Capt. Hugh May.
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William K. Douglas
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Weather Outlook for Rockies Plains and Plateau Regions
Forecast calls for warmer conditions in the middle Atlantic states and upper Mississippi Valley while the southern Plateau may see cooler weather. Central Rockies and southern Plateau regions likely cooler, with warmer trend expanding into adjacent areas.
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Tornado Toll Rises Across Reichert Howe and Dover
In Reichert Oklahoma four people died as a tornado struck Friday night, with nine dead in Howe twenty minutes later and one more death near Dover Arkansas. The storm wrecked one square mile in Howe, leveled homes, damaged churches, and sent National Guardsmen to a disaster center at the new Howe high school while injured were treated in Poteau.
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Baptist Church
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Man Stabbed. Police Hunt For Assailant
A stabbing injured W. F. Aldridge of 501 Arlington Street late last night. He was taken to hospital with a deep stab wound entering the stomach and penetrating the chest. Police searched for the assailant as of early this morning and no further details were available.
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Carry Back’s Dramatic Victory in Florida Handicap
Carry Back surged from behind to overtake Crozier in the final yards and win by one and three quarter lengths. Crozier held second ahead of Bass Clef with Dr Miller fourth as the crowd neared 100000. Carry Back paid 7.00 4.20 3.20 with Crozier at 4.60 4.20 and Bass Clef show 5.60.
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Shepard and Astronaut Team Prepare for White House Welcome
Police plan crowds for a public arrival of Apollo 11 crew at Andrews Air Force Base after a Bahamas flight. NASA and Kennedy era officials prep a 9:45 a.m. touchdown, a White House lawn ceremony, and Iran? Actually Kennedy will pin the Distinguished Service Medal on Shepard. Coverage from major networks is planned live starting at the airport.
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