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Fort Myers (Fla.) News Press, Thursday, May 16, 1963 Cooper Tops Old Mark And Zooms On in Space (Continued from Page One) 18 the most matter of fact all astronauts he quickly became the most matter of fact in outer space. America's first man in space, Alan B. Shepard, speaking from Cape Canaveral "You seem pretty casual." Cooper- Well, I am." But if the 36-year-old Air force major was nonchalant, A mere earthlings took more excited view. A note of exultation crept into the voices of those who were talking with Cooper. "Overjoyed" was one word used to tell Cooper the reaction of his technicians.

Terrifying Moments In Houston, his wife and their two daughters had several television sets turned on. When blastoff time neared, Mrs. Cooper is said to have gone into another room to watch it alone. All by herself she saw this always terrifying moment, just as her husband, cradled high above this fearful, smoking monster, also faced his moment of terrible truth alone, In Tecumseh, his mother, Mrs. Hattie Cooper, said: "Don't you know Gordon is thrilled." And his grandmother, Mrs.

Orena Herd, rocked more and more slowly as the critical time approached. At blastoff the rocker was stilled; only a faint sob broke the silence. Praise the Lord When everything worked SO successfully, Mrs. Herd said: "I'm giving the good Lord the praise. He's directing it.

I'm thankful to the good Lord that He gave him a good start." President Kennedy set the pattern for millions of Americans, glued to a television set in his bedroom, to see this tremendous event. He said he was very happy at the success of the takeoff. Certainly this was a startling change from Tuesday when nearly everything seemed to go frustratingly wrong and the attempt had to be postponed. The day began as these days always do, with the astronaut routed out of bed at 2:50 am. Sweating it Out He had the usual breakfast.

the usual examination, the usual last minute instructions. was only one change reported: While sweating it out yesterday, Cooper had lost a pound. At 5:33 a.m., Cooper climbed feet first into the space capsule Faith 7, and the tedious business of bolting him in began. The weather, which had been a constant worry here, cooperat- FLOWERS Say It Best RUTH MESSMER FLORIST Phone WE 6-2131 Cleveland at Maravilla of ed beautifully. A bright sun.

A slight breeze. A calm sea. Only minor delays were encountered, just enough to give one a sinking feeling and heighten the tension. At 8:04 the huge launching vehicle was fired. The roar was deafening, unbelievable.

Buildings shook. Slowly, majestically, almost lazily, the giant missile rose straight into the air. From the start the space experts were sure that this was going to be a good one. Within five minutes Cooper was into orbit and on his way toward a record for U.S. astronauts.

Russian Records Only two Russian astronauts, Andrian Nikolayev and Papel Popovich, have surpassed the record Cooper is shooting for. Nikolayev went 64 orbits and Popovich 48 last August. The Russians have been criticized for not giving out much technical data and for not announcing their flights in advance, therefore avoiding any rassing ing failures. This flight was not only reported in great detail, with conversations between Cooper and his ground trackers played back for all to hear, but there also were TV shots piped out directly from within the space ship. These were sent abroad via satellite so Europeans could get a first hand look.

Oklahoma Drawl The tone of Cooper's conversations probably disclosed more than anything else how smoothly the early stages were progressing. Cooper has an Oklahoma drawl which accentuated his ho-hum approach once the Faith 7 was in orbit. A few illustrations of his matter of factness: The first big decision was to be made at the end of the first orbit. Here space experts decide whether to bring the flight to a close or go for seven. About the only worrisome feature of the first orbit was the temperature within Faith 7: one thermometer possibly faultyhad it at 118.

Everyone seemed bothered about this except Cooper. So the great decision was made this way: Astronaut Gus Grissom, working in Guaymas, Mexico you comfortable?" Just Comfortable Cooper: "Just slightly warmer than absolutely ideal, but well within a very comfortable range." Grissom: "Very well. It all looks good down here and we'll give you a go for seven orbits." At another point Shepard kept querying Cooper how's this, how's that? Cooper kept saying all was okay. "You son-of-a-gun," Shepard said. "We don't have anything to talk about." One of the chief purposes of this flight is to pick up information on how man reacts in outer space, exposed to radiation and MONEY Just tell us how much you need to pay old bills, for home improvements, car repairs, for all your seasonal expenses.

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Flowers NECESSARY KINZIE'S Rose Garden FLORIST We Telegraph Flowers 9000 Second St. ED 4-1140 free from gravity's eternal pull on earth. These must be known before Americans can set out on their most ambitious space project of the decade: A trip to the moon. Hale and Hearty Shortly after takeoff, Dr. Charles Berry, flight surgeon, reported: "'We have a hale, healthy and good working pilot." Information kept coming back to support this view.

