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Evening star., 1962-05-15

inventive design has gone into
this dance in which the girls
weave intricate patterns with
colored cords. The distaff con-
tingent also is involved in a new
rather than old folk dance call
ed "On the Corn Field" This
one has them frolicking merrily
while purportedly toiling in the
fields with the driver Of the
combine. They perform it with
spirit, but it's a little lacking in
tradition. 7Hg
This is not all these latest
Evening star., 1962-05-15
THE PASSING SHOW
Lusty Ukruiniuns
Russio's Best Yet
THE EVENING STAR
Wsshisston, D. c.
TUesdoy, Moy IS, 1862
By HARRY MACARTHUR
Star staff Writer

The Russians have something in the dance field that
the New York baseball and Noe Dame used
to have in footba-bench strength in depth They believe
or not been holding in reserve better dancers than
some they have sent to amaze
The ukrainian Company Of Kiev is here now to
Evening star., 1962-05-15
Films Of More Than Routine Merit

FHmS OF WoTe nan KOuIHe WeIH -
"GIGI"-The lifting musical by the my Fair
Lady team; with Leslie CarOn, Maurice Chevalier.
@SERGEANTS THREE"-Frank Sinatra and the Clan have
some fun with a spool Of outdoor adventure.
TWO WOMEN"-SOphia LOren's Oscar performance as
mother shepherding daughter through q war;
"LA BELLE AMERICAINE"-An expensive American con-
vertibIe is q comic burden for poor Partisan.
"GUNS OF NAVARONE"-GregOry Peck Anthony Quinn and
others in an exciting World War II adventure yarn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

work out his studies and get a
good nights Sleep"
During his training period in
Florida, be was apt to be found
on a Sunday driving from Cape
Canaveral to Cocoa Beach tc
attend divine services at River
side Presbyterian Church ano
autograph Bibles for youngsters
afterWard.
He said that religion should
not be a sometime thing, handy
only in emergencies. When he
was being considered for Pro-
ject Mercury, he and Anne con-
suited their minister about
possible religious blocks tc
manned space travel. The min
lister assured them there were
none.
Anne once said she didn't
remember when she met John
but it was while they were
playmates together in New
Concord, Ohio, before they were
6 years old.
Col. Glenn's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Glenn, still live
in New Concord, where they
moved from Cambridge, Ohio
after John was born on July
Is, 1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
SIayton 10 Be
Next in Orbit
BY a Star Staff Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
! Feb. 20.-What is next with
Project Mercury?
Following the orbital flight
of 1t. Col. John H. Glenn, jr.,
today, the Nations first manned
program goes into a series of
more of the same"
Air Force Maj. Donald X.
Slaton, 38, of Sparta, Wis, is
scheduled to be the next orbital
astronaut. Like Col. Glenn, he
will be boosted into orbit with
an Atlas rocket and will occupy
an identical capsule.
The big question now is how
long before the second flight
can take place. Theoretically,
it should be possible to get Maj.
Slayton off the pad within six
weeks. Three months seems
like a more probable interval
between Col. Glenn's ride and
the next one.
The shortest time between
two Mercury Atlas shots to date
has been n days. If this were
matched, Maj. Slayton could
fly on April 20.
1t seems more likely, how
ever, that MAT, Maj. Slayton's
mission, will not be flown until
May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Glenn Earning
$245 Flight Pay
On Ride in Space
BY the Associated Press

1t. Col. John Glenn, jr., will
complete his required flyine
time for February as he whizzes
three times around the earth
today, and thereby earn Just
$245.
Col, Glenn, and the other
astronauts, are required to log
four hours of flight time each
month to receive their extra
flight pay-$245 for Col. Glenn
as a Marine lieutenant colonel
on flying duty.
The scheduled time for his
three-orbit trip in the Mercury
capsule is 4 hours, so minutes
In contrast, Navy Comdr. Alan
IB. Shepard, jr., and Air Force
Capt. Virgil I. Grissom logged
only about IS minutes in their
sub-orbital space flights.
All the astronautS receive
their regular service pay and
allowances while on duty with
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administrations space
flight project.
AS lieutenant colonel with
18 years service, Col. Glenn
receives base pay and allow
ances of $1,149.68 a month,
including the $245 flight pay
The seven astronauts have
sold their memoirs to Life mag
azine for more than $50O,OOO
which will be divided evenly
among them. Otherwise they
get no extra pay for their duties
with NASA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
20 AT SUITS
AWAIT GLENN
AFTER FLIGHT
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
John H. Glenn, jr.,
should not have to worry
about what he will wear
home from his orbital
flight around the earth.
Each of more than 20
Navy ships waiting in the
Atlantic to recover Col.
Glenn carries a powder
blue flying suit for him to
put on after he sheds his
space suit.
Alan B. Shepard, jr., and
Virgil 1. Grissom had to
borrow clothing to wear off
the ships which took them
aboard after their sub
orbital flights last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

