Jan 27 1963
From The Space Library
Lt. Col. John A. Powers, Public Affairs Officer for NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, said Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper’s MA-9 flight may extend to “as many as 22 orbits. If the flight lasts that long it will be a 34-hour flight.” Speaking before Texas Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association, Powers said NASA had not yet decided whether Cooper’s flight would be last of Project Mercury; “the decision on whether another [Mercury flight] will be necessary will be made after Cooper’s flight. (AP, Balt. Sun, 1/28/68)
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. employees approved three-year contract, after months of negotiations over union shop proposal. Contract, which did not include union shop clause, did provide unique procedure by which Lockheed would “encourage membership in the AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists . . ." by sending letters to new employees suggesting they consider joining the union. (L.A. Times to Wash. Post, 1/28/63, Al)
