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The Nome nugget., 1963-06-17
Project Mercury Man-in-Space
 Program Ends

Editors Note: Project Mercury Americas man in space pro- gram, has ended. Howard Bene- dict, AP correspondent at Cape Canaveral, who witnessed the progress of the five-year pro- gram, reviews it's legacy, and the future for which it laid the groundwork in three-part series. The first article follows.
 By Howard Benedict
 CAPE CANAVERAL LR - Proj- ect Mercury, Americas pioneer man-in-space program, has ended after a remarkable five-year life time in which it laid solid founda- tion for future space exploration and added countless thrills to the pages of history.
 In announcing the end of the program, James Webb, adminis- trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said that instead of another Mercury orbit flight, NASA will move ahead with plans for the tWo- man Gemini spacecraft program. It will practice the space-docking maneuvers that will be required later for Apollo flights to the moon.
 To have another Mercury flight, Webb said, would slow up develop ment of the Gemini program. The first Gemini flight now is ex- pected early in 1865.
 Mercury was conceived in 1858 after early Soviet and US. satel- lites indicated that perhaps man ned space flight was possible.
 An extensive talent search be. gan for the men who would fly the new machine. On April 9 1859, the chosen seven were intro duced at a press conference: Ma rine It. Col. John Glenn Jr.; Ali Force Maj. Virgil Grissom; Nav Cmdr. Alan Shepard Jr.; Navy l. Cmdr Malcolm Carpenter; Ali Force Maj. Leroy Gordon Coope IT,; Navy Cmdr. Walter Schirr Jr.;; Air Force Maj. Donald Slay ton.
 All were military pilots witt vast jet experience.
 On Jan. 31, 1916, a chimpanze' named Ham suited up for bal listic ride scheduled to be the las flight before an astronaut wa flown over the same route. How ever, the Redstone developed malfunction which caused Ham t overshoot his target by severa miles.
 The chimp was recovered sue cessfully but Mercury officials de cided the trouble necessitated an other Redstone flight before ; mans life was risked.
 On March 24, the Redston' proved it was ready by success
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-17

fully boosting a dummy capsule over the ballistic course.
 But the delay proved costly On April 12, Russia's Yuri Gagarin orbited around the earth.
 On May 5, Shepard made a per- feet 15-minute Redstone flight in which he scared 115 miles high and landed in the Atlantic Ocean BOP miles from Cape Canaveral.
 Grissom made an almost identi- cal trip on July 21, 1861, but an escape hatch on his Liberty Bell 7 capsule blew out shortly after he landed and he had to swim to safety as the vehicle sank in the sea.
 Another chimpanzee, Enos, blazed the orbital trail. On Nov. 29, 1861, he rocketed into an in- tended three orbit flight. But heat ing and control problems developed and Enos was returned safely to earth one orbit early.
 The problems were not consid- cred serious, and Glenn was named to make the first manned orbit flight.
 After a series of technical ano weather delays extending more than two months, an Atlas blast. ed Glenn and his Friendship capsule into orbit on Feb. 20, 1862 Several technical problems crop ped up, but Glenn completed hi three-orbit mission.
 | Carpenter flew on May "A, 1862 His Aurora craft develope trouble which forced him to fl manually during the critical re entry maneuver He overshot h target by 250 miles, but recover forces found him serenely sittin in raft near the spacecraft.
 Schirra was next in line, an on Oct. 3, 1862, he made a near perfect six-orbit textbook" fligh
 That paved the way for Cooper 22-orbit, 34-hour flight last Ma 15-16. Because drifting flight pro vided so effective, Mercury's ori ginal 24-hour goal was extende, by more than 10 hours.
 l Cooper's Faith 2 flew perfectl for 19 orbits-during which tn pilot slept and performed numer ous scientific and photographic as signments. Then trouble developet which forced him to use manua controls for re-entry - agail proving that man can perform il space, even after long exposure to Weightlessness.
 | Next: Mercury's legacy.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-17
THE HAWK"