But just before the blast-off,
Mrs. Glenn commented:
Il know John is really smil-
ing now"
Although everyone remained
outwardly calm as would befit
the family of an astronaut, Mr..
Erwin felt the tension mount
as the blaSt-off came.
I'VE were all very excited"
he said. Everything looked so
good and everybody was SO
radiant.
Everyone remained quiet
with his own thoughts just
then. I'm sure there were
prayers, but no oral ones.
Feeling of Humility
MY own feeling was one of
real humility, profound graft
tude and absolute assurance
I could tell the others felt the
same. Everyone was confident.
THE Glenn family have a
very fundamental faith, not
only spiritual, but faith in all
the people connected with the
project and faith in John. You
can't help but feel it,"
In spirit at least, the chill
dren were with their famous
father as he sped around the
earth, his voice coming through
to them loud and clear. Both
the children followed the
course with charts and a stop
watch. tracking the Friendship
VII every mile of the way.
Mrs. Ida Mai Miller, one OF
the neighbors at the Glenn
home, told reporters she was
preparing dinner. Up to thai
point, the group had been sub
siSting on three kinds of sweet
rolls.
Mrs. Glenn and the children
! home from school for the day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Voice Reports
On Space Flight
BY the Associated Press

BY contrast with Soviet
secrecy, the United States went
all the way today in it's efforts
to share the anxiety and ex-
element as we'll as the take
off triumph of the man-in-
space operation.
The Vote of America, BEAM
ing its words around the world.
began an uninterrupted Eng
lish language report at 7 am.
AS reception times in for
eign countries made it desir-
able to do so the Voice report
was broadcast in IS other
languages. Meanwhile, ar
rangements were rushed to dis
tribute a one-reel film of the
event in Al languages to 1O7
countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
TRANSCRIPT
Continued From Page Al

Soh'ihueu from rage Al
Glenn-Roger. Cape is 60
and I am go.
Glenn-All systems go. Cabin
pressure holding steady. All
systems are go.
MC-Roger. 20 seconds
Flight path looks very good. 10
seconds, Flight path still looks
good.
Glenn-Roger. SECO (sus-
talner engines cut off
Grade fired okay.
MC-Roger. Standby.
Glenn-Roger. Zero Gs, and
I feel fine. Capsule is turning
around. Oh, that view is ire
mendous.
MC-Roger.
Glenn - Turn around has
started. Capsule turning around
and l can see the booster doing
turnarounds just a couple of
hundred yards behind. It looks
beautiful.
MC-Roger. Seven. You have
a go at least seven orbits.
Glenn - Roger. Understand
go Tor at least seven orbits.
Glenn-Can see clear back a
big cloud pattern away back
toward the cape. Beautiful
sight.
Mc.-Roger. Still read you
loud and clear.
Client e l e m tr y, all fire.
uencles are on automatic. The
pressure regulator Is still in the
IN position. Launch control is
Off. :. Panel positions are
normal is off.
Glenn-The horizon is a bril-
liant blue. There I have the
mainland in sight at present
time coming up on the scope
and have the Canarys in sight
through the window and picked
them up on the scope just be-
fore I saw them out the window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Launching Delays
Hit by Fulton
By a Star Staff Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Feb. 20.-The ranking minority
member of the House Space
Committee thinks the Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration does not have
high enough standards.
This, said Representative
Fulton, Republican of Penn
sylvania, is what causes the
sort of delays that plagued the
Mercury launching of Capt.
John H. Glenn, jr.. today.
Commenting on the fact that
a couple of radio parts and the
bolt on the Mercury space craft
hatch cover had to be replaced,
Mr.. Fulton said, Il think NASA
should have high-level stand
ards, put them into effect and
stop things like this"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Kennedy Sees
B|astoff on ~

