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year, but only released about a dozen annually. So a Jupiter anniversary stamp was definitely a longshot. Despite the daunting odds, Scholl worked with the Tippecanoe County Historical Association to assemble newspaper clippings, brochures, maps, and any other documentary material they could locate for use in a presentation to postal authorities. Then, on September 5, 1958, they invited United States Assistant Postmaster General L. Rohe Walter to Lafayette for a luncheon at the Lafayette Country Club, to see all the accumulated evidence of Jupiter%u2019s mail-carrying flight. After accepting, Walter arrived in town, and was duly impressed. So much so, that within two months, a Jupiter stamp was approved.But getting the Post Office to create a celebratory stamp was just the first step. Next, eleven committees were formed to promote a memorable city-wide event they called %u201cOperation Jupiter.%u201d It would celebrate the new stamp, commemorate Wise%u2019s 1859 ascension, and stage a re-enactment with a modern balloon. Furthermore, there would be a parade, speeches, dinners, and whatever else the planners could dream up to include.After nearly a year of hard work and detailed preparations, at 9 a.m. on August 17, 1959 store-windows and street displays around Lafayette%u2019s Courthouse Square were unveiled. They all honored Jupiter%u2019s century-old achievement, except for a more contemporary exhibit Lafayette Journal and Courier, Page 1 headline, August 15, 1959.Lafayette Journal and Courier, Page 15 (Special supplement) headline, August 15, 1959.Lafayette Journal and Courier, Page 1 headline, August 17, 1959.