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John Herschel Glenn Jr., 37, Marine lieutenant colonel; 180 lbs, 5 ft. 10½ in., green eyes, red hair (thinning in front). Presbyterian (Sunday school teacher). Born: Cambridge. Ohio; attended Muskingum College at New Concord, Ohio (1939-42), but quit to enter service in 1942. Glenn is the Astronauts' top-ranking, most experienced officer (more than 5,000 flight hours, 1,500 in jets), has seen the most combat (59 World War II fighter-bomber missions in the Pacific, 100 missions, three MIGs downed in Korea), carries the weightiest decorations (five Distinguished Flying Crosses, 19 Air Medals...
Malcolm Scott Carpenter, 33, Navy lieutenant, 160 lbs., 5 ft. 10½ in., green eyes, brown hair. Episcopalian. Born: Boulder, Colo.; graduated University of Colorado, '49 (aeronautical engineering). Scott Carpenter went back into the Navy in 1949 to complete flight training interrupted at World War II's end, logged part of his 2,800 flight hours (300 in jets) in Korean combat (aerial mining, antisub patrols), then went through Navy Test Pilot School, General Line School, Air Intelligence School, became air intelligence officer of the carrier Hornet. He recalls: "When I was notified that I was being considered...
...Most recent assignment: test pilot for the new Mach 2 F4H McDonnell fighter. Last week Schirra's son, Marty, 8, chortled to his third-grade classmates: "My Dad is going on a rocket to the moon!" Replied a friend nonchalantly: "Have him bring me back a piece of green cheese...
Before they headed for home, the Republican committeemen considered green-backed offers from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia and Miami, all vying to be the 1960 convention city. For the 14th time in the party's history, they chose Chicago (beginning July 25) because: 1) 1960 is the. 100th anniversary of the Chicago convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln, 2) Chicago's central location, hotel facilities and guaranty ($400,000) were better than any other offer...
Although the Society will ponder current and controversial topics, Green said that discussions would be for the sake of controversy itself rather than any hope of resolving issues. "What the club will be depends on who comes," he added, but already tutors and graduate students connected with the House have shown interest, "so the outcome looks propitious...