Cooper's Log Outlined From Orbit Flight Report
The station broadcasts Gordon Cooper's orbit by orbit log after liftoff at 8 04 am EST Wednesday. It notes visuals of earth haze, frost glints, signals from a flashing sphere, and Cooper’s calm remarks to Virgil Grissom and Trudy Cooper in Houston as the Mercury flight proceeds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
Cooper
Earth
Virgil I. Grissom
Guaymas
Mexico
John H. Glenn Jr
Perth
Australia
Balloon Pilot Cooper Reports Midflight Anomalies
The log details Cooper’s flight orbit by orbit from 5.07 pm to 1.01 am. It notes low fuel against plan, a failed balloon deployment, cabin temperature steady at 67 degrees, clock discrepancy discussed with Zanzibar, and rest periods. Fuel remaining around 82 percent automatic and 90 percent manual. The voyage nears its halfway point after 18 hours 58 minutes in orbit.
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Zanzibar
Africa
Cooper
Coasta Sentry
Japan
Canton Island
Orbit
Brazil
Mercury Control
Gordon
Cooper in fine form on 16th orbit toward splashdown
NASA reports Gordon Cooper, aboard Faith 7, performing superbly as he completes his 16th orbit en route to a Pacific splashdown. Mercury Control Center praises his fuel and oxygen conservation and readiness for a full mission.
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Bem Price Canaveral
Fla
Gordon Cooper
Pacific Ocean
Mercury Control Center
Cooper
Shanghai
China
Pacific
Midway Island
Grissom
United States
Cape Canaveral
Faith 7
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Australia
Roger
Muchea
Eastern Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
John A. Powers
Mercury
Solons Work On Texas Agency Fund Distribution Plan
Texas lawmakers delayed final action on a 3.1 billion dollar two year fund distribution to state agencies as conference committees pressed toward a Friday target. Sen. Martin Dies Jr. said weekend work aims to start printing the bill Monday to meet a May 24 adjournment deadline. House and Senate also tackled a voter poll tax repeal amendment and multiple constitutional proposals on veterans loans, aid program funding, and permanent school fund transfers.
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Martin Dies Jr
Lufkin
House
Senate
Don Helton
Sherman
Helton
George Macatee
Dallas Republican
Joe Cannon
Mexia
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Delayed June Crude Flow Hearing in Texas
The absence of Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson delayed today’s setting of June oil production allowables. Ramsey will transmit the hearing transcript to Thompson and act later to comply with the statute. The final June figure will be announced early next week with a 28 percent option yielding 2,845,818 barrels daily.
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Ernest Stromberger Austin
Ernest O. Thompson
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
Thompson
Amarillo
William Murray Jr
Sun Oil Co
Texaco
Atlantic Refining
Mobil
Shell
Humble
Gulf
Sinclair
Indiana
Standard of Texas
Cities Service
Continental
Phillips
Bureau of Mines
Texas Weather Today Predicts Clouds and Thunderstorms
The Associated Press reports Texas will be mostly cloudy with occasional thunderstorms across most sections Thursday. Cooler air moves into the Panhandle late day and into North Central Texas by Friday, while parts of the state stay warm. Early morning skies were clear at McAllen and Beaumont, with thundershowers tapering in West Texas but expected to redevelop later. Highs ranged from 105 at Presidio to 83 at Galveston.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texas Panhandle
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Beaumont
West
Mrs Cooper Plans Flight To Hawaii For Reunion
Mrs Gordon Cooper prepared to fly from Houston to Honolulu with her two daughters after NASA approved the complete 22 orbit mission. The family will depart Houston Friday at 7:05 p.m. on Pan American Airways, with stops noted en route.
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Houston
Gordon Cooper
Hawaii
Honolulu
Coopers
Cooper
Manned Spacecraft Center
Los Angeles
Pan- American Airways
Australia
Jan
Duvalier Declares Will Stay In Office Amid Haitian Crisis
Haiti's Fran cois Duvalier told U S reporters he will remain in power as his six year term is questioned. He defended his regime against outside meddling and said Haiti is peaceful while the OAS probes repression and refugee flights continue.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Duvaler
United States
Washington
Snyder National Bank names W Felix Jones as EVP
Fort Worth banker W Felix Jones was elected Executive Vice President of Snyder National Bank by the board. Jones, 81, began in 1929 at First National Bank of Fort Worth, later founded University State Bank near TCU, and is a former Fort Worth Clearing House Association president. He and his wife move to Snyder in late May with their son Gregg.
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Papa Doc
Haiti
OAS
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Jamaica
Fort Worth
Snyder
First National Bank of
Jones
American Institute of Banking
Fort Worth Clearing House Association
Gregg
Vir Reeder Named Sheriff of Borden County
Mrs. Sid Reeder was sworn in as sheriff of Borden County by the county commissioners court here Wednesday. She will fill the unexpired term of her husband Sheriff Reeder who died Saturday. His term was to expire Dec 31, 1964 and he had served since 1996.
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Gail
Sid Reeder
Sherif
Borden County
County Commissioners Court
Reeder
Sheriff Reeder
Sunny Days Treasure Hunt Promises Townwide Fun
The Sunny Days festival in Snyder features a three day hide and seek treasure hunt with hundreds of prizes valued in thousands of dollars. Merchants promote bargain offers across town as part of a civic shopping spree stretching Monday through Wednesday, with full details in Sunday's Daily News.
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Snyder
Canyon Reef Fall
Weather snapshot for Texas regions with scattered storms
Mixed forecasts across Texas report partly cloudy and warm conditions today with widely scattered thunderstorms. Cooler is expected Friday with more thunderstorm chances in extreme northwest and southeast areas. Highs range from mid 70s to upper 80s, tonight lows near 60s to 70s across coast and inland regions.
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Snyder
Texas
Fritas
Storre Beam
Pritey
Novibeas Texas
Northwest
Yesas
Pachandle
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Alan Holmes
Scurry County
California
Mercury — Control
Trudy Cooper
Rascal
Hawai
Rose Knot Victor
Chilean
Jo Ann Phifer
St. Louis
Jo Ann
Kearsarge
Kearsurge
Walter Mc Sehirra Jr
Indian Ocean
Virgil Grissom
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Central Center
Air Force
Solons
Austin
Presidio
Galveston
Mrs. Cooper
Clement Barbot
Organization of American States
Duyaher
W. Felix, Jones
The
Methodist Church
Borden
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