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Journal Herald

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158th Year. No. 301
Telephone 223-1111
Dayton, Ohio, Friday, December 17, 1965
Second-Class Postag Dayton, Oh 

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Staff Photo by Bob Doty

"That's Shop Talk By "Who's Who" In Aviation
... Eddie Rickenbacker (Left), James Doolittle, John Glenn, James Stewart

Rickenbacker Present For Ceremonies

8 Aviation Pioneers Honored
By Tim Black
Journal Herald Staff Writer

While two American astronauts orbited on what Gen. Jimmy Doolittle described as "the edge of the universe that is preparing to unfold before us," eight pioneers of aviation were enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame here last night. 

It was the eve of the 62nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers famous first powered flight. 

More than 550 persons gathered in the grand ballroom of the Sheraton-Dayton hotel for the program, honorary chairman and master of ceremonies was General Doolittle.

Presentations were made by notable military and aviation figures including Lt. Gen. Richard and Mangrum, assistant commandant of the United States Marine corps; Norman H. Paul undersecretary of the United States Air Force; Col John H. Glenn (USMC ret.), first American to orbit the earth; and Brig. Gen. James Stewart (USAF ret.), the Oscar-winning movie actor.

Among those honored was Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, one of two living men selected and the only honoree present to receive the award.

"The range of activities for those honored is as wide as the science of aviation," said James W. Jacobs, president of the Aviation Hall of Fame. "They include the first naval aviator, the first man to give his life in aeronautic experiments, a World War I ace, and a man whose principal fame has usually been thought to be the development of the telephone."

Enshrined in addition to Rickenbacker, were Alexander Graham Bell, for research into principles of lift, propulsion and control and advancement of adequate scientific test facilities, and Eugene Burton Ely, for successfully demonstrating the operational use of airplanes with naval vessels. 

Also Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine corps aviator; A Roy Knabenshue, a pioneer in balloon flight; Albert C. Read, who completed the first successful transatlantic flight and advanced naval aviation; Thomas E. Selfridge, first man to die from an airplane accident, and Charles E. Taylor who helped the Wright brothers build the first successful airplane engine.

The presenters read biographies of the honoree as still motion pictures of the historical events were flashed on two movie screens.

As those honored were announce large charcoal portraits of them by Milton Caniff (??-ator of Steve Canyon) were unveiled.

The two-day ceremonies conclude these morning with a breakfast honoring the 62nd anniversary of powered flight. 

The eight honored join 12 others selected in the first three years of aviation of the aviation Hall of Fame program.

Wittiest of the presenters was Col. Charles Kerwood, a member of the famous Lafayette Escadrille and now civil aviation advisor with the state department.

He had the audience laughing wildly as he regaled the early misadventures of A. Roy Knabenshue in balloon flight.

Knabenshue's son, Gen. A. Knabenshue, a 61 year old land surveyor from Los Angeles, flew for the first time in his life Wednesday making the trip from California to here. It was also the first time he had been out of Los Angeles county since 1911.

Gen. Curtis LeMay, who was to be one of the presenters, was unable to attend to due to a sickness in his family. 

"I have struck from the general's copy any reference to the manned bomber or the TFX," chuckled airlines executive Gerald E. Weller, who took LeMay's place.

Mrs. Joseph M. Jone, of Washington D.C., grand daughter of Alexander Graham Bell, accepted for her famous ancestor.

"I remember him very well," she said, "so I would know how honored he would be that his scientific works was recognized by this distinguished group." Col. Glenn had some fun in describing the early tribulations of the Marine corps' first aviator, Alfred Cunningham. He said of Cunningham's first airplane, which he developed himself: "She would thunder down the field, climb this ramp only to hit the ground on the other side with a sickening thud."

Gen. Doolittle introduced Jimmy Stewart, who flew 20 combat missions in World War II.

Fuel Toul Gemini 7 F
Splashdown, Recovery Of 6 Is Perfect

HOUSTON, Tex.- (AP)
-Gemini 6 astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford splashed safely back to earth yesterday, their daring rendezvous with Gemini 7 a success. But a question then arose on whether to call troubled Gemini 7 home a day early.

The dual mission's three flight directors pondered a power problem aboard Gemini 7 into the night and announced that "indications are that the flight will continue as scheduled."

Nevertheless, the tired pilots of Gemini 7, Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Comdr. James A. Lovell Jr., 12 days and 4 1/2 million miles deep into their 14-day voyage, got assurance they would be brought down this morning if things got worse.

One of the tiny spacecrafts power-producing fuel cells had been completely turned off after trouble developed. But Gemini 7 can derive enough power from the remaining cell to complete the mission, one official said.

Keep Eyes On Lights

"Fuel cell No. 1 continues to perform in an excellent condition," mission control announced. "We are going to continue to monitor its performance throughout this night, but all indications are that the flight will continue as scheduled."

Borman and Lovell kept wary eyes on two tiny warning lights on their control panel. One light went out when one cell was switched off; the other for the second cell kept shining (....?)trouble in the spacecraft's two electricity-producing fuel cells. They have been coming on and off periodically throughout the flight, but the astronauts showed growing concern over the problem during the afternoon.

And, should the decision be made to end the flight after 191 orbits of the Earth, Borman and Lovell would head through the atmosphere for a landing at 8:59 a.m. in the same Atlantic ocean area Gemini 6 so accurately pinpointed.

"It Was Ideal"

After 16 trips around the world, Schirra, a Navy captain, and Stafford, an Air Force major, parachuted into the sun-flicked Atlantic ocean just 15 miles from the recovery carrier USS Wasp, right on time at 10:29 a.m.

"It was ideal," Schirra declared of the historic mission. "We had no problem whatsoever."

While the worldwide spacecraft tracking network busied itself with Gemini 6's re-entry and recovery, the Gemini 7 pilots spent much of their time (Continued On Page 18)

Jesse Haines To Retire As Auditor; Deputy Oswald To Run For Post
By Walter Gray
Journal Herald Staff Writer

County Auditor Jesse Haines a big winner in major league baseball and Republican politics, will announce his retirement this morning after 27 years in office. 

The 72-year-old former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals has scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. to make the announcement.

It was not clear yesterday if Haines plans to retire before his seventh consecutive four-year term expire in Dec. 1966.

Haines decline to discuss his retirement plans until the news conference. 

The Journal Herald also learned yesterday that A. L. Oswald, chief deputy county auditor for 27 years, will run for county auditor next year.

Oswald, 68, has the backing of the local Republican organization. This will be his first try for political office. 

Oswald, the most influential...?

"Chimes" To Be Silent At School Here Today

The chimes wont ring at Shoup Mill school today. A parent questioned religious connotations of the play, "Why the Chimes Rang." and school authorities have canceled the presentation...? drop the presentation. We are just going to have poems and songs by primary children now."

Miss Reinicke said she had thought of "Why the Chimes Rang" as a story of sharing in which a little boy's contribu-

Hall In Hospital; His 4th Surgery

Mayor-elect Dave Hall entered the Miami Valley hospital yesterday afternoon and will undergo surgery Monday.

The operation will be his fourth since June.

Hall said yesterday it will be (....?)left by previous surgery which doctors earlier thought would heal naturally.

He described the operation as "nothing to get excited about" and said "I'll be there" at city hall Jan. 3 to be sworn in as Dayton's mayor."

City officials said Hall will be given oath of office in his room if he is still hospitalized at that time.

Hall said Monday's operation will be the last corrective one needed as a result of an appendectomy June 24.

He was operated on again July 8 and Aug. 14 for complications arising from the earlier surgery. He was absent from city commission meetings between June 23 and Sept. 29.

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