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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1962

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Seven Cents

World Cheers Glenn's Flight

Glenn tells his story to officers on the carrier

K Sends His Best....

ffien relaxes on a ride to the "de-briefing" hospital

Space
Index

MOSCOW (UPDPremier N:-jtions" to astronaut Lt. Col. Johngenius of man. who penetrated
the depth of the universe,-will be CAREFUL preparations and trikita S. Khrushchev today con-iH. Glenn.
gratulated the United States on! The message suggested that able to find a road to an endurits successful three-orbit manned' no\v might be the time for the ing peace and to ensure prosperi- umphant smiles characteristic in
flight of the earth and suggested! United States and Russia to pool ty to all peoples on our planet space triumphA full page of
irican cooperation! "their efforts scientific, technical earth which, in the^ space age; pictures
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ion of outer space.
jand material to explore outer though it does not.
away as
to the advance ol large, is stffl dear
tojspace
habitants." Khrushchev's message
area
interest
centered
on orbit
Kennedy asking him lojscience."
'
>'
iivey his "hearty congratula-i "I should like to hope that the said.
flight
1st Pg., 3rd Sect
A New Btfort
MOMENTARILY, A s t r o n a u t
Tass news agency carried the Glenn's life hung in balance
message.
Glenn's space flight was big Page 2.

