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Henri Chorpentier, Invented
Crepes Suzette by Accident

REDONDO BEACH. Calf,
Dec. 25 APo.-Chef Henri
Charpentier, who made a mis-
take fixing breakfast for a
future king and gave the world
Crepes Suzerte, is dead at 81.
Mr.. Charpentier, one of the
last of the worlds great culinary
artists, died yesterday of a
heart attack in his modest cafe
home, a mecca for gourmets
the world over.
With him when ne died was
Mary Kalk, his assistant for %
years.
up until the day of his
death" said Miss Kalk, Henri
awaited the mail, looking for
his list annual Christmas greet
ing from Britain's Royal Fam
lily. 1t will come. 1t always does,
but sometimes the mails are
late"
Henri, as an apprentice of 10,
caught the favor of Queen Vic
toria while she vacationed on
the French Riviera. With that
royal nod, his future was as
Sured.
At l6, he was maitre d. at
the Cafe de Paris at Monte
Carlo when the Prince of Wales,
later Edward VII, was its most
distinguished guest.
II can remember that morn
ing as if it were yesterday"
Henri once recalled, Among
the diners at the princes table
was a beautiful French girl
named Suzette.
His highness ordered crepes
the French pancakes. I mixed
special sauce and a special
blend of brandies. I wanted
everything to be so perfect but
the heat of the chatting dish
accidentally set the simmering
cordials afire.
Prince Declined Honor
II was embarrassed but I die
not show it. All, monsieur, / hac
the confidence of youth.
poured the fiery sauce on the
crepes as if the flames were sci
on purpose.
"The prince tasted, then he
smiled and said:
Henri, what have you don't
with these crepes? They are
superb
IT was thrilled and Offered
to name them 'Crepes Prinz dt
Gaulle' in his honor. He de-
clined.
Henri he said, we mus
always remember the ladiei
come first. We will call thl
glorious thing 'Crepes Suzette'
That was the day, mon
sieur. People had been eatinI
pancakes from the time of tn
Romans but never before tina
day CrepeS Suzette."
Born in Nice, Henri was
cousin and protege of the grea
Escoffier.
"Escoffier took me to Paris
There he advised that I shoult
| work one month in each of tn
great kitchens or until
learned the speciality of tn
) house. I worked in every res
taurant in Paris"
, He followed Escoffier to tn
) Savoy in London, later becom
ing it's chef, cooking for tn
dandies of the Edwardian age
In 1905, the famed Delmonico'
{ in New York lured him. Their
he became a favorite chef o
Diamond Jim Brady, Lillial
Russell. Teddy Roosevelt an
John D. Rockefeller, ST.
"Ah, monsieur, Henri re
called, "those people knew ho'
to eat. No impatience, II
: hurry. Eating to them was tn
: great luxury of life"
Y From Delmonico's, Mr.. Char
: pentier went into business fo
= himself. He said he made mil
! lions.
Then came the motor age
S Henri's era of elegance wa
E gone and, before long, so wa
j his fortune.
4-Year Reservations
: With only $40 to his name
Henri came to this suburba
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NccoN.GHy. LEaNoRA BELCHER.

On Monday, December %. 1851,
at her residence. pa Chevy Chase
npSSyS;oNaGHy pSy; vi LEAN0RA mnSSs2 o, SEaTRER Ha9TH
McConaghy. Friends may call at
the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
290l l4th ST. NV. tparkinR facili-
ties), after pm. Tuesday. Decem-
Der 26. Services at the above funeral
home on Thursday. December IS. at
y pm. Interment Glenwood Gene
terry. ~
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Dratha