MOSCOW R - Valery Byovsky, the fifth Soviet cosmonaut, calls himself "The Hawk" in radio communications with earth.
 He followed the tradition start ed by the second Soviet cosmo- naut, Gherman Titov, who called himself "The Eagle" during his 17-orbit flight in August 1861.
 Pavel Popovich chose 'The Golden Eagle" and Adrian Niko- layev, "The Falcon" during their duo flight last August.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-17
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Fairbanks Land Office
 516 Second Avenue
 Fairbanks, Alaska
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Fairbanks, Alaska
 March 20, 1863
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that George A. Sheppard, Sheppard Trading Go. of Mountain Village, Alaska. together with his witnesses Albert Beans, Mountain Village. Alaska, and Doug Sheppard, Mountain Village, Alaska, has filed Ap- plication to Purchase for his Headquar- ters Site, Fairbanks Serial Number 01O995, for lands described as: Lot 2, US. Survey No. 4011, Alaska, located at Pilot Station, Alaska, containing 1.45 acres.
 During the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter any person, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in or claim to the tract of land or any part thereof may file in the Fairbanks Land Office, under oath an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof; and such adverse claimant shall, within 60 days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdiction in | Alaska, and thereafter patent shall be | issued in conformity with the final de- | cree of the court.
 Robert F. Hilton, Chief, Lands Section
 Pub: April 2e, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June | 3, 10, r, "A, 1863.
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Superase Bond TYping Paper
 For Sale at the Nugget
Evening star., 1963-04-11
Ham en- Croute With Sherry Sauce

with egg wash. Insert Chin
ney (see below. Let dry for
about is minutes. Place in
425-degree oven for 10
minutes; reduce heat to 800
degrees and continue bak-
ing for l hour and As min
utes. Serve warm or cold
with sherry pineapple sauce.
Chimney: Make q small
hole in center Of crust and
place a circle Of dough
around hole: Into hole. and
held by dough. insert q
chimney" made Of oiled
brown paper rolled to make
a chimney pipe. A chimney
about 2 or 3. inches high
will permit steam to escape.
Sherry Pineapple Sauce
! cup premium cream sherry
/ cup crushed pineapple
3 tablespoons brown sugar
! tablespoon corn starch
! tablespoon lemon juice
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Quick Biscuit Crust

9-pound canned ham or q
boned, smoked. fully
cooked ham
/ cup premium sherry
2 egg, beaten
6 cups Biscuit Mix
Egg wash Il egg beaten welD
Combine premium sherry
with beaten eggs: stir into
biscuit mix to make q stiff
dough. Knead on floured
board until very smooth; let
rest for / hour. Roll out
dough into % inch square
(about V inch thick. Place
ham with all gelatin trimmed
off in center and fold dough
around ham like q neat
package sealing with egg
wash. Turn ham over. Cut
off any excess dough and cut
out decorations. Brush egg
wash over entire crust; ar
range decorations and brush
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/ teaspoon fresh crate d
ginger
"a teaspoon nutmeg
Combine sherry with re-
minder Of ingredients In
sauce pan. Bring to boil,
stirring constantly until
sauce thickens and clears.
Serve hot or cold. Makes
about two cups Of sauce.
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Bruising Meot

II you are braising a large
piece Of meat. place it on q
round wire rack or o trivet
in the kettle and then add
the liquid. II you have .
round rangetop baker" 1t
may be that the rack from
1t fits your kettle and can be
borrowed for the braising.
Evening star., 1963-04-28

Ridges of earth pushed up by
burrowing moles do damage to
many lawns and gardens In the
area. Although moles feed only
on grubs, earthworms and
soil insects, field or pine mice
often use mole runs to feed on
the roots of ornamental plants,
bulbs, and seed in the lawn
and garden.
The most practical method Of
getting rid Of moles. says
Charles L. Hall, jr., Fairfax
County assistant county agent,
is probably the use of a soil
treatment to eliminate the soil
insects and therefore eliminate
the source of the moles' food
supply. without food. the mole
will move out to a new area
where food is more plentiful.
Chlordane at the rate of "a
pound of the active ingredient
per 1000 square feet 90 pounds
Of active ingredient per acre. /,
Dieldrin at the rate of .05
pounds of the active ingredient
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GARDEN CHORES

Dust the nests of tent caterpilars-spray will not
penetrate the tents Place poison bats rubbish
piles where the snas and slugs hide :.
Spray Bermuda grass in flower and shrub borders
with dalapon, using to avoid getting the spray
other kinds of plants Visit the National Arboretum
to the many kinds of Towering crabappes growing
there,
Leaf miners in American holly lockwood and colum-
bine may be controlled by spraying with dimethoate
- The easiest way to shape azalea and rhodedendron
bushes and keep them from becamng too tall Is to cut
the top Towering branches while they in bloom.
Plant gladolus corms every or weeks to insure a
continuous supply of flowers for cutting -.
Watch for signs OF fire-bight crabappes, apples
pears and cotoneaster . Gather materials with which
mulch flower and shrub beds.
Set the awnmower to cut at IA to inches for the
remainder of the summer for bluegrass and fescues
The zoysas and Bermuda turf should be at A-nch
height at all tmes-W. H. Y.
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Sad Gurdeniu

