Astronauts Ready For Sky Leap
A seven man NASA team prepares for the first manned space flight as Atlas rockets loom. They acknowledge public fear and discuss dangers, comparing them with D days and Columbus voyages while awaiting tests and possible radiation risks from the Van Allen belt.
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Roger Greene
Langley Air Force Base
America
Outer Space
Earth
No. 1
Normandy
Navy
Malcolm § Carpenter
Garden Grove
Calif
Air Force
Virgil J. Grissom
Mitchell
Ind
Christopher Columbus
New World
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
East Derry
N.H
John H. Glenn Jr
New Concord
Ohio
Africa
Glenn
Leroy G. Cooper
Shawnee
Okla
Cooper
Space
van Allen
James A. van Allen
University of Iowa
Shephard
van Allen Belt
Miss Slaughter reshaped Miss America pageant with new ideals
Florida born executive director Miss Slaughter helped restore respectability to the Miss America Pageant after a turbulent period. She created rules to protect contestants, established a prominent hostess committee, and launched a scholarship program funded by sponsors. The program expanded nationwide with state pageants awarding scholarships and public appearances boosting prize money.
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St. Petersburg
Bess Myerson
New York City
Mary Ann Mobley
Brandon
Miss Slaughter
Milk Price Regulation Expands Under Government Oversight
The AP reports 25 years of milk pricing regulation expanding as officials foresee most milk moving under government control within five years. About 40 percent already falls under federal pricing rules while retail and wholesale prices remain set by market competition. States with milk laws number 18.
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Washington
Reael
Driver Education Programs Hailed
Public school driver training enrolls almost 10 million students with 15 000 teachers trained and over 12 000 cars used. Michigan Connecticut and Maine require courses for license eligibility, with Michigan’s 30 hours classroom and six hours behind the wheel praised by police officials for reducing highway deaths.
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Detroit
State College
Michigan
Connecticut
Maine
Daniel O'Leary
Port Huron
Mich
R. V. Gray
Jackson
Joseph Childs
Michigan State Police
First wire suspension bridge spans Schuylkill River
The world’s first wire suspension bridge was built across the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia in 1816, marking a pioneering achievement in early American bridge engineering.
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Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
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George
Slaughter
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E. Green St
Max Kones
College St
Main St
Gilbert Optical and Hearing Aid Center
Washington ST
Ted Helgren
Dearborn
Helgren
Kenneth Licht
Bay City, Mich
Licht
Bentey T
Tare
John T. Ellis & CO
Ladies Fine Apparel
S. Main St
YMCA
Marinello
Continental Beauty College Arcade
N. Main St
Nash Jewelry Co
Gilbert
Capezio
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