Cooper Sets U S Space Record in Faith 7 Flight
Alan B. Shepard Jr. watched as Gordon Cooper ventured into orbit aboard Faith 7 May 1962. The mission aimed to log multiple orbits and test human endurance and spaceflight systems. Despite a balloon malfunction, Cooper maintained a steady, matter of fact pace with occasional frostfire sightings and a planned private satellite experiment.
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Cooper
Earth
Outer Space
America
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Cape Canaveral
Air Force Mvajor
Warthlings
Houston
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Mercury
Faith 7
Yucatan Peninsula
Family of Astronauts Visit Tecumseh Patio Companions
In Tecumseh Oklahoma Hattie Cooper mother of astronaut Gordon Cooper sits with five companions on a backyard patio as Newsmen question them after a 2 hour 40 minute visit. Mrs Shepard and her party decline to answer questions while Mrs Malcolm Scott Carpenter jokes with reporters. Mrs Cooper anxious but hopeful says a successful mission would be a perfect birthday present on her 63rd birthday. She traveled from Carbondale Colorado to Oklahoma to observe the flight with her mother Orena Herd pastor Roman Stewart and neighbor Mattie Hartoon present.
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Charles Berry
Tecumseh
Okla
Hattie Cooper
Gordon
Birth notices and reads of a space launch mood
A long column lists many birth announcements from families in West Texas and Lubbock area, naming parents, addresses, and baby weights. The text shifts to scenes of emotion at home as the Gordon Cooper Atlas mission lifts off, with remarks from mothers and grandm others about pride and calm.
Allies Reject Soviet Protest On NATO Nuclear Force
Western Allies have agreed on notes rejecting a Soviet protest regarding NATO nuclear forces, according to diplomatic informants.
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Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Tractor overturns killing man in San Antonio
A tractor pulling a mowing machine overturned fatally crushing Alfonso G. Cervantes, 45, a State Highway Department employee, in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
UPI
Alfonso G. Cervantes
State Highway Department
Plan Return To Senate Poll Tax Ban Moves in House
The House approved sending a measure to ban poll taxes to the Senate while revising voting dates to November. Lawmakers also pitched a $150 million veterans land purchase bond and a $200 million program to aid veterans, plus a $60 million state aid cap for old, blind, and disabled to match federal funds.
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House
Senate
Kennedy Area
George ‘Macatee
Dallas
Republican
Joe Cannon
Mexia
Texas
West
Panhandle
Odessa
Governor House
Department of Public Welfare
Debt Limit Debate Shapes Close House Vote
Congress narrowly passed a debt ceiling bill after a tight roll call with 212 Democrats and 232 Republicans voting. The Treasury estimates the new ceiling near 320 billion dollars for the coming year, contingent on Kennedy tax cuts and future appropriations. Republicans urged restraint while Democrats warned against costly fiscal devices to avoid default.
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Congress
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Treasury
Kennedy
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chet
D-Calif
Howard H. Baker
Rtenn
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
National home industry drive in Rhodesia launches
A national campaign to boost home industry kicks off in Rhodesia with focus on local production and economic self reliance amid ongoing debates on trade and development policies.
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Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Amarillo Warehouse Fire Ravages East Side Complex
A major blaze in Amarillo destroyed the M&L Transfer and Storage warehouse and damaged the Jackson Paper Co. headquarters. Damage is estimated at least 300000 to the warehouse with fire crews and 75 volunteers saving ammunition and guarding nearby properties. No injuries reported though some firefighters sustained minor burns.
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Amarillo
M&l
Arthur St
Jackson Paper Co
H&h Sporting Co
Bill Arthur
Paper Company
Amarillo Public Schools
Poll tax repeal sent to people as House passes measure
The House approved a move to place the poll tax repeal before voters. The Senate will again consider the poll tax issue Monday. An amendment by Rep. Bill Clayton to allow counties to charge up to 50 cents for voter registration was defeated. Rep. J. Collier Adams’ bill cleared to a third reading in the Senate. The cancer reporting bill, backed by Sen. Dorsey Hardeman, aims to permit doctors to report findings for statistics while protecting the patient physician relationship.
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House
Senate
Bill Clayton
Springlake
J. Collier Adams
Lubbock
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Ottawa printers plan wage hikes soon
Canadian printers in Ottawa outline an upcoming push for higher wages as negotiations approach. The move signals broader labor pressure in the industry and aims to secure improved terms for workers.
