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Around the
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CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. XP, Astronaut Jahn Herschel
Glierna.Jr. the MBA in the foreground of America's I:siggest space
effort to dire, tried desperately to keep himself and his family in
the background of his orbital mission around the world.
In orrery way ft eras typical of the superbly conditioned. isn
measlier dedicated Marine neutertant colonel. -
So concerned was ,tho 411-year-old Glenn over the public's
losint-sight of the ecierdifii aspects of his flight that he blurted
out bisierdings t• the President of the United States. .
AND YET, as John P., Neanedy retarded him, is their While
'Haase chat. Glens —the mart and Yh,a blatiaa--were inseparable
tram his Mos& saisiiica.
• Despite a habitual zalicenca Glenn rovealsd himself In subtle
ways as a woo= sad'sibeant human being.
Theo was Glenn 'Ow daolicated astronant, jogging along L the
binds In the early masoning mists to icsp Isis muscular 1641-pound
body is "go" conelitbau. going op and off the low residue diets as
plowed flight days emus and wand. sweating out inch countdown
with /be tersaity l if * Saidhist monk.
THERE Wag •GLEMIIt the :explores and adventurous. excited
aver the prospects et what he would see and feel in crakes sple,
booing up on constellations and e.otul formations in his spare lime.
There was Glenn tba Shrsaut Presbyterian. driving over to
'Cocoa Beach .at lisaday to add his sturdy tenor voice to the
brain singing at gar Britserside Presbyterian church.
Them mew Cisiast law gamily mart, faithfully reading a diary
ed Ids daily activities late a tape recorder for his wife and
taiiohama.
.. Vans was Glenn tho'hosnolown hero of Now Concord. Ohio,
whore be played center en the high school football loam. had Iho
3ood in the *maw plitp.
THERE WAS GLENN: the man of dastiny, the "741Lig-inid
Marlon" who once Folurand tram * Kaman dog fight; with 275
Was in his plan*, than winner of five Disiingnishod /trying
Comes and 1.11 sir niedlotk. - icy -nerved' jot pilot who ml_o
ouporionic spool ascord em sr flight from Los Angeles to New
York in irk?: -
"Thesell bs mother dap," a . disappainhal Glean, had an
nomicad upon theabiag dawn boat Ms capsule laa. 27 altar Ms
Bight
had base jantomool.
Tuesday was that day.
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she. but I was the one who) ended
up being informed!'
Ronald Sackawitz, freshman in,
counselling from Roosevelt, N..T.,'
said he was sleeping and didn't
hear of the space slat until he
sirriired at the lllgt.
The news reached Joseph
Schuster, graduate assistant
political science, as. he had lunch:
to a local restaurant.
"When I did hear it," Shuster
said, "I was elated"
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Astronaut John EL Glenn Jr big
gest boosters its his space flight
yesterday were not act his rocket,
but in his own hometoWn.
Chief among them .were the
parents „cf the astronaut, Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Glenn
The couple, Their faces lit by
broad smiles, iwalked into Mus-,
kingum College gymnasium for a'
news conference after they knew,
their son's speak capsule had been AFTER SPENDING the day
recovered sal*.
flight by
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keeping track of Glenn's WHILE. in Arlingto n, lTV broadcasts, Mrs. Glenn and
Va.; Mrs. John H. Glenn ; Jr. was
smiling and happy after her astro-i the two Glenn children, Dave, 16,
input husband's historic triple and Lyn, 14, emerged from their
orbit. , 1 -
'home to face a: milling, happy
The children are so pro ud crow' 41 of
their father and the• Mercury team Fe/Porters, cameras,
microphones and neighbors.
Flight Stows
Capitol Work
WASHINGTON (1?) —l'he U.S. she,said it was "faith that makes
l oin t
like government _educe to a virtualithi4s
going to be fine
every
standstill yesterday during' the!thil l g's
takeoff and landing of the first THE ASTRONAUTS perm
American to orbit the earth. pa rticularly Mr. Glenn. gave tb
In between it may have slipped. •
a few cogs as clerks and stenog.l
raphers, bureau chiefs and cab
inet member s , kept one eye on the,
television urea while shuffling
the papers on Their desks. ,
In the -liourge; debate on a as-,
tional debt limit bill was. hated)
twice while members applauded"
news of Glenn's safe return fromi
space and his recbvery by the
destroyer Nos.
The Senate ) gave up and ad
journed for the day as the dimwit;
approached "
at, 2:30 pin . Most of;
the members 'already . bad ad
journed to watch television andll
listen to radio reports.
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and everyone 'else who made this
possible." the petite brunette. 41.
told reporters about an hour after
her 'husband 'completed his mis
sion safely. ,
For Mrs.4lenn there was more
joy to came--=telephone calla #ein
President Kennedy Ind from her
husband. At about 410 p.m G
called from abdard the- destroyer.
USS Noa. He talked to their two
children ancr Mrs.,Glenn.
Her worst moments, Mrs. Glenn
said, were the last 15 seconds be-
fore liftoff. -
Had she leen- worried? "Well,
yes," she replied, "I think I pith
ably .was some of the time But
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best indication that Lhe tension.
had lifted by The Jocular manner
used to- answer reporters' atui
tions: Mr. Glenn was Baked if hia
son had any ambitions for a Moon
flight
"I woulditt be soli:wised &when
the time- comes,' hell want to
make the trip." he answered.- I
MRS.' GLENN was asked lie*
she- felt when the blastoff Caine.
"That's a hard question to an
swer," she said.. "There never
has been a .moment: since John
was chosen for the spade flight
that we had 'any doubt s about his
success." .
Asked if „they r believed that
'prayer had played , an important
part in their son's summit, Mr.
Glenn replied: "We certainly ; do."
He pointed out that Jahn always
has been a Christian boy whe_at
tended 'church regularly. •
Phila. 'Hain' Hears Glenn e
PHILADELPHIA VP) -:—Thainas
A. Benham. instructor of physcis
at Itaverford College, said yester
day he heard the -voice of John B.
Glenn Jr direct from the• Friend
ship 7 spacecraft on a radio set
he and some students constructed.
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