President Kennedy was
very pleased" at the success
full launching of astronaut John
H. Glenn's earth girdling space
flight today.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger reported the re-
action of the President, who
watched intently on television
as the space craft blasted off
from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
A few minutes after the
blastoff, Mr.. Salinger said, Mr.,
Kennedy spent about 10 min
utes on a direct telephone line
to the Project Mercury Control
Center at Cape Canaveral.
Mr.. Salinger said the Pres
ldent and Mrs. Kennedy were
up at tbs am. and turned on
the televisior. set in the Pres
ident's bedroom. They watched
the preparation for the space
flight until shortly before 9
am, when the President went
downstairs for a breakfast con-
ference with Democratic con-
gressional leaders.
: During breakfast, a small
portable television set in the
dining room was kept on with
the sound turned down.
About three minutes before
the end of the countdown, the
President and his breakfast
guests left the dining table and
gathered around the television
set. Mr.. Kennedy stood and
watched intently, Mr.. Salinger
reported.
Asked for the Presidents re-
action, Mr.. Salinger said he lis
very pleased that the first phase
of this has gone off success
fully"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

got an unexpected thrill at
$50 am, Q short time before
blastoff. Col. Glenn telephoned
them from the space capsule,
talking for five minutes. What
they had to say was not re-
vealed, but the Glenns seemed
to exude confidence when they
hung up.
Among those sharing the
family'S reactions were Mrs.
Miller and her husband, 1t.
Col. Thomas H. Miller; Mrs.
Glenn's parents, DR.. and Mrs.
H. w. Castor, and Mrs. Leslie
E. Brown, another neighbor.
who planned to help Mrs.
Miller cook a roast-beef dinner.
Serves Fried Chicken
Mrs. Glenn made a brief ap-
pearance at the door to invite
chilled and hungry news per-
sonnet to help yourself" to
several containers of fried
chicken and buns that the
Hot Shoppes restaurant sent
the Glenns.
Later Mrs. Miller, in reply
to a reporters question, said
everyone in the house had
been hoping Col. Glenn would
make three orbits and were
"just delighted" when news
came that he would.
Mrs. Glenn had not taken
time out even for a snack, but
both the Glenn teen-agers en-
joyed lunch.
Gen. David Shoup, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps,
sent a note by 1t. Col. Leslie E
Brown, a neighbor of the
Glenns, expressing best wishes
to Mrs. Glenn. Mrs. Glenn also
talked by phone to a sister,
Mrs. James Hosey, in Pitts
burgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

test to insure that the suit
would hold a supply of life
giving oxygen if the space
craft were to lose pressure in
the vacuum of space.
He left Hangar S at 500 am.
Col. Glenn stepped into the
glare of television floodlightS in
company with his alternate
pilot for the mission, 1t.
Comdr. Malcolm Scott Carpen-
ter. He waved three times to
the small group outside the
hangar and then stepped into
his specially rugged transport
van.
Arriving at the launching
pad at SIT, a van parked
near the foot of the gantry
tower and waited with the as
tronaut inside until word came
down that the capsule was in
readiness to receive the pilot.
This word came at $3.50, and
Col. Glenn stepped briskly
across a few yards of concrete
into an elevator that took him
to the top of the tower at
$50 am.
Enters Capsule
Stepping off with his left
foot as any well-trained Ma
rine will do, Col. Glenn en-
tered the capsule feet first.
AS the aStronaut had remarked
at an earlier time, You don't
get in one of these things, you
put it on"
The count, which began at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
ROCKET R0ARs OFF
Glenn Family Re|oxes in Joy, Relief