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Ottawa
Europe Reacts as Cooper Orbit Flight Attracts Global Attention
Europe applauded the Cooper space flight while noting transmission faults and mixed coverage across borders. Reports from Rome to Tokyo highlighted orbital success, with leaders like Brazil's President Goulart calling it a brave, shared NASA milestone for science and humanity.
Soviets Express Hope For Space Cooperation
Moscow Radio and Russians welcomed American astronaut L Gordon Cooper with wishes for a successful mission and urged peaceful cooperation in space. They noted the 22 orbit target compared with the 64 by Nikolayev, and voiced hope for future joint space exploration without weapons from space. Local respondents praised progress and wished a safe landing.
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Moscow
UPS
Moscow Radio
L. Gordon Cooper
Soviet Union
United States
Cooper
Andrian Nikolayev
Kearsarge Prepares for Cooper Space Rendezvous at Sea
Aboard the USS Kearsarge the crew sweats out the countdown to the Faith 7 and CV-33 rendezvous southeast of Midway Island. The one ton capsule and the 40,000 ton carrier race toward the moment Cooper returns, with tension high and film gear flying off the shelves.
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Cooper
Robert C. Miller
Uss Kearsarge
UPS
Kearsarge
Pacific
L. Gordon Cooper
Midway Island
Faith 7
Task Force 130
Woman Fractures Hip In New Deal Fall
Mrs. Ella Ponder, 87, of New Deal, fractured her hip in a Wednesday afternoon fall at home. She underwent surgery Wednesday night at West Texas Hospital. She was transported by Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home ambulance and her condition remained undetermined late Wednesday.
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Ella Ponder
New Deal
West Texas Hospital
Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home
Birmingham Struggle Over Desegregation Sedition Trials
In Birmingham, leaders were sentenced in Circuit Court for defying an injunction on protests. Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth received 180 days in jail and a $100 fine for parading without a permit, with a $2,500 appeal bond planned. The city work toward a biracial desegregation pact included a downtown desegregation plan and a permanent bi racial committee.
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Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
Shutlesworth
A. D. King
Martin Luther King
Maediline Sherwood
Gagdsen
Ala
Wallace
Ross R. Barnett
Mississippi
Barnett
Burke Marshall
U.S
Washington
Marshall
Amarillo Judge Frees City Men in Strike Pamphlet Case
Seven Lubbock men arrested while handing out pamphlets during a strike against Farr's Inc. had charges dismissed in Amarillo corporation court. Judge Connally Lockhart ruled no sufficient ordinance violation. He allowed orderly picketing while cautioning about blocking streets.
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Farr's Inc
Connally Lockhart
Furr
United Packinghouse Land Allied Workers Union
Afl-Cio
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Popovich
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Moon
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Perth
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South Africa
Indochina
Robert Lee Ashley
Petersburg
Romero Garces
Idalou Rd
Methodist Hospital
Great Plains Manufacturing Co
Pete Lovato
Baylor St
Hamilton Roofing Co
Horace Quigley
Ave. C
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Billy Graves
Walter John Bertsch
Tohoka
Taylor Hospital
Soil Conservation Service
Manuel Talmontez
Hurlwood
Laut Clinic
Baker Willis Construction Co
Walter McCullough
E. 18Th St
Lauf Clinic
Plains Co-op Oil
James Alexander
McWhorter Cleaners
Jess Cosby
17Th St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Piaina Co-op Mill
Johnny J. Warlick
Find Sr
St Mary's Hospital
Southwestren
Bell Telephone Ca
Mes Wuadalupe Nava
Aoson
Porter Chimc Hospital
Rudolph Ponce
3Rd St
Porter Clinic Hospital
Farr’s
Kenneth Leon Austin
N. Quirt
Joel Austin
Junior Lee Parkhill
28Th St
Santa Fe Railway Co
Bill Mocs Jr
48Th St
Reese Afb Hospital
First St
Ralph R. Fabian
Mitchell
Reese Village
Wendel Reeder
Detroit
Consolidated Pipe and Tube Co
Bill Nicks
58Th St
Fenner Tubbs
Larry Stallings
Southland
Southland Grain Co
Linda Sue Gaston
Falls City
Neb
Children’s Medical Center
Omaha
Linda Sue
Areues
Tion
Heston
Ments
Europe
Canaveral
ABC
New York
Rome
NASA
Tass
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Iron Curtain
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Maj. Cooper
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Standard
Evening News
British Press Association
Paris
France-Soir
Amsterdam
Joao Goulart
Brazil
Brasilia
North America
Coop‘er
Institute For Foreign Languages
Russia
White-Capped
Faith
CV33
Atlas Rocket
Gordon Cooper
Control Central
Birmingham
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