HUGHES, CLAUDIUS 4. On Sunday
Peesmssr 44inIIasTssi x Iasi a H16aNs Gsfgslty =,
band HHSSsSfsSS of Mfs RUBY L. HUGHES has son
brother 1 q Paul % S;Ili CSllins ! and oII Ruth
Home, 4th st. and Massachusetts ave,
ne, until \ pm. Monday, December
-. Services will be held at the
NicelS FSnerSl w.GTsd.Y HCmf neCtmSs1 CItOn P9rGs
. pm. Interment Lexington, Va.
JOHNSON. BRADLEY W. On Fri
day, Deesm5sr s2 1891 BRADLEY
xpt x 'ohSS9s r. asvSt.d 81 f4g father q 81 Ms Ms
Dorothy Jones and Warren A. Brad
dsughter, Brenda Jones' a. great;
Sns STSSsaSqn Mshas rd HOwsS vi Iri.n5s and
After i pm Tuesday, friends are
Funsfs RHisfS Il Home Ss $50 rs Sh M'oSisf NJ nT
Reauism mass viii be Gelebrsted At At
10 am. Wednesday. December 81.
Interment Gate OF Heaven Cemetery.
KAZDYM. CLARA. On Saturday: De.
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, devoted mother
OF Mrs. Pauline Altman; Funeral
services and interment New York
(Danzansky funeral service.J
ber .s 1861, Mr., PAUL LANiiAM
q sSo7 annapolis rd,, LaphSm .,T.
R.eh h'fssE p.ss ana 1Hd Mr. 1''fsf Psul T MIs
ham He also is survived by q
sister. Mrs. Virginia Fitzsimons; a
brother, Mr., Clifford Lanham, and
two Eranrdchildrenl, Friends ma: may
Nd. % from Sni'morn pm. Sunday! xnd hSSs Seesmbsl
Mond ay, December IS, til 9:so am
Tuesday Dessmber %; thence tc
ham Md. where services will bt
held at IL am. Interment church
cemetery. 25
LAWRENCE. LUTHER. On Sunday, De,
pital. LUTHER LAWRENCE of +1a
L st NV. Notice Of funeral later
Services by Frazier's.
LEAHY. DANIEL JOSEPH. On Fri.
Hospital si pHN1EL JOSEPH AZ LEAHl
vived by two sisters. the Misses
Mary and Cecilia Leahy, and foster
brother. Joseph Thomas. Friends
where prayers viii BE- held at 9:3C
am. Tuesday. December 20; thence
to the st. Frances De Sales Church
10th st. and Rhode Island ave. ne.
mass will be Offered at 10 am foi
the repose Of his soul. Intermen
Mount olivet Cemetery 25
LINAssI. sEvERINO. OF 53l0 Q st
Tony Linassi and Mrs Mary L,
Masa. Prayers at Chambers Funera
Home. 5l7 llth St Sc. on Thurs
Day, Deeem5er rs: at c, 9;3e ss;m
Pleasant Md. at 10 am. Intermen
| St. Mary's Cemetery.
LOPEZ. ALEJO. Sr. On Saturday. De
sem1eT 4Sia 81 lSSl .a5b ALEI0 LoPGz
Maryland. beloved husband Of Heiei
| Lopez; father OF Helena. Carolina
Francisco and Aleio III, Don
AID, Tommy, Aleio Lopez, Jr: an! an
P1ea Fnia. G9ta atm. services s.moSs A. Gasen S1s
Hyattsville, Maryland, on Wednes
/ day. December 27. 1851. at . am
thence to St. Jerome's CatholI
Church. HyattSVille. Maryland, Wher
| mass will be offered at $3.50 Am
Relatives and friends invited. Friend
| may call after pm. Sunday. 26
MARSEGLIA. VIRGINIA c. On satur
day, DecembeE ,;3; 1901 At st5.p sible
OF 1851 Farragut pl. ne. believe
! wife OF the Rev. Olindo Marseglia
4 mother OF Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Scott
Eyersrd A. Marseglia, Orlando Z
/ She is also survived by four brother
OF Philadelphia. Pa. and six grand
children, Friends may call at tn
s H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 300
l4th st. NV. on Tuesday, Decembe
~ from 10 am. 10 10 pm. tpark
ing facilitieSl. Services at Redeeme
Italian Baptist Church, 1900 Kirb
/ ST. NV. on wednesday, Decembe
- at 10 am. Interment Cedar Hi
Cemetery. Please omit flowers.
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communication OF National
Lodge No. L.. F. A. A. NJ
is hereby called for Wednes-
day, December -. 1861.
al the Takoma Funeral
Home. 254 Carroll ST. NV.
at l0:45 am, for the
Of conducting the last
rites for our late brother,
E. TOWLES.
rHARD z. BELL. W. M
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THE EVENING STAR

WuSHIHgton, d. {.
Monday, December IS, 1861
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GREEN, CLARENCE NJ On Tuesdas