From Mr.. j. c. H.. 6i25
Thirty-second street NV. A
gardenia left In the yard has
frozen. how can 1t be saved2
What is the Maryland source
of bamboo7 Answer: II there
is any life left in the gardenia
now II should be lifted and
planted In a tub, all damaged
wood removed, and fed and wa
tered to revive II. However, It
may be that the roots we're
severely damaged and 1t is
beyond recall. The gardenias
cannot withstand our winters
except In a few very we'll pro-
tected situations. They are
best treated as tub plants. The
source OF bamboos-The Bam-
boo Man, p. o. Box 3ll-D. Fed
eral River, N, j.. Fruitland
Nurseries. Augusta, Ga. Or.
George NJ Darrow, Glenn Dale,
Md, Joseph Showalter, Port
Republic, Md.
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Killing Lawn Grubs
Will Control MoIes

per 1000 square feet 1.-TWO
pounds of the active ingredient
per acre. or lead arsenate at
the rate of 10 pounds to 1000
square feet of area will give ef-
fective control of soil insects for
three to five years and are rec
commended for mole control.
Moles frequent areas such as
flower beds which are usually
high In organic matter, and be-
cause Of this, also high in soil
insect population. These areas,
If treated, may be all that is
necessary for successful mole
control.
The use of mole traps may
be effective If the homeowner
is observant enough to keep his
trap set where the mole has
been working most recently.
Traps should be checked fire.
quently and moved If newer
burrows are observed.
Moles are difficult to poison
as they usually feed only on
live animal matter and attrac-
tive bats are hard to prepare.
Commercial bats consisting
of thallium- treated peanuts
have occasionally given good
results.
Other methods are ineffec-
tive and often valueless. Gas
sing, flooding with the garden
hose, repellentS cuch as moth
balls. caustics such as lye, and
castor bean plants despite con-
trary opinion have no value as
a repellent all have proven in
effective compared to the meth
DDS described.
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Finding Nuns

From Mrs. M. K, 18th and
Douglas street. NE: I saw
several varieties of chrysan-
themums in bloom at the Bo-
tanic Garden. Where may they
be obtained?
Answer: Some of the varie-
ties on display were Of the
greenhouse type and are not
likely to be found in the gar
den catalogues. However. some
are garden types and may be
obtained through the Potomac
Chrysanthemum Society at
their spring sales. Bristol Nurs-
cries, Bristol, Conn. r. NJ. Kel-
logg Nurserymen. Three Rivers,
Mich, and Daliahdel, Vineland,
N j., have long lists Of varie-
ties.
Evening star., 1963-04-28
Willows

From Mrs. J. E. T.. o917
Pomona drive. Bethesda, Md:
What are the common names
of the willows grown In this
area? Also. which one is a true
"weeper?"
Answer: There is much con-
fusion in the names given the
weeping willows, according to
the Arnold Arboretum. Com
monty we have the Wisconsin
and the Babylonica. DR.. Wy
man recommends the Thurlow
as the best weeper and botan-
ically 1t is Salix elgantissima.
1t is a hybrid Of S. Babylonica.
Evening star., 1963-04-28

Deadline for reservations for
the Potomac Rose Society bus
trip to the Arboretum and
Sherwood Gardens next Sat-
urday Is tomorrow evening.
Cal EN-. $4,000 after 6 pm.
The charge 1t $3.50 per person,
not including the cost Of the
lunch at HauSsner's.
Evening star., 1963-04-28
Cactus Bloom

From H. M. H., Arlington. Va.
Why doesn't my Christmas cac-
tus bloom; how often to ferti-
lie It? Answer: Both water
ing and light are essential for
Towering. If kept in a lighted
room this may delay Towering,
even bud formation (the buds
should develop in late October
to early November) Short-day
treatment should begin about
September /. Keep in a cool
room, withhold watering once
the buds begin to open. Water
freely during bud formation.
Small plants should be fed two
or three times during the active
growth periods. larger plants
once or twice.
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QUESTION BOX
FOR GARDENERS

your tree has been attacked by
the Carpenter worm. The con-
troll for it is to pour carbon
bisulphide tablespoonful into
each opening and seal with
putty. DDT might be useful
apply in June and July to the
trunk,
Evening star., 1963-04-28
BittersWeet

