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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
1
In Bethesda Maryland a group of 100 volunteers are confined to a fallout shelter at Bethesda Naval Hospital for a two week survival drill. The Navy says the exercise aims to simulate nuclear disaster conditions and the men have not been told about John Glenns orbital flight.
About 100 Army reservists wives from 13 states gathered in Leominster Massachusetts to organize a protest march on the Pentagon. They also planned a picket at Fort Devens in two weeks if no change occurs in the recall of husbands serving during the Berlin crisis.
A California mother recalls her husband’s recall after seven months on active duty and financial strain from paying both rent and a mortgaged house. Brooklyn wives complain their lawyers and professionals are diverted to army duty as China and the Soviet force unity voice support. Public Defense director notes an $80,000 expansion plan faces opposition due to mobilization needs.
Engineers inspect the Friendship 7 capsule in Cape Canaveral noting surface scorching but an exceptionally good condition overall. They focus on the automatic altitude control system and Glenn's exit via the neck after recovery, with the hatch blown to aid egress during practice sessions.
Playwright Arthur Miller, 46, married for the third time to Ingeborg Morath, as he plans a 325 mile walk from Cuyahoga Falls to Washington, D.C. with fellow postal carriers to raise public support for a pay raise. The trek, starting today, aims to attract attention to proposed increases of 14 to 22 percent, with Miller noting the walk suits his mood and helps publicize the postal workers’ goal.
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