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Vol. 41 , No. J7-5 Tuesday, February 20, 1962
WOrlcl Views
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Space Victory
Ateoci•t.t P'r••
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fia.-Skilllully demonmating
man's ability to perform in space, steel-nerved astronaut
John H. Glenn Jr. flew three times around the earth
Tuesday in four hours, 50 minutes, then Janded safely in
the Atlantic.
Hla space capsule was lifted aboard the destroyer
USS No ah at 12:04 p.m.
(PST) by Marine helicopter.
Glenn was reported in excel·
lent condition.
Carryillg the United Slat.ff ban-
ner on thl.a nation's grutut day
In the space age, the danng Ma-
rine lieutenant colonel took over
Storm Noted
011 California
AMNl.W .......
Glenn: No. 1 AStronaut
"
partial manual control ol his
Friend!lhip 7 1paceuaft. for more
than lhree hours wben trouble
developed in the au1omaltc 1y._
tern.
SAN DIEGO -AmDnaut
John GleM Jr., the n.tion'a
firal orbttiJ11 weatherman, not-
ed a at«m alf the Soutbeni
California cout when he p.,._
Id 5llO mi.lea IDUthea.lt ot her•
today.
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I
-Man With I • la C--4
Jl'irmJy In command ol b11 space
chariot, Glenn hlrnaelf made the
decision to oomplet.e die tun
j lhrtt-orblt nussion at a time
1 when ground olficaa!J Wet"8' C06-
Mdering termmating the fitpt
Glenn'a voice wu picked up
at a -,iemetry ltaUon ope'att<I
at General Dynamk-Astrooaul-
lca aa he pasaed 100 malt$ up
over Mexico.
GLENN OFF FOR SPACE
Centr•tl• follow Atlas mha•ll•
CORRIDOR
Mesa Takes Steps
< t'.dllllr'o -. TM fellowUla _..
hail ttt -\•t,...••t QI..., la p.a•tad b• lrtt·ltn<'f wnl•• .i._,,. l'4 llell
of f or.n• H I M•r, •he .,... • .,. Umf VI tth tlM •• ._.._._,.. at l..An.aley
>'leld Va , wltlle satlN""-•9tarlal
lof ft .. -· "S...• fl\le ~.u A "'••1 p llc>\, 111.....it. bu~ le U.. <hr11
.... t..faff JIM•. •11 -•Ila •Illa oul.llorll.F olWI ua<Mntaadtac. Mu
-la -.... "' ..... , .........
B1 .IOIEPH N. BELL,
Whfn r completed the rewarch
for my ~ oo ~ aeven Mer·
cury A.lllrCJltllula about t>Ao yun
•RO. tht pubU.tlen askt<I me -
lb a ptiAllK'lt) gimmick -to put
in a i.Mk<I envelope a l1$l ol I.he
ml.'n la the order that I pred tcted
111<-1 would be tired Into orbit.
J make • s!iilm to any occU1t ·111waril · ~nn•ation n:~:~=y~ ,c,'h:;~~ 4"11 "4fl I IT' ..st eH·ryooe ~ bo hu ~ n:·
, ,.. le, the .utron.ut.:.. n~
e.tpy ~ totll U., (1 on ~ ltOUlh. ~ rW'!>. weuld h a v ~ a.tiected -l ~ i~ ...,.. cur Tusti11 GleM • 1thoul mid h~-
0. ~ v ctirrt '"'"A~. f \\hy• --•1
~~~~· Ar~· Oteftn is~ ~
..... '. (it..., ate tall.I"« 1\it.1• Known In lab W X•
k oadaJ ~ <l&J <,owicil Of· A'""~ aa lhn dh 1cfmt Tin:' l.r. pC'ri'"'nC."M o( U~ f'tn ~
dertd City f..nsl.llWr 0. ~'>ltlh '"""n Newport l\t•adl and Costa e~u~, • quiet. M>ft.,r..._
1Jor1ll to drew 8 i.p1 dftlcrtpllon \11•.,.1 fide~ that '°nwho.· mai...
