Flying Bath Tub M2 Flight by Yeager Sparks Space Talk
Air Force Col. Charles Yeager tests a wingless M2 "flying bath tub" to evaluate re entry research potential for future astronauts. Flown from 9,000 feet, the 20 foot craft with no wings glided and landed at 80 mph after a controlled flare, signaling possible use between Mercury and future space vehicles.
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Air Force
Charles Yeager
Yeager
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The
Aerospace Research Pilot
Space Stations
Studebaker to Slash Costs and Jobs in Auto Division
Studebaker Corp announces sharp cost cuts and manpower reductions under new president Byers Burlingame aimed at breaking even in the auto division. The plan targets 1 737 hourly workers and 325 salaried positions with further cuts possible. Burlingame says all other divisions are profitable and production rates at the South Bend plant have been trimmed.
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Studebaker Corp
Byers A. Burlingame
Burlingame
Studebaker
South Bend
Chicago
U.S
Dress Shirt Ad with Oxford Weave and Tailored Fit
A men’s shirt advertisement highlights smart solid colors and woven stripes in combed cotton oxford. Comfort tailored with tapered bodies and button-down banded collars for a dress-shirt look. Washable with shrinkage control available in sizes S through XL.
Two Johnson Daughters Focused on School Amid Spotlight
Washington AP reports President Johnson's teenage daughters continue school despite intense publicity. Lynda Bird, 19, returns to the University of Texas as a history major, while Lucy Baines, 16, resumes day classes at the National Cathedral School for Girls. Secret Service guards both, with agents nearby in class and on dates. Lynda wears Navy Ensign Bernard Rosenbach's engagement ring. no wedding date is set and college completion is planned before marriage.
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Lynda Bird
University of Texas
Lynda
Navy
Bernard Rosenbach
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Annapolis
Rosenbach
Comfort
Tex
Text Of Citation Given To Guard Of President
Text of a citation awarded to Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill for bravery protecting President Kennedy and First Lady during the assassination in Dallas on November 22 1963. Hill sprang from his car and shielded the President and Mrs. Kennedy on the moving limousine amid gunfire.
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Clinton J. Hill
John F. Kennedy
United States
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Tex
Hill
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