Astronomer's Life Is a Different One
An AP profile of the nocturnal astronomer, describing how scientists dwell on mountaintops and visit cities to see the world beyond. The piece notes Palomar and other major observatories, the space age funding surge, public interest, rising astronomy graduates, and the demanding training of astronomers in mathematics and physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dighton
Los Angeles
Palomar Mountain
California
National Science Foundation
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Tucson
Ariz
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
W.va
Cappy Dick Contest Offers Magic Sets For Five Winners
Five boys and five girls nationwide win Hocus Pocus Magic sets by S. Adams Company for top original entries in a local Garden City contest. Local prizes of foreign stamps start the awards, with ten neatest entries advancing to a broader round. Submit a baseball player collage with name age and address by deadline. Judges’ decisions final. entries become property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cappy Dick
S. Adams Company
Garden City
Garden City Telegram
Cuban youths required to take English in Cuba
In Havana, 15 students answered in English to a teacher’s question as English becomes the only required foreign language in Cuba’s schools. All students begin English in seventh grade and continue through ninth, with options to switch to French from tenth grade if proficient, and experimental Russian classes planned at Liberty City centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Daw
Havana
Cuba
U.S
Education Ministry
Epee
Liberty City
Two Sided Life For Dog Now
In Lexington Kentucky an eight year old Dalmatian named Rorscharek will alternate summers between Thomes EB and Bessie Hager Masters after their divorce. Each wants sole possession. the court proposed monthly alternating custody with visitation until the divorce ends. The judge noted the need to decide who finally keeps the dog or risk dividing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Rorscharek
Thomes, EB
Bessie Hager Masters
Masters
Rorscharch
Nicholasville
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Chile
Mars
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Young Hobby Club
Sunkist
Ted
Kansas
Nate
Sir Hooting & Cooling Systems
Telegram
Tom Oe
Philco
Titania
France
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