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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
3
In Detroit Chrysler Corp. builds the Redstone at a government plant, a vast facility aimed at reliability and precision. The company develops interchanges with Jupiter and scales toward mass production while maintaining secrecy about missile weight and output.
An in-depth look at Chrysler's Redstone missile facility details its team based production system with about 2,060 suppliers and 4,500 workers. It covers testing methods including a large electric toaster style nose test, the role of German scientists Magnus von Braun and Dr John G L Gievers, and final assembly before field deployment. The report notes Huntsville research, the army as prime contractor, and future space vehicle prospects.
In Mexico City AP reports Alfredo Rojalis Armenta, son of famed guitarist Alfredo Gil, lost his left hand at age nine yet devised a device to pluck strings with his right hand. He trains with records, tunes the device, and is now regarded as an excellent player with strong talent like his father.
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