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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
1
The Arizona Supreme Court will convene in Tucson for its first session in 75 years, a two day meeting scheduled for June 5 and 6. The event highlights major statewide legal precedent and regional judicial capacity.
Washington Senator Barry Goldwater announces he has urged three California Republican committees to stop raising presidential campaign funds for him. A separate report notes Senate leaders plan a debt limit vote before the current $305 billion threshold is reached. Kennedy science panel cites 150 deaths annually from chemical pesticide misuse, many of them children.
The Nation reports automatic failings in Faith 7 force Astronaut Gordon Cooper to fire reentry rockets by hand. Mrs. Hattie Cooper, 63, plans to knit while awaiting his return. Alabama business and civic leaders join biracial talks in Birmingham as a citizen committee reveals. Boeing machinists ratify a new contract, ending months of controversy with retroactive pay for 41,000 workers.
Vatican sources report Cardinal Mindszenty will depart Hungary and reach Rome within days as the political and church figures balance in postwar tensions. The note appears among broader reports on European politics and schedules in the issue.
A compact index blends Molly Mayfield entries with movie times and public records updates. It lists TV and radio dials alongside a Woman's View column offering brief notes on local topics.
The Tucson Daily Citizen reports Gordon Cooper nears completion of a prolonged space mission aboard Faith 7 after a long night in orbit. Ground control notes excellent fuel use and an excellent attitude while tracking stations monitor conditions over Muchea and Cape Canaveral. Cooper logs 24 hours aloft with rest, camera work, and horizon photography for MIT study.
Cape Canaveral reports astronaut L. Gordon Cooper eating in orbit with dehydrated foods from peanut butter sandwiches to spaghetti. Ground control asks if he has eaten this morning and Cooper replies he has eaten but not yet this morning.
CAPE CANAVERAL UPI reports doctors speculated Cooper dreamed during space sleep but later data showed rising capsule temperature likely woke him. Mercury control noted heartbeat spiked then returned to normal as he adjusted controls and returned to sleep.
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