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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
8
NEW YORK brass and bronze ingot makers anticipate further price hikes in the next three months as Purchasing Week reports prices have risen five times since mid March due to high scrap costs.
The May 5 flight of Alan B. Shepard Jr. lasted 15 minutes 22 seconds from Cape Canaveral to ocean splashdown. He described 15 seconds of instrument-vision loss due to helmet vibrations and noted plans to fix head support and streamline rocket spacecraft links for future flights.
Detroit UPI reports Charles R. O'Donnell of Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp. says many American drivers keep late model standard cars and buy compacts as second cars. He notes thousands are joining two car families by hanging on to current vehicles.
Alan B. Shepard Jr. is portrayed as a very human hero by his psychiatrist. The examination shows moderate preflight apprehension, resulting excitement and delight after a successful flight. Physiological readings remained within normal limits and no cognitive impairments were noted.
The destroyer U S S Baldwin sank in 200 fathoms off Montauk Point after being towed from the rocks. Workers stopped pumps as tugs backed away, leaving the hull split from the grounding and the vessel to settle into the Atlantic.
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