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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1957
Page
11
President Eisenhower held a brief meeting with the National Security Council at the White House ahead of his departure for a national airport assignment. Officials declined to reveal the subjects on the agenda, noting the session lasted four and twenty minutes.
State forecasts for Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont and Maine indicate continued clouds with occasional rain and cooler temperatures today with clearing tonight. Saturday expected to be fair and cooler with rain ending tonight and winds shifting from south to west. Long Island Sound shows southerly morning winds turning west to northwest at 15 to 20 mph with rain reducing visibility to two to four miles this morning then improving to over five miles this afternoon. Horace Greeley credited as instrumental in freeing Jefferson Davis after the Civil War.
A high powered camera photographs Sputnik against a starry background to determine its exact orbit. The official notes the technique as essential for tracking the satellite’s trajectory.
SOMETHING BIG hinted by observers in South Pasadena as scientists at a satellite tracking camera facility reported seeing Sputnik in its orbit and photographing its passage. Dr. Karl Henize of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory said the camera, costing about $100000, will undergo careful study to determine the results. In Melbourne, Australian officials noted radio hams intercept Morse code from Moscow foretelling something big on November 7 with no specifics.
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