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, 1962-08-31

LET'S WAIT FOR TIL RESULTS FIRST
IT MAY BE some time before the findings Of the inves-
tigation into the Health Department difficulties become
known. The catalog of Irregularities run into many facets
and present a red-faced problem for some responsible officials
This is NOT the type of situation about which rash,
irresponsible statements are to be made. First, the facts are
not fully known, and will not be until the investigation is
complete. Second responsibility cannot be placed until this
most complicated matter is gone into carefully and impartiaIy
PUBLIC OFFICIALS have a grave responsibility, not
only to perform their daily duties with efficiency and skill
but to safeguard the public interest. An employee, for ex-
ample, who is allowed to collect wages twice for work done
once, is really not a fit subject for employment. And the off
cial, high or low, who permits this type of thing is equally
responsible, even though this might have come about through
negligence.
THE COMPLICATED setup Of the Department Of
Health is such that no attempt should be made to point a
finger at any given spot. Yet, it might be safe to say that a
business manager, or director, might tend to cure future prob
lens of this nature. Every hospital of any size or consequence
has two directors, a medical director, and a business manager,
And by their very titles, the respective duties Of these po-
stions is clear.
IN CASE Of the Department Of Health, such a
manager might be directly responsible to the Director Of the
Budget, or some other officer in the Finance Department. His
responsibility might also be to the Medical Director. In any
event, the Medical Director, who is not a businesS-trained per-
son, has 50 many duties and responsibilities that he neither
has the time, nor should he be required, to look after the
mechanics of the business direction of the hospital.
If IT IS THAT there IS such a business manager, and
the problems still were allowed to develop, then the Admins
tation must take swift action, and re-examine its personnel
set-up. Such a situation should never be allowed to come
about again.
BUT EVEN though this problem has come up, il
is a good lesson and must be regarded as such It is a chal
lenge, and an opportunity to iron out the kinks in the future
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Evening star., 1962-02-26

parents. his Wife's parents, his
children Dave and Lyn, and
the "the real rock in our fam
lily, my wife Annie-I'm real
proud of her."
Two of President Kennedy's
sisters, Mrs. Eunice Shriver and
Mrs. Jean Smith, also were in
the galleries.
When Col. Glenn mentioned
Astronauts Grissom and Shep-
ard-"who are over here
Congress rose again in ap-
plause.
He also mentioned, to loud
applause, the other four astro-
nauts-Comdr. Wally Schirra,
1t. Comdr. Scott Carpenter,
Maj. Donald Slayton and Maj.
Gordon Cooper. Maj. Cooper
had not yet returned from
Australia, where he was on
tracking station duty.
Congress applauded also
when Col. Glenn introduced
the civilian chief and deputy
of the Mercury program, Rob-
ert R. Gilruth and Walter C.
Williams. respectively.
Col. Glenn closed his speech
with a final recognition of the
team effort of Project Mer-
curry, and thanked Congress in
the name of all for the honor
of speaking to the joint meet
ing. Then. referring to the new
knowledge being gained in the
age of space, he said:
May God grant us the wis
dom and guidance to use it
wisely"
Evening star., 1962-02-26

potential impact than elec-
tricity. We are just probing
the surface of the greatest ad-
varcements of mans knowl-
edge of his surroundings that
has ever been made. There
are benefits to science across
the board. Any major effort
such as this results in research
by so many different specialties
it is hard to even envision the
benefits that will accrue in
many fields.
knowledge begets knowledge.
The more I see, the more i'm
pressed I am-not with how
much We know-but with how
tremendous the areas are that
are as yet unexplored.
"On Verge of New Era"
Exploration, knowledge and
achievement are zeood only in
sofar as we apply them to our
future actions. Progress never
stops. We are now on the
verge of a new era.
Today I know that I seem to
be standing alone on this great
platform-just as I seemed to
be alone in the cockpit of the
Friendship Z spacecraft. But I
am not.
There were with me then
and with me now-thousands of
Americans and many hundreds
of citizens of many countries
around the world who con-
tributed to the truly interna-
tional undertaking voluntarily
in a spirit of cooperation and
understanding.
On behalf of all of those
people, I would like to express
my and their heartfelt thanks
for the honor you have be-
slowed upon us here today.
We are proud to have been
privileged to be part of this
effort. AS our knowledge of the
universe in which we live in
creases, may God grant us the
wisdom and guidance to use it
wisely.
Thank you.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Children Leuve School

