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Evening star., 1962-09-17
SPACEMEN E
9 New Astronouts
Include z CiviIions

Capt. Stafford, who at 6 feet
is one inch taller than Comdr.
Alan B. Shepard, jr.. and 1t.
Conrad whose 5 feet 61z inch
stature is u inch less than
Maj. Virgil I Grissom's. The
heaviest and lightest men are
also in the group: 176-pound
Capt. White and 138-pound 1t.
Conrad.
There was no information
Immediately available on the
religions Of the new men. The
seven Mercury astronauts pro-
feSsed belief in various Protes-
tant sects.
More than 200 men volun-
teered for the duty when NASA
put out a call last April. It is
understood that a Negro, an
officer in Army aviation,
sought an astronaut billet but
did not qualify. apparently be-
cause he lacked high-perform-
ance jet flying time.
Picked From 81
The original volunteer group
was screened down to 81, and
these semi -finalists" were
given physical. mental and pro-
fessional examinations during
July and August. ,-.-.
At least one Of the group was
a foregone certainty for astro-
naut training even before the
Evening star., 1962-09-17

Air Force aerospace research
pilot school. A native Of Wealth
erford. Okla, he is the son
Of Mrs. Ellen Crabtree of
weatherford. An Air Force cap
tain, he Is 80, SO and weighs
ITO. He is married to the former
Faye Laverne Shoemaker, also
Of Weatherford. They have
two daughters. Diane, 8, and
Karen, 5.
Edward H. White H-Air
Force captain born in San
Antono. he received a bachelor
Of science degree at the United
States Military Academy in
1852 and a master of science
degree in aeronautical engi-
neering in 1859 from the Uni
versity or Michigan. He joined
the Air Force on graduation
from the Military Academy
and attended the Air Force
test pilot school in 1859. He
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward H. White of st. Pet
erSburg. Fla. He is 80, SILL and
weighs 176. Capt. White is
married to the former Patricia
Eileen Finegan of Washington,
D. C. Both he and his wife
we're graduated from Western
High School. They have two
children. Edward, 9. and Bon
ME Lynn. 6.
John w. Young-A native of
San Francisco. ne joined the
Navy in 1852 upon graduation
from the Georgia institute of
Technology with a bachelor of
science degree in aeronautical
engineering. From 1959-62 he
was program manager and test
pilot for the Navy's F-4H Prof.
ect, flying and writing tech
nical reports and test results
from preliminary evaluation by
the Navy. He is the son Of Will
liam Young Of Orlando, Fla. A
lieutenant commander, he is
81, So, and weighs 173. His
wife is the former Barbara Vim
cent White OF Savannah, Ga.
They have two children, San
dra, S, and John, 3.
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sPAcEMEN
Continued From PAGE All

COutkuueu FROM rage Al
1859 cadre. A college degree
was required without qualifi-
cation, whereas the Mercury
seven we're allowed a degree
cor its equivalent" Also, the
age limit was lowered from 10
to IS in order to give the group
a longer working career.
Had criteria set out for the
second group been in effect in
1859. 1t. Col. John H. Glenn,
jr., the first American in or
bit. could not have qualified.
He was 81 at the time and had
not finished college.
A composite profile of the
new group revealed the "aver-
age" new astronaut to be quite
similar to the average" NIer-
curry pilot. He is 80 years old
compared with 341a for the
Mercury men at the time of
selection). is 5 feet 10 inches
tall (same as the Mercury mem A.,
weighs l62 pounds Tvs. 1900,
has $500 hours flying time in
cluding 1000 hours in jets Tvs.
$500 and l,700). and is mar
ried and the father of 2h
children (vs. 2 I'D. '
Tallest and Shortest
The new group contains the
tallest and shortest men ever
chosen for aStronaut training !:
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4 Following are ttumbnGil
sketches of the United
States nine neiD Gstronauts;
Nell A. ArmstrOng-An X-15
test pilot. is a graduate Of Pur-
due University with a bachelor
of science degree in aeronauti-
cal engineering. He later at
tended the University of South
ern California. As Navy pilot
(1949-1952) he flew IS combat
missions IN the Korean war.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Steven Armstrong of Wapako-
meta, Ohio. where he was born.
He is 80, SILL tall, weighs 165
and is married to the former
Janet Elizabeth Shearon of
Chicago. They have one son,
Eric, 5.
Frank BOrman-Was gardu-
ated from the United States
Military Academy at West Point
in 1850 with q bachelor Of sci
ence degree. A native of Gary,
Ind, he received q masters
degree in aeronautical engi-
neering from the California
Institute Of Technology in 1857.
He entered the Air Force upon
graduation and had pilot train
ing at williams Air Force Base
in California. From 1857 to
1860 he was an instructor in
thermodynamics and fluid me-
chanics at the Military Acad-
emy. He is a major. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Borman of Phoenix, Ariz. He
is "a, $40, weighs 1853. Mai.
Borman is married to the for
mer Susan Bugby Of Verona.
N. j. They have two sons.
Evening star., 1962-09-17
Here Are Brief Biographies
of Nine New Astronouts