Only the droning of the
count doWn sounded in the Ar
lington (Va.D home of Astro-
naut John H. Glenn, jr., today
as the seconds licked toward
his epochal space flight.
Then when the thing got
off the ground there was a tire .
mendous note of JOY" the Rev.
Frank A. Erwin told neWsmen
gathered in front of the Glenn
home.
You could tell how every
body felt by just looking at
their expressions. Everybody
was seated on the edge of their
chairs watching intently. Every
body was extremely happy and
extremely relieved"
Pastor of the Glenns' church,
the Little Falls United PreSby-
terrain. Mr.. Erwin acted as
spokesman for Mrs. Annie
Glenn. Al. and the two chill
dren. David, Is, and Lyn, IA.
Some Friends Present
They and a few friends were
clustered in the living room of
the brick and frame rambler
at 3683 North Harrison street
when Col. Glenn finally got of
on the much-delayed orbital
flight. They watched one OF
three television sets in the
home.
Mrs. Glenn did not choose
to face the battery of news
men, photographers and tele.
vision cameras until she was
certain how the story would
end.
What family members haC
to say as the space capsule
spun around the world re.
manned pretty much a conf
Dental matter.
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1870 last night. went along
normally until 4 am, when
a Commute planned hold be-
gan. This hold had been writ
ten into the countdown to pro-
vide a cushion of time in case
one might be needed.
The Commute hold was ex-
tended As minutes more after
trouble was discovered in the
guidance system of the Atlas
booster. After this was fixed,
another hold of 10 minutes
had to be tackled on, while a
defective breathing rate meas
urer in the astronaut's helmet
was repaired.
By this time it was 6:25 and
the countdown was resumed,
about SIS minutes behind sched-
ule.
At Z o'clock. it was an
nounced that another mechani-
cal difficulty had showed up
in the system. This was identi-
fled as a broken bolt on the
hatch cover of the Mercury
space capsule. It was estimated
that about 80 minutes would
be required to remove the hatch
and replace the bolt.
A few other holds heightened
the delays until it was obvious
there could be no launching
earlier than 9 o'clock. The hatch
was fixed and back on the cap
sule by 1853. but at 800 it was
necessary to add kerosene to
the fuel tank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Masonic Head Here

Israel's Masonic head, Max
Sllverstone, Grand Master of
Masons of the State of Israel,
will speak at 1880 pm. tomor-
row at the B'nai Israel Congre-
cation, Sixteenth and Crit
tenden streets NV. Host for
tomorrow's program will be the
Benjamin Franklin Lodge No.
so, F.A.A.M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

Aside from those IN the Ar
lington home, probably the
most interested people watch
ing were at New Concord, Ohio,
where Col. Glenn's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Glenn,
sr., viewed a bank of three TV
sets turned to the three net
works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn talked
to their son last night about
the same time that the astro-
naut made another call to his
wife and children.
At the gymnasium of Mus
kingum College in New Con-
cord, there was a deep silence
and then a mighty cheer as
the rocket left the pad. About
300 residents and college stu
dents crowded into the room
to root for their hometown
hero.
The Glenns were out of bed
early today to resume what
has become a familiar way of
life to them.
Mrs. Glenn Up Early
Mrs. Glenn was up at 5 am,
about half an hour before her
husband sqeezed into the space
capsule. She had breakfast, put
a small chair before one of the
TV sets and slipped coffee.
The children were up at
7 am. David alternately Tipped
through a color photography
book and glanced at the TV
screen. Once in a while, when
the TV showed a hole in clouds
over Canaveral, David would
say, "tIow's a good time to CO."
to CO."
Lyn did not waste all her
time watching. She shined a
pair of shoes and attended to
some other matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Area Firms Rockets
Played Vital Role

-Four small-but vital-rock-
cts from the Atlantic Research
Corp, Alexandria, played a
part in AStronaut John H.
Glenn'S space flight today.
One of these rockets pushes
the Mercury capsule from the
safety superstructure when the
latter is no longer needed. The
other three are used to separate
the capsule from the Atlas
rocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
HEADLINE PERSONALITY
Glenn Kept a Date
With Destiny Today

FULL NAME - John HerseheI
Glenn, ir.
CLAIM TO FAME-First Amer
icon to orbit the earth.
HOME - 1858 North Harrison
Street, Arlington. Va.
BlRTHDAy-JuIy IS, 1921.
EDUcATIoN-Muskineum COL
lese. New Concord. Ohio.
JOBS - Marine combot pilot,
test pilot, ostronout.
FAMILY - Wife, Anne; son,
Dovid. IS; daughter, Carolyn.
IA.
HOBBIES - Boating and voter
skiino.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
FOUR MANNED SPACE SHOTS
DURING 1861 ARE COMPARED

