Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02
Glenn ond Colleagues Acclaimed
Anew on Visit to United Nations

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tons headquarters today to re-
peated applause from crowds Of
employees, delegates and visitors
totaling more than 1000.
In the Economic and Social
Council chamber, the Marine
lieutenant colonel told q packed
house space programs would
rely increasingly on interna-
tional teamwork and "the ma
tural center for that teamwork
is the United Nations" He said
he hoped countries would
learn together and work to-
'gether in peace"
Col. Glenn introduced Mai.
Donald K. Oeke) Slayton as
a man who would be going UP
ina few weeks"
The seven members Of the
American astronaut team
toured the council chambers
and General Assembly halls
aftr meeting in acting Secre-
tafy General u Thant's office
suite with delegates on the 90
nation U. N. Committee on the
Peaceful Uses Of Outer Space.
Z0rin on Hand
Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister Valerian A. Zorin was one
Of those who met the space
flyers. He told a reporter later
he congratulated Col. Glenn
and wished him further success.
Il also congratulated all the
other cosmonauts and the cos
monaut to be, who is flying
next" Mr.. zorin said. II wished
him success even more than
Glenn"
The astronauts got standing
ovations on arrival, then in all
TIL. council chambers and the
Assembly hall and again on the
way out.
Their last stop here was the
meditation room.
With New York City's widest
hero welcome behind him, 1t.
Col Glenn, his wife, two chill
dien and parents arrived ahead
Of. schedule.
He gave a grin and a thumbs
up salute to more than 1000
u. N. secretariat workers from
scores of countries who damned
the lobby of the secretariat
building. /,
Go to See u Thant
Then he and his family en-
tered an elevator and scared
of to the 38th floor to Mr..
Thant's office.
With the Glenns were the !
other six men in the United !
States astronaut team, their /
relatives and United States AM ,
bassador Adlai E. Stevenson.
Dol. Glenn began his second
day in New York by receiving ,
tokens of affection ranging ,
from a Bible to a trumpet.
The astronaut barely had
time to finish breakfast when |
the tide of tributes resumed. /
A succession of officials, Or ,
educational repre- entatives
and others filed into his hotel
suite to make their presenta- /
tions. k
The silvery trumpet vase
presented by Composer Paul /,
Taubman. who said it was a
gift of the city's musicians !
who ARE proud one of our
boys made it. We heard you
were a very fine trumpet
player"
Col. Glenn. WHO used to play ,
trumpet in his high school {
band, exclaimed, This is q !
beauty" But he laughingly de- F,
cii1led to attempt any solos. 1
except for a few experimental /
notes.
~ know when I'm well off," I
he said. HE said I'm a good
Trumpet player and I'm not
going to ruin that statement.
City Council President Paul
RI Screvane gave Col. Glenn a
boilnd copy of a resolution ex-
tending to him the best
wishes" of the city's 8 million
people. Robert Moses, president
Of. the New York 1964-65
worlds fair, gave him a special
PLAQUE, and an invitation to the
far.
IF can be there, I GER
ltainly will" Col. Glenn said.
The red leather bound Bible
CAME from Robert Nelson, pres
ident of the New York Bible
Society, who said he realized
the Bible has been Col. Glenn's
guide for many years and trust
it will continue TO be your guide
as well as that of the American
Nation"
i Welcome Overwhelming
Col. Glenn was visibly over
wnelmed by the outpouring of
an estimated 4 million New
Workers greeting him on his
first day here yesterday.
After a late afternoon rest
and a private dinner, Col.
Glenn, the other astronauts and
their families attended the
broadway hit show How to
Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying"
about 1000 persons stood in
the freezing cold outside the
theater to cheer their arrival.
Aesimilar crowd was on hand
when they left.
After the performance the
Glenn party went backstage.
The astronauts congratulated
the factors and actresses. who in
tllfn congratulated the astro-
rfauts.
Then it was off to the WAL
dorf-Astoria Hotels Empire
Room where the Glenn party
was entertained by Singer
Dolores Gray before the Glenns
retired to their 13th-floor Wal
dorf suite.