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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1966

Page

12

Lunar Heat Flow Experiments Planned For Apollo

Scientists outline buried heat flow probes to study the moon's interior and volcanic history. A 15 pound heat flow instrument with 30 minute setup, plus a seven pound tri axis magnetometer, will be deployed by Langseth Simmons Clark and Sonnett Modisette teams. A network of magnetometer stations is planned to monitor lunar magnetic fields and solar wind interaction.

Troon Marcus G. Langseth Columba’s Lamont Geophysical Obseratory Gene Simmons MIT Sydney Clark Yale Charles P. Sonnett Ames Research Center Jerry Modisette Manned Spacecraft Center Moon

The Gates of the Forest review by Eliot Fremont-Smith

A New York Times review discusses Eli Wiesel’s The Gates of the Forest translated from French. It frames Wiesel as a witness to terror and explores the protagonist Gregor Gavriel’s struggle with faith guilt and survival amid Nazi persecution and postwar life in New York.

Eliot Fremont - Smith New-York Times News the Gates of the Forest Eli Wiesel Frances Frenaye Helt, Rinehart & Winston Buchenwald Auschwitz New York Forward Jesus Judas God Europe Gregor Gavriel Clara Williamsburg Brooklyn

Oxford college bans thigh high skirts during exams

Perspective notes Somerville College in Oxford orders female students to wear skirts no shorter than the knee for final exams. Dean Mary Proudfoot defends the rule saying short skirts distract male students and could lead to exam failures. Humbug, Proudfeet.

Somerville College Oxford England Mary Proudfoot

Nixon Leads In Trial Heat Poll Comparison

Nixon maintains near equality with Johnson as the Democratic choice in hypothetical head to head matchups. The survey shows Nixon gaining since 1964 while remaining close to September levels, reflecting shifts in voter preference across the period.

Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Nixon

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