Reds Down Helicopter In Korea
North Korea said its ground forces fired on and forced down a US Army helicopter just north of the DMZ near the Hao River estuary. Pilots Capt. Ben W. Stutts and Capt. Charleston W. Voltz were not identified as alive or dead. The UN Command requested the return of the crew and aircraft, while North Korea called the flight a deliberate breach of the armistice.
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Cooper Dances After Space Capsule Return
Astronaut Gordon Cooper, back aboard USS Rearsarge, passed a two hour medical checkup with good spirits. He danced a jig when told he could dress and walked stairs quickly. He lost weight from 148 to 141 pounds and reported weightlessness as enjoyable while noting dehydration and a hoarse voice from 100 percent oxygen. He described sleeping in catnaps totaling seven and a half hours and said he was impressed by distant horizons as he circled Earth at 17,500 mph and observed Himalaya shadows and distant roads from up to 166 miles high.
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Cooper Woozy After Space Flight Ends Missions Longest American Flight
Astronaut Gordon Cooper recovered aboard USS Kearsarge after a 34 hour orbital mission. Doctors called his condition normal with brief wooziness on exit from Faith 7. President Kennedy hailed the feat as a major achievement for free men while plans for Gemini and a moon landing moved forward.
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Cooper Family Prepares Hawaii Visit After Space Flight
Houston AP reports astronaut Gordon Cooper's wife Trudy and daughters Camila 14 and Janita 13 planned to fly to Hawaii for a rendezvous with the new space hero. They will join Cooper in Washington Monday for a White House Rose Garden reception with President Kennedy after his two orbit Faith 7 mission. The family spoke at a brief news conference after Cooper's capsule landed aboard the USS Kearsarge, with Kennedy calling to wish them well and invite their presence in Washington.
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Blubber Toys Pulled From Market Over Rash
The FDA announced three toy manufacturers are withdrawing plastic molding items due to reports of mild skin rash in children. Hassenfeld Bros with Flubber, Old Fox Toy Co with Robby Rubber, and Deca Plastics with Plubber faced action after about 1,600 irritation reports nationwide.
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Mayor Wagner Calls for More Exercise in City
Mayor Robert F. Wagner urged New Yorkers to exercise more saying many have gone soft. He spoke at the second annual Conference on Physical Fitness urging toughness as 100 school pupils demonstrated exercises before City Hall.
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Medicare Top On Agenda
President Kennedy described Medicare legislation as top priority in Washington during a message read to 3000 elderly attendees at a Golden Ring Council of Senior Citizens gathering in New York. The event focused on plans for senior healthcare reform and federal medical programs.
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Cooler air moves in as showers end this weekend
The forecast anticipates showers exiting the state followed by cooler temperatures through Wednesday with highs near 70 and lows around 47. Saturday remains partly cloudy and mild with a lower 60s high and tonight’s low near 55. Overnight rainfall totaled .48 inch from 4:15 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Space hero Kennedy invites Cooper to White House
The Senate passed a resolution of congratulations as public officials sent radio grams. Kennedy invited the new space hero and his family to the White House Monday. Cooper then underwent a two hour medical examination before being permitted to
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United Nations aide Omar Loutfi dies at 55
Omar Loutfi of the United Arab Republic and UN undersecretary for special political affairs collapsed and died of a heart attack at UN headquarters. He was 55 and the second top adviser to Secretary General U Thant to die within a month.
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European awe as Cooper completes space splashdown
Western Europe stayed awake to follow Gordon Cooper's perilous descent from the Mercury capsule with nerve and pride. Khrushchev and world leaders sent congratulations as Adenauer Ikeda and Lopez Mateos hailed the safe return. Telstar and satellite links carried the live reports to Europe while editors praised his solo achievement and the mission’s profound exploration message.
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