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...Boulder, Colo., the home-town folks cheered Astronaut Scott Carpenter, 38, on hand to dedicate a new $195,000 community swimming pool. Following Carpenter's brief speech, Mayor John P. Holloway rose to say: "When you open a highway, you cut a ribbon. When you build a building, you lay a cornerstone. In the case of a pool, the only way . . ." Thus, done with formalities, the mayor and three Boulder officials threw the triple-orbiting spaceman -trim grey suit, white shirt, striped tie and all-headlong into the water, manfully jumped in after...
...Astronaut Cooper Sir, What a revealing comparison of the attitudes of the American and Russian space explorers: a cosmonaut cries out in space, "I am Eagle ! I am Eagle!" while our astronaut humbly prays, "Father, thank...
...commemoration of courageous moments and men brings out the best in President Kennedy. He likes heroes, medal winners and war stories. He stood tall and proud last week at the White House reception for Astronaut Gordon Cooper. In Manhattan, at the brief dedication of a monument to the 4,596 American men who perished in western Atlantic waters during World War II, the President was moved to emotion and eloquence...
...foster parents. So naturally he grew up to be a mad scientist, joined the mad scientists' union (S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-the Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion), and set out to rule the world. When 007 finds him, he is about to "topple" a U.S. rocket carrying an astronaut. 007 tries to stop him, but No sneers evilly and shuts Bond up in a warm, dark cell. To escape, 007 has to crawl through a steaming-hot tube about a mile long. He comes out limp. Doctor No leaps upon him, snarling. Locked together, they reel toward the incandescent...
...well. It afforded him time for such celestial ceremonies as receiving a "good luck and Godspeed" message from Air Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert and Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay. Cooper sent a space greeting to representatives of some 30 African nations meeting in Addis Ababa: "Hello, Africa. This is Astronaut Gordon Cooper speaking from Faith 7. I am right now over 100 miles above Africa just passing Zanzibar. Just a few minutes ago, I passed Addis Ababa. I want to wish you success to your leaders there. Good luck to all of you in Africa." Cooper flew seven times over...