Catapult Takeoff From USS Hancock Captivates Reporter
Aboard the USS Hancock in the South China Sea, a journalist details a catapult launch from a 35 ton A4 jet. Lt. Cmdr. Norris Anderson and crew from Heavy Photographic Squadron 61 execute reconnaissance missions over South Viet Nam and Laos, while the pilot describes the intense G forces and close-quarters flight deck choreography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South China Sea
South Viet Nam
Cmdr
Norris Anderson
Omaha
Neb
Aviation Electronician
J.C. James J. Dowaliby
Oxnard
Calif
Heavy Photographic Squadron 61
Guam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Anderson
Viet Nam
Saigon
Laos
J.G
David R. Smith
Tacoma
Wash
Empire State Building
Hancock
Gun Duel at Tiedown in a Feud Over a Stolen Horse
Geeth Spangler accuses rancher Hollister Grisswell of stealing a horse as tension rises between the two. Grisswell dismisses the claim while hints of threats and a county fair race loom, ending with Spangler threatening consequences if the horse is not returned.
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Geeth Spangler
Hollister Grisswell
Grisswell
Butterfly Jones
Tophet
Grissell
Jones
Cathie
Trimbo
Spangler
Cahtie
Geeth
Pete
Ways to Protect Copter Teams in Viet Nam War Zone
A report from Aberdeen Maryland describes helicopter missions near Viet Nam, detailing sniper fire, engine damage, and crews being killed or wounded as they land to evacuate troops. The piece also notes civic club talks on wood use in medicine and Jonesboro Chamber history with 42 presidents in 50 years.
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Louis G. Panos Aberdeen
Washington
Viet Nam
U.S
Jonesboro
Joe Ledbetter
Chamber of Commerce
Coed Flight Training Highlights Army Viet Nam Lab Work
The Aberdeen Proving Ground unit formed in 1962 fields seven soldiers and 89 civilians at the Limited Warfare Laboratory. It develops devices for jungle combat such as a parachuted smoke grenade, waterwings for grenades, a long range radio, a canopy sensing gadget, and a gunfire and ambush detector to aid soldiers and helicopter crews in Viet Nam.
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Anderson
Donaliby
Smith
Guam
Army
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Viet Nam
Dads Take Over School Fund Drive At Conway
At Sallie Cone Elementary Conway fathers abandon spaghetti suppers and raise funds by door to door solicitation to buy a piano and playground equipment. PTA president H F Ferguson voices approval while Hildreth Crafton notes they can finish in 10 days. Forestry Queen Margo Dunaway praised wood pro outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Cone
Conway
Parent-Teacher Association
Hildreth Crafton
PTA
H. F. Ferguson
Small Virus Sizes Compared