Frederick, IL, and Edwin. 9.
Charles Conrad, jr.-Born in
Philadelphia, he received q 1858
bachelor Of science degree in
engineering from Princeton. A
lieutenant, he entered the Navy
upon graduation and from
1959-1961 was flight instructor
and performance engineer at
the Naval Air Station at
Patuxent River, Md. He is the
son of Charles Conrad, Sara
sofa, Fla, and Mrs. Frances w.
Sargent, Haverford, Pa. He is
80, 5-6h and weights 1873. His
wife is the former Jane DuBose
Of San Antonio, Tex. They have
four sons. Pete, 8; Thomas, s.;
Andrew, 8; and Christopher. Q.
James A. LOvelI-A native of
Cleveland, he attended the Uni
versity of Wisconsin 1886
1948) and the United States
Naval Academy (1948-1952) a..
From 1858 to 1861 he was test
pilot at the Naval Air Test
Center at Patuxent River, Md.
He graduated from the Avia-
ton Safety School of the Uni
versity Of Southern California
in 1861. He is the son Of Mrs.
Blanche Lowell Of Edgewater
Beach, Fla. He is "a, 5-II,
weighs 165. and is married to
the former Marilyn Lille Ger
ZACH of Milwaukee, Wis. They
have three children, Barbara
Lynn, 9; James Arthur, 4; and
Susan Kay, 4. He is a Navy
lieutenant commander.
James A. McDivitt-Born in
Chicago, received a bachelor
Of science degree in aeronauti-
cal engineering from the Uni
versity of Michigan in 1859 and
was graduated first in his class.
Evening star., 1962-09-17
Largest of All
Model Ships Due

The worlds largest scale
model of passenger liner will
sail into the Washington Ma
rina at 10 am. tomorrow.
The Bremen w, jr., 39-foot
model of the West German
ocean liner Bremen ", viii ap-
pear in Washington as part Of
its current two-month good will
tour through United States In
land waterways.
Evening star., 1962-09-17

He joined the Air Force in 1851
and flew las combat jet mis-
sions in Korea. He attended an
Air Force experimental test
pilot school at Edwards AFB
and the Air Force aeroSpace
research pilot course there. He
is a captain. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James McDivitt.
Jackson. Mich. He is 80. sill
and weighs 165. His wife is
the former Patricia Ann Haas
of Cleveland. They have three
children, Michael, S; Ann Lynn.
4: and Patric, 2.
Elliot M. See, ira civilian
and Dallas (Tex0 native, Mr..
See received a bachelor of SCI
ence degree from the United
States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy in 1949 and a master Of
science degree from the Uni
versity Of California at Los An
geles just this year. Since 1949
he has worked for the General
Electric Co. as a test flight
engineer and as an expert
mental test pilot except for his
naval military duty (1953-1956) /.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot NJ. See Of Dallas. He is
IS, 5-S and weighs $50. He is
married to the former Marilyn
Jane Denahy, Georgetown. Ohio.
They have two daughters. Sally.
6; and Carolyn, S.
Thomas p. StaffOrd-Went
into the Air Force after gradu-
ating from the United States
Naval Academy in 1852. He
moved to the spacecraft CEN
ter from Edwards AFB where
he was chief of the perform
ance branch Of the expert
mental test Mint division of the
Evening star., 1962-09-17

fly with an already space-sea-
soned astronsut such as Col.
Glenn.
The nine new spacemen viii
establish homes at Houston,
which will be their permanent
duty station.
Evening star., 1962-09-17
People who 60 back and forth all the time fly Astroets

want to take off after the working day, there's
an Astroiet at 5:55 pm. Pick the flight that
suits your schedule.
Another reason is the choice of service.
There's First Class Mercury. And there's
Royal Coachnan service, too, on both flights.
And another reason is the Astrojet itself.
Evening star., 1962-09-17

Almost tWo.thirds Of the jet travellers
to and from Los Angeles fly Astrojets.
lfAstrojets are getting the best of it, there
are several good reasons.
One is the choice Of flights from Friendship
Airport. If you want to get an early start,
there's morning Astrojet at 9:l5. Or if you
Evening star., 1962-09-17