From Mrs. c. w. G., 1920
New Route 20. Laurel. Md; I
have two improved bittersweet
vines that are supposed to have
berries all winter. They have
had some sort of flowers but
no fruits. Cuttings from them
have not even flowered.
Answer: Bittersweet to set
fruits must have q male plant
present to fertilize the fruiting
female. Also, the vines should
be planted in moderately rich
moist soil and have sunlight q
portion of the day.
Evening star., 1963-04-28
Pin Oak Porusite

From Mrs. ]. W., 1915 Uni
versity drive. Alexandria. Va;
We have a large pin oak that is
being attack by borers. Is there
any way to kill the insects, is
.DDT spraying effective -
when?
Answer: 1t would appear that
Evening star., 1963-04-28

Publishers report, filed with the Audit of cevosions
subject to eUd for month period ending March 81 1863
oUdsd ABc report for months ending September go 1862
, 1963-03-08
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
Continued from Monday

seen such at turnout. And l wondered what actually
stimulated these people to come out in such great mum
bers. Was it just the mere fact that Harvey Aluminurr
Company wanted to move in to St. Croix? Other bust
nesses have moved into st. Croix! But it appeared to
me that there was something more basic than that. It
appeared to me that. the people in St. 1Croix seemed to
have reached the~point now that they are very much
concerned about this questions of race relations; the
question Of segregation and discrimination.
was happy to see Judge Moore - to hear Judge
Moore Judge Herman E. Moore) make the remarks he
made, and he hit the nail right on the head. He turned
and spoke to everybody in the audience and told them
that this is the time when all of the people in st. Croix
should get together and work together. This is no time
for segregation and discrimination. He reminded the
people that they need particularly the white people
who come in to st. Croix) to improve their attitude to-
wards the native people, and he said that he found them
to be very ~hospitable and kind in his visits there And he
said that their attitude had changed; the whole of ST.
Croix had changed. a.f#tE
Now, to follow through on that, when you observe
the testimony before the Committee, you find that the
people who were in favor of Harvey aluminium coming
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to st. Croix, were all native people. And they hadgood
reason! They stated that the reason they wanted Harvey
there was because Harvey was going to double the Wag-
es Of the working man, because Harvey has got to COM
ply with the Fair Labor Standards Act and pay a
minimum wage of $1.15 per hour in contrast to 60 cents
per hour which the working man now receives as a min
imum. They said that Harvey would furnish year round
employment for the working people. They said that Har-
|vey would train the natives, teach them new skils, put
them in positions Of responsibility they also stated that
Harvey would improve the areas such Krause Lagoon
and other areas where they intend to- establish this new
plant, because right now it is swamp land, useless and
marshy. The said that Harvey is going to invest a sub
stantial amount Of money-approximately $25,OO0,OOO
in the islands. And they said that our economy would
no longer be a tourist economy, but it would be based
on something else other than depending on such an I'M
certain type of economy as tourisn.
MI. Chairman, the opposition came forth in droves-
And what did they say about Harvey? Absolutely no.
thing substantial to my knowledge. The most I can ga
ther that was said was that they did not get a copy of
the contract and they did not know too much about It,
but they were still against Harvey Aluninum Company
coming into st. Croix. That reason, Mr.. Chairman, in
my opinion, is not sound. This legislative body is under
Continued on page 81
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By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

Chances are fading that
Congress this year will abolish
the much-criticized acceptable
level of competence" provision
which govern Federal classified
employees within-grade pay
raises.
There had been some hope
that the House Civil Service
Committee would repeal this
provision as part Of the pay
raise legislation now before it
The move would have restored
within grade pay raises to the
previous system before last
year when q satisfactory" per-
Torrance rating automatically
assured employees their within
grade pay raises.
However, House COMMITTEES
mem bers feel that the con-
troversial nature Of the present
provision Is such that full scale
hearings should be held on the
subject and handled as e sep
arate bill. Furthermore, they
don't want to jeopardize pay
raise chances by including 9TH
er provisions such as repeal Of
the acceptable level Of compe-
tence requirement.
Consequently, any action tc
repeal the acceptable level Of
competence section will have tc
wait until next year, it now ap-
pears.
The administration has
asked that the provision be Civ.
en- q chance to prove itself be-
fore Congress takes any actor
to repeal it. Employe groups
contend that 1t has resulted ir
denial Of within-grade pay
raises to employees because Of
the whim. caprice or prejudice
Of supervisors. But the admin
istration says that the provi-
sion can be fairly administered
If given enough time to gel
used to.
-
PRIOR PROMOTIONS -
BY the same token, it's unlikely
that Congress as part Of the
Government empioye pay raise
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
. Acceptable Competence Proviso
( Likely to Stoy as Guide to Raise

