Slayton Poised for April Orbit in Atlas 107D
Cape Canaveral reports Donald K. Slayton set for an April orbital flight aboard Atlas 107D pending weather and technical checks. He rode the Mercury control center visit with John Glenn, then visited Grand Turk Island to greet Glenn after his return. Slayton will fly three orbits with a different mission plan than Glenn. backup pilot Walter Schirra stands by with Carpenter Cooper awaiting a flight assignment. Project Mercury head Robert Gilruth said all will get their chance.
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Deke Slayton Next Flight Leader Forms for Apollo Era
Deke Slayton to supervise formation of new pilot teams from seven astronauts for future flights. Three or four more one man three orbit missions planned this year, with two man Project Gemini flights starting next year. Slayton, tall and lean, born in Sparta Wisconsin, married to Marjorie Lunney, with one son Kent. Slayton scored 63 bomber missions in WWII, then earned an aeronautical engineering degree, later becoming a test pilot with 3,600 flight hours 2,200 jets. Backup pilot Gordon Schirra, 5ft 10in 170 pounds, married to Josephine Fraser, has two children and hails from Honolulu where his father Walter Schirra is an Air Force civil engineer. Schirra flew 90 Korea combat missions as a Navy fighter on loan to the Air Force and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals.
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Space hero John Glenn returns to Earth and routine
John Glenn lands back on Grand Turk Island after orbiting Earth in the first American spaceflight. He rests two days, undergoes medical checks, and recounts the mission while reporters and officials gather his memories. He prepares to meet President Kennedy and speak to the world.
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Capital Hushed For John Glenn
Washington reactively paused as Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. launched and orbited the earth becoming the first American to cir- cle the globe. President Kennedy saluted Glenn in the White House garden and promised a White House visit next week.
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Steel Talks Not Running Too Smoothly
Pittsburgh AP report on sixth day of steel contract negotiations. Key wage and economic issues linger with hints that progress is slower than earlier projections. Leaders McDonald and Cooper had voiced March 1 as a settlement target, but after recent sessions caution that optimism is premature given the facts.
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Kennedy Visits Pope After John Glenn Space Flight
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy met Pope John XXIII in Vatican City and received congratulations on John Glenn Jr. orbiting the earth. The pope voiced hope that scientific progress serves mankind and peace and pledged prayers for safe advances. The audience lasted about 25 minutes with Kennedy first alone and then joined by his wife Ethel.
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Mentor recalls John Glenn as a good student in Muskingum era
AP reports Dr. Paul Martin of Martin Marietta recalls John Glenn as a cooperative student during Navy pre flight at Muskingum College in New Concord Ohio in 1940. He notes he lost track of Glenn after leaving Muskingum but says he once advised the family not to pull him from flight training.
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House Readies Ax For Cabinet Post
Washington AP reports Kennedy’s plan to create a new urban affairs and housing department faces swift defeat in the House. Speaker McCormack concedes votes won't meet passage while House rules allow 10 hours of debate. Republican leaders cite opposition from 80 to 90 Southern Democrats and most of the 174 House members. If defeated, Senate action is unlikely.
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Glenn Completes World Flight In Record 4 Hours 55 Minutes
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. concludes his historic three-orbit mission aboard Friendship 7, landing off Grand Turk. He begins debriefs with doctors and scientists to map Mercury program next steps and address spaceflight challenges and safety.
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Tokyo reports 16 more influenza deaths in month long epidemic
Tokyo health officials announce 16 additional deaths from influenza, raising this month’s toll to 108. The report notes the ongoing epidemic status and the total fatalities from the outbreak in the city.
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Five Children Die in Stratford House Fire
In Stratford Connecticut five young siblings aged 14 months to nine years perished when a blaze swept through their home. One brother Timothy age two survived but was critically burned. Parents Charles and Mrs Williams fled outside with two children Beverly and Charles while crying for help.
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Boss promises raise to make last week happy
In a light moment the boss tells Smithers he is giving him a raise to ensure his final week at the job feels positive. The quip implies goodwill as Smithers exits.
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Khrushchev Urges Joint Space Effort After Glenn Flight
Khrushchev sent a message to President Kennedy congratulating Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. on his orbital flight and proposing a Soviet American space cooperation. Tass quoted Khrushchev noting such a joint venture would advance science and benefit humanity, avoiding cold war aims.
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Weather preview snow fades to rain then flurries
The forecast says snow will melt to rain tonight with cloudy then windy conditions. Tomorrow will be a bit cooler, with a low near 23 and a Thursday high around 28. Five day outlook averages near 40 degrees with lows near 244. Rain or snow possible again by the weekend. Middletown measured 1.25 inches of snowfall by 8 am.
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Rosenthal Appears Victor in New York Special Vote
Benjamin Rosenthal, 38, a Kennedy-endorsed Democrat, appears to have won a New York congressional seat in a three man field by 193 votes in a Tuesday special election. Republican challenger Thomas F. Galvin sought a recount and obtained police guard for the voting machines.
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Humphrey Sees Weaver as First Negro Welfare Secretary
Senator Hubert Humphrey said Robert C. Weaver has a strong chance to become the first Black cabinet member as welfare secretary. Republicans urge the move, arguing Weaver is highly qualified, while Kennedy faces a possible restructuring showdown and Dirksen hints at a smooth nomination without GOP opposition.
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