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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1957
Page
6
Reported rift between General Electric and the Martin Company over the Vanguard rocket heated by engine heat spots. GE blamed overlarge machined parts while Martin cited rust from impure water. The clashes emerged in three secret launch attempts and preceded the last week's explosion.
The Defense Department carried out a series of November tests in near total secrecy. Details remain limited as officials acknowledge the covert nature of the operations.
In Covington Kentucky Thomas Mears 53 dodged a passing car then shouted at the driver. The motorist stopped, exited, punched Mears in the face and drove off.
A social note from Macksburg, near Marietta, reports Mr and Mrs Adna Collins of Celina visiting Mr and Mrs Clifford Farley. The two men had not seen each other since World War I service in France about 38 years prior.
President Eisenhower confirmed a December launch for the first test satellite under the U S program. The plan, announced after the Sputnik flight, specifies small test spheres in 1957 and fully instrumented ground satellites by March 1958.
Officials in Cape Canaveral refuse to disclose total cost. The rocket’s price is 1 100 000 dollars, but the figure excludes personnel, facilities, and preparatory expenses from the abortive test.
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