2nd Big Storm

Slams Midwest

But China Sends Nothing

space science for peaceful pur- dizi, Brazilian President Joao Gou- ilayed a- .recording of- some of his
art, Chilean President Jorge Ales- oice transmissions from ths
poses."
Congratulations on Lt. Col. John
The Japanese press went even sandri. Prime Minister Harolc Frieridship"7 'capsule. '
Glenn's space flight poured into
said that Glenn's suc- Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth The recovery occurred at Tl
the United States today froi
;Tnes<iaV,-to*
of Britain,
'
around the world.
,;
tigtftliKBi
^ ..
Soyiei Premier Nikita
Prime SQnistef rROB&f- chev and Soviet spacemenSwedish Prime Minister Tage Er garian and Czech
e_ Russians last year.
Gagarin and Gherman Titov
From north, south: east and iander. West Berlin Mayor Will. agencies also carried accounts at
joined in the flood of acclaim
west congratulations and expres- Brandt, French Foreign Minister the orbit Western radio networks
that came from heads of state
sions of delight with America' Maurice Couve de Murvffle, Ital such as the British Broadcasting
and plain citizens.
space achievement gushed fort ian Foreign Minister Antonio Corp., Voice of America and RaRed China, after a long silence spontaneously.
Segni, Japanese Premier Hayato dio Free Europe carried more deIkeda, S p a i n ' s Generalissim tails behind the Iron-Curtain.
reported news of Glenn's historic
Statesmen calculated the politi Francisco Franco and many oth
Havana
R a d i o mentioned
cal implications of an American
Glenn's takeoff Tuesday in 45
WASHINGTOJV (UPI)Presi- joining two Russians in an ex ers^
dent Kennedy arranged today to elusive dub of humans who have Pope John XXin was depict words, adding pointedly that it
ed as "very happy" at the pros- had been postponed 10 times. Suctake the* family of Lt CoL John orbited the earth in space.
pect of another step toward the cessful completion of the flight
B. Glenn Jr. to Cape CanaverScientists boldly spoke of the
al. Fla.. on his plane Thursday next long stepthe race to the aeaceful use of outer space. The was mentioned Tuesday night in
Vatican prayed for Glenn, a Pres a newscast which compared it fa<< greet America's first orbital
moon.
jyterian while he was in orbit
orably with "Soviet technique."
astronaut. The Glenns happily
The man in the street allowed Communist r e a c t i o n varied Peiping Radio chose to ignore
accepted the offer.
o follow the space spectacular rom country to country.
the space flight but presumably
ive from launch to recovery. Soviet Radio and television gave some in Communist China heard
light, but offered no congratula- spoke of little else but the cool- unusual coverage to the feat and f it through the Voice of Amertions.
ness of the freckle-faced, 40-year- xpressed congratulations, but ca's Mandarin dialect broadcast
Khrushchev cabled President ild astronaut
usually coupled with a reminder Of all the Communist countries,
Kennedy asking him to convey his Into the White House in Wash- liat two Soviet cosmonauts had zechoslovakia expressed greatest
'hearty congratulations" to Glenn ngton poured messages of con- one it first one of them for 17 nthusiasm. Prague Radio spoke
ior his epic flight Tuesday.
f Glenn's "heroic achievement"
gratulations from United Nations irbits.
The Soviet leader's message Acting Secretary General Thant, Soviet television showed a pic- nd the "great success for Amerwas followed by congratulations Argentine President Arturo Fron- ture of Glenn and Moscow Radio can science and technique."
rom Gagarin, the first man to
circle the earth in space, and Titov. whose 17 orbits mark man's
longest stay in space. The official
Soviet Tass news agency said the
Soviet spacemen, in cables sent to
Washington, hailed the American WASHINGTON (UPD Gov- operations have been clothed in Hie free world, and therefore, for
achievement and the "friendly" ernment leaders said today mat secrecy," said House Democratic an of humanity."
astronaut John Glenn had boosted Whip Hale Boggs of Louisiana.
competition of the space race.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
Australian Prime Minister Rob- the nation's morale and proved House Republican L e a d e r said he was "tremendously imert Menzies sent a message to that a free society can accomplish Charles A. HaUeck, of Indiana pressed" by the "tremendous
President Kennedy congratulating openly what a Communist state said Russia's secrecy in its space
efforts might reflect a fear of fail- achievement"
llenn. the American people and does secretly.
They likened the 40-year-old Ma- ure in eyes of the world."
Defense Secretary Robert S.
rine officer to Columbus and LindMcNamara sent Glenn "wannest
WASHINGTON (ITI) Senate bergh and said his flight might "If this is so." Halleck said,
congratulations."
Democratic Leader SOke Mans-, have a pronounced effect on na- "this is a sign of weakness on
their
part
We
have
made
ne
atThe astronaut's commander,
field announced today that Con- tions wavering between the East.
tempt to hide anything. I say it Marine Corps Commandant Gen.
gress iH honor U. Col. John H. and the West.
is a sign and a good sign of our David M. Shoup. said "You have
Glem Jr. and his fellow astro"This is a magnificent tribute strength and faith in our great joined the company of heroes ot
nauts at a joint session at 12:30 to our American free and open socountry and our system."
your country and the Corps."
p.m. Monday. The Montana ciety and a contrast to the RusDemocrat said President Ken- sian closed society where space Much comment on Glenn's or- Sen. Olin D. Johnston. D-S.CL,
bital flight ran in this direction said he would introduce a resolunedy was "very deaiiuw that
that the contrast between his feat, tion to give Glenn the Medal ot
this br done."
done in a glare of publicity, and Honor. Rep. Sflvio O. Conte, RRussia's secret flights might sway Mass, introduced a bfli can*
the National Aeronautics and
tightrope-walking nations toward ing on Kennedy to have a special
Spare Administration upon tho
gold medal struck for Glenn.
the West
cent success of Project
Some said that Glenn had capMercury."
CINCINNATI <UPI> - Sheila tured the public imagination like
Japanc5>e Prime Minister Hayn- Ann Salzer. 5. was electrocuted
no one since Charles A. Lindbergh
j 10 Ikeda offered congratulations Tuesday when she touched an anmade
his soJo flight across the At
on Glenn's feat and told PrcsidOTl tenna on top of a television set
lantic
to Paris m 1927. They both
at
her
home
while
watching
the
Kennedy Ih.i1 "3 am sure thai this
made lonely ventures into the unsnen'ific achievement mnrks a U.S. space flight program.
Ghx>: Hcsvy s
milestone in man's space explora- n>e child was barefoot and known.
on a mctai air duct near Vice President Lyndon B. John- warning. STKW l-xla> hecom.ng
tion and will contribute enorday
son said it was a
wrrh ra:n. h.cfi loday 3D-3S.
of tho slops.
Coudy and coidwi*
United Press International

