Echo Balloon Satellite Visible Near Dawn This Week
NASA says Echo the balloon satellite may appear as a shrinking sphere in dawn skies over North America this week. The aluminum coated spaceball could be 25 to 50 feet across if distorted, yet still orbits Earth about every 1 hour 48 minutes, remaining visible 12 to 18 more months.
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Glenn Back At Space Site Plans No Politics
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. returns to Cape Canaveral to resume Mercury testing after a week of parades and awards. NASA chief James Webb says Glenn plans no political run and remains committed to the space program though he may later return to the Marine Corps.
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New England Views on Kennedy Tariff Cutting Planes
New England congressmen weigh Kennedy tariff cut proposal amid debate on effect on state economies. Business leaders like Raytheon’s Charles Adams back closer Western European ties amid concerns some firms may rely on government aid. Governors seek more data as they watch potential industry impacts and trade shifts.
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Atomic Power Plant Begins at South Pole
The Atomic Energy Commission reports the portable atomic power plant at McMurdo Sound is now in operation. The self sustained chain reaction was achieved Saturday afternoon, and after further tests it will supply 1,500 net kilowatts of electricity for McMurdo, the main U.S. scientific base in Antarctica.
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Skyscooter crashes kill inventor at air show
In San Diego a Skyscooter experimental aircraft crashed during a Civil Air Patrol demonstration, killing Herman A. Saalfeld, 32, head of Saalfeld Aircraft Co. of Santee. The craft plunged from 100 feet, Saalfeld flew solo, powered by a pusher propeller with a non powered rotor for stability.
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President's Wife To Meet Pope John XXIII in Vatican
Mrs. John F. Kennedy will meet Pope John XXIII at Vatican City during a brief Rome stopover en route to India and Pakistan. The audience follows an earlier Vatican meeting by Attorney General and Mrs. Kennedy and by the President's mother Rose Kennedy.
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Prices Going Up Accessible Mink Still a Status Symbol
AP fashion writer describes mink as a widespread yet costly status symbol. Pelts, auction dynamics, and market signals reveal mink fashion reflects the economy while working women increasingly afford the luxury, with prices rising about ten percent by fall.
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Seabees Mark 20 Years Of Naval Construction
The U S Navy Seabees celebrate their 20th anniversary in Great Lakes Illinois. Established in 1942 they built bases and bases abroad in war and peace from the tropics to the poles. They are a permanent part of the naval arm and have created airstrips camps housing units and bases across the Pacific Greenland and Guam. A Japanese major once praised their work on Iwo Jima saying impossible as he saw their rebuilding.
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