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Evening star., 1961-01-07
Orange Bowl Handicap, !,
On N, Draws FieIdof16

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. Z (AP).-
A field Of 16 middle distance
runners, headed by Heroshogals
and Nickel Boy, compete today
in the $20.o00-a added Orange
Bowl Handicap at Tropical
Park.
The mile and a sixteenth
feature, q test for the $50, ,O0O-
added Tropical Park Handicap
on closing day January 1e, at
tracted the outstanding field OF
the Florida racing season to
date and equaled a record for
a Tropical Park stake.
If all 60, the race will gross
$24,20
Heroshogala, owned by Mrs
Mary Keim. is a Florida bred
and will be handled by Bobby
Ussery.
SHeroshogala and Elmendorf's
Nickel Boy share high weight
Of 122 pounds. with Larry
Adams on Nickel Boy. An entry
with Nickel Boy is Cranberry
Sauce, winner of the Queens
County Handicap in his last
New York start.
Cranberry Sauce will carry
lib pounds, including Jockey
Heliogoro Cuisines.
Verna Lea Farms Noholme
II, the Australian-bred, is third
In the weights at 118 with
Wayne Chambers UP and is ex-
pected to set a blistering pace
with Spring Hill Farms Tudo-
rich. under 112.
Other contenders in the biz
field are Alfred G. Vanderbilt &
Idolator with Sammy Boul-
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Gonzogo Scores
Over O'ConneII

-Four players scored In double
figures to give Gonzaga q 55-49
victory over O'Connell in the
Eagles Catholic League opener
last night at DeMatha.
Kevin Keller and John Dugan
scored IA points, Lefty Volk-
man had 13, and Tom Egan
added 10 as the Eagles led all
the way. but never by more
than eight points.
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Defense-conscious Washing
ton-Lee High School IS steadily
improving its basketball play
and is beginning to look like
a bona-fide threat to league
leading Wakefield in the North
ern' Virginia Group la League
The Generals last night held
All-Metropolitan Marty Lent2
to his lowest total in two years
-16 points-and took q. 45-3a
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Guithersburq Ahead

asitsIm. TSssa = sssss or.,t T0iai Min. 81 Il
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Yorktown on Top

The rebounding Of Mike Deal
in the second half gave York
town High School the lift It
needed to overtake st. Stephens
$3.50 last night at Yorktown.
The six-foot-three junior domi.-
mated both boards in addition
to scoring IL points as York.
town won its third game In
four starts. The losers had q
five-point advantage at half
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Overtime Victory
Taken by Atoms

Foul shots by Annandale
High Schools John Atherton
and Brad Huther were the only
points Of an overtime period
and gave the Atoms a 45-43
decision over Falls Church in
a Group la game last night
at Falls Church.
Dave Lipp's two foul shots
with As seconds left pulled Falls
Church into a 43-43 tie and
forced the three-minute over
time period. The Jaguars had
held a 1928 lead after three
mlartars
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Jeb Stuart Registers
Victory Over Fuirfox

Trailing. 47-46, with less than
three minutes remaining in the
game, Jeb Stuart High Schools
basketball team rallied to take
a 50-47 victory over Fairfax in
a Group la League game last
night on the losers court.
Bill Olson's goal gave Fairfax
its last lead, but John Hubble
hit seconds later to put Stuart
back in front. The Rebels
played for the last shot. but
missed it and Hubble passed
the length Of. the court to John
Blackwell. who laid 1t in for
Stuart's final points just before
kha final ht,11or
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Totals 25126 Totals 20 70
Haiftime: as-s?. DeMatho.
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Roth's Shorp Shooting
Puts St. Johns Aheud

st. Johns High School fought
OF a third period rally to defeat
Good Counsel 56-44. yesterday,
on the losers court. Senior Don
Roth was the offensive show for
the Cadets, scoring 26 points
including 10 for 10 from the
foul line. The win evened st.
Johns record at %.
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Fuirmont Wins First
CHARLES TOWN. w.

