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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1967
Page
2
NASA official Dr Homer E Newell recalled early rocketry boo boos in a talk citing a ground station power failure caused by a repairman pulling a soft drink machine circuit breaker. He described failures from White Sands and Fort Churchill including a prematurely ejected payload and remote telemetry confusion.
The piece recalls multiple near misses and mishaps at White Sands tests. Soldiers stake a ground point for an Honest John rocket while scientists argue over control of the station. Wiring faults and a crowbar incident prompted safer tower work rules. UFO reports delight some senior scientists amid testing chaos.
AP reports at a Caltech conference Dr. George Harrar calls for maximum efforts to reverse underproduction as developed nations cannot feed the world, predicting a food crisis within ten years. Caltech professors warn population growth outpaces supply and highlight stark wealth gaps and dire futures for the undeveloped world.
A Vietnamese child smiles with a stuffed animal given by Marines of the 7th Regiment amid a candy and toy distribution. Citizens donated the items, distributed through the Marine Civic Action Program.
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