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (AP).-Here is a COM
parlSon d the four previous manned space Shots all
during 1861 of Maj Yuri A. Gagarin and Mai Ghernan
Stepanovch Tov of the Soviet Union and United States
astronauts, Navy Comdr. Alan B. Shepard jr and Air
Virpjl 7 CSricco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
Fleet Poised
To Recover
Astronaut

CAPE CANAvERAL, Fla,
Feb. 20 (AP).-A mighty fleet
sailed the Atlantic missile range
today, waiting to snatch Astro-
naut John H. Glenn. jr., from
the sea the moment he returned
from his globe-circling Journey
through space.
The armada, labeled the Pro-
ject Mercury Recovery Force,
was spaced from the watery
edge of the launching area
across the Atlantic to the
Canary Islands. Led by three
aircraft carriers, it included "a
ships, 60 aircraft, and $4,000
men.
In command was Rear Ad-
miral John L. Chew, COM
mander of Destroyer Flotilla 4,
who issued orders in the Mer-
curry control center at the cape
The fleet-besides the car
riers Forrestal, Antietam and
Randolph-included destroyers
minesweepers, salvage ships,
fleet oilers and even three
Army LARC's Digit amphi-
biouS vehicleS).
Quick Retrieval
At the launching site was a
veteran recovery group wait
ing to pick up Col. Glenn if the
unexpected happened as the
missile left the pad. The pilots,
firefighters, doctors, and space
craft technicians of this YER
satile group were skilled in
quick retrieval in shallow water,
bitches and underbrush.
Two minesweepers, the Oh
server and the Exploit, were
stationed off Bermuda. Capable
of operating we'll in shallow
water, they were to swing into
action only if Col. Glenn had
to come down minutes after
launching.
The Canaveral-to-Be Bermuda
group was under the command
of Capt. C. H. Morrison, jr.,
in the destroyer Blandy.
Three forces waited at the
spots where he could land after
one, two or three orbits of the
earth.
Stationed between Bermuda
and the mid-Atlantic-the
landing spot for a single orbit
was a force led by Rear Ad-
miral R. D. Hogle in the For
reStal.
Heads I'd Orbit Unit
South of Bermuda at a site
selected for landing at the end
of the second orbit was a force
under command of Capt. J. H.
Armstrong in the Antietam.
The third orbital landing
force was stationed in an area
about 200 miles northwest of
Puerto Rico. It was led by Rear
Admiral E. r. Eastwood in the
Randolph.
A helicopter from the Ran
dolph picked up Astronaut Alan
B. Shepard, jr.. after his sub
orbital flight last May.
The recovery procedure was
this: AS soon as the Friend
ship 7 space capsule hit the
water, helicipters would hover
over the spot. Two Navy frog
men would dive into the water
and hook an initiation belt
around the 2,400-pound capsule
to insure that didn't sink.
Another helicopter would
lower a sling. Col. Glenn would
climb from his space capsule,
slip the sling under his arms
and be lifted by winch into
the helicopter. Another hell
copter would pick up the cap
sule.
Should the capsule come
down near a smaller ship, the
capsule and its passenger would
be lifted aboard with a cargo
boom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
All Is Normal

Woomera reported, as Friend
ship 7 passed out of range at
10:48 am, that everything
aboard seemed completely nor
NAL. In response to questions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

contacts cooper
Fellow Astronaut LIE Roy
Gordon Cooper was on the
ground at Perth to establish
contact with Col. Glenn. The
space man told his earthbound
comrade, I'm doing real well
in here. "All systems are go.
No problems at ALL"
He reported seeing a haze in
the night sky over Australia,
which was plunged in darkness,
He also said that there were
some very bright lights" on
the ground which he judged
to be Perth, a city of several
hundred thousand people. He
asked Air Force Capt. Cooper
to thank everybody for turn
ing them on"
When Col. Glenn passed over
Perth, he crossed from mid
night of February 20 into the
wee hours of February 81. He
returned to February 20 at the
international date line in mic.
Pacific,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20

BY 4:30, Col. Glenn was in
his 20-pound. aluminum-c coated
space suit, ready for a pressure
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