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Jan. 8 (Special). - Fairmont
Heights picked up its first win
Of the year last night, trouncing
Page jackson 7l-39 behind the
20-point performance Of Calvin
johnson. The six-foot-3 jump
shot artist hit ten shots from
the field. Rick lyman shared
scoring honors with 20 points
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Bloir Hard Pressed
To Beat Wheaton

Montgomery Blair High
School was hard pressed before
scoring a 1854, Bi-County
League basketball victory over
Wheaton last night at Wheaton
Blair forged ahead in the
second period after Wheaton
tied the score at 1928. and
steadily increased its lead
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Cordozo's Lute RoIIy
Takes Core of Dunbur

Leading, 40-37. with 21a min
utes remaining, Cardozo High
School broke loose for IA points
and registered a 54-43 basket
ball victory over Dunbar in the
opening West Division game for
both schools yesterday at Dun
bar. Clarence Eggleston, high
scorer with IA points. led the
49, O~.A1nA .o1n,,
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GuIIuudet Wins
WRESTLING Meet
WESTMINST

WESTMINSTER, Md, Jan.
" SPECIALIZATION johnson,
Gallaudet heavyweight, needed
only / minute Is seconds to
Pin Charles Runkles of Western
Maryland last night as the
District collegians opened their
Mason Dixon Conferenc e
schedule with a 30-5 victory.
123 pounds-Hill tWM), pinned
Palmer, 4:l2.
l3o pounds-selemeth (d), de-
cisioned Goldstone, 60.
1877 pounds-Pedersen .(G), de-
cisioned Eagan, 81.
147 pounds-Harriston (G), de-
cisioned Rose. -.
1877 pounds-zenor (G), decisioned
Berman, 5-3.
1877 pounds--Berlowitz (G), de-
cisioned Mike O'Connor, 1913.
III. pounds-Adsms tGl, pinned
isi pounds-psve Watson to,.
pinned Don Leneski, Sill.
Unlimited--Johnson (G). pinned
Runkles, 1:25.
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Mclean.
Loudoun Gets Win

Totals % 9 So Totals rs IL SO
Halftime: $500, Mclean.
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Howard Over Severno

Totals 13I743 Totals ~ IL
Halftime: 1928. Laurel.
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Coolidge Victor

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HiqhIunders Ahead

High-scoring Elliott. Mcbride
was held to 16 points, his lowest
output Of the season. but Bob
Smith and Dave Bayne each ac-
counted for II markers as Nc
Lean High School defeated
Groveton, 63-53. in a Group
LA League game last night at
AGnY aova
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High Point RolIy
Beuts Northwestern

Trailing at half time. High
Point, rallied in the second
half to down Northwestern AZ
IS last night In q Bi-County
basketball game at High Point.
Northwestern's downfall came
ia the third quarter when 1t
managed to score only one
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St. Stephens S w Win
st. Stepher1's iunior varsit,

st. Stephens junior varsity
basketball team held Flint Hills
varsity to only seven points in
the second half and took a 38-
% decision yesterday at st.
Stephens.
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Blodensburg Snaps
Losing Streuk at Six

Bladensburg High School.
the defending Maryland Glass
A champions, snapped a six
game losing streak by defeating
oxon Hill. 60-36. last night at
Bladensburg in a Maryland BIZ
County League basketball game,
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Fort Myer Winner

Fort Myers basketball team
improved strongly on q 1892
halftime lead to defeat MCGUIRE
Air Force Base, 1866. last night
at Myer.
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Walter Johnson Gets
Victory Over Burons

A tight zone defense held
down both teams in the final
period but Walter johnson High
School managed q 42-37 victory
over Bethesda Chevy Chase last
night at B-CC in q Maryland
Bi-County League basketball
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LuureI Downs DuVulI

Laurel High Schools basket
ball team won its fourth game
in a row yesterday. pulling
away from a 1928 tie to easily
defeat DuVall. 55-43 at Laurel.
DuVall's Frank Beall was the
games leading scorer with %
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late Cardozo rally
Eastern Beuts BuIIou

Eastern High School turned
on the heat early to score an
easy 1924 basketball victory
at Ballou, in an Interhigh East
Division opener for both
schools. Ballou was playing its
first game in the Interhigh
League.
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CIV Beuts Madison

Bob Hungerford. Tom Han
mum and Jim Connors, who
normally aren't high scorers.
all hit the double figures last
night as George Washington
High School extended Madi-
sons Group la losing streak
to six games with a 68-58 bas-
lznkhall Mat s,.., - AZ AinA.a
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Leon Taylor was high scorer
with % points, but Teammate
John Wolfe scored is Of his 81
in the second half to pull
Gaithersburg High School COM
fortably in front for a 1850
v,iukaf nk Hoikkorck,,ro
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Howard County High School
won its first basketball game
Of the season last night. de-
feating Severna Park 58-43, at
Howard. Junior Mike Williams
paced the. home team with 1S
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Susscer Prevails