The rain kept down the
number of Montgomery County
school children who brought
notes from home asking that
they be excused to attend the
Glenn parade. Montgomery
Blair High School in Silver
Spring said 2,100 of its 2,400
student body were permitted to
leave but Kensington Junior
High reported only one-third
of its students asked to go. In
rural areas of the county, very
few children we're reported ex-
cused because of the heavy
rain.
Attendance of Fairfa x
County (Va.D schools was off
so per cent, according to off,
cialS. One thousand students
didn't appear for class this
morning of the 1,700 student
body, presumably because of
Evening star., 1962-02-26
The Boys Said Stuy

Elwood Seaman, As, of 541e
Youngblood street, Mclean, Va.
took a position at Fourth streea
and Constitution avenue NV
more than two hours before the
parade with his two sons and
three other boys and tried tc
string up a t@'paulin to keep
off the rain. The police, how
ever, made him detach the
ropes from nearby trees fo1
fear someone would get hurt
Thereupon, Mr.. Seaman, his
sons, Lowell, 13. and Tim, 10
and Terry Dillon, 13, John
Price, IL, and Phil Cica, 10
settled down under the canvas
to do the best they could with
stools, sandwiches and thermos
jugs. Mr.. Seaman said he tried
to back out when he saw the
dripping skies "but the boys
wouldn't let me-"
Evening star., 1962-02-26
BoiIeyHoiIs Orbit
As Democratic
Energy Example

STAMFORD, Conn, Feb. 26
(AP). - Democratic National
Chairman John M. Bailey says
the space flight of John H.
Glenn, jr., symbolizes "the
imagination, energy and know
how of the Kennedy adminis-
tration.
1T showed what America
can do when urgency and de-
termination replace apathy and
indecision in the executive
branch of our Government, +"
Mr.. Bailey told a party pep
rally Saturday night.
Even before Mr.. Bailey de-
livered his address, Representa-
tive Bob Wilson of California,
chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, accused him of trying
to make a partisan political
issue out of the flight.
Mr.. Wilson said in a state
ment issued in Washington
IF Mr.. Bailey was less blindly
partisan and would have taken
the time to check his facts, he
would have found out that
Project Mercury was launched
under President Eisenhower in
1883"
Mr.. Wilson blamed the late
start on the program, referred
to by President Kennedy at a
news conference last week, on
former President Truman, a
Democrat.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Few EorIy Birds

Usually, when a big parade
is scheduled in Washington,
hundreds of people gather on
the curbs along the route hours
beforehand to be sure of a good
spot. But in today's steady
downpour, it was nearly 9 O'Clock
before more than a corporal's
guard had gathered by the
White House gate and only
about 80 braved the elements
to take up position at that hour
at Capitol Plaza.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

To 5-year-old Kathy Hogan
of Mclean, Va, 1t. Col. John
H. Glenn, jr., is that man who
went up in the air and didn't dc
anything"
And to a lot of other wet f.
foot earthmen who sloshed
around on Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue at moor
today, the man who circled the
earth three times was simply
Johnny"
When Johnny went by, grin
ming and waving, the school
children shouted and yelled and
stamped in the puddles. Their
yellow slickers glistened in the
gray drizzle as they held soggy
American flags and signs.
AZ From Glenn Dale
There were AZ children from
Glenn Dale Elementary School
in nearby Maryland.
One of them. Tommy Lat
timer, grinned and said, Glenn
was named after U.S."
They brought lunch and 23
signs and rice. c"I told them
to bring confetti but they didn't
know what it was" said theil
teacher, Pat Mullican.)
The lunches, the rice ane
all but two signs were soon 6
sodden mess in trash cans.
Through the long wait the
children busted t h e m selve:
watching the top of the Wash
ington Monument disappear
cHey, look, it's growing" one
of them said. Another answered
disgustedly, 1T is not; it's the
fog.~
Mixed Reactions
The earth-bound younger SET
had mixed reaction about going
up in the air. I'D only go ur
with my mommy and daddy
I'D sure go up if I could get
out of this water"
And what was it like up
there? One first-grader said
"It was dark and then it was
morning, then it was dark ano
then it was morning, and then
it was dark and then ="
Stephen Conant, a fifth
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Austruliun to Join
Glenn New York Fete

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26
(AP).-The Australian mayor
whose city turned on its lights
as Astronaut John H. Glenn,
jr.. passed over is flying to New
York to join in the ticker tape
salute.
Sir Harry Howard. Lord
Mayor of Perth. and his wife
will leave Sydney Wednesday
night and are scheduled to ar
rive in New York Thursday
morning.
Their trip is sponsored by the
New York Journal American
and Qantas, the Australian
airline.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Glenn Doy in D. c.

