Military Value of Project Of Earth Satellite Doubted
Washington officials doubt the military value of earth satellite vehicles. Civilian scientists favor practical uses like sun powered radios and telescopic imaging. The program remains military in scope due to ties to guided missiles and postwar German rocket expertise at Fort Bliss and White Sands.
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Space travel goals and the dream of satellite platforms
Dr Willy Ley argues space travel problems can be solved with civilian backing and public interest. He describes using centrifugal force for gravity, low pressures to steer, and braking rockets for landing, plus a satellite launching platform to reach escape velocity and visit the Moon within weeks or a planet in about a year.
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Willy Ley
Group Approves Perle For Diplomatic Post
Mrs. Perle Mesta, noted as Washington's top party funder, was unanimously approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as this country's first full time minister to Luxembourg. The nomination follows her earlier naming by President Truman and she will depart once confirmed.
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Perle Mesta
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Edgar A Guest The Poet of the People
Poem reflects on life after death and the continued duties of the living. It contrasts funeral rites with the daily march of life and urges faith that the spirit is gone yet life goes on.
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