The Astrojet's fan-iet engines give you 3o%
more reserve power than ordinayiet engines.
We use this power to help get you to Los
Angeles on time.
For Astroiet reservations call Ex 3.2345.
Or have your travel agent do it for you.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
BUNCH SEES RIGHTS PEACE
AS TODAYS MAJOR ISSUES

said, but if it should happen, ii
would be more likely by accident
than design. There is, | think.
abundant evidence that mankind
will not willingly elect to commit
suicide. No government or ma
ton, in my view, therefore, will
deliberately provoke a suicidal nue.
lear war. Severe tensions, con-
flict situations and crises are like
ly to persist and recur for many
long years, however.
In a call for greater support
for the NAACP, DR.. Bunche
voiced his concern about a grow
ing tendency toward prolifera.
tion of organizations working In
the civil rights field. We can only
weaken our effort by an exces-
sive diffusion of our limited re-
sources of leadership and finance.
The Negro who does not sup
port the NAACP, he said, is sell
ing his own future short The
NAACP will, | am sure, be blexi-
BILE enough in its program and
approaches to deal with all stu
ations; it will develop new tactics
to meet new needs.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26

Others in the group whom ne
lauded included DR.. John Hope,
then president of Morehouse Col
lege, Prof. C. L. Harper, long
time president of the Georgia State
NAACP, Truman K. BibSon,s Sr.,
founder of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Company and Bis
hops David H. SimmS and Lo.
renzo H. King.
Bishop SpottswOod reviewed the
record of the NAACP in voter reg
istration campaigns, school deseg-
regation programs, opening up new
job opportunitied, direct action
and selective buying activities, and
breaking down residential segregat-
ton. He hailed the courage of the
rank and file NAACP members
and others who were personally
involved in these struggles for
freedom.
AS for the NAACP, he conclud-
ed, I'VE are determined that the
final victory will:
mean the wiping out of every
vestige of second-class citizenship
for colored Americans;
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
Organization Drive
Launched In Indiana

NEW YORK. = In cooperation
with the Indiana NAACP State
Conference, Program Director Cal
win D. Banks will tour the state
during the week of July 1921 In
a large scale drive to organize
NAACP units in "a Indiana COM
munities.
During the week Mr. Banks will
meet with NAACP branches in
Gary, Indianapolis and Jefferson
vile to review and intensity their
programs. Mass meetings will be
held in Gary and Jeffersonviile
and in Indianapolis. He will par
ticipate in the Indianapolis menl-
bership campaign.
On July 16 a meeting will be
conducted in Gary reviewing the
Continued on Page Six
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26

ATLANTA. - The next hundred
years, the second century of free
dom, must bring full freedom
to all Americans, Bishop Stephen
G. Spottswood, chairman of the
NAACP Board of Directors, de-
clared in his keynote address open
ing the Associations 53rd annual
convention.
The NAACP, he told the 1,50O
delegates who assembled here for
the weeh-long convention, July
2-8, will carry on the fight for
full freedom along all the battle
fronts of the past years and along
any others developing events may
require.
Noting that the NAACP held its
national conference in the South
for the first time in Atlanta In
1920, three years after the found
ing of the branch here, the As
sociation chairman paid tribute
to the organizers of the branch,
two of whom later became ma
tiOnal NAACP leaders - Walter
White, the late executive secre-
tary, and DR.. Louis T. Wright,
late Board chairman.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26

now that the walls of segregation
begin to crumble. What | am say
ing is that we need more assist
ance from government in correct
ing this injustice = in laws, edlcts,
regulations, rulings and appeals.
We who are victimized are entitled
to expect and demand this
In further comment on the civil
rights issue, DR.. Bunche noted
that mo Individual Negro can be
free from the degradation of racial
discrimination until every Negro
is free of it. )"
That "black bigots are nc
better than the white breed.
That definance of the Supreme
Court desegregation ruling is d
''blow to morality. in the newt
able corrosion of respect for law
which follows from organized con
tempt for it even by public Off
cials sworn to uphold it."
Turning to international affairs,
the UN mediator expressed the
belief that the fateful holocaust
of nuclear war is certainly not
inevitable; nor, in my view, inn
minent or likely.
THAT war could happen, he
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
MaricOpa Co. Parks To
Sponsor Slow Pitch
Tourney Soon

and Recreation Department will,
for the first time, have mems
slow pitch tournament from Aug
uSt 9Th through August 10th, ac-
cording to Joseph Salvato, Rec.
reation Supervisor.
For this tournament, regular
SOftball rules will be used except
that no sliding and no base steal
ing will be allowed. Regular soft
balls will also be used.
There is no entry fee required
to enter the tournament Any
coach or manager who wishes to
enter the slow pitch tournament
may do so by contracting the Mari
cOpa County Parks and Recrea-
tion Department, 622 West Ia.
marisk Avenue, Phoenix Al, Ari-
zona. or by calling BR 6-42OS to
obtain the necessary information
and roster sheets.
The deadline for entering the
tournament is 500 pm. Friday,
July 27.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26

