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...last night were Booker T. Bradshaw '62 of Kirkland House and Richmond, Va.; and Virgil Thomas Fryman. Jr. '62 of Quincy House and Washington, Ky. Second prizes went to: Robert W. Gordon '63 of Eliot House and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lewis B. Kaden '63 of Winthrop House and Perth Amboy, N.J.; and Philip L. Stotter '63 of Winthrop House and South River...
...captured by Glenn's flight over our part of the world. During the night, Roger's alarm clock woke all the household. Then he went outside, scanning the heavens, hoping for a glimpse of his hero. Of course, the fact that the capsule passed over Woomera and Perth (hundreds and hundreds of miles away from our place) didn't deter Roger...
...gift of Manhattan's musicians-playfully tooted by father John. For relaxation they spent successive evenings at the theater, at How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and at Camelot. Glenn's sense of humor flashed when he met Sir Harry Howard, Lord Mayor of Perth, Australia, the city that had turned on all its lights as Glenn orbited overhead. Quipped Glenn: "I was a little bit worried when I saw the Lord Mayor show up. I was afraid he might have brought the light bill with...
From space to Perth to Manhattan to New Concord, Ohio, is a long way, but finally, John Glenn came home. And all along the way-in New Jersey at Newark Airport; in Zanesville, Ohio, where 4,000 turned out along the newly renamed John Glenn Highway; and at last in his home town, New Concord-the smiling astronaut was acclaimed by roaring crowds, warm praise, blaring bands, flapping bunting, and all the affection the entire nation once in a blue moon showers on a new Public Hero...
...listeners tune her in with something of the same impulse that makes crowds gather at a fatal accident. When one correspondent caught her flatfooted in a factual error, she noted his return address and sniffed characteristically: "If he's so smart, what's he still doing in Perth Amboy, New Jersey?" Says one regular: "I listen to Dorothy and Dick every morning just to get the poisons out of my system...