Everything Is Go For Glenn Orbit Test Launch
Tomorrow, America's Mercury mission to put an astronaut in orbit faces a go for launch. Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. aims to complete three orbits in about 42 hours, adjusting to daylight rescue needs. Officials say Atlas D booster is ready and a worldwide tracking system will monitor the flight.
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Glenn Ready for Launch as Crew Reports In
The Navy confirmed all recovery ships and aircraft on station and weather favorable as John Glenn prepared for his mission. Glenn, unflappable, told the crew to go and settled in for a early night in Hangar S with Scott Carpenter as backup. Newsmen were briefed by Joseph B. Gillerman.
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Orbital jaunt details life support system for Glenn
The Air Research Manufacturing Division of the Garrett Corp reports Glenn's space capsule life support was in perfect order after a recent valve replacement. The system includes oxygen lines a debris trap a lithium hydroxide tank a cooling system and a moisture extractor enabling up to 32 hours of life support. Flight duration is about five hours with time for orbital maneuvering and landing.
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Ohio Can Pay Its Bills Money Situation OK
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle said the state’s cash outlook brightened, forecasting full bill payments and payrolls by June. He noted timely School Foundation payments next month and that early tax payments and a change in stamps law may ease revenue lag.
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Air Crash Kills Montana Governor in Wolf Creek
Montana Governor Donald G. Nutter and six others died when a National Guard C47 crashed in turbulent weather near Wolf Creek. Executives: Dennis B. Gordon, Edward C. Wren, pilot Cliff Hanson, co pilot Joseph Devine, engineer Chico Ballard. The party was en route to Cut Bank for a speaking engagement.
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Censoring Said To Be Picayunish
Senators probing alleged censorship of military speeches found changes described as picayunish and nonsensical. They will hear full details in a closed briefing as Army officials outline the defense budget and plans for new combat divisions.
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Chuckle: quip on beauty and brains from daily humor
A light joke notes that the average girl needs more beauty than brains because men see better than they think. The line plays on visual appeal versus intellect in a witty, dated humor tone.
Rusk pushes drive as Brazil balks at Cuba sanctions
Secretary of State Dean Rusk presses a last-ditch effort at the hemispheric conference to win Brazil and others to economic penalties against Castro's Cuba. Brazil, joined by Argentina Chile Mexico Bolivia Ecuador and Haiti, resists swift ouster of Cuba from OAS councils, threatening alliance momentum and US policy. Corticos blasted the meeting as anti Cuban aggression, accusing the United States of imperialism and warning of a colonial war.
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Parley Merger Out, Reds Say
Geneva AP The Soviet Union rejected the U S British offer to merge test ban talks with disarmament negotiations insisting on an unpoliced moratorium. Soviet TSarapkin said Moscow seeks national control networks for detecting clandestine tests and dismisses the Western international observation posts as Western spying on the Soviet Union.
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Senate Debates Bill to Bar Literacy Tests in Voting
In an election year clash, Senator Mansfield introduces an administration bill to ban literacy tests for voting. Javits signals readiness to offer civil rights riders on desegregation, federal aid to schools, injunction power, and ending poll taxes. The bill ties voting qualification to six grades of schooling, per Civil Rights Commission advice.
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Weather Turns Colder With Snow Flurries Ahead
Colder air moves into the area tonight turning diminishing rain into snow flurries. A few flurries are expected Saturday with much colder temperatures. Tonight low near 30, Saturday high around 36, and a five day period averaging 3 degrees above normal with highs near 43 and lows around 27. Yesterday reached 45 at 3:30 pm, overnight low 32 at 12:30 am. Middletown logged 0.15 inch of rain in the 24 hour period ending at 8.
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U S prepares for Ranger 3 moon mission attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL AP US aims to launch Ranger 3 this afternoon aboard Atlas Agena B to relay TV pictures and seismic data from the moon. If delayed, next favorable window begins about Feb 20. success hoped to guide 1967 manned lunar landing. Rangers 4 and 5 planned later. prior Rangers 1 and 2 tested methods.
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De Gaulle Threatens Action Over Algeria Cease Fire
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle warned the Algerian rebel government to join a cease-fire or France will proceed to establish a provisional administration for Algeria. An eight to nine member executive would include FLN and Moslem Algerian and French representatives, with partition possible if talks fail.
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Blood Bank Indicted For Giving Out Stale Blood
New Rochelle based Westchester Blood Service Inc and its president John Calise face an 80 count federal indictment for distributing stale blood to hospitals. Calise allegedly altered bottle dates and labels after hours, selling about 3000 pints monthly at 17 dollars per pint to facilities across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island and Puerto Rico. The firm closed last September amid the investigation and no injuries were disclosed. Morgenthau announced the case under a long standing, 58 year old statute and said the probe continues.
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