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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1962
Page
1
U S space success drew praise from leaders including Khrushchev and Gagarin with congratulatory cables. Tass quoted Soviet spacemen lauding the milestone and urging peaceful competition. Leaders worldwide hailed Glenn as a milestone, while civilians followed the mission from launch to recovery.
World figures including Thant Frondizi Quadlart Alessandri Macmillan Brandt Couve de Murville Segni Ikeda Franco and others extend congratulations to the White House as Pope John XXIII voices happiness over progress toward peaceful space use.
President Kennedy prepared to honor astronaut John Glenn with a Cape Canaveral ceremony on Friday and a Washington event next week. He praised Glenn after Glenn's Atlantic rescue, said he would visit Cape Canaveral and hoped Glenn would travel to D.C. for a White House meeting and Capitol parade. Kennedy lauded the Project Mercury team and urged continued U.S. leadership in space.
Charles T. Taylor reports from Grand Turk Island Bahamas that after splashdown John Glenn undergoes two days of rest briefings and medical checks. A team of specialists plus two fellow astronauts record Glenns reactions to four hours and 56 minutes in orbit and weighings up to 1200 pounds. Lyndon Johnson expected in for possible promotion and a Washington reception with Kennedy. Glenn expresses no ill effects besides fatigue seasickness and knuckles.
A bald Argentine commented on Lt. Col. John Glenn orbiting Earth saying the achievement gains nothing for humanity. He quipped that they should focus on making hair grow.
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is described as cooperating fully with interrogators and volunteering to take a lie detector test. State Department spokesman Lincoln White gave no timeline for end of questioning or when Powers would be available to newsmen. Adlai Stevenson called reports of Soviet Jewish persecution shocking and said he would cooperate with the State Department, replying to Rep Zelensky. Barbara Crosby is in very good condition in a California hospital after a pregnancy complication. Semyon Timashenko is a candidate for the Supreme Soviet, per Red Star. Republican leaders urge Kennedy to resume atmospheric nuclear tests. Greek opposition Center party opposes Princess Sophie dowry with Spain's Don.
Cloudy with snow or sleet this morning then mostly rain this afternoon and evening. Highs in the 30s to 40s, rain and isolated storms likely, lows in the 30s. Thursday cooler with possible snow flurries. Precipitation total about half an inch to an inch, mainly weekend. Beckley and Oak Hill readings show modest temperatures and river gauges near normal, with Greenbrier and Lake conditions cloudy.
Raleigh County Park Board Raleigh County Court and officials from the Department of Natural Resources and the West Virginia Agriculture Extension Service will meet in the County Courtroom at 3 p.m. February 28 to discuss the potential Stephen's Branch Dam fish hatchery as a possible initial project for the reservoir area.
Washington report notes the Small Business Administration published a pamphlet titled How to manage women. The author mocks it as narrow, then distills 22 tips on managing women employees, concluding: don't treat a woman like a woman, but don't treat her like a man. The piece ridicules gender stereotypes and highlights agency missteps.
Raleigh County will receive two gros s of vitamins purchased by the State Health Department for distribution to children of families using surplus foods. No shipping date given. an announcement will follow delivery. Vitamins aid indigent infants and preschoolers on deficient formulas. 90 days therapy for 288 children in the county.
Gov Baron announced that a flour based all purpose survival biscuit would be stocked later this month in West Virginia public fallout shelters on a temporary basis while production capacity for a bulgur based water is developed as the permanent food item.
A three pound 12 ounce premature girl about an hour old was left at the Beckley Child Care Center on Mount Hope Road in a beer carton wrapped in undergarments and towels. Lt Col John Glenn Astra flight timing noted. The newborn was taken to Beckley Hospital for incubator care. state police investigate.
The U S Bureau of Public Roads approved a study to choose a route for Interstate 79 from Lost Creek near Weston to Charleston. Public hearings will precede final route selection, with no final cost or mileage yet. Engineers plan construction progress north of Lost Creek to the Pennsylvania line and in the Fairmont Benton Ferry area this year.
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI John Glenn narrates spacelife during launch reporting a smooth ascent and steady cabin pressure readings He notes zero gravity and comfort and describes seeing Canary Islands coast and Australia as the view expands While over Africa clouds thin and moonlight reflects off them indicating a short, eventful day with no ill effects.
West Virginia Attorney General's office described a reciprocal milk inspection agreement with Virginia as illegal. An assistant AG said a local health officer cannot co sign a Virginia milk permit in place of issuing a West Virginia permit. He noted West Virginia requires a state health officer permit for any milk entering the state.
The Mississippi House passed a bill requiring public school children to recite pledges to both the Mississippi flag and the American flag. The Mississippi pledge reads I salute the flag of Mississippi with pride in her history and achievements and with confidence in her future under the guidance of almighty God.
The Post Office issued a surprise 4-cent Project Mercury commemorative stamp timed to John Glenns safe return, the first unannounced stamp linked to an event. Secrecy cloaked the effort with engravers printers and post offices kept in the dark until Washington signaled release.
The Beckley Post Office is selling the four cent commemorative stamp showing John Glenn in orbit. Issued after the orbital flight, the stamp features a space capsule and earth with the inscriptions 4 cents U S Man in Space and Project Mercury. The local office reports fast demand and will stay open all day today, closed Thursday for Washington's Birthday.
Khrushchev urged a United States Russian space cooperation in a cable to President Kennedy after congratulating Lt. Col. John Glenn on his flight. Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov sent similar congratulations via Tass.
Washington officials say President Kennedy is expected to welcome Khrushchev's call for U.S.-Soviet cooperation to explore outer space. Kennedy has previously proposed such collaboration, including in his 1961 congratulatory message after Yuri Gagarin's orbital flight, and he is likely to comment at today’s press briefing.
Khrushchev called for all nations to join in space exploration sharing science and resources to benefit mankind and curb the arms race. Western observers viewed the proposal as propaganda and not a concrete plan as Glenn’s orbit news dominates Moscow. Russians welcomed the milestone quietly while noting Soviet flights since Titov’s 17 orbits last year.
In Rome Pope John XXIII met Attorney General Robert F Kennedy and his wife Ethel in a private Vatican audience. He congratulated the United States on its space flight and urged space achievements be used for peace, not war. The meeting occurred in the pontiff's private library during the Kennedys two day visit.
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