Carl Hopkins accounted for
% points and Phil Crawford
added % to lead Frederick
Sasscer High Schools basket
ball team to an easy, 61-29 VIC
tory over Southern last night
at SasScer,
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WILDER Slaughter's two quick
baskets in the closing minutes
gave Coolidge High School a
1914 basketball victory over
Chamberlain yesterday at
Coolidge. Chamberlain rallied in
the second half to come within
one point of the winners, but the
scoring punch of Andy Agnew
with 26 points and Slaughter
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tween the Lions and the
Cleveland Browns, said neither
he nor Hartline considered the
piece Of paper" a contract
with Dallas. \
Hartline signed the Dallas
agreement December z and
signed with Detroit December
%. Anderson said.
Hunt said Detroit would
have to file any court action
that results over Hartline un-
less the player reports to the
Detroit camp.
Leading Pass Receiver
K. S. (Bud) Adams, Houston
owner, said he expected the
case Of Gregory to be settled
out Of court, in contrast to the
case Of Billy Cannon last year.
There was q long legal fight
over the former Louisiana
State star between Houston and
the Los Angeles Rams.
Gregory, the Nations lead
ing collegiate pass-receiver last
fall, was signed in late Decem-
ber by John Breen. Houston's
director Of player personnel.
But yesterday Adams got a let
ter from Gregory with a check
enclosed. Gregory said he had
signed with Baltimore and
doesn't think the Oilers have q
binding contract because there
was no clear agreement on the
amount Of salary.
Adams said he passed the
case over to Commissioner Joe
Foss Of the AFL to settle with
Commissioner Pete Rozelle OF
the NFL.
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Hoffmun-B Boston Wins

Hofiman-BoSton High School
opened defense of its Virginia
Interscholastic Association, Dis
trict /, Group II. basketball
championship with 1886, VIC
tory over w. C. Taylor last
night at Warrenton.
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A fourth quarter rally broke
up a close contest and gave
Suitland High School a 44-37
basketball victory over Lackey
in a basketball game last night
- 49, 1-.>..~1 oA..~k
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II for SurruttsviIIe

Pulling away In the second
half. Surrattsville High School
rolled to its 9th consecutive
basketball victory last night,
k4-33. over La Plata at La Plata.
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GIeneIq Scores

Leading by two points in the
last two minutes, Glenelg High
School capitalized on two foul
shots for a 1888 victory over
Sherwood last night at Sher-
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Columbian Prep Up

Columbia Prep jumped off
to an early lead and coasted
to an easy, 1925. victory over
Woodward Prep in a basketball
game yesterday at the Central
YMCA.
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Little Hoyus Win

Never leading by more than
six points. Georgetown Prep
nipped st. Anthony's. 1886. in
a basketball game last night at
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Tor the loser
Bozzuno's Shot Wins

John Bazzana popped in q
field goal with 5 seconds re-
naming to given Ryken High
School q 57-56 victory over
Great Mills last night at Great
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AM yictory at Madison
Herndon Victorious

Paul Fox and Harry Crone
led Herndon High School to
its first basketball victory Of
the season last night. 1925
over Warren County at Hern-
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Jack Barrett scored 20 points
as Loudoun County High ScnouH
defeated George Mason, 51-46,
in Virginia Group la, North
western Conference basketball
game last night on the win
ners' cnlirf 80
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Totals 3 z % Totals II
Halftime. 26-12, Herndon.
Hammond Winner

Hammond High School de-
feated Osbourn, 54-40, in a
Group la League basketball
game last night at the Manas-
saS school.
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Lucus Leeds Oronoe

John Lucus sank a foul shot
to break a 55-55 tie and then
dropped in a hook shot to pre-
serve a 58-55 win for Orange
High School over Garfield
last night on the losers court.
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SuitIund Beuts Lockey

Totals I2l23 80 Totals II % 0C
Halftime: 39-17. Bladensburg.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Ditch CoIIopses,
Digger, II, Dies