The District Commissioners
proclaimed today "Astronaut
John H. Glenn, jr." Day in
Washington. A key to the city
was presented to the flying Ma
rine by Acting President of the
Board of Commissioners Fred.
erick j. Clarke on the steps of
the White House before the pa
rade started out for the Cap
itol.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
ArIinqton's Ready

Arlington County, Va, is get
ting ready to honor its most
famous resident, Col. Glenn,
with Z parade and civic cere-
mony whenever he is !ree to
take part. Rachmill Schalstein,
a businessman in charge of ar
rangements, said the date will
be set when the National Aero
nauticS and Space Administra-
ton can fit it in to Col. Glenn's
Evening star., 1962-02-26

What kind of a man is John
Herschel Glenn, jr.? Not what
do the press agents say about
him, but what kind of a man
Is he?
First of all, he is a real pro.
He is not just a fly-boy who
was stuck in a tin can last
week and told to make like a
spaceman. He was the hottest
thing aloft long before any,
body in official circles would
associate himself with a crazy
thing like space travel. And
that background is what served
him well last Tuesday.
Secondly, he is an alarming
ly normal Joe, and people who
are the slightest bit off-beat
instinctively draw back until
they, too, are inevitably drawn
to him. AS hackneyed as it
may sound, you've got to label
him as the ideal American boy.
Unfazed BY Delays
Thirdly. he has nerves OF
tungsten-titanium vanadium
which helps a lot in a day
when, as someone said, you
have to have nerves of steel
even to be neurotic." He car
take a plane-as he did in July
t1957-and fly it cross country
in less than 312 hours. Or he
can sweat out 10 delays over q
tWo-month period, and then &C
off into the unknown, bravine
unforeseeable bugs in an ex-
perimental system, and come
back smelling like a rose.
Physically, John Glenn is
about what you would expect OF
a prototype of the All-Ameri-
can boy. He is a little under six
feet tall, bright of eye (green)
thin of hair (red) and flat of
belly (tanned from weeks un-
der the Florida SUM. He has
no vices except an addiction
for wide Widespread bow ties
a habit he suppressed last Fri
day when he was be-medaled
by President Kennedy.
Except for the ties, he has
excellent taste in clothes. Here
again he is typical: he dresses
as one would expect a Marine to
dress off duty; neatly, not
gaudily, with never a handker-
chief-corner or a shoelace out
of place.
Much has been made of John
Glenn's churchgoing. He is a
Presbyterian and in the weeks
before the long delayed launch
ing of Mercury-Atlas-6. faith
fully showed up each Sunday
morning at the Riverside Pres
byterian Church in Cocoa
Beach, Fla. Those who know
him best say he goes because
his heart leads him there.
No one can look in another
mans soul and judge him.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
HOTTEST THING ALOFT
GIenn's q Real Pro
And q Nice Guy