o1 a ~ p.ee. of J>Npert, in The county "", ldof. -.hich 0 b1t11I rt1iht -m a . r"a~
!be rorridor, Tbe deMTiptJon \<If! lr•nci< rooghJ, l•nm ()rM~ ('oun IOf't o/ ac'tiVtt} k auy tlliMI,
bt Mnt te I.he Orantie lounh I) .'1Tport to \lna'a Ntb StrMI . 1rll rt!h<ml ~111 µ.lot• h .. \e little
8oundary Cernmiuion fer apvro' · ha' been a """ n 1n the ''de of llftd or a fathlr-tmaRr '° thet'
aJ DeJlt ..t rOunly olf1c1a•' for yea~ 1h4r ifroup. th,. occa<iton ~lclom ar11ea -.... ___. · __, _.. I I when ont ol lhtm IJ thru'l for. us p111...., ....... v....., le\ eitJl have been un .hlP to \O \e ZOCU4f! ... rct .. , 8 "p.ppv i.tur .. But
ti pt9':l>I city boundarlf'• •!001 and otht>r pnlh.Pim 10 Uw .,.. wile~Yl'< 1 ~ • que1lion GI.
s.ta A .. A~ ll 11 bounded 111nd admtt th• • \f'ntual HOlut14" ~ 1 policy Lo th<-\•tronauta
bf MOdte \'i•1a Av~ on thr •< aonf'Ul'°'1 to hrllh Harbor Ar• u a :roup. Gl.un 11 1" mv't f,..
nortJi and ~&uu laebei Avt'Tlue ritl" quently the one to 111""'1
At OM po1n&. ~..cent boun· CeaMt \'df'Taa
~ -' I.he lrTepbrly-ahapNI w~nn ha, had by 1 .. r lhf' molt
~I rxtend to the t'fflfer tine exteN11Ye combat re~'OI cl lllDOftl
al 1\J!llln AW11Ut. the AJtronaut~ A..< a ITW'mber al
N,.-.JlOI"' B«ondl citJ limit• "nd Manne f'i~ht.u Squadron llS, be
Oil Executive
Fices. Cturt
Section Notes
Area Progress
11te Or.... Coelt DAILY
PD.m bJPlf&hta wt "'81ta
ID the Rwbar .._ wldi a ..-
daJ .................... lllldlldid • ...., •• ....,.,...
,... \'Clllrrr I llCdeD wt 11
briDI JOU ~ -the lllt·
-~ ...... In buliwa, dOc ... ~ afllllla ........... Wil-.
'YOd .., .wlab tt tbtiltn .... .
~-,_.,....... .. ....
-~ . ., ........
0e>A ~ rombat ll'IL_,.11>0~ lli8iut
the Japaoe>oe in Cor11air• from
1hl' Ma1"h11U l•hm<l~ c111rin11 'ftorld
~ar JI In l\oi·u. hf' II~ 90
l'OD'lhal m lMIOlll. and •Ml dov.'JI
three MIGs in ~ la<t \\ttlc al
t'Om~t HI' w hM>n a"'anled
the Dl•LJnau1shtod f h 1niz Crou
five tlllM'J and tht Air Mf'dal
with 11 Cluster!I
AMHICA1 'ftltST MAH IM OltllT
Altrenavt '-ftn GMnn shown before flifht ted.y
after two orb1t1 becaUJe of I.he
d1H1cull\
"Aff1r.matl\e I'm ready to ao." I
wa~ Clt•nn's qu1c-k ~ly when ,
I asked 1f he wanted to continue on
his li.530-mi~ an hour journey al
11ltiludf's rangmg from 100 to lit
milf'!I
Off1c1als aald the capsule would
ha\f' bttn commanded bade to
OHiclals uid thPy ali.o rt·
corded atrong elt'C.·trontr ~·~
ruiis oC GW.nn ·a rt'l'p1r 1111nn ~ nif
heartbeat from the Fnt.>n-'4i''•'
7 ca1>sule.
"We go« \ l' r) i:on<l t1 .it
Katd Carl Ura1ttl11. an 0111 .. 1 ...
