Sun powered paths to Mars Venus and beyond
A discussion of solar gravity assists for interplanetary travel outlines Earth to Venus in about 146 days and Earth to Mars in 258 days, with layovers of 470 days at Venus and 455 days at Mars. The analysis emphasizes using the sun as the main propulsive force after escaping Earth's gravity.
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Mars
Moon
Solar System
Earth
Walter Hohmann
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Sun
Methodist Youth Meet At Duke University in Durham
More than 400 high school and college youths gather at Duke University for the Fourth Annual Conference Session of the North Carolina Conference Methodist Youth Fellowship. The five day program features speakers Taft Bell and Parnell Bailey, with a larger rally Friday attended by over 1,000 youths and lay leaders. Bishop Paul N. Garber to install new officers. The event plans the 1955-56 activities and the final council agenda. Sessions are held in Page Auditorium with deans and coordinators named. University of Texas lab studies suggest glutamine may offer a new treatment for alcoholics.
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Durham
Duke University
N. C
Methodist
Conference Youth Council
Taft Bell
The
American Friends Society
Greensboro
Parnell Bailey
Paul N. Garber
Richmond Area
Grandfather Mountain Weather Station Goes Into Service
A high altitude weather substation on Grandfather Mountain near Linville becomes part of the U S Weather Bureau network. The 5305 foot site will provide twice daily readings on highs and lows rainfall and wind for Western North Carolina aiding forecasts and trend studies.
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Grandfather Mountain
Linville
United States
U. S. Weather Bureau
North Carolina
USWB
Asheville Weather Bureau
Frank Hood
Hood
Asheville
Sherwood L. Jones
Raleigh
William H. Tweed
North Caolina
Grandfather
Clingman's Peak
Convention Table Rock
Mile High Swinging Bridge
Grandfather Mountain Cooperative Weather Station
Carolinas
TWA Hydrolic Data Branch
Weather Bureau
Cow Dragged Six-Year-Old Boy to Death in Bath Farm
In Bath New York a six year old, Tommy Crane, was dragged to his death when a cow seized his hand by the tail and pulled him through a barn and a briar patch. The child had gone to a neighbor’s farm for milk.
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Bath
N. Y
Tommy Crane
Postal Workers Rally for Slow Down and Live Safety Drive
More than 16,000 postal vehicles in 3,000 large cities will display Slow Down and Live posters from August 16 to 31, 1955, announced Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. The campaign, funded by the National Conference of State Safety Coordinators, runs Memorial Day through Labor Day 1955. Summerfield cited reductions in on duty accidents and vehicle repairs since the program began.
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Arthur FE. Summerfield
National Conference of State Safety Coordinators
Post Office Department
Eld
Summerfield
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Nile River
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Enantio
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High Point
Duke
University of Texas
Marinello
Continental Beauty College
Marinello System
N. Main ST
Arcade
Wild Frontier
Chevrolet
Fisher
Daytona Beach
America
National
Association For Stock Car Auto Racing
N. Main Street
High Point, N. C
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