Biggest U S Rocket Stands Ready to Go
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Hurricane Ginny cost us two days Then we lost another week because of the hydrogen explosion on Nov 26 Officials believe Saturn 1 is the world s most powerful rocket The 16 story tall craft will launch next Wednesday on a testing flight and attempt to orbit a heavy satellite 83 feet long weighing 19 tons including 514 tons of ballast The first stage will deliver 1 5 million pounds thrust and the second stage 90 000 pounds with liquid hydrogen ignition
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Fla
Army
Rocco A. Petrone
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Space Agency
Billiken Drive In Thrives Despite Alaskan Winters
In Anchorage Alaska the Billiken Drive In keeps season through the winter with car heaters and speaker posts. Owner Edward Hanby says it could close temporarily if heaters fail but plans to stay open until June when daylight forces closure due to endless daylight. The theater adapts by offering a feature and cartoon in May July and August and a double bill plus cartoon the rest of the year.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Marques Post
Billiken
Edward Hanby
Pooh Parody Sparks Debate on Milne Classic Significance
Berkeley scholars propose Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner reveal deep political and psychological meanings. Frederick C. Crews, UC associate professor, presents The Pooh Perplex a parody showcasing Freud Marxist New Critical and Humanist readings of the beloved tales with references to unconscious Bear symbolism and capitalist critique.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Frederick C. Crews
University of California
Crews
A. A. Milne
Pooh Corner
E. P. Dutton and Co
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Christopher Robins
Piglet
New Critical
Milne
Rabbit
Jeep paternity dispute spans decades and names
The article traces claims over who created the Jeep, highlighting Charles H. Payne’s 1947 Certificate of Merit as near official recognition and noting rival claims for Karl Probst. It covers FTC findings in 1948 that no single manufacturer or Army coauthorship produced the Jeep, leaving the question unresolved.
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Charles H. Payne
Payne
Jeep
George C. Marshall
John E. Herr
Walter Bedell Smith
A. C. McAuliffe
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Willys - Overland
Army
Senate approves major expansion of Peace Corps
The Senate voted to authorize a major expansion of the Peace Corps by voice vote on a calendar of unopposed measures. The bill authorizes 102 million dollars for the current fiscal year and envisions about 11,300 volunteers by the end of next August, with funds to be included in a catch-all foreign aid appropriation.
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Senate
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Peace Corps
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