& and others here would n••
evalu11te the s11tnal Thl'v ~.1 ,
the data >Aould be wrned "'"
lo the Natt0nai Aerorl;jut tl' .111·1
Space Admon1strat1on
earth alter one orbit II • Im-I man had oot beftl aboerd to ov•
I Ide the cimrat ~ tudi
FOi' Cll'.'nn, it WM • halfiJlmenl occ s 9t1 oi a dream and a IJ'Ul ~I ~
lnumph u he rnasterfuUy pt"r· •
formed • .m.. o1 euc.1.1m1 Un.Ii.; I W 11 under bif(h &ravily pre-~urea.. ay lo Se ••t'lh<~I and olhef' f'Xtremt
coodlllon!I ol apace ntpt.
AWng t~~ :-=e. meal t..._ Land el '-l and ~I~~ Imm a • ..,..,,
bottle, ~ s1mplt'
j ........ b7 ~-• l'.lAllCk ' M ANNllQN
.. ~eii ~ .. tl• ~ loctay ~• ol Di. earth. end' md It t '" lln110U3 in.lb 'lt1Ml:ll rudtng rt!-ep. OWilrd fflll111
ports to grouDll .uition' part of 116 pruent e:a~ to
"Tri-ml•ndous-tleautifol •1i.tht " AINI money U> aequirr th• pro-
w•~ the way h· deacriht-d ht.S po-<'d OPw cuipus 11\e In Hunt
lipt'l'larnlar vif'w , I llw l'«r lh
Altf'r his spal'ffl aft fell hat'k
lhrouizh thr IM-n hei<t barnrr of
tilt> atmo&phtre. G~n rommr~t
eel by radio · Bo" ti •t wa, a
re.al ltreba.11 '
"f fttl real good." (,(, •tn t1>1d
fel~ a•tron.wut At.n B ~hl'p&1 rl
, on Uw 11roun<f as hf pas..~ mor1>
than JOO miles abo\f' Jhe 1 AJlt'
the~t1mt>
"I ran ~ the • hnlp ~I atr of
P'l«-lda l11id out like a map I
can ltt aU tht \\ay bat k In th1
M11ud•J11pp1 Delta," lhe Manne rP
'Ortf'd lrom his vanta11 f' point m
ipa~
Ju~t 30 minulell earlot'T a• h"
1 capsule 1ped over Ha>Aa ll 1;M>nn
was allked by j!round offu 1;;J• 1f
hf "'""' read\ lo cont1n11«' th" Ml coune. ·
"Af(1rmatlve" rep I 1 " rl thr
ralm. confident Glenn I m
relldy lo go."
11\e trouble, -.hich ne~l'1opt'<i
1 during the first orbit, v. as in the
' attitude c«Ktol l')'slem which de
111111011 8.'dlh
Mc«ln11 Monday at OCC ltP
Bo a rd of Tru•tH'S aulhortU'd
College PrP•Hifnt Ba&U Pf11'r'On
•nd Uw adm11w11r atioD ln llf'•ot1
ate w1Lh the Cll) of c.osta MeM
1n.,.111d pldnmn11 and iorun11 ol
afo<~ir 40 .1cn·' prior to pulttn1t
th11> ~'' Ollf'l"I on the markrt
Tht.' 1 oHeg~ hopu &.o reaUz.e l2
n111l111n fr"m r an111ctiom anvolv
tn1t 1/\(' pr oµrrl) 1be sum ia to
lw apr lu.,J •o Uw purcha.;e ol
122 ~ dll "' ol land in Huntm1ttnn
Bc·a• h nn .,.J11eh OCC wfU build
lh nr" rampus
S:lt,?11 I•~"
Al<o \1nnd11v nt~I tru~lttl ap
prm rd 11 "~r~~nt in the 11mount
ol UO 000 whrch iroes intn e<.
c1 ""' as part o{ the tint paymf'nf
on th" land •t F.dinger 11nd r.nld
rn \I+ r 'l. O'tflll'd b)' W G l..ew1•
Tho~ J>ll.1·mfflt wa.' "uthorirrd
h' llw-tnht..e~ two week\ 11!'1
<.,;i" nf O<'C land, 11 strip alone
llarhor Boulr\arrl 11nd 11nothl'' t enru oea the capsule' 11 pell! 111 on in 'P~ Strum8 of hydrotten ~ •lr111 <tlunsz the e'llle11e 5 oorthern
roxide 111 spurt from 18 non:ln bounrlitrtt' "Ill be an ln,olvtd
on Uw c.plUle turfatt. mamUiin-Pl"OC'I''~
• 1ng the proper altitude. /' '.rr If I~ 1.onrd -and therf'
1 When the problem a-oppt'(f up. ha a~ yrt ti.lo no lndicahon
A•nd ........ an a~ idea to nw, better Glenn switched 1mmediat~ly to a rm.3 the city ., to PtJTJ>Oll" for
th.la, wi111 ... to Me what's going °"".' partially man u a I 11y8tf'm •luch tllf land is t.t suited -·~ which ii referred to u "fly111~ 11 must ~ put up for bid.
