Fort Churchill Arctic Rocket Range Opens to Press
An Associated Press report from Fort Churchill in Canada’s Arctic explains how a secret winter rocket range at the fort doubles for arctic warfare research and potential defense use. Rockets fired during an eclipse reached up to 150 miles with payloads around 200 pounds, testing probes between low space and high atmosphere. The site sits near muskeg swamps with extreme wind chills and harsh insect activity, connected by heated corridors to protect facilities.
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Arabian slaves freed in central region by Saudi government
Beirut paper Orient reports the Saudi government has freed 1,682 privately owned slaves in the central region after outlawing slavery last year. The bulletin notes slaves were valued at 27,358,000 rials and average price was about $3,000 each. Some owners accepted payments, others freed slaves without compensation.
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Quiet Sun IQSY range at Fort Churchill to launch rockets
The 400 mile wide range at Fort Churchill will host about 70 high altitude rockets including Javelins Aerobees and Nike Cajuns plus 40 large balloons over the next year. IQSY runs 1964 to 1965 to study sun earth and interplanetary space during sunspot minimum. Fort Churchill sits on the Churchill River mouth near Eskimo and Indian settlements about 600 air miles from Winnipeg with limited transport and a 3000 resident population.
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Beatrice Lillie Advances Aces Autobiography Plan
Beatrice Lillie, famed society and show business comedienne, will write an autobiography. Doubleday advanced her about $100,000, one of the largest prepayments in publishing. The tentative title is I Won't Tell All.
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