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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
1
Astronaut Gordon Cooper appeared near sleep during his space flight and rested within a 10 hour ground rest period. Doctors noted a sleeping breathing rate and a regular heartbeat as he drifted toward sleep while circling the Earth above Ascension Island.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper nears the end of a marathon 22 orbit mission aboard Faith 7. Mercury Control Center approves continuing descent toward a Pacific splashdown near Midway Island aboard a processing recovery by the carrier Kearsarge.
Fort Sill hosts Armed Forces Day events with demonstrations and displays. Officials expect crowds to view military equipment and honors at the post in Oklahoma.
Fort Sill will spotlight Forces Day with a 10 am public display featuring an Hon est John rocket firing a four F102 jet fighter flyover and two H 34 Choctaw helicopters firing live rockets. The event includes 105mm towed and self propelled howitzers and a mass rocket shot with Lacrosse and Redstone missiles plus a Little John aerial delivery.
The U S Weather Bureau forecast scattered thunderstorms in the Lawton area this afternoon and evening with highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s and a drop to the 60s tonight Cooler, drier air was entering western Oklahoma today but warm conditions persist across the state Highs ranged from 97 at Gage to 87 at McAlester and overnights from 62 at Guymon to 72 at Altus Oklahoma City McAlester Guymon McAlester Oklahoma City are named entities in the forecast.
Oceanographic scientist Dr. Paul M. Fye said photographs appear to show debris on the ocean bottom near the Thresher loss site but cautioned that objects are not yet identified. Pictures were sent to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for analysis as Navy and scientists review a deep sea test dive that killed 129 crew.
A British panel led by astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell concludes the July 9 1962 high altitude nuclear test injected charged particles into Earth’s magnetic field and altered the environment. The report says data gaps show the test was military in purpose and disrupted satellite solar cells and electronics.
In Oklahoma City the Senate debated a licensing requirement for child care facilities. The chamber approved House amendments 35-1 after a sponsor denied claims the bill targets religious homes. A Welfare Department report alleging abuse at Miracle Hill Home was cited as part of the dispute.
The first Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Conference will open at Fort Sill and run five days. Maj. Gen. Griffing welcomes attendees and Lt. Gen. Daley delivers the keynote. Col. Becker chairs this Army CDC event with about 70 outsiders and reps from all services to analyze problems and integration.
Maj. L. Gordon Cooper will be paid 44.88 by the Air Force for a 34 hour orbital flight including space pay. The Air Force lists his monthly pay as 982.93 with 570 base pay 14.05 quarters 47.88 subsistence and 200 flight pay totaling 31.70 a day and 1.32 an hour.
Oklahoma City. The liquor price fixing bill cleared the senate business and industry committee with a do pass and returns to the senate calendar for a final vote. It would authorize the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to set liquor prices wholesale and retail and require distillers to sell to Oklahoma wholesalers at the same price as the nation. The house already approved the measure. Senators debated other bills on county school superintendent salaries loan rates and legalizing church bingo.
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI officials raised the possibility of another manned Mercury flight as L Gordon Cooper completed a 22 orbit mission. Brainerd Holmes said no recommendations yet but hinted a further mission could enhance future programs.
Sheriff Forest McClung said burglars entered three Elgin locations overnight including the post office Homer Hise Hardware store and Tommy Neal Grocery store. A safe at the hardware store was opened but no money was kept in the vault. No items reported missing at the grocery. Investigators Odell Inglis Henry Hoskins and Pat Pointer led the probe.
Senator Mike Monroney introduces a bill to authorize the interior secretary to lease mineral deposits in the Red River bed in Oklahoma. The measure aims to clarify the river bed's status under the 1920 minerals leasing act.
Moscow reports Oleg Penkovsky a Soviet scientific official convicted of spying for the West was shot by a firing squad after losing an appeal. The same court sentenced British businessman Greville Wynne to eight years’ loss of liberty.
Mrs L Gordon Cooper and her daughters plan to join the astronaut in Honolulu after he completes his 16th orbit. The family woke early in Texas and arranged National Airlines flight 35 to Los Angeles then Pan American jet to Hawaii.
Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner told a Senate subcommittee that uncontrolled pesticide use and other poisonous chemicals could pose a greater hazard than radioactive fallout, though he cautioned the situation is not necessarily current. He testified on pollution issues including nuclear fallout and detergent effects as hearings open on possible improved government controls.
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