Former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. was in Lexington May 22, 1967 as a house guest of William T. Young. From left, William T. Young, John H. Glenn, Jr., Lucy Young and Rex Potter. Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth died yesterday at age 95. He was the the last surviving member of the original Mercury astronauts. He would later have a long political career as a U.S. Senator. Photo by Bill Wilson | Staff