GREEN, CLAKENCE VI. On TUESDAY.
RessmsfF Respi1s GIAREMeE isS n n s9SgERsn GREsN
beloved husband Of Estelle Green
and father OF Evelyn Young. Joyce,
Margarite, Carole. Janice. Ella and
Lawrence Green. Also surviving
are six grandchildren and a host OF
other relatives and friends After
friends may call at the snowden
Funeral Home. Rockville. Md. After
3 am. Tuesday. December &c. body
will lie in state at the Pilgrims
Baptist Church Linden. Md, where
funeral services will be held at ] /
am, the Rev. Cromatie officiating
Interment Arlington National Gene
tery o5
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Cuttings BERTHA A. On SUNDAY

December II, 1861. BERTHA A.
Cuttings OF 3S22 Lawrence ave,
KcnSington. Md. mother of Melvin
E. Roderick, sister Of Mrs. Gladys
Thomas and the Rev. Lee Gordon.
Friends are invited to call at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Funeral Home
OF Robert A. Pumphrey,, Bethesda,
Md. where services will be held on
Wednesday. December -. at 30
am. Interment Brownsville Cemetery,
Brownsville, Md. a0
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GRAY. LEONA SHAW. On Thursday
Ascsraka- ~ Agi I EOkr SLI

December Il. 1861. LEONA SHAW
GRAY of 1909 10th st. NV, Apt
200. wife Of the late Thornton H
Gray and beloved mother Of Mrs
Leona G. Husuley. Richard T. Gray
and Mrs. Laura @. Brown OF Nor
folk, Va. Also surviving are foul
grandchildren. other relatives anc
many friends. After pm. Tues.
day. December 26. friends are in
vited to call at the Mcclure Flu.
neral Home, 1920 9th st. NV, where
Wednesday, December ~. Inter
ment Arlington National Cemetery
oH
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GRIFFIN. LIE ROY. On Friday, De-
cember %. 1851, at the District
General Hospital LIE ROY GRIF.
FIN Of 427 18th st. Sc, devoted
husband OF Agnes Griffin. He also
relatives and many friends. Re.
mains resting at the John T Rhine'
e. Co. Funeral Home. 3Ol5 10Th ST
ne. WASHINGTON II. D. c. Notice
Of funeral later
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MARY. on Thursday,
December 81. 1861. MARY CAMP
of Mrs. Clarice Hammond. She
also is survived by her mother.
three sisters, three brothers, three
grandchildren. four erea:-erandchil-
dren. other relatives and friends.
Remains resting at the John 7.
Rhlnes g. Co. Funeral Home, 30l5
10Th st. ne. (ample parking facili-
tiesl. where friends may call after
4 pm. Tuesday. December 26. and
where funeral services will be held
Wednesday, December ~. at 1870
pm. Interment Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery. 26
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GLASGOW. MARY v. On wednesday.

December 90, 1861. at the home
of her nephew and niece. Earl and
Frances Long Of 5S2s 4th st. nv,
MARY v. GLASGOW. wife OF the
late John Thomas GLASGOW. mother
o. Lillian Keys and sister Of Jennie
Long. Emma Lowry, Harriet King
OF Bedford. Va; Willie and Samuel
Pullen OF Richmond Va. She also
is survived by nieces. nephews,
in-laws. other relatives and a host
OF friends. After : pm. Monday,
December "5, friends are invited
to call at the Jarvis Chapel. 1892
You st. NV. Funeral services will
be held at the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church 'on Tuesday, De-
cember 26. at pm. lnterment
Arlington National Cemetery. %
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December @3 1861. MICHAEL P.
GRANT. beloved husband OF the late
Anastasia U. Grant. father OF James
W. and Bernard M. Grant, Florence
G. Boratenski. Olivine K. Fissell and
Bernard A. Grant. Sister Mary Oil
vine and Sister Mary OF the Eucha
rist OF the Sisters OF ST. Joseph
Also survived by IA grandchildren
and . great-grandchildren Friends
may call at the Robert A. Mating
after = pm. Sunday (parking ia
cilitiesl. until Tuesday. December
26th, at 1890 am. REQUIEM mass
at Holy Comforter Church at IL am
Relatives and friends invited. Inter
ment Mt Olivet Cemetery. IS
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FIsHER RAyMoND g suddenly Of