However, it can be said with
reasonable assurance that this
is a good man, with the accent
on the spiritual aspects of
good" The hardest bitten OF
newsmen were prepared to ac-
cept improbable quotes at
tributed to him by the Mercury
information dispensers, once
John Glenn confirmed that he
had said them. John Gleyln
may not always tell all he
knows, but no one will clhim
ever to have caught him in a
lie.
Like all the astronauts, Col.
Glenn is a. quick thinker; as a
test pilot he would have been
dead long ago otherwise. Per-
haps the first American in
space, Alan B. Shepard, jr.
bests him in the well-phrased
retort, but ne needs no apollo
gist as far as clear, concise ver-
balization is concerned. His 25-
minute predatory remarks at
the press conference at Cape
Canaveral last Friday stand as
a model of comprehensive sit
uation- reporting. They were
delivered without notes.
John Glenn is neither arro-
CANT in his new-found fame
nor struck in the company
of notables. In the company
of even such q fast-talker as
Space Administrator James E.
Webb, who can log more sylla-
bles-per minute than almost
anyone who has hit the Wash
ington scene since the birth
pangs of the New Frontier
Col. Glenn makes out just fine.
At the astronaut's press con-
ference, he was asked whether
he expected to go into space
again. AS Col. Glenn wound up
to answer, Mr.. Webb burst in:
"I'm With You"
Anyone who flies as well
as Col. Glenn will fly again."
Gracefully the astronaut re-
asserted his right to the floor.
"I'm with you," he topped his
boss-but nicely.
Nicely" is the word for the
way John Glenn does things.
When he came out of church
at Cocoa Beach one Sunday
and told newsmen you should
have been inside" it came out
sounding like an invitation
rather than a snide crack from
a holier- -than-thou big oper-
ator.
Someone-it may have been
James Thurber-Wrote a story
about a returning hero who so
embarrassed his country by
gaucheries, vulgarisms, bad
conduct and bad timing that in
the interest of national prestige
he had to be quietly done away
with.
This will never happen to
John Herschel Glenn, jr
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Polio Victim Attends

A spunky 19-year-old polio
victim came all the way from
GlaSsboro, N. j., to Washing
ton to sit in his wheelchair at
Fourth street anG Constitution
avenue NV. to watch the
parade. Shivering in the cold
rain, Jerry Looney said, "It was
worth it," His wheelchair was
pushed by his brother, Pat, Is.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Tent Marks Grove

MORTLAKE, England.-A
stone memorial in the form of
a large Arab tent marks the
grave of Sir Richard Burton
in a churchyard at Mortlake,
Surrey. Burton, a distinguished
10th century scholar, master of
IS languages, was the first
Englishman to enter mecca.
Evening star., 1962-02-26

A District official said a
woman called this morning to
inquire, since Col. Glenn's Or
bital flight was postponed 10
times, why couldn't the parade
be postponed once on account
Of the rain? The official
thanked her forthe suggestion
and went out to stand in the
rain.
Evening star., 1962-02-26

snowfall that all but paralyzed
the whole area. Today, the
Weather Bureau reported ct of
an inch rain had fallen by the
time the parade for Astronaut
John H. Glenn, jr. started and
the total should be more than
an inch before the day honor
ing the national hero comes
to an end.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Who Needs Couts?

Nine girl baton n-twirlers with
the 60-piece j. E. B. Stuart
High School Band from Fair
fax County. Va, refused to wear
raincoatS over their short
skirted uniforms because they
said. 1--WE want to look sharp"
The bare legged teen-agers
were the coldest-looking human
beings in the whole bedraggled
aSSemblage but Joyce McKin-
ney. 16, said they were deter
mined to brave it out. The
bandsmen in their blue uni
Evening star., 1962-02-26
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Continued From Page Al
place on the globe of his re-
entry into earth's atmosphere
Persons who were in the Pres
ident's office said it was near
the name of Charles A. Lind
bergh.
The globe tradition was be-
gun by the late DR.. John E
Finley, editor of the New York
Times and president of the
society from 1925 to 1884.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
New Rx for Cold

One of the most interested
spectators in the dripping
throng was a man who had
come downtown to be treated
by a doctor for a cold and de-
cided to stand out in the rain
to watch the parade. "I'll prob
ably catch another one now"
commented William Woehrle
of 2702 Thirty-first street NV.
as he stood under his umbrella
at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue NV. to watch the
astronaut pass.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Who Needed Water?

Early spectators along the
parade route, and there were
only a handful, were startled
to see two D. c. Sanitation De-
partment water tank trucks
proceeding down Pennsylvania
avenue in the driving rain
spraying the street with water.
Other District work crews were
out early along the parade route
to repair holes in the street with
asphalt to give Col. Glenn a
smoother ride than he had IN
the Friendship 7.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Children Voice Mixed
Reaction to Glenn Feat

grader, said, II bet it was
lonely. I bet it was quiet"
Jimmy Jones, a first-grader
said philosophically, II didn't
know what it was LIKE didn't
see it,"
Another first-grader, Jimmy
Reed, said, II didn't get nervous
when I watched him go up or
television; I fell asleep"
Nobody was sleepy when
finally, after the tWo-hour wait
that man from outer space went
by. 1t was one long scream.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Glenn Rides HutIess