news in Moscow and focused at- A SHORT DAY. OMoan finds as

tention on speculation that the So- he rides Friendship 7 into the
viet Union might make a new rising son
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cosmic effort in the near future.
Details of Glenn's safe recovery MAPS TBACE astronaut's progafter orbiting the earth three ress through the heavens, clartimes were announced here too ify re-entry, recovery steps
By United Press International
late Tuesday nigbt for the morn- Page 25.
The second near-blizzard in five days paralyzed ing newspapers. But Russians
too busy for celecities and towns in the Middle West today. Forecasters were fully aware of the Marine's TECHNICIANS
bration,
NASA
instrument exsaid the late winter blast would sweep all the way achievement through radio and pert reports from Cape Canavetelevision
broadcasts.
into New England.
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Many individual Russians in ral
The snow piled up nine inches deep in Spencer, Moscow
gave a "khorosbb" (very
Iowa, and was measured at eight inches in Omaha. good) reaction to the flight, alMore snowas much as 10 inches of itwas expected though government announceWhere To Turn=
along a long, narrow band stretching from Iowa into ments played down the feat in
northwest Pennsylvania and western New York State. comparison with the pioneer efA total of 10 states were inforts of Soviet cosmonauts Yuri PAINTING abstract but problems depicted in Berlin are
cluded in the heavy snow warning at tonight's round of games. Gagarin and Gherman Titov.
area. Thunderstorms,
freezing Hoosiers recalled last year's The Soviets have not launched positive; Avon Lake artist's
rain and sleet afflicted the snow Feb. 25 storm, when a foot of any known space flights since Ti- work presented to West Berlin
Pg. 25snow blocked the way to the tov orbited the earth 17 times last officials
band's border.
Four storm-blamed deaths were basketball courts for thousands of August Gagarin circled the globe DJNOCEJTT ptea entered as Elyreported in Iowa. Schools dosed Indian arts.
once last April.
rian Is arraigned in Lawson
by the hundreds in the prairie Spencer. Iowa, had 6 inches of
store robbery: alleged accomComplex
Effort
states, as did some businesses snow in six hours early today.
plice to face rand jnry
and industries. The storm mount- bringing the total on the ground The Russians have daimed that
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ed so quickly that snow plows to 28 inches. Sioux Falls. S.D., a more complex effort than the
Titov
flight
would
be
made,
but
were called off the roads during which had a record 32-inch snowAmbers*
the night in Iowa and 50 Omaha fall last weekend, got another half there has been no indication as to Books
4S
when this would come. There has Comics
city trucks and plows couidn t a foot.
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been speculation that an attempt
keep ahead of the drifts.
48
Pierre. S.D.. had 7 inches of would be made to send a Soviet Contract Bridge
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Schools Owed
new snow. But at Chadron. Neb- spaceman on a longer orbital voy- Courthouse New*
20
In Omaha today, all puWic and where an unusually dry winter age than Titov's. with the pflot Dear Aoor
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parochial schools were dosed be- has left whea' fields bare and controlling his own return to Death Record*
60
ditonals
cause of side streets dogged with subject to wind damage, sheriffs earth.
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snow and stalled cars. High deputies said. "We wish there
Some Western observers here Graft on
44-45
school students mourned the can- was more.'
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cellation of 33 of 41 district bas- The snow be!) extended from felt the Soviets were holding off Hospital ?ws
W
ketball tournaments. Major high- Colorado to Ohio. South of it slee"on new space attempts until aft- Letters to Editor
46
ways were open, but were and freezing rain glazed areas'|er the Glenn flight to avoid a tarain
propaganda dash. But there was Market Reports
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restricted to only one-way traffic from Oklahoma to southern Illi23
some evidence that scientific con- Medical
nois. There were thunderstorms
in some spots.
Court
K
siderations
were
outweighing
Across the border in Iowa. from Texas through Louisiana.
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propaganda factor? in determining Nortfc
Classes were called off for 22.000 In the upper Great Lakes the Ihe next space moves.