Friday. Deesmber ~ 1851; RAY.
lane. Rockville. Md. beloved husband
OF Katharine v. Fisher. father Of
Mrs. j. Arthur Mott and Edwin F.
Fisher brother of Mrs John Candy.
Wheeier eHS Funeral Fun a." Home. 1881 East East
Montgomery ave. (Rockville pikel
Rockville, Md. where services will
be held on Tuesday. December 20.
at - pm. Interment Potomac Meth
odiSt Church Cemetery. 25
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FEDDER, JENNYE BLoNDHE1M. O,

Saturday. December 23, 1851, at
Fort Ward Conyalescent Home,
55S9 5 Iovols ave hiexandria Va
wife of the late Harry J. Fedder
mother of Mrs. Bernice Sanders and
Dr. Stanley s. Fedder and sister ot
Miss Cora Blondheim. Funeral serv.
ices on Tuesday, December %, al
IL am. Interment Beth FL Cemetery
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VOW, LUTHER J.. Sr. In memory on
this Christmas Day of a very dear
friend. LUTHER J. VOW Sr.. who
passed away very suddenly Novem-
Der 30, 1859. To be remembered by
those who knew him is all that he
THE RUSSELL FAMILY.
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HARSHMAN, GLADYS E. On Sunday

December "a. 1861. at sibley Hos
pital, GLADYS E. HARSHMAN of
1929 Albemarle st. NV. sister Of
Mrs. L. Edna Fahrney. Mrs. Florence
v. Little. Mrs. Dorothy @. Stede-
aunt of G. Lorraine Pribble. Samuel
F. WorSham and Stephen r. Pribble
Friends may call at the s. H. Hines
Co. Funeral Home. 2901 14th st. NV.
parking facilities, after ! pm.
the above funeral home on Thurs
day, December 2S, at l pm. In
terment Loudon Park Cemetery,
Baltimore. Md 26
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MaTVlaHu ave. H.e 20
HELLBACH. PAULINE EMELIA. On
Saturday, December %. 1861, at
EMELIA HELIBACH of 46l6 Slea-
the late Rudolph Hellbach and
mother of Mrs. Charles A. Fowler
and Carl r. Hellbach. grandmother
OF Mrs. Robert E. L'Etoile. jr. and
Carl Raymond Hellbach. Mrs. He'll
bach rests at the Warner E.
Georgia ave, Silver Spring, Nd.
tuesday. December 20. at ii am.
| at ST. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Colesville rd. and Highland
/ dr.. Silver Spring, Md. Interment
Parklawn Cemetery. sympathy may
be expressed in the form OF memo
rials to the American Cancer Soci-
ETY., $40 18th st. NV, Washington.
D. c. Baltimore papers please
copy 25
HESS. CATHERINE /. On Saturday,
s. 6. ccfATHER1NE Il !: HESS, formerly
Of Mary A, scherer. She also is sur.
call at the Robert A. Mattingly
Funeral Home, 131 18th st. Sc
parking facilities. after s pm
Monday. December %. until Wednes-
day. December 81 at $3.50 am
REQUIEM mass in the Holy Family
Church. Hillcrest Heights, Md. at
10 am. Relatives and friends in
vited. 1nterment Mount Olivet Gene
terry. 20
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4-Year Reservations