ATLANTA. - AS urgent as the
problems of civil rights are in
this country, the issue of world
peace is even more vital and COM
pelling, Ralph ]. Bunche, Under
Secretary General of the United
Nations, said at a mass meeting
in this city.
Addressing an audience OF
nearly 1000 on July 6 DIR. Bunclle
called the status of the Negro
American society'S number one
problem of social injustice; it is
the most acute and pressing prob
lem because it is a problem OF
humanity in the mass; and be-
cause it is our most costly prob
lem, internally and externally. :"
The Nobel Peace Prize winner
said that lin every national Aad-
ministration this problem should
enjoy a top priority all its own,
in legislation and regulation, and
in the heart of the Executive. 1t
is yet to be fully appreciated. |
believe, that strong and persist
ent executive leadership can have
a vital and possibly decisive inn
pact on the whole structure Of
discrimination, and especially so
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
Atlanta Insurance Head
Gives NAACP $4,000

ATLANTA = The National AsSo-
citation for the Advancement OF
Colored People and its Atlanta
branch received contributions of
SIS, 900 each from Norris Herndon,
president of the Atlanta Life In
Surance Company.
Announcement of the contribu-
tions and of the m n y
checks on behalf of Mr.. Herndon
we're made by the Rev. William
Holmes Borders, pastor of At
lanta's famed Wheat Street Bap-
tist Church, at a mass meeting
during the 53rd annual NAACP
convention.
The gifts were accepted with
thanks by NAACP Executive Sec
retary Roy Wilkins on behalf Of
the National Office and by the
Rev. Samuel Williams, president Of
the Atlanta branch, on behalf of
the branch.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
Cafe Denies Service
To NAACP Official

ATLANTA. - Gloster B. Cur
rent, director of branches for the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, his
wife and 16 year old son were
denied admission to a Howard
Johnson's restaurant near Atlanta.
They were en- route, July 10, from
the 53rd annual NAACP conven-
ton here.
When Mr.. Current and his family
approached the restaurant for
breakfast on their way to Indiana
polls, the woman in charge of the
establishment locked the door in
their faces and placed a CLOSED"
sign on it.
In a telegram to the manage
ment of Howard JohnSon's, Mr..
Current protested "this unwarrant-
ed treatment" and requested that
"your segregated policy be brought
into line with equal treatment now
accorded by some of your units
in other parts of the South.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
Negro March
Resumes As
Ban Lifted

ALBANY, Ga. = Several hun
dred singing Negroes started a
march toward the downtown area
of racially troubled Albany last
night and about 40 were hustled
off to Jail.
The march came after the chief
Judge of the us. 5th Circuit Court
of Appeals, Elbert P. Tuttle, set
aside temporarily an order of an
other federal judge, ]. Robert Ell
liot, banning demonstrations.
Police had designated in advance
an area in which no demonstra-
tions would be allowed, and then
warned the Negroes they would be
arrested if they crossed into that
area.
Most of the marchers dropped
back at that point, but about 40
continued and we're marched off
to jail.
By the time the marchers
reached the blocked-off section,
the number had dwindled as most
of the group were cut off at a
street intersection. Approximate
ly Al went on and were marched
off to Jail.
1t appeared at one point that
hundreds of Negroes massed in
an area near the bus terminal
would join in the protest demon
stration, but they were dis
couraged by police who said, IF
you want to go, come on over
if you don't, go back.
The marcherS we're led by .
white man, Marvin Rich, New
York, of the Congress of Racial
Equality, and the Rev. W. H. Hol-
loway, an Albany Negro.
The Negroes were urged on by
DR.. Martin Luther King Jr. at 8
mass rally where an integration
leader disclosed court action
aimed at crumbling segregation
barriers in public facilities.
The prospect of daily mass
marches was indicated by Charles
Jones of the student nonviolent
coordinating committee. Jones
said, Some of you have a job
tonight, tomorrow night, the next
day and the next day = l think
Thursday night is my night.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
CENTURY OF full Freedom
LIES AHEAD, SP0TTSW00D