When Col. and Mrs. Glenn
got off the Presidents jet plane
in the pouring rain at Andrews
Air Force Base the astronaut's S
wife was wearing a scarf on
her head. But as soon as the
couple got into the bubble
Evening star., 1962-02-26

forms and white shoes also
held their position without
raincoatS.
Thousands of children and
adults draped plastic clothing
bags over their heads and
shoulders along the parade
route to ward off the rain.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
High Court Closes

The Supreme Court changed
it's mind about being too busy
to participate in the joint
meeting of Congress for Col.
Glenn and decided to take Il
recess long enough to attend
in a body. Plans were for a
recess from noon until 2::30 pm.
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Luck of the Irish?

Washington seems to be
having bad luck with its
parades as far as weather is
concerned.
When President John F. Ken
nedy was inaugurated on jan
uary 20, 1861, the city was
struggling out of a IT inch
Evening star., 1962-02-26
Marines Draw Girls

Marine recruiters here said
there has been no noticeable
increase in male applications
to enlist as a result of Col
Glenn's feat. But there has
been an upsurge in applica-
tions from girls wanting to join
the women Marines.
Evening star., 1962-02-26

topped limousine, with a clear
view both in and out, Mrs.
Glenn removed the scarf. She
put it back on for the parade.
Col. Glenn was hatless but
wore a white scarf and a dark
oyercoat and gloves.
Evening star., 1962-02-26

TlICIluSIllp 1llSIlG IIldI Will
help us attain these objectives?
Some specific items have al
ready been covered briefly in
the news reports. And I think
it is of more than passing inter-
est to all of us that information
attained from these flights is
readily available to all nations
of the world.
The launch itself was con-
Quoted openly with the news
media representatives from
around the world in attendance.
Complete information is re-
leased and it is evaluated and
validated. This is certainly in
sharp contrast with similar
programs conducted elsewhere
in the world and elevates the
peaceful intent of our program.
Data from the Friendship
7 flight is still being analyzed.
Certainly, much more infor-
nation will be added to our
StorehouSe of knowledge.
Designs Proved Sound
But these things we know
now. The Mercury spacecraft
and systems design concept are
sound and have now been veri-
fled during manned flight. We
also proved that man can op-
crate intelligently in space and
can adapt rapidly to this new
environment.
Zero G or weightlessness-at
least for this period of time
appears to be no problem. AS a
matter of fact, lack of gravity
is a rather fascinating thing.
Objects within the cockpit
can be parked in mid-air. For
example, at one time during the
flight, I was using hand-held
camera. Another system needed
attention, so it seemed quite
natural to let go of the camera,
take care of the other chore in
the spacecraft, then reach out,
grasp the camera and to go
back about my business.
There seemed to be little SEN
sation of speed although the
craft was travelling at about S
miles per second-a speed that
I, too, find difficult to compre-
hend.
In addition to closely moni-
toring on-board systems. we
were able to make numerous
outside observations.
The view from that altitude
defies description.
The horizon colors are bril-
liant and sunsets are spectac-
ular. It's hard to beat a day
in which you are permitted the
luxury of seeing four sunsets.
FOrseeS Benefits
Where does that leave us
now? I feel we are on the brink
of an era of expansion of
knowledge about ourselves and
our surroundings that is beyond
description or comprehension
at this time. Our efforts today
are but small building blocks in
a huge pyramid.
But questions are sometimes
raised regarding the immediate
Ipayoffs from our efforts. What
benefits are we gaining from
the money spent? The real
benefits are probably not known
to man today; but exploration
and the pursuit of knowledge
have always paid dividends in
the long run-uSually lar
greater than anything expected
at the outset.
Experimenters with common
mould little dreamed of the
effect their discovery of peni-
! cillin would have.
!; The story has been told that
Disraeli, Prime Minister of
England at the time, visited
the laboratory of Faraday, one
of the early eXperimenters with
basic electrical principles. After
viewing various demonstra-
tions of electrical phenomena,
Dlsraeli asked. But of what
possible use is it?" Faraday
replied, "Mr. Prime Minister,
what good is a baby?"
That is the stage of de-
velopment in our program to-
day--in its infancy period and
it indicates a much broader