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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1963

Page

14

Meteoroid Detection Satellites to Guard Astronauts

Dr. I M Levitt explains NASA funds Meteoroid Detection Satellites to study space debris hazards. A 6.5 million contract to Fairchild Stratos Corp funds three satellites weighing 3,400 pounds each to be launched from Cape Canaveral before 1964 end, with a one year useful life.

Earth National Aeronautics and Space Administration Fairchild Stratos Corporation Cape Canaveral Corporation Moon N.A.S.A Astronaus

Air Resonance Experiment With Tube And Water Jar

Bob Brown explains a science puzzle where a cardboard tube in water and a tall jar create resonance. By whistling over the tube and adjusting water level, the air column vibrates at the whistle frequency, amplifying the sound. If needed, change pitch or mouth position. related puzzles appear in Science Circus.

General. Features Corp

Night Conspirators Targets London Stage Return of Hitler

A political melodrama arrives in London titled Night Conspirators about Adolf Hitler's return from exile in Iceland. The production, written by Robert Muller, adopts the sensational plot previously seen in a TV version without its televised hype.

London Adolf Hitler Robert Muller Iceland

Adaptations Abroad New York Off Broadway Abroad

Two off Broadway pieces won European exposes this summer. Jean Erdman adapted Finnegans Wake as The Coach With Six Insides shown at Spoleto Festival. Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer becomes O Marry Me staged at Windsor Theatre Royal. Botanists say one fourth of known plant species flourish in Brazil.

New York Europe Jean Erdman Brazil

Gerald Goodman Harp Debut and Funeral Home Career

Gerald Goodman who made his acting debut as a harp playing nobleman in a Central Park production of As You Like It has practiced at a funeral home. He earned money through college by playing the harp at funerals and continued his music career after graduation.

New York Gerald Goodman Central Park Goodman

Lumber needs and man hours for match production

Upwards of 80 million board feet of lumber is required in a normal year for the production of matches. To log, manufacture and distribute 1,000 board feet of lumber requires about 29 man-hours of work.

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