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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
1
A smiling astronaut Air Force Maj Gordon Cooper waves to cheering sailors on the Kearsarge deck as he steps from Faith 7 spacecraft after completing 22 orbits around the world.
North Korea announced its forces fired on and downed a U.S. Army helicopter north of the Korean DMZ. The crew's fate was unreported. The Pentagon identified the pilots as Capt. Ben Weakley Stutts and Capt. Chrieston W. Voltz.
Fort Sill gears up for Armed Forces Day with an open house and firepower demonstration at 10 a.m. under clear to partly cloudy skies. Lt Gen Carl Jark arrives with six civilian aides as 20 000 visitors are expected to witness old and new artillery in action including 40 rockets from H-34 helicopters and a 175mm gun.
The program lists an 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. pistol match opening, a 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. fire power demonstration FP-137, a 12 to 1:30 p.m. Armed Forces Day luncheon, 11:30 a.m. display areas open at Building 41922 and Post Field, a 2 p.m. flyover by the U.S. Army aircraft, a 2:15 p.m. artillery and missile demonstration at Post Field, a 2:45 p.m. sky diving at Post Field, and 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. display area remains open with a 4:30 p.m. Armed Forces Day program termination.
President Kennedy delays Cooper reception by 24 hours to Tuesday to honor Gordon Cooper after his Pacific splash. The ceremony in the rose garden includes NASA's Distinguished Service Medal. Cooper will attend a Sunday news conference at Cape Canaveral and rest Monday.
Lawton prepares to transfer water from Lake Ellsworth to Lake Lawtonka via an 800 horsepower pumping unit and 42 inch pipeline. Tests by contractor and inspections by engineers are planned to complete before any summer transfer, with a $91 000 installation and a $1 156 000 pipeline bid.
Astronaut L Gordon Cooper returns to Earth aboard the USS Kearsarge after a 34 hour 20 minute Faith 7 mission covering about 575 000 miles. He is in fine shape after weightlessness and bullseye Pacific landing. A Honolulu reunion and White House reception are planned to honor his feat.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper lands in the Pacific after a 34 hour 20 minute flight covering 575000 miles. He notes he felt dizzy on deck but remained in good spirits and recovered quickly. Mercury officials call the mission a textbook flight despite manual interventions during reentry.
Project Mercury officials trusted Gordon Cooper's piloting as his auto pilot failed. Kraft details two retrofire options fly by wire and manual, tests at Mercury Control Center, and coordination with John Glenn to test automatic roll.
AP reports a loss of 738949 dollars for April by the Grand River Dam Authority, versus 3468 dollars in April 1962. For the year ending April 30 the authority shows a 15222 dollar loss compared with a net 1020889 dollars for the prior 12 months.
The U S Weather Bureau reports a cooling trend in Lawton area with a 82 high today and 56 overnight low. Forecasters expect 78 tomorrow and 56 tonight. Showers and thundershowers scattered across Oklahoma with two funnel clouds near Claremore not reaching the ground.
Gordon Cooper and his wife and daughters boarded a jet for Hawaii to meet the new space champion. The family, arriving at the airport with smiles, will travel on a five day schedule to Honolulu Cape Canaveral and Washington to be received by the President.
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