Project Mohole raft aims to drill six miles into earth’s crust
A 21,500 ton raft with two pontoon hulls will anchor 125 miles northeast of Honolulu for three years to drill six miles into the ocean floor as part of Project Mohole. Engineers rely on computers and stabilizing propellers to counter drift and waves while scientists plan the deep rock penetration and a tenacious diamond bit designed for basalt.
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John Hall
United Press International Washington
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Hawaiian
Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
National Steel and Shipbuilding Co
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Mohole Project Faces Feud Over Cost and Method
The Mohole drilling plan uses turbocover to pump salt water or mud down the hole while only the bit turns, aiming to reach the mantle. Critics argue the expense and approach spark political and scientific contention about its purpose and feasibility.
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Payne Services Set for Today in Quanah
Graveside rites for Mrs. Mary Faulkner Payne of Conroe, formerly of Childress, were to be held at 3 p.m. today in Quanah cemetery. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a Conroe funeral home chapel. Mrs. Payne died Sunday afternoon in Conroe hospital after a lengthy illness.
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Mary Faulkner Payne
Conroe
Childress
Quanah
Payne
Conroe Funeral Home
Conroe Hospital
American marriage and divorce rates in 1961
United Press International reports from 1961 state that the United States had 85 marriages and 2.3 divorces per 1 000 population per the Bureau of the Census.
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United Press International
United States
Bureau of the Census
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