After 2 hours and 37 minutes Cooper's heart was idling away at from 80 to 86 beats a minute (it went to an excited 150 during the powered portion of the flight), his body temperature was 88.5 degrees, his blood pressure 120 over 80 and he was breathing at from 12 to 20 times a minute. The doctor's verdict: "I think he's in excellent physical condition." During his first orbit Cooper reported that he, too, was seeing those fireflies first mentioned by John Glenn on his pioneering round-the-world flight last year. These are flakes of frost falling off the capsule and illuminated by the sun. Lights of Perth And faithful Perth, Australia, which always turns its lights on for U.S. astronauts, got its reward.

Yes, Cooper could see Perth, plainly. When you travel by space ship, new places bob up with startling rapidity. rapidity. Within seven minutes, Cooper was over Bermuda, within 19 minutes he was over Africa. Then in dizzying succession, the Sahara, Tanganyika, Perth, the Fiji Islands, Mexico, San Antonio, Houston (his home), and back past Canaveral.

"All in all, quite a Cooper said, who will reel off 22 days and nights in his 34 hours and 19 minutes. On his third orbit Cooper pushed a lever to launch his own private satellite, a 10-pound ball which was to revolve around the Faith 7 and blink lights every second. Little Space Pal Cooper maneuvered his space craft in several positions, but at first the reports were vague as to his luck in spotting his little space pal. This experiment was an attempt to prove that lights such as these would be visible in outer space, and would assist spacemen when they attempt to bring their crafts close to each other. As he zipped by Jacksonville, Cooper peered down and said he could see it plainly.

Like Clockwork At this point the Mercury control tower proudly announced the flight figures showed everything going like clockwork "almost like following a textbook." In the tower's next report this was spelled out more completely. On the basis of early computations Faith 7 was doing so well it could keep going 92 orbits. But if Faith 7 could do it, Cooper couldn't. He would run out of oxygen long before that, but the figure showed how well the capsule and its pilot were performing. During the fourth orbit new information came in on Cooper's private moon.

Yes, he had seen it. "I was with that little rascal all night last night," he said. During the fifth orbit, more news on Cooper's moon. Just as it got dark, he spotted it. "All of a sudden I saw it rising up from under he said.

"There it was." He also pointed his TV camera at the window and took a picture of the Yucatan peninsula. The quality was poor, but those who saw it on their television screens could make out a land mass below the hurrying astronaut. Swings South As the day wore on here at the cape, Cooper's orbits took him further and further south. On his sixth orbit he was over South America, South Africa and Indochina. He had turned off his fan.

This was an experiment to see how much heat would escape into outer space. During much of this time he was out of contact with his ground trackers. Possibly the best indication of how well the flight was going is this: The original plans called for a "go, no go' decision at the end of seven orbits. Actually, the decision was reached earlier, during the sixth orbit. But in the best laid plans of mice and astronauts a few schemes will go awry.

Balloon Trouble Cooper had balloon trouble. During the sixth orbit he was supposed to inflate a balloon and kick it out in space. It didn't work. But Cooper needn't have felt badly. A year ago Scott Carpenter tried the same experiment.

It didn't work either. Better news on another project: A beam of light, with three million candlepower, was shot his way from South Africa. Such a a beam could act as a guide to future astronauts as they make their return to earth. During the seventh orbit the 2000006 WEATHER FORECAST. The Weather Bureau forecasts a wide band of showers and thunderstorms extending from the mid-Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic states.

Showers also are expected in the northern Plains. The nation can expect generally warmer weather with fair to partly cloudy skies except in the precipitation areas. However, the south central Plains and the northwest Pacific Coast may have cooler readings. (AP Wirephoto Map) Schedule of the Tides for Today High Boca Grande 9:35 a.m. 6:08 Bokeelia 10:45 a.m.

7:08 Bonita Beach 7:13 a.m. 5:27 Cape Coral 11:45 a.m. 8:08 Edison Bridge 12:55 p.m. 9:18 Everglades 9:18 a.m. 7:43 Ft.

Myers Bch. 8:13 a.m. 6:27 Marco 8:03 a.m. 6:17 Naples 7:03 a.m. 5:17 Pine Isl.

Bdge. 9:13 a.m. 7:27 Punta Gorda 11:15 a.m. 7:38 Punta Rassa 7:53 a.m. 6:07 Sanibel 6:18 a.m.

4:12 Tide control tower had trouble ding the Zanzibar station into giving Cooper the "go" for 17 orbits. At one point the Mercury controller said: "Zanzibar, this is Cape Flight (Canaveral) give go. That's what he's waiting for." And again: "Zanzibar, he's waiting for a go here. Make sure he gets it." Zanzibar had trouble understanding what was wanted, so again came the command: "He's waiting for a go for the next 10 orbits. Make sure he gets it." Finally Cooper got the good news and on he went as dusk fell at the cape.

