What Next for the XB 70A
In Lindale California the XB 70A bomber aims to fly again in February to target speeds near 2000 mph and 70 000 feet. Engineers test compression lift and wing strain while addressing earlier welding and fuel-tank leaks. A second XB 70A nears completion as the program weighs the bomber's future usefulness and potential spaceflight applications.
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Lindale
Calif
Edwards Air Force Base
North American Aviation
Earth
Manned Orbiting Laboratories
Do Not Pay Extra Fee For Mailing 1965 License Plates
Iowa motorists in Linn County are not required to pay a 25 cent mailing and handling charge for 1965 license plates. The county treasurer states the fee is voluntary and no record of donations is kept. Postage costs exceed the voluntary payments, and the state prohibits enforcing the extra charge. A deadline schedule imposes penalties and arrest if plates are not displayed by mid March.
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the Gazette
Linn
sLackstock
Linn County
Lloyd Curtis
Curtis
Iowa
Mobil
Cedar Rapids
Plan to chart Earth's interior via a 10 year geophysics program
A National Academy of Sciences panel urges a decade long, 214 fold expansion of geophysical research to map the planet interior. The proposal calls for funding rising from 25 million to 65 million yearly and includes deep drilling feasibility, seismology, gravity and magnetic studies, plus a transcontinental geophysical survey. The effort aims to answer how continents move heating trends and the drivers of major earthquakes.
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Washington
UPI
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Earth
Atlantic
Pacific
Shriners Uniformed Units Hold Tuesday Meeting
Shriners uniformed units gather Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. for Potentate dinner and a general session at Shrine headquarters. 1965 divan headed by Potentate Donald Fishel will be honored. Robert Keene presides for officer elections as each unit holds its own annual meeting.
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Potentate
el Kabir Shrine
Donald Fishel
Robert Keene
Judge Frees Naked Laundry Suspect After Dawn Arrest
Louisville police court records show Judge William Colson releasing a man arrested in an automatic laundry before dawn. The man was naked with his clothes left washing.
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Louisville
William Colson
Urge Higher Ceiling for School Debt
The Citizens' Advisory Committee for the Public Schools in Cedar Rapids urged Linn County legislators to raise the bonded indebtedness ceiling from seven to 10 mills to speed repayment and lower interest costs. The group also backed authorizing summer school fees, district promotion cooperatives, increased state aid, the proportionate sharing plan, and tax sheltered annuities for teachers.
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Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
New Zealand Venison Exports Surge to 5 Million Pounds
Auckland reports venison exports from New Zealand soared in 1964 to about 5 million pounds, a twofold increase from the prior year. The meat is mostly supplied by professional hunters on forest contract work.
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Auckland
New Zealand
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Palmdale
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Joseph L. Myler
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Lindale Plaza
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