European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 15, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 3 9 new astronauts sparkle at press conference Cape canaveral. Fin. A America newest astronauts octo hero in n news con Ference on from ii Jalife insurance policies to the ethics of contracts for their life stories. Sol Lens. Welt tanned and Wear ing almost Ideal Clai sport shirts. The nine new space pilots handle themselves very Ueli under the steady drum fire of questions Tram die More Ihnn 300 newsman i sem held it Cope Czinu Vertil for cordon Cooper s projected 22-Orblt news conference was raped for National television. Would tiny of y the the real Issue in the tax War plane Contr tivers is not the Choice of a contractor but the decision to build a single All purpose fighter for both air Force and Sylvester assistant de sense Secretary told the National association of Mutual savings Banks that this elimination of the old More costly procedure of letting each service build us own plane would save is. Taxpayers $1 billion. The real Issue appears to have been obscured said Sylvester re Ferring to 20 volumes of congressional testimony and hundreds of thousands of words in newspapers. The Choice of general dynamics corp. To build the tfx. Which Senate subcommittee is in Vest gating was a subsidiary decision Sylvester said. Sylvester said there had been a National spontaneous burst of support for defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara in letter received 05 per cent of which Sylvetter said were favourable. Reds halt youth fleeing e. Berlin Berlin up communist order guards have captured a fleeing East Berliner in an out burst of gunplay. West Berlin police sold a youth about 20 years old attempted to flee across a Border footbridge at5 . Monday. East German Border guards fired four shots and then captured him a he attempted to scramble Over a wooden barricade drape with barbed wire. Knees is Well is family stories til a profit. Field enterprises. Coni. Rises two Schleit of newspapers and the world Hook . Reportedly is offer inn 1.2 Minimi for the i Verh Nve Lori of All to astronauts. Al. Force maj Uon uld Delej san Tori one of the Nelp Lynnl Astro naut who ,.-rved us of Reie Inonia a or tin news Confer t tire. Vita he personally s i a hotel Liik morally or it Lily i a or orig with Furrh Lle ii kit a. An Iii Niimi already lives a l Imus i of 1 he my i Titi Hil. I should have a Hutte life ail if i Ink to St la Ami someone want to buy. 1 Dun i be unwilling wrong As for inc life or the new astronauts Slayton speaking for the group said the first he heard about it was in the agent for the policies he said was Robert Deorsey. Son of Leo 3oorsey, Nona Lorld Legal Counselor the Mercury astronauts Leo Slayton added dipped into disown pocket when he found he could get $100,000 policies for each of the first seven like the original astronauts the new pilots All seemed to be Well equipped intellectually and conversationally to handle themselves on their feet before a remarks were forthright incisive and often touched with aright wit and just a hint of serv ice Type sarcasm. How Long have you been a heu ennant commander Boyl Smook ing John Young was asked. It seems like since i was born,1the Navy Man replied. Barman confided that whether the old boys would go to the Moon that is whether any of the original seven would gel to Fly in the gemini and Apollo programs has been a joking Point Between the old and the new rising to the gibe old Astro naut Slayton said he preferred the term original rather than of i a to designate the seven Mercury astronauts. We have nine new astronauts but no old the nine new astronauts were to be observers at Cooper s launch but each in turn took the Micro phone to Tell something about misfield of specialization in the space program. These ranged from As telemetry and Environ mental controls to electric system Sand guidance and navigation which air Force capt James Mcdivitt said consists right now of just looking at a bad alcohol Sutt petted in 13 More . Deaths new York up thirteen bowery derelicts died Over the weekend in hospitals bringing to 52 the number of deaths suspected to have been caused by of Coho poisoning City health officials re ported. Or. Henry Slegel Deputy medi Cal examiner sold autopsies would be held to determine whether the new deaths were due to consumption of Wood alcohol. Thirty four other derelicts Are under treat ment at Bellevue Hospital for Wood alcohol poisoning and 15 Are in critical condition. Royal sport Prince Philip husband of Queen Elisabeth u ready for action at Fie join Polo match Ner London. Tea Glasse Are a safety Mearo. Al
