Space arms race and the future of warfare in space
The article discusses U S and Soviet space strategies including the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System FOBS and the race in space applications satellites. It quotes Gen Earle G Wheeler on the growing threat and the need for new missiles bombers subs and broader space activity as John H Glenn reflects on exploration and conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Russia
Robert McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Senate
Wheeler
John H. Glenn
America
Gen. Wheeler
Hy-Vee Honors Sixteen Workers for Length of Service
Sixteen Hy-Vee employees in Cedar Rapids were recognized for long service at a dinner honoring tenure with the company. Frank Corey and Richard Mitchell received 15 year pins, James Fenoglio earned 10 years, and a group of twelve colleagues were noted for five years of service.
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Hy-Vee
Cedar Rapids
Chariton
Frank Corey
Johnson Avenue NW
Richard Mitchell
Forty-second Street
James Fenoglio
Oakland Road NE
Frank Novak
George Maire
Ron Funke
Gary Hodina
Anna Mae Hasek
Alan McVey
Gil Henley
Tom Speed
Charles Haddad
Larry Steinbach
Roger Allen
Edward Pennington
Bill Hedlund
Wilson Avenue SW
Apollo 7 crewmates prep for crowded cabin and new comforts
The article profiles Apollo 7 crew Schirra Eisele and Cunningham with Cunningham as the first civilian space flyer. It highlights standing room in the cabin, sleep hammocks for Cunningham, in-flight meals with hot water, a live TV camera, and a tightly staffed flight plan ensuring one awake crewmate at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Eisele
Schirra
Study of sonic booms on Westminster Abbey planned
The technology ministry will test sonic boom effects on Westminster Abbey and other cathedrals as supersonic jets approach in the 1970s. Southampton University Institute of Sound and Vibration Research will conduct controlled small explosions outside the walls to simulate blast effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Abbey
Technology Ministry
Southampton University Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
The Space Scoreboard Cape Kennedy report
The United States leads the Soviet Union in space exploration by nearly four to one in man hours. Nineteen U S astronauts have logged 1 993 hours 37 minutes. eleven Soviet cosmonauts total 532 hours 53 minutes. The U S has carried out 16 manned flights since Alan Shepard's May 5 1961 Mercury flight. Russia has had nine manned flights since Yuri Gagarin's April 12 1961 Voskhod I flight.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Alan Shepard
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Vostok I
Nude Hippies Push Carbondale Springs Privatization
In Carbondale Colorado officials condemn nude hippies at the public hot mineral springs bathhouse. The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, owner of the site, will privatize the resort as a members only club with careful applicant screening to restore usage by residents and tourists.
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Carbondale
Colo
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