Tuesday, May 9, 1961

From the day

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The Headlines

Washington Cheers Shepard as Hero; Astronaut Decorated by Kennedy -- Tells Story of Flight Washington Hails Shepard as a Hero and Hears Him Tell Story of Space Flight ASTRONAUT SAYS TRIP WAS 'SMOOTH' No 'Bad Moments at All,' Flier Relates on Day of Plaudits and Honors The Time Had Come to Present the Medal to the Astronaut, and the President -- Oops -- Did His Duty

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Runaway

Del Shannon

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

You Share a Birthday With

• J. M. Barrie (1860)
• Howard Carter (1874)
• José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
• Glenda Jackson (1936)
• Sophie Scholl (1921)

Slang

Tech Check

Space Capsule (Vostok/Mercury), Electric Toothbrush & Industrial Robots (Unimate).

Cost of Living (1960)