County Officials Frown on Special Vote Registration (Continued from Page One) she was not prepared to estimate the cost, but that it would involve the hiring of election clerks. Conflict Seen Hudson said a purge of the voting lists on one hand and a special registration for voters on the other would result in a conflict and would defeat the purposes of both. He suggested the school and the proposed county hospital referendums be held at the same time to assure the turnout of the necessary freeholders. He said such balloting might be held in mid-January, even though the voting rolls could be brought up to date by Dec. 15.

It is better to have an election "late and win rather than early and lose," he stated. Clarkson asked Mrs. Clutz how many names were removed from the roll two years ago, and was told about 900. He said at least 3,500 names would have to be removed if the school construction issue was to carry. Didn't Show Mrs.

Clutz commented that the school issue lost not because of dead a persons on the rolls or voters who had moved away, but because of live voters who didn't show up at the polls. The School Board adopted a resolution of thanks to the Citizens' Advisory Committee which carried the ball for the May 7 referendum. The committee was headed by Carl E. Johnson and Keith A. Miller.

The board moved to sell about 50 parcels of unused school sites when it agreed to obtain cost estimates for appraisers. They said there are many interested purchasers, and sale of these lands would not only produce income but place the property on the tax rolls. Request Denied The board declined to permit school buses to be used for transporting Girl Scouts to their day at Lehigh Acres next camp month. Board Member Paul J. introduced the motion, but Myers it died for lack of a second.

Lott said it is foreign to the board's and that it would open the policy, door for other organizations to make similar requests. Transportation Supervisor Burgess Tichensaid the state would it or unlawful to use buses for this as purpose. Franklin Hardware Co. WAS awarded a bid to supply in excess of 100,000 gallons of L.P. gas to all schools except Boca Grande at a bid of 13.5 cents.

Southeastwill supply Boca Grande at ern 16.5 cents. Other bids were exterior painting of Fort Myers High, BowdenHawksley Construction 535; library books, A. C. McClurg and books at 35 per cent discount; magazine list, Instructor Subscription Agency, 15 per cent discount; pest control, Bill Corbin Exterminating, piano (52 pianos), Raymond L. Bartlett, $442.34.

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Max Rieves was named director of student personnel services at Edison Junior College. He is now doing graduate work at Florida State University. The Law Auditorium at Carnell University is not in the Law School but in the Veterinary College. It was named after the veterinary professor at the college, James Law. Funerals LOIS G.

MacMURRAY Mrs. Lois Goodnow MacMurray of Captiva Island and Norwalk, died at her home in Norwalk Tuesday. She was the widow of he late John Van Antwreep MacMurray. She is survived by one son, Dr. Frank MacMurray of Washington, D.C., two daughters, Mrs.

Evan James of Oxford, and Mrs. George Starkey of Boston, and one sister, Mrs. E. Kendall Gillett of Norwalk and Captiva Island. Funeral service will be held at the Center Cemetery at Norwalk today at 2 p.m.

with the Torrant Funeral Home, Maple Avenue, Norwalk, in charge. RALPH THOMAS PARKER Ralph Thomas Parker, 89. of 4563 Tilton Court, died at the Lee Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon. He was an electrical inspector for the City of Pittsfield, for 20 years prior to retirement. He was a native of East Lyndon, coming here five years ago from New Smyrna, Fla.

He was a member. of the First Baptist Church. In addition to his wife. Mrs. Stella E.

Parker, are two nephews and two nieces one of whom is Mrs. Walter H. Tilton of Fort Myers and a grandnephew, Walter H. Tilton Jr. of North Fort Myers.

Funeral service has been set for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow from the Harvey Funeral Home on Colonial Boulevard with Rev. A. P. Minshew, pastor First Baptist Church, officiating.

Interment will follow in the Fort Myers Cemetery. MRS. CLARA HODSON Mrs. Clara Hodson, 69. died Tuesday night at Tipton Hospital in Tipton, following a prolonged illness.

She was the mother of Mrs. Floyd Scott and Byron Hodson of Fort Myers and was a frequent winter visitor. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Joanne Wadell, Windfall, Ind. and Mrs.

Thelma Gibbs. Rogers City, two sons, Randall Hodson, Kokomo, and Robert Hodson of Venice. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Kokomo. Interment will be in Windfall.

Ellers Mortuary in Tipton is in charge of arrangements. MRS. LEECY CORBITT Mrs. Leecy Corbitt, 85, of Bayshore Road. North Fort Myers died yesterday.

She was a pioneer resident of Lee County. Survivors include sons, Curtis H. Corbitt, North Fort Myers, Frederick Harley Corbitt, sonville Beach, sister, Mrs. Mary Davis, Portland, two grandchildren. She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church.

Funeral arrangements announced later by Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home. HORACE C. JONES Funeral service for Horace C. Jones will be today at 2 p.m.

at Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Evans officiating. Pallbearers. will be J.

F. Tomlinson, M. D. Sinback, George Rapp. J.

C. Rowley, R. G. Cornwell and Ray Williams. Interment will he in Memorial Gardens Cemetery..