Space debris count climbs to 1117 objects in orbit
Colorado Springs AP reports 1117 man made objects were in space at year end 1976 per NORAD. The total rises from 929 in 1975, including satellites and debris from broken rocket bodies.
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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1977
Page
7
Colorado Springs AP reports 1117 man made objects were in space at year end 1976 per NORAD. The total rises from 929 in 1975, including satellites and debris from broken rocket bodies.
The Texas Department of Public Safety reports 57 bicycle deaths in 1975, 10 more than 1974 and 20 more than 1973, plus over 3,000 unreported accidents. The Texas Medical Association notes many crashes are avoidable and urges adherence to traffic laws, child education, and bicycle equipment rules. Bikes require a headlight visible 500 feet a red taillight visible 500 feet and a red reflector visible 300 feet. Proper maintenance and tire inflation are essential to reduce crashes.
World all around champion Tom Ferguson of Miami Oklahoma is hospitalized in Gladewater after a freak rodeo school accident in Lethbridge Alberta. A hydraulic chute gate crushed his leg and a metal piece penetrated muscle, infection setting in. he hopes to resume late May as doctors treat him.
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