legislation will approve a provi-
sion m a king retroactive last
years pay reform feature
which guarantees employees
who are prom d the cash
equivalent equal to two in-step
raises Of their previous grade.
This feature applies to all
employees promoted after Octo-
Der IA, 1862. Consequently,
those promoted before that
date are m aking less money
than their colleagues promoted
after that date. To make mat
tiers worse, some engineers and
scientists who were in special
steps Of the grade are making
less m oney now than they
would have had they not been
promoted before October IA.
1862.
There have been bills spon-
sored in Congress to make re-
troactive to January /, 1852 the
two-step cash pay guarantee
on promotions. And 1t had been
hoped by the bills sponsors to
include this as part Of the Gov
eminent pay raise legislation.
However, the C h ances now
appear against 1t. In the first
place. the administration is OPP
posed to this feature because 1t
says 1t would cost too much
money. Secondly, as in the case
Of the acceptable level Of COM
petence provision, key H ouse
Civil Service Committee mem
bers don't want to overload the
pay raise legislation with con-
troversial features which could
hurt its chances.
But its a bitter bill to swal-
low for employees who were
promoted before last October
IA and earn less money than
colleagues who they were pro-
NOTED ahead of because Of
ability and seniority.
= 4
BODY BLOW-The Civil
Service Commissions action in
announcing its intention Of
putting the National Postal
Unions health insurance plan
out Of business also jeopardizes
NPU's future as q union.
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There's no doubt that a good
part of NPU's estimated 40, 900
membership was attracted in
large part by its health insu-
rance plan. Twenty-Five thous-
and Of its members belong to
its health plan.
All of them are now expected
to shop around for anoth e r
Government employe health
insurance plan. The CSC en-
Iphasized that when approval of
a participating plan is with
drawn, the regulations guaran-
tee employees enrolled in the
plan an opportunity to join one
Of the other participating plans
before termination becomes ef-
fective.
Consequently. NPU members
in their unions health insu-
rance program will have their
choice Of joining one Of the two
Government-wide plans or one
of the plans offered by the var
ious other postal employs
unions, some Of them direct RI
walls of the NPU. Thus, the
lNPU is in danger Of losing q
considerable mum Der Of Its
members who in order to Join
one Of the other union plans
would have to join the particu-
lar union involved.
NPU has Is days to reply to
the CSC's notice Of intent and
it has q right to a hearing to
state its reasons why its health
insurance plan should not be
terminated. But this is regard
ed mainly as routine-unless II
receives strong evidence to the
contrary the CSC Is expected
to terminate NPU's health in
surance plan. The charges
against NPU are that it contin-
Iued to advertise its plan and
solicit enrolment Of postal and
Federal employees contrary to
csc regulations and despite
repeated commission warnings.
.NPU officials deny these
charges.
At least 1000 employees of
the Washington Post Office are
members Of the NPU and many
belong to its health plan.
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By GEORGE SHERMAN
star STAFF Writer

= SANTO DOMINGO. Oct. 3
Upsetting political crises may
come and go in this Caribbean
country. but the Peace Corps
has taken deep root.
It Is the only United States
aid operation which has not
been suspended in retaliation
against the military custer of
the constitutional President
Ian Bosch. last week.
"Our programs are ne ~
touched because we do not deal
With politics. said Andres Her
nandez. middle-aged but dy-
manic Peace Corps director
here. He himself came here
from six years Of work on land
reform in the primitive-rain
forests Of Guatemala.
sOne Of our slogans is that
We are here to help people, not
the government in power" he
explained.
Political Effect Seen
But In q larger sense Mr..
Hernandez Is wrong. The Peace
Corps is the most radical poll
teal operation which the Unit
ed States has going In the
Dominican Republic - no less
than in the rest of Latin Amer
lea.
Since the arrival Of the first
volunteers here in July. 1862
$50 of these "Americanos po-
bres" (poor Americans) have
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Vessels Elected

Rexford G. VESSELS, pro-
curement officer Of the District
Of Columbia, was elected presi-
dent Of the National Institute
Of Government Purchasing at
the institutes 18th annual
conference at the Shoreham
Hotel.
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PRIOR PROMOTIONS -
BY the same token, it's unlikely
that Congress as part Of the
Government empioye pay raise