▁res igned , ▁French ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Georges ▁Pom pid ou ▁formed ▁" a ▁substantial ly ▁un changed ▁cabinet " ▁that ▁included ▁opposition ▁party ▁members ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁parliament , ▁including ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Maurice ▁C ouve ▁de ▁Mur ville ▁and ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Minister ▁Pierre ▁Mess mer . ▁Pu ppet ▁on ▁a ▁String ▁by ▁Sand ie ▁Shaw ▁( music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Bill ▁Martin ▁and ▁Phil ▁C oul ter ) ▁won ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁Cos mos ▁ 1 5 4 ▁space craft , ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁Z ond ▁space craft , ▁was ▁launched ▁into ▁low ▁Earth ▁orbit . ▁It ▁would ▁re enter ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁atmosphere ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁flight . ▁ ▁A ▁pair ▁of ▁test ▁pil ots ▁( B rien ▁W yg le ▁and ▁Lew ▁Wall ick ▁Jr .) ▁ ▁gu ided ▁the ▁plane ▁on ▁its ▁take off ▁from ▁Bo eing ▁Field ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours ▁at ▁spe eds ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 3 0 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour , ▁then ▁land ed ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Pa ine ▁Field ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁away ▁near ▁Ever ett , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1