A 72-year-old laborer was
killed yesterday when an eight
foot-deep ditch in which he
was working collapsed on him
in the 1900 block of Overlook
drive, Hillandale, Montgomery
County police reported.
The victim was identified by
his employer as Landrum Cur
tiS, Of 1915 Seventh street NV
He was pronounced dead at the
scene by DR.. Frank Broschart
Montgomery County medical
examiner.
The employer. Murray Huro-
witZ, Of 805 Quintana place
NV, said he had hired Mr.
Curtis to finish digging a sewer
ditch for his new house.
The Hillandale and Silver
Spring Rescue Squads worked
nearly three hours before they
could extract the body. Wet
clay in and around the ditch
hardened over Mr.. Curtis.
Mr.. Hurowitz said he had
been working in the ditch neal
Mr.. Curtis when a wall sud.
denly gave way and buried the
victim. Mr.. Hurowitz alerted &
neighbor, who called for help
Evening star., 1961-03-19
LuckyLineuP
GiVesChunce
TOWN $3.50

Washington's grandStand
managers get a chance to
match wits with the experts
and add to their bankroll in
the Lucky Lineup contest,
sponsored by The Star, which
begins tomorrow.
Top prize of $3.50 awaits the
winner. with $100 for the run
nerup and two tickets each to
the next 10 amateur master
minds who come closest to
naming the Senators opening
game lineup against the Chi
cago White Sox and, If there
are too many lucky experts, the
winner and score Of the game.
Simple rules, plus The Stars
daily coverage of activities at
the Senators Pompano Beach,
Fla, training camp, make the
contest easy, interesting and
enjoyable for all. All the win
ner has to do is name-in order
the nine players he feels
Manager Mickey Vernon will
put on the field against the
White Sox. plus the outcome
of the game.
The contest begins tomor-
row and ends at midnight,
April /. Complete details and
an entry blank will be found
in today'S sports section on
Pags ca.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Investigation Arrests
In D. c. Drop Sharply

to recommend administrative
ways to reduce the number of
people SO arrested.
There is no law permitting
police to arrest a person for
investigation. II police have
probable cause to arrest some
one, they are supposed to charge
him with a specific crime.
Police have claimed that ar
rest for investigation is an i'm
portant tool for catching Grim
inals. often police have a
suspicion that someone may
be implicated in a crime but
say they need to question the
suspect further to ascertain the
whole story.
There has been no directive
from above to alter procedures,
but police admit they are wor-
ried that the Commissioners
may prohibit such arrests in
the future.
Officers would have two
choices If such arrests were
forbidden, one veteran said
"They can arrest q person fol
Ia specific crime, or let him 60
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Rebel Guns ADVANCING
On Laos Royal Capital

command in the Moung Kassy
area. The Luang Prabang mill
tary commander, Col. Bouteng,
nephew Of a cabinet minister,
is reported due to be replaced.
The rebels are thought to
have thrown 5000 to 10000
troops into the Central Laos
offensive, which gained quick
success March 7 when Sala
Phou Koun road junction fell.
Against these well-trained
mountain and jungle fighters,
the government has employed
80 900 troops.
A reported increase in United
States military aid to the pro-
Western government is now be-
ing interpreted in Vientiane as
the beginning of an arms race
to match Soviet contributions
to the rebels. The reported in
crease also is viewed as a direct
United States answer to the
current rebel offensive.
The rebels, accused by the
Vientiane government of failing
to honor a pledge to open peace
talks, appear confident of win
ming military decision.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Puzzle: Who's to Get
Old Soldiers Money!?

would revert to the king upon
his death.
This practice has become law
in many Jurisdictions and un-
der District law. the money
would go to the District Com
miSsioners for the support OF
the city'S poor.
Assistant United States At
torney c. Thomas McCally has
been arguing that the money
belongs to the Federal Govern
ment, since Mr.. Smith, who re-
tired from Army service in 1928
became subject to military law
when he entered the Soldiers
Home. Estates Of soldiers with
out families automatically go to
the Government, he said.
The District claims this
theory is not applicable in Mr.,
Smiths situation because his
property was placed in a bank
while he was living as a private
citizen in Washington, before
he went to the home.
District Court Judge Leonard
Walsh ruled the Federal Gov
ernment the winner in a court
hearing last month.
The District has appealed his
ruling to the United States
Court Of Appeals.
Evening star., 1961-03-19

VIENTIANE, Laos, Mar. 10
(AP).-Pro-C Communist Pathet
Lao rebels. their 11-day often
Sive still rolling. have artillery
within % miles Of the royal
capital Of Luang Prabang, an
informed military source said
today.
Seasoned rebels, some Of them
CommuniSt-indo indoctrinated, have
advanced SO miles north along
the Queen Astrid highway
since capturing Sala Phou
Koun road junction. the source
said. But their two 105-mm.
howitzerS still are A winding
road miles from King Savang
Vathana's royal city and still
are out Of range. The los is
considered effective at 10 to IL
miles.
Premier Boun Gum, his poorly
trained, battle-shy troops un-
able to smash the offensive,
has shaken up the front-line
command. More changes are
expected.
Energetic Col. Kouprasith
Abhay has taken over field
Evening star., 1961-03-19
BY BERNARD GWERTZMAN
Star staff Writer

