Was Sooner First To Greet Cooper
Sapulpa native Navy Captain Eugene P. Rankin commanded the USS Kearsarge which rescued Gordon Cooper in the Pacific. A radio conversation lasting several minutes occurred as the ship sped to the scene. Rankin and Cooper had not met before this encounter. Rankin previously commanded the Kearsarge when it recovered astronaut Wally Schirra.
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Cooper
Gordon Cooper
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Eugene P. Rankin
Sapulpa
Kearsarge
Shawnee
Rankin
Wally Schirra
Midway Island
Pacific
Stillwater Firm Low Bidder On Eufaula Reservoir Job
TULSA UP I reports T Briscoe construction of Stillwater was the apparent low bidder on relocating portions of U S 69 in the Eufaula Reservoir area with a bid of 1 058 343 55 versus a 990 476 estimate. General Electric led on supplying generators for the Keystone Dam project with a bid of 1 051 063 though the preliminary estimate was about 2 million.
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UPI
T. Briscoe
Stillwater
U.S. 69
Eufaula Reservoir
Briscoe
General Electric
Keystone Dam
You Cant Win display shows confiscated slot machines
In Madison Wisconsin a State Historical Society Museum display titled You Cant Win features 15 confiscated slot machines installed in a room near the state capitol. The devices, illegal gambling machines under Wisconsin law, were seized in raids and are open for public viewing.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Capitol
State Historical Society Museum
Sit-Ins Cancelled At White Schools In Englewood
In Englewood two white elementary schools see sit ins cancelled as leaders seek immediate school desegregation action. The decision mirrors a Raubinger ruling on Orange Oakwood Elementary demanding racial balance in a 99 percent Negro school and supports Gov Hughes' push for precedent.
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Englewood
N.J
New Jersey
Board of Education
Frederick M. Raubinger
Raubinger
Oakwood
Orange
Lincoln School
Richard J. Hughes
Mercury control celebrates Cooper splashdown with victory cigars
NASA officials and Mercury control personnel erupted in celebration as L Gordon Cooper landed safely in the Pacific completing Faith 7’s 22.9 orbit mission. Lt Col John Powers announced the return amid a crowded control room while D Brainerd Holmes confirmed a safe re-entry.
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VPI
Mercury
L. Gordon Cooper
Pacific
John
Shorty) Powers
Powers
D. Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space Flight
NASA
Cooper
U.S.S. Kearsarge
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