With only $40 to his name,
Henri came to this suburban
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cember "A, 1861. at George Wash
ington University Hospital, LOUIS
Mrs. Regina Buchner. father Of Lynn
Buchner. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mud
wig Buchner Of Long Island, N. y:
brother OF Robert Buchner. also Of
Long Island. N. Y He also is sur
vived by three nephews of New York.
Friends may call at the Lee Funeral
Home, Attn st. and Mass. ave. ne,
where services will be held or
Wednesday December p. at > pm.
1nterment Arlington National Gene
terry, 26
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LINASSI, SEVEKINO. OF 0JIW Q 81:
Sc, on December %, 1861. husband
of Giuditta LinaSsi and father OF
Tony Linassi and Mrs. Mary La
Masa. Prayers at Chambers Funeral
Home. 5l7 llth st. Sc. on Thurs
day, December IS. at $50 am
Mass at st. Margaret's Church, Seat
Pleasant. Md. at 10 am. Interment
St. Mary's Cemetery.
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BONNER, MARK P. On saturday. De-
of 5l9 Crabb ave. Rockville, Md.
beloved son Of Howard L. and Joyce
M Bonner, brother of Steven H.
Bonner. grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. v. Bonner of Davis, W. Va. Mrs.
Myrtle and the late Lacy P. Nc
Kinney OF Stephenson, W. Va.
Friends may call at the Tyson
Wheeler Funeral Home. 1881 East
Montgomery ave. Rockville pike.
Rockville, Md. GraveSide services at
Forest Oak Cemetery. GaitherSburg.
Md, Tuesday. December 20. at IL
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cember ei ', Is, 1851. fNMAN nj AM T. E'IA HAR- Ar
RIS of $40 14th st. Sc, devoted
survived by other relatives and
friends. Remains resting at the
John T. Rhines & Co. Funeral Home,
30l5 18th st. ne. (ample parking
facilities), where friends may call
after 4 pm. Tuesday. December 20,
and where funeral services will be
held Wednesday December %. at
am Interment National Harmony
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FARRELL. JAMES 81, E. Suddenly On FL Ell,

day. December Y, 1901 az NrIlngton
Hospital. JAMES Z. FARRELL OF sol
Seloved Be- wd'he Husband M sfo Of Mrs. FRANCES inc N N.
Farrell and son OF Emmet and
Bessie Farrell OF Kenosha, Wis.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day. December 90 from the Bruch
Funeral Home, Kenosha, Wis. In
terment St James Cemetery,
KenoSha. Local ARRANGEMENTS by
FitZgersld Funeral Home rs
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BUTLER, HENKh; On IhuTSday, De
Hospital. HENRY BUTLER of 3S
o St. sw.. devoted son OF James
Butler and brother of Albert and
Raymond Butler. Also surviving are
two uncleS other relatives and
friends. Remains resting at the
John T. Rhines g. Co. Funeral Home,
30l5 18th st. ne. tample parking
facilities, where friends may can
after 6 pm. Monday. December %.
Mass for the repose Of his soul
will be celebrated on Tuesday. De-
cember 26, at 10 am, at the St.
Ignatius Catholic Church. OXon
Hill, Md. Interment church ceme-
terv OR
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her residence, 54s4 Que st, NV,
MARIA E. (PoLLYl CLINTON, de-
voted wife Of Walter F. Clinton
and mother of Mrs. Estelle johnson
of Germantown, Md. She also is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Hen
rietta Dyer, Mrs, Florence Nokes and
Mrs. Araminta Whitaker; four broth
ers, George, James, William and
fifteen, gTeat;grandchildren and
day. December 25, friends may cal
at the Morrow 4 Woodford Funera
Home. 1922 11th st. NV. Funera
services on Tuesday December 20
at pm, at the Mount Zion Meth.
odiSt Church. 1884 29th st. NV.
the Rev. Edw. D. MCGOWAN offici.
ating; Interment Lincoln Memoria
Cemetery. 25
COHEN, SAMUEL ERWIN. On Satur
day. December 23,. 1851: SAMUEL
ERWIN COHEN Of 3144 21st, st
north, Arlington, Va, beloved hus
band Of Gertrude Cohen and de
brothers, Sylvan and Bernard Cohen
both OF Alexandria, Va; Martin ant
va, and Sidney Cohen Of Alexandria
Va. Funeral services at the Bernard
Danzansky g. Sons Funeral Home
3501 14th st. NV. on Tuesday
December 26. at . pm. 1ntermen
King David, Memorial Garden. Me
nGFa ETn1toT week al44 les IiSt Of st. to%eF nSFF
the family suggests that contrlbu
tions may be made to the Chart
of your choice 26
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Experts to Quiz
Grissom Today
On Fine Points

