NATO nuclear force of merchant ships debated
Vice Admiral Claude V. Ricketts said a fleet of Polaris missile firing ships under NATO would be highly survivable and capable of retaliating against the Soviet Union. He cautioned skeptics, noting ships would roam the Atlantic with mixed crews and costs could be lower than earlier estimates.
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London
U.S. Navy
Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ricketts
NATO
Lon
Don
Europe
U.S. Army
Lyman L. Lemonitzer
Polaris
Atlantic
Mediterranean
U.S
ACS Grants To Baylor And Texas U To Support Cancer Research
The American Cancer Society awards 596,915 in grants to Baylor University and the University of Texas for the third year of an unrestricted research program. Baylor will receive 435,000 as an institutional grant, with funds to support experimental cancer projects and testing new ideas. The University of Texas will obtain 121,?15 for work in abnormal serum globulins in cancer patients and related studies. Grants run through mid 1964, with local committees allocating funds to promising cancer-related research across disciplines. More than 108 million dollars has been devoted nationally to cancer research, and over 533,478 dollars are currently at work in Harris County.
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Houston
Stitute
University of Texas
Baylor University
American Cancer Society
Harris Busch
Department of Pharmacology
Baylor Uni
Reversity College of Medicine
Baylor
Mavis P. Kelsey
Harris County Unit
ACS
Busch
Stuart Ul Carly
Sala
Jirgensons
American Cancer Societ
Harris County
Did You Know About the Argonaut Octopus Sailor
The Argonaut or paper nautthis is an octopus like creature that sails the sea in a shell boat. Females have glands that secrete calcium carbonate forming a delicate pearly fluted shell to hold eggs. Males are very small, rarely beyond half an inch.
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West Germany
Mallory
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West Bend
Jewelers
Texas
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Brimo Jergensons
M.c.anderson
Penney
Edson & Hausen
Chicago Tribuna
Blake
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