The number of persons ar
rested here on the charge Of
Investigation" dropped to II
last week from the previous
weeks "a cases.
A check of Washington pre-
cincts and squads at headquar-
ters indicated an increasing
caution by policemen in using
the investigation" technique
because Of heightened public
interest in such arrests.
One precinct, the first, had
IT arrests over the period
March 6-12. There were none
last week.
Veteran police officers ad-
mitted privately that the sharp
reduction in such arrests was
due to recent publicity about
them.
Ten days ago, Walter N. To.
briner, the new president o1
the District Board Of Commits
sioners, appointed a special
three-man board to investigate
arrests for investigation, and
Evening star., 1961-03-19
BY ROBERTA HORNIG
Star staff Writer

The District and Federal
Governments are Squabbling
over the $9,748.39 estate left
by man who died in the Sol
diers Home three years ago.
The District wants the money
for Washington charities. The
Federal Government wants to
turn it over to the home to
help support pauper soldiers
Albert ]. Smith, a retired
soldier. died at the home at
the age of 88 in April, 1858
He left no heirs.
Soldiers Home, which had
cared for Mr.. Smith for three
years, believed him to be almost
penniless. He had $50 on de-
post there. After his death
however, authorities discovered
he had left $9,748.39 in a down.
town bank.
The District says it is entitled
to the money under the ole
escheat doctrine, which stems
from English common law
Throughout early English his
tory, property belonging to q
man without family or heirs
Evening star., 1961-03-19

appeals and inducementS-plus
some rather strict discipline,
in instances where sanctions
were available-haS kept the
President on the top side of
the vote count so far.
His legislative lieutenants
find this heartening, for every
victory, they believe. strength
ems his position for the next
fight. The fact that enough
city Democrats were lined up
behind the President to pass
the feed grain bill should make
it easier to gain rural Dem
ocratS' votes in the minimum
wage fight, these strategists
argue.
But the optimism is limited
by three facts:
/. The toughest fights are
still to come-minimum wage
aid to education, health care
under social security, highwa,
taxes, foreign aid, the genera
farm bill. These bode NOR
trouble for the President thai
anything that has yet com'
before Congress.
2. A defeat on any one O.
these measures may mean de,
feat for all the subsequent ones
See POLITICS, Page Al,
Evening star., 1961-03-19
KennedyEyes
Sc Billion Aid
Message May Ask
5-Yeur Program
BY JACK BELL
Associated Press staff Writer

President Kennedy Is re-
ported considering recommend
ing to Congress a five-year, So
billion program Of foreign eco
nomic aid.
Mr.. Kennedy has scheduled
for Tuesday q foreign aid mes
sage that is understood to call
for o closely integrated assist
ance program to be carried out
under the policy coordination
of Undersecretary Of State
George w. Ball.
Mr.. Ball, UnderSecretary for
Economic Affairs, now is on a
mission to Western Europe
aimed at improving the eff
cheney of free world aid and at
getting other industrial coun-
tries to take over their share
of aid to underdeveloped ma
tionS.
Congressional sources report
ing the five-year program pro-
posal said 1t is their under
standing Mr.. Kennedy hopes
to separate military assistance
See AID, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-03-19

flight, Marine 1t. Col. John H.
Glenn of Arlington, watched
the test with Air Force Capt.
L. Gordon Cooper. Capt. Cooper
may be used in later Mercury
flights.
The entire escape sequence
was visible by telescope from
the island.
At 11:4S am. the capsule
was launched aboard a Stubby
Little Joe test rocket. After
about IS seconds Of flight. the
escape system was triggered. In
an actual manned flight the
escape system would be set off
by any potentially dangerous
action in the launching rocket.
Misses Expected Target Area
The solid escape rocket
yanked the capsule from the
Little Joe and carried it to
about 10000 feet. Exploding
bolts separated the escape
rocket from the capsule and
descent began.
A small parachute was to
have opened first. Instead it
and a second large parachute
opened together.
This failure, plus high winds,
caused the capsule to glide
IA miles from the expected i'm
pact area. At 1911 pm, the
capsule struck water 20 miles