Cooper Family Reacts to Postponed Space Flight
In Tecumseh Oklahoma and Houston the Cooper family faced disappointment as the scheduled orbit around the earth 22 times was postponed due to faulty radar equipment. L Gordon Cooper Jr.'s wife Trudy and their daughters Camara and Janita followed updates while Cooper and team awaited details.
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Tecumseh. Okla
Hattie Cooper
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Bermuda
Orena Herd
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Cooper
Houston
Tex
Trudy Cooper
Navy clears officer in Thresher tragedy scapegoat claim
A naval court of inquiry withdrew Lt. Cmdr. Stanley W. Hecker from the investigation of the USS Thresher sinking. Hecker, skipper of the surface escort Skylark, had been censured earlier for conduct deemed subject to inquiry. The court ruled his actions could not have contributed to the loss of the 129 aboard the $45 million submarine.
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N.H
Navy
Thresher
Naval Court of
Boston
Cmdr
Stanley W. Hecker
Hecker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Skylark
Around Globe 19000 Bird Watchers Track Cooper Flight
Cape Canaveral observers and ships worldwide watched as astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr. completed 22 orbits in the Faith 7 capsule. More than 19000 professional bird watchers aided the effort, with Tyros weather satellite and Telstar 2 aiding coverage. Local students set up tracking from a motel roof as Cocoa Beach motels lit up with messages of support.
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Air Force
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Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Sea of Arabia
Gordon Cooper
Mercury Control
Cape Canaveral
Maj. Cooper
Cocoa Beach
Cape
Cooper delayed when Bermuda radar fails prepping for 22 orbit flight
Cape Canaveral AP Astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr delays his 22 orbit earth mission after a Bermuda radar failure. Officials reschedule takeoff for Wednesday between 8 and 10:30 am EST and plan a 6 pm radar check. Walter Williams notes radar safety is essential for a successful entry.
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Cooper
Uncertain Birmingham braces for violence as troops stand by
In Birmingham 3,000 combat ready troops remain within striking distance amid racial tensions after scattered violence overnight. Two people hurt. white youth slashed, a Negro man hospitalized from a sling shot hit. police arrest two Negroes related to attacks on officers.
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Ala
Gaston
Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jackie Robinson
Floyd Patterson
Radar unit normally reliable postpones space launch
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla RP The postponement of the space adventure today was caused by a thoroughly tested normally reliable radar unit. Bermuda radar failed twelve minutes before L Gordon Cooper Jr. was to start his 22 orbit 34 hour flight. The Bermuda 12 foot dish tracks the Mercury craft by round trip signals helping computers verify orbital accuracy.
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Mercury
Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Mercury Control
Atlantic
Reynolds Pushes Rapid Land Buy Boost for Wisconsin Recreation
Governor Reynolds urges quick use of up to 65 million federal loans to accelerate land purchases for recreation and conservation. He cites a $50 million program, calls for bonds repaid by a cigarette tax, and proposes zoning and pollution controls to protect waters and forests while expanding unemployment relief via federal programs.
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John W. Reynolds
Recre
Reynolds
The
Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Ron County
Sawyer
Adams
Pepin
Shawano and
Taylor
Waushara
Grant
Safety Guideline Proposal to Remove Most Rail Yard Firemen
A three member presidential panel urged safety as the key factor in gradually removing most firemen from freight and yard trains. Kennedy backs timely negotiations and arbitration if needed, as a nationwide rail strike looms. The plan envisions integrating fireman duties with other workers where safe. The passenger train issue remains unresolved.
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Kennedy
Samuel I. Rosenman
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin
Clark Kerr
University of California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cooper 10th Man Set for Space Ride
Space program milestone as L Gordon Cooper Jr. is named the 10th man to fly into space. The list of predecessors includes Gagarin, Shepard, Grissom, Titov, Glenn, Carpenter, Nikolayev, Popovich, and Schirra with their respective flight durations and dates.
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Cooper
Cape Canaveral
Fla
API
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Yuri Gagarin
U.S. Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S. Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Cy Barrett Offers Practical Advice Column Debuts
Cy Barrett, born in Davenport and a Northwestern graduate who served in World War III, moves his down to earth business guidance from a national queries feature to The La Crosse Tribune Editorial Page. He draws on experience in advertising to help readers with career changes small business goals and college funding options.
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la Crosse Tribune
Barrett
Davenport
Iowa
Northwestern University
Navy
U.S.S Yorktown
Engineer Dies Lawyer Hurt In Plane Crash Near Epping
Gerald O. Smith a Bismarck engineer was killed and Alfred A. Thompson a Bismarck lawyer critically hurt when their light plane crashed Monday night near Epping North Dakota. The craft was en route from Grand Forks to Medicine Lake Montana.
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Bismarck
Epping
N.D
Gerald O. Smith
Alfred A. Thompson
Grand Forks
Medicine Lake
Mont
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