see the end of tokenism,
quotas and percentages;
WITNESS the abolition Of the
ghetto and of all its damaging
ramifications into education, pub
lie accommodates and travel;
erase the color line in en-
ployment and substitute compet-
ence and merit;
destroy government by color
and establish in its place govern
ment by consent of the governed,
as set forth in our Declaration
of Independence; and
blot out, on our side, those
wounds of the spirit, those humlli-
atiOns of the soul that have plagu-
ed our lives-and on the other side
the guilt and shame and covering
buster that have plagued their
lives, so that both of us may be
free in mutual respect
These shall be out battle lines
in every metropolis, town and
village, in the North and in the
South, where we are gathered to-
gether.'
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
I NAACP BRANCHES
CITED IN LIFE
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

ATLANTA. = Seven NAACP
branches received the Kivie Kaplan
Life Membership Awards here last
week for reporting the highest
number of new life members and
subscribers during the past year.
The awards were made during
the fifth annual NAACP life mem
bership luncheon held during the
Association 53rd annual conven-
ton here July 2-8.
Top citation, to branches with
paid personnel, went to Detroit,
Mich, which now has 922 life mem
bers and subscribers. Nearly 100
new life members were enrolled
this year through Detroit'S annaul
Freedom Fund Dinner.
Second prize in this category
went to Los Angeles, which has
374 life members and subscribers.
The Washington, D. c., branch,
which has no paid professional per-
sonnel, received first place it its
category.
This branch has 215 life mem
bers and subscribers. 1t enrolled
As new life members last year.
Cited for second place, in
branches of 1000 to 5000 members
with paid professional personnel
was Atlanta. 1t has 1873 life mem
bers and subscribers.
Also cited were Lynchburg, Va,
SO life members and subscribers;
Alexandria, Va, "a life members
and subscribers; Far Fockaway,
L. l., N. Y, 10 life members and
subscribers.
Honorable mentions went 10
Cleveland, Ohio, which has 285
members and subscribers. This
branch has paid professional staff.
Honorable mentions, for branches
without paid professional staff,
went to St. Louis, Mo-, 147; Sac
ramento, Calf, 107; Kansas City,
Kans., "a; and Vallejo, Calf, 18.
NAACP President Arthur B.
Spingarn cited Damon j. Keith
of Detroit, and DR.. H. Claude Hud-
son of Los Angeles, as outStand-
ing life membership chairmen, on
the branch level. for 1861.
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
3b Negres Contenders
For Topps AII-Star
Rookie Team

Thirty-six Negro ballplayers III
both the American and National
Leagues this year are contenders
for the 1862 Topps Rookie All-Star
Team. The fourth annual Rookie
All-Star Team is sponsored by
Topps Chewing Gum, Inc, pub
fishers of baseball trading cards.
The Negro rockies eligible for
the 1862 team in the American
league include: Joe Azue, catch
er; Ed Charles, third baseman;
Nanny .Jimenez, outfielder; Jose
Tartabull, outfielder; and Jona-
than Wyatt = all of the Kansas
City Athletics; Felix Torres, third
baseman, Los Angeles Angels; Or
lando Martinez, shortstop, Min
nesOta Twins.
Continued on Page Six
Arizona sun., 1962-07-26
WILKINS OFFERS
NAAcP AID TO KING
and CO-DEFENDANT

NEW YORK. = Following the
failing in Albany, Ga, of the Rev
erendS Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and Ralph D. Abernathy and two
other defendants, NAACP Execu-
tive Secretary Roy Wilkins assur-
ed them that the NAACP stands
by, ready to aid. in whatever
ways may be helpful" :"
Mr.. Wilkins made the offer of
assistance in telegram, July IL,
to the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker,
executive director of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
of which DR.. King is president
and Mr.. Abernathy an officer.
Convicted of leading a parade
with a. permit through Al
bany streets last December in a
demonstration against the city's
segregation practices, the clergy
men were sentenced to pay fine
of $178.OO each or serve As days in
prison They declined to pay the
fine or post bail and were jailed
In his telegram to Mr.. Walker,
the NAACP leader said that ''even
though we understand that the
SCLC has specified that it alone
will handle the Albany matter,
the NAACP offers its assistance
in whatever ways may be helpful.
THE device of holding the threat
of jail sentences over the heads
of persons involved in last winters
protest parade in order to compel
acquiesence to the old Albany pat
tern is a reprehensible tactic but
one that is in keeping with the
vision of the city leaders. 1t is also
futile. Our people are far past the
point where this kind of maneuver
frightens or deters them"