1 , , lo UfPtL by wire." Thi.I lnvolvea •ralmR Thr hoiird hu not yet indicai.ri a.a., Co. .. .,.,lA ..... ,.,~~-::::=· • dlte ......... YUl>-OW the. control ltldt to .end an eler-'-ow it wb hea to 11tll the lad, aJ. niw-' ~i-. fw ~~ ..... 0"-, a beldJnt 40-y~d tronJc &ignaJ lo a bl.ack hox, I though it will most likely be aold
,.. __ ...,.._......_.: '-.• ~~· 1 1 ~ , ..,_,..,....rt colonel. ,.....,.. whlcb In turn 1lpela the jiet11 to 1c.ti..M •...,_,.A> ,ra ~.,.,.,~~ • ..-. •. ...........,.to be the flht
• • *'cUr7 ......_'."Jh ~·.,..C. pilot. He &oct tM
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.. • .... "' J*'C!lf,a. pouibty ........ and ta Tb• boc'li
• 8all ~ aa nact !fl.I) ..... at the proptrty 14 bl ...,...,. -.le, at I C'Olt 8'(1 •
.... • probably bet"~ SI,· ..........
~· Mer4 Mlthorlud ntiO(la·
U.. jw a ltlort-t.erm lo.n ol
••• 11 a re.-rvoir 1n &a'1t tu ~ lllkl other 11K'Om1t -..h1ch
cit tit ~y <"<>mf .n unr,J GLE~...... the aid o/ die t'IC'a) Har art' '1'"
" " e e e available whaJ It ~OmP! Of'r'I'•
&ary &o peJ die 1ddltlon1l ~ms &aid. "I h.t\t a woodtrful vlin ol le.tine• ,,_ p ... l·AI which are pert of !ht f.rst 11tp
....... , ..... Pr1d1• Kn1f) Alna. I h.i'.i the Calwirlu ID I Jo -.rry poellble way, Glean m On rurchaloe uf th• H1n1 n~
'N ~ ~ Mnrtu ~· ,..-, ,,....., • ~ view Uirooeh tnt window but Uwy I droV9 IWneell bard to prepare ton 9ucb 11te
........ '-fM ,,_,..,., ~ M. 11!1 ~· ~-an partly ob.cu~ by clouda." for ''*' ftllbt. WOITied ebout l lb Mnh •till ~ '"' .tl'r! ''
'tl1 $' en.. ..... ilillit ..... lit Ii PN •• oa uJd tu 1 ol Africa a1lo hil -i,tit IOOO alter h.la aJeo. I Mlbmlt bid& Oft tht loan Brln• ~ ... ~ti, ........... l trtl .. ~lid the He • 'ew I Uon u a.a utrooaut. Glenn reg!-' o/ Afnf'l ica, Co.ta Mt'•,1 t n rl'd ...._. .... = ........... )M ~ -~-Q.... a , on WU pertly blocbd by buvy merited hi.I diet and ellef'dte aod Stat.ea Natloftal Bank o • I ~ ;;--.. .. ~ .... ~ II ...... with dae cloudl. •hkb 1ndaa.lly LbiDDed alimmed down from t9S poundi I Mna; C.Worn 1 Bank '111r ner•
..._.,' ....... ....., WI ...,._ 1 out .. he paued out avw ta. Lo-to 1 mu.cu1ar IM. Btudl, "9wport kt.rh f r •'
.... ·Ill ... t ll' ... -atia; ..... • .... fl De lUil dwi Ocun i...ty Ute Wtstera Bak, Wt«m1n ~r v
.... ~ wilda ,...,.. Alw1y1 \'ft'J cl<Mr to bis fam-cunty rlrst N1t1onal H.m• 11 r• __._.. Buch. '·
In Auto Dealt