European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Section women who Back up the astronaut Ikon worry of Courso but Nono would it Hor hut Ond fora Ako to space pig no ? Amle glum say a had Faith All along that her husband s Arth orbit attempt would a a Success. A Trp fit a it an r a c 11 v Blond. Thu Back up Man. Mrs. Go gris Tom kept smiling too a fila or husband went through with s p a c flight. Smile was also the trademark of mrs. Alan s. Shepard or her husband made first trip. By Gay Pauley up staff writer reihe wives of by Ioneene in any time m. Worry about their husbands. The wives of the pioneers in space Are no exception. Mrs. Alan b. Shepard Ufi a pretty Bru Nette with flashing White Teeth put things this Way at a news conference for the astronauts wives our feelings our experience would be the same As yours. As any wife s would be during those anxious moments of  mrs Shepard a husband was the firs american to soar into space with a 16 rain Ute rocket ride on May 5, 1963.yet, worry As they do none would have her husband get out of project Mercury which eventually will see All seven of the United states spacemen pioneering som phase of Orbital flight. This is what they want to do said Rene pronounced keen Carpenter the Beautiful blonde Blue eyed wife of Mal Colm s. Carpenter who was it col Johnh. Glenn s Back up Pilot for the Man in orbit shot feb. 20. Other wives murmured assent an agreed that none had visions of Hus bands retiring from the adventurous Ca Reers they had chosen. The wives of the seven astronauts met with reporters As a group for the first time at the hotel Waldorf Astoria Whei reall stayed during their new York visit. All had come to share in the City s tumultuous Welcome for Glenn whose Orbital flight took him thrice around the Globe in less than five hours. With them also were Glenn s Mother mrs. John h. Glenn  mrs. Glenn Mother mrs. Homer Castor the younger mrs. Glenn s 14-year-old daughter Lyn mrs. Shepard s Mother and her 14-year-old daughter Laura Helen Williams wife of Walter Williams of the Mercury program Nancy Lowe the astronauts Secretary an mrs. William k. Douglas wife of their flight  re a Good looking Bunch of women the astronauts wives every one of them trim and a few confessing that the schedule of recent Days caused them to lose a few pounds. Four Are Brunette three Are blonde. Among them they have is children the children Are one reason All left new York for their assorted Homes As soon a possible. The Glenns however had another Celebration to attend to in their Horn town of new Concord Ohio then said mrs. Glenn John will setback to work. And i will get Back to Woric mrs. Glenn wore a Bright red silk Linen suit two piece with double strand of pearls at her Ned like her Mother an Mother in Law she wore on her Lapel the jewelled Symbol of Mercury which her husband had carried with him on his con quest of space. In astronauts wives get lonely while their husbands Are at Cape canaveral. They Don t admit it. 4 what do we do while they re away of said mrs. Glenn there s plenty. A take care of the House and our families we shop. Some of us knit. Some plan Bridge. I m a half Way  of the wives Are expert  Cooper wife of Lehoy g. Cooper jr., who at 35 is the youngest of the astronauts has her Pilot s License. The astronauts and their families were also guests at a United nations reception while in new York. As the news conference concluded mrs., Glenn was asked could you go through that again a second Orbital flight of you husbands sure she said flashing a  March 10/1962 it Stak and St mks