Comsat to Pay NASA $3.5 Million to Launch Early Bird
Comsat announced it will reimburse NASA about $3.5 million per launch to place the Early Bird commercial satellite in a synchronous 22,300 mile orbit. NASA provides the launch vehicle and services with a backup launch planned if needed. Full service target is 1967 with tests earlier.
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Washington
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic
Pacific
Sparta Merged School Christmas Concert Showcases Student Choirs
Sparta Merged School music department directed by William Beisel staged a Christmas Concert featuring elementary chorus with pieces like Christmas Is Coming and Green Grow the Bushes, Junior High Chorus performing There Was An Old Woman and Do You Hear What I Hear, Junior Classmen and Original Spartamen numbers, Senior High Chorus singing Let It Snow and Angels We Have Heard on High, Girls Ensemble, and combined choruses performing The Little Drummer Boy and What Child Is This. Participants include Brent Allen Duane Boythe Tim Braley Don Hanel Ed Laibach Jerry Linden Clyde May Russ Wellman and Dan Boythe Bob Knight John Stranahan John Linden among others with numerous listed elementary chorus members.
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Spartansburg
Sparta
William Beisel
Brent Allen
Duane Boythe
Tim Braley
Don Haenel
Ed Laibach
Jerry Linden
Clyde May
Patty Cook
Pam Kolaja
Barb Morris
Judy Trayer
Jean Alsdorf
Bonnie Clark
Mary Clark
Mary Eastman
Valerie Straite
Cheryl Anderson
Marilyn Bailey
Becky Blakeslee
Kathleen Brown
Karen Bunting
Vickie Fixth
Community Names and Events Highlight a Busy Local Page
A long list of students, staff, and families from junior high and senior high choruses, plus numerous local residents, are noted by name. Community events include a free will offering for the music department, a PTA candy sale, and a church Christmas program. Attendees travel from nearby towns for family gatherings and annual get togethers, with updates on health, visits, and local club activities.
Johnson Gives Gold Souvenirs to Reporters
AP reports President Johnson will gift 14 karat gold souvenirs as Christmas presents to reporters who traveled with him during the 1964 campaign. Women receive a bracelet medallion, a half dollar, a presidential seal with LBJ 1964, and jet silhouette. men get a jet-shaped gold tie clasp with LBJ 1964 initials. Cards accompany each item, thanking the reporters for their energetic travel on the campaign trail.
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Waorvgtuun
Johnson
Lyndon B, Johnson
Road Closure After Major Landslide on Route 28
A landslide on Route 28 in Pittsburgh's North Side closes the road, described by an Allegheny County Port Authority spokesman as a major landslide. It will take hours to clear the artery, reportedly caused by a break in a water main.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsbut North Side
Allegheny County Port Authority
Local Officers Teed Up for Next Year
The group announces upcoming officers: Bud Montgomery as president, Paul Bigelow as vice president, Larry Halfast as secretary, and Vincent Montoro as treasurer. Larry Halfast previously serves as secretary, Don Allen named as secretary in current terms.
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Larry Halfast
Don Allen
Bud Montgomery
Paul Bigelow
Vincent Montoro
Cities Periled By Western Storms Strain Coast Defenses
An emergency flood crisis swept across western towns as 4 000 residents evacuated their homes. The Eel River inundated 760 dairy farms, with 27 000 cows moved to high ground. The Army Corps forecast 15 million dollars in damage to the lam bor and cattle-raising area as rivers crested and bridges sagged under logs and floodwater. Rescue workers, Coast Guard helicopters, and 182 San Quentin prisoners aided efforts while national guardsmen and Red Cross teams provided aid and food.
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Hirdy
Culionis
Army Corps of Engineers
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Webe
Loleta
Ubisili
Calif
Russian
George Smith
Tows Motils Dry
Rel Cross
San Quentin
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Don Merkle
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Lee Heliker
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Oakland District Veterans Administration Hospital
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Sparta Township
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