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Obrrtta
Sioux City school dnTdren for the snow fall was light but the tem3Z
Policr Dtii
second time in three days as a perature dipped below zero. InterRed Smith
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half foot of snow brought the national Falls. Minn., reported 10
Sports
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Hungry
Workers
^Z
city's total on the ground to 26 beiow zero early today. Below
Stocks
inches.
A housewives'
rush freezing lemperalures were re- PLAIXFIELD. Ind. (UPI)-Two Sobarhaa Cakodar
si ripped grocery stores jrf bread ported as far south as Virginia.
from the kitchen detail Soccrssfcl hnxstin*
and milk. Near Sioux City,
41
tfr Indiana Boy? School were TV
rains fell again today
snow plows became s1u<-k in
II
a few hours later TV
_ 5*ouihen> California.
drifts and had to be abandoned. |wnjrj, has had the second wettest whm they wmt 1o a farmhouse
3H-21-K
Taste and bu5*s were not run- February in history.
in qursi of lood.
WonwTs
ning zn Sioux City loday. Many!
firms told their employe* not to
bother showing up for work.
The siorm also dosed all!
rrr>f-s.
schools in Des Moines and Wrslj
> i
Dry Moines and most schools in
Iowa's Cherokt.\ Bonne, and
all thr details of the W-ycar-oWl Vkr P7oVnl Lvndon B. .Iohn-in a^ons torn brtwcm the East inarm* to thf Capitol and a con-jworJd applaud^ Gtein's
Br CHARLES T. TAYLOR
. whirfc folkrafd delays
ui.v-ins Ir^cn
recrptwn.
Marshal) counties. The Iowa h;eh-i
wa<5 srbfduJfd tc> fly v> this land West.
hrtrrnatinnal
Marinr's triple orbit
!
dating
a?1
way commission reported several] GRAM>
was
flown
to
this
lirtko!
hi?
fo.it
flowed
m
< ISlw\ND, Ba
Project Mercury facials arrhitHc island ioday. and on Friday]
wav
hark
to
IVocmhrr.
Th
i
<i
a
>
highways blocked by huge ^.imttf. (UP J, _ Astronaut* John (particularly interested in bow-will accompany Glenn bark loKrom all over tb" world. And in'British possessioni in trie Bahamas
mos';!>
sn<w drifts.
Glenn today br<jins describing forJGkro reacted physically and;Cape Canaveral where the irajl-iAriwiaioo. Va his wife and two from ihe Atlantic landrng area The President. who w
coverage ol the
wiih pride. Mrs. whcr<- his capsule Friendship
Ro*fc Hour Cmwhi
iscience the s^chts. s<wnds andfjwntajjy to 41* hours of weighing blazinc astronaut will reren- the [children
by having cham- splashed Amu after 4 hours and (told <llenn by telephone later: inmr flurrr^
The Kansas - twsed s 1 o r in feeling he experi<r>red while ;rx*thinc. and 1o a hricl period M personal plaudits of President iGi'-nn
as America's first | "CoJonrJ. we are really proud -f;
with
Kennedy.
whipped across Ihr Mississ.ppiinvketinj; America into Ihe era ofiwpjshing 3,2(10 pounds.
yon and I rniisl say you d>d .1
Rivr
inio northern Illinois, ieatfh orbit.
I It is likely GJerm will be
There was speculation thai ihr Aside from
iwkk-s and a Much ol seasick-! "I'm fine, wonderful, couldn't wonderful joh '
whrrr Chiraco rush hour crowds! Afler lo days of rest, briefine? .tinned especially abowt the thnv- "resident michl
ness while his capsule
bobbed in.feel
boner.' ho toM a small "Thanks. Mr. Presidcm." the:-*-.
.
,
buckcd driving, biting snow.
jand physical observation, he willisaixis of liny particles he sawj
V>rrrn hj^)
him. But Marine hcuierunt coiirn'-l rented ?>
_ ,he astmnaul suffered nojirrmip on hand to
In Indiana where the high! muni "to the UnitwJ Slates foriduring one of his swings aroundi01" promote him from
pan of his mis
C^'-V* Thursdav. warmer
"
"
' ' was hungry,
'
school basketball tournament s^-ja hero's welcome.
'be ek>r*>. The astronaut men-jcolonri to colonel.
'-apparent il) efforts
during
thelhe
and immediately Dunne a
son ranked sewnd only 10 the, A sew of medical and engi-jrioned these only briefly in a ra-i In
Washington.
government
tocht.
'ordered a sleak when he entered iSion the astronaut n.<, in run. .-v- ,v *-.-cs.-nrt. c.-.j.1er
hw j^acecraft This be- M.W.> Pr^-:r;ia-: v .< ::
shot as * major news'neerine specialists, along winVdio message, and space officials!leaders **M ***" astronaut's flight; Monda\ or Tuesday, the frock-the small hospital set up for hinncwt
On
event.. there were fr-.rs of what;; wo fellow astrorwuts. were onjhave offered no speculation onjhad bonst-d the nation's morale iky) Marine pilot will go to Wash-,1here
r i r. or vn* or. Sjrtday.
iand might be a strong influenceiintjion for .- Whue House- visit, a His (tiuntry and the rest of the!
ihe s;irrn wo.ild do 10 .r.tendsncc hand here to gather and document (what they might br.

U.S. Morale Is Boosted

Electrocuted
Watching TV Set

The Weather

Glenn Starts Space Report For Science