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Another bright spot on the bench may turn out to be sophomore John Scott. The 6-4 forward hasn't played much this year; last night he saw only brief action, but made three of four shots and indicated he may have the potential to be a successful back-up for the Crimson's front line...
...find solutions to our many problems. We're on a three-shift basis now, and with the coming good weather, we hope to add another shift, if we can stretch the days and nights." Two U.S. astronauts were busy with space: Commander Alan Shepard Jr. was readying as back-up man for this week's scheduled flight by Astronaut Gordon Cooper, and Lieut. Colonel John Glenn was taking up a station in the Pacific to help monitor the flight. Jacques Cousteau was working underwater in the Red Sea and felt that he could not surface long enough...
...travel market from 30% to better than 70% in less than two years by introducing the Air Shuttle service, in which fares are low ($14.29 New York to Washington v. $20.05 for first-class jet service), frills are nonexistent, and the passenger is assured of a seat (a back-up plane flies any overflow). Tickets are sold in flight by a stewardess who trundles a ticket wagon down the aisle. Maclntyre intends next month to extend the no-reservation service to the Houston-New Orleans route. Between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Western and Pacific Southwest are already operating...
...consensus, the most single-minded of the group in his determination to get into space. Says Scott Carpenter, Glenn's back-up astronaut: "Most people need a break in the routine to relax and unwind. But not John. He needs no diversion. He's all business and darned hard to keep up with." What is more, Glenn has so devoted himself to the success of the mission that he has come to look upon himself as just another piece of machinery in the system...
...chosen by National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials for the first, historic hop. Slayton and Cooper busied themselves with communications; Schirra and Carpenter flew jet chase planes over the range; Slayton and Grissom were on hand to greet their buddy at Grand Bahama Island; John Glenn was the back-up man and checked out the capsule...