European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday. February 21,1987 anniversary of Glenn flight marked Washington a John Glenn cd Chad Liis name in tic history books 25 years ago Friday Orbil ing inc Earth three limes and propelling the United slates into o dash for the stars with the soviet Union it can t be thai Long the first american to orbit the Earth and now democratic senator from Ohio joked during an interview in his Senate office this week. It literally seems to me like it was maybe a month or two ago i can remember parts of the night and to i  the Silver anniversary of the flight of Friendship 7 has sparked a surge of interest in the historic event. Glenn has been flooded with interview requests and appeared before reporters thursday next to his Mer Cury space capsule at the National air and spa museum. La seems very vivid to  the former Marine fighter Pilot said of the night. I guess it was etched in my memory rather indelibly. 1 remember very vividly the anticipation before liftoff i remember the apprehension i my when there was an indication on the ground thai the heat shield had come  Glenn s Senate staff was to Mark the even Friday with tie showing of a 22-Minutc videotape of the flight. In addition Glenn s wife Annie is to present him with leather bound copies of the three Lite magazines that featured her husband on the cover. And Friday night Glenn was 10 be reunited with his fellow Mercury astronauts at a dinner dance at a Washington hotel. Expected for the gathering Are Alan Shepard Donald slay on cordon Cooper Scott car Penter and Walter Schirra. Next week Glenn is scheduled to recount his experience at the National air and space museum As pan of a lecture series. The Success of Glenn s flight on feb. 20, 1962, touched off in extraordinary National Celebration. The soviet Union already had succeeded Iti sending men into orbit reinforcing their Lead in the space race. But Glenn s three Arbili around the Earth gave americans Hope inc nation would catch up. Glenn had endured 10 postponements in his Ali Gill beginning dec. 20, 1961, Bui feb. 20. 1962, was lobe different. It began at 2 20 . For Glenn who breakfasted on Orange juice scrambled eggs filet of beef and Toast before receiving a final physical exam and slipping Inlo his skin tight space suit. By 6 59 . He was alone in Friendship 7. Following several holds on the countdown to work Oul technical problems inc Atlas rocket blasted off the launch pad at 9 47 ., shooting Glenn into Orbil five minutes later. Zero a and 1 feel Fine he reported Inlo his microphone. Capsule is turning around. Of that View is  Bui As Glenn passed Over Cape canaveral Fla., into his second Orbil a ground instrument indicated the John Glenn Waves from he Carrier Randolph after completing his history making flight in spice. Up1 i photo capsule s heat shield was Loose. If that were True the friction of re entry would disintegrate capsule and astronaut Long before splashdown. As Glenn plummeted Back to Earth following the third Orbil inc outside temperature of the capsule hit 3,000 degrees and chunks of flaming Metal began to Flash past the windows. "1 did t know what was going to happen on re entry Glenn recalled. I still remember to this Day How it Felt. I remember watching these chunks go by and thinking that if that s the heat shield i m going to Start feeling the heal and feel it on my Back As it turned out the fiery material Glenn saw was pieces of the Retro pack the rockets used to slow Down the spacecraft and not the All important heal shield boy that was a real fireball Glenn remarked be fore safety Landing in the Atlantic Ocean four hours and 55 minutes after launch. Death of arrested Block Man triggers mob Pottock on police Tampa Fla. A the death of a Black Man subdued by a White police officer using a choke hold apparently sparked a Rock and bottle throwing Melee in a predominantly Black neighbourhood officials said. Stores were looted car and trash fires set and rocks hurled Al police thursday night after a crowd of 200 people gathered. La s a War zone Down there said Bob Gilder for Mer president of the Tampa chapter of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Gilder said the disturbance was sparked by the death wednesday of Melvin Eugene hair who allegedly threatened four people with a knife and attacked a police officer Tarn a police officer David d arcs la 25, was placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into hair s death. No serious injuries were reported but one police officer Washil with a Brick sol. Jerry Dejonge said. Al least four people were treated for minor injuries. About 75 police officers in riot gear cordoned off the neighbourhood but Dejonge was Noi aware of any arrests during the i Neidens. Which started about 8 . And began to break up shortly before Midnight. Police spokesman Johnny Barker confirmed thai someone reportedly fired shots Inlo the crowd but apparently no one was struck. Children As Young As ii were part of the crowd said Tampa mayor Sandy Freedman who went to the scene at ii . It s an unfortunate experience she old reporters. Vandalizing and tooling is not the Way to resolve concerns in this  d Agrusta said he applied the restraining hold after hair 23, attacked him through the window of Bis patrol car. Hair was rendered unconscious handcuffed and placed in the Back of a Cruiser to be taken to the police station. Barker said. Less than two minutes later hair began to have trouble breathing and d arcs la stopped the patrol car to give him cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He then radioed for an ambulance to take hair to Tampa Gen eral Hospital Barker said. Hair was examined in the emergency room and his air passages were free and open Barker said but he was pronounced dead a Short time later. An autopsy is planned. Tampa police then suspended use of the choke hold technique indefinitely said col. George Fox. The choke hold is designed to Cut off the blood Supply to the brain and leave a person momentarily unconscious. Earlier thursday the City attorney released copies of a report on the arrest of new Vork mics Pitcher dwt Ghl Gooden that revealed officers tried Uruu Cess fully to subdue Gulden with a choke hold when he and four companions fought with Tampa police after a traffic Stop in december. Race relations have been strained since Goodwn s arrest dec. 13. Returning As a National hero Glenn was honoured at he while House by president Kennedy and addressed a joint session of Congress. The new York times de scribed him As America s first flesh and blood Buck Rogers and an estimated 4 million new yorkers turned out for a ticker tape Parade there. Twenty five years later the heroic Aura that sur rounds Glenn often appears to have lost Little of its glow. Following Public appearances or even just emerging from the subway car that carries senators from their offices to he Senate floor Glenn who ran unsuccessfully for president in 19s4, is still approached by autograph seekers. The 65-year-old Glenn said he stands ready to Volunteer for another space flight. I be already told Nasa thai when they gel around to doing their geriatric studies i m no. I in line and Don t forget it he said. Stateside Campus radio station closed Over racial jokes Ann Arbor Mich. A a student run radio station was closed Down indefinitely by the University of Michigan for broadcasting anti Black jokes officials said. A jux which broadcasts Only to Campus buildings was taken Oft he air thursday a Day after about so students demonstrated outside he top 40 station objecting to he jokes aired by a student disc jockey feb. 4. The disc jockey ted Sevransky of fair Lawn n.j., was fired after a jux officials Learned of the jokes said Colin Schiller station general manager. Repeated Telephone Calls to Sevransky s Home thursday went unanswered. . Marine corps officer nominated for third Star Washington a president Reagan has nominated maj Gen. Anthony Lucman of the . Marine corps to receive a third Star the Pentagon said thursday. Lukeman 53, a Jamaica n.v., native currently serves As the Deputy assistant defense Secretary for military manpower and personnel pol icy. If he is confirmed by the Senate he will be promoted to lieutenant general