would ultimately follow them as their husbands became astronauts in America’s space program. This book tells the story of the exhilarating, frightening, rewarding and unexpected experiences these women encountered as astronaut wives. The original Mercury 7 wives forged the way for future wives, establishing models of behavior for the Gemini and Apollo women. Annie Glenn, René Carpenter, Trudy Cooper, Betty Grissom, Marge Slayton, Jo Schirra and Louise Shepherd and their husbands were the subjects of Life magazine articles in 1959 that provided the money the couples needed to supplement their modest military salaries. Life Magazine contracted with the astronauts and their wives to feature them in articles and then to follow them as they participated in the astronaut program in return for the money
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When Alex Cross and Johnon a handful of our investigations, beginning with a story that Rhode Island's Speaker of the House can't seem to shake.

Fox: ``I'm not going to comment on anything that's going to be looked at in terms of...''

Hummel: ``Well, how do you know it's being looked at?''

Fox: ``Because I was asked questions by an agency. How would I not know...Jim, c'mon...''

House Speaker Gordon Fox continues to be dogged by his work as closing attorney for the Providence Economic Development Partnership.

The Hummel Report has learned one of Fox's clients - Donna Mollo - was questioned by the FBI in August about the loan she received from the city agency. We reported a year ago Mollo used a phantom Providence address to secure a $4,000 loan for her Cranston construction business.