CAPE CANAvERAL, Fla,
July % (AP) Astronut Virgil
I. (Gus) Grissom may be asked
tomorrow to pinpoint some of
the things he's already said
about his historic Highland
the questioning will be by
scientific experts.
This was related tonight by
1t. Col. John Powers, infor-
nation officer for the Mercury
Man-.in-space program, who de-
clared Capt. Grissom wasn't
kidding when he said at his
news conference today he was
going back to work tomorrow
morning.
Col. Powers said the de
briefing" of Capt. Grissom
would continue tomorrow at the
Hangar S site not far from the
rocket pad from which Capt.
Grissom's Liberty Bell 7" was
launched yesterday.
Gus is feeling so we'll that
he'll go right ahead with the
debriefing) and will be
questioned by psychologists and
engineers. Col. Powers said.
The space agency official also
said doctors would want to
check the apparently healthy
Grissom for "undetected physi-
cal phenomena" that may have
resulted from his ride, and his
dip in Atlantic waters.
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I probably got pulled in his
rotor wash and got blown away
He was having difficulty, as
you probably already heard,
getting the capsule out Of the
water. He couldn't lift it. He
ran into what they think now
is an engine problem and
couldn't lift 1t free. There were
three helicopters there. I guess
actually there were four.
couldn't remember seeing three.
I was in the center Of all OF
them and couldn't get to any
Of them. ! saw the second hell
copter move in with his horse
power down to pick me up, the
sling hanging down in the wa
ter to pick me up. I was trying
to get over to him, but I was
having difficulty getting
through his rotor wash.
Also, I had neglected to close
a port down on my suit so
I was getting water into the
suit and getting lower and low
er in the water all the time.
I was having to fight quite
hard to stay afloat. But even
tually the helicopter got in
close enough to me. both by
he was having trouble getting
closer to me because the other
helicopter still had hold of the
capsule and couldn't move, so
I was caught sort of in between:
he couldn't get any closer and
I couldn't get to him.
But some way or other this
Marine chopper pilot did get in
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Floating Debris

A. Yes right after got
to zero G I glanced around the
cockpit and there was some
debris floating around. There
was a washer floating around
over to the right and some
other stuff that looked Just
like probably dirt and normal
things that would get on the
floor Of any airplane. -.
@. What was your rate OF
descent at impact?
A. The rate of descent was
about % feet per second; very
low.
@. Captain, do you have any
explanation of why that es-
cape hatch came off, and is
it possible you could have
brushed against the plunger
button?
A. I am pretty certain in my
own mind that I didn't, be-
cause it is quite difficult to
get to. So I am not certain
why it came off.
@. What do you feel was the
most important single thing
that you learned in the entire
flight?
A. Well, Of course, the view
I had was probably the finest
thing. There were lots Of things
gained from the flight, and
how you can pick out the most
important one I am not sure,
how you go about doing
@. Captain, when do you
have to go back to work? y
A. Tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock. n
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STRANGE MAIL .. .....
Even Angels Write
To Astronout Glenn

The Glenns. according to
young North, also got mail
from a group who claimed they
were angels" and were op-
posed to space exploration.
Col. Glenn, an active Presby-
terian, permitted the Is con-
ferees to grill him about the
space flight.
John North's notes include
these questions and answers:
@. What If the retro-rocketS
didn't work and slow you down
so you fall from orbit?
A. The capsules steering
rockets might be used in an
emergency as a substitute, but
the descent might take a day
and a half?
@. And If that didn't work?
A. It would ruin my whole
day.
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Like q KeyhoIe'

Now. the next thing that oc-
CURED, I was looking out the
window. AS you all know, We
have the So-called large pic
ture window, about like a key
hole to me, but it is q big
window anyway for a space
flight, I guess.
. The next thing, I was looking
out the window, and there was
nothing but blue sky above me.
We just passed through one
thin little layer Of clouds still
around the Cape, and all of a
sudden, or rather rapidly, at
least, the sky changed from
blue to pitch black, and it went
just in seconds from a beauti-
full blue to a pitch black and
as soon as it turned black there
was q star right in the center
of my windshield. I knew
had lost two steak dinners right
then.
Which I guess will have to
pay off tonight. I don't know
But the sky was very black
and things were pretty normal
as we expected on the launch
Then, up until the time that
we'll, they were normal all the
way-but up until the time that
the escape rocket fired, which
occurred at booster cutoff, and
I went from 6 Gs down to zero
Gs: the escape rocket fires at
3his time, and leaves the cap
sule, and heard it go and saw
it go. It went off and there
were two streams Of smoke that
came down on each side Of the
window. The escape rocket
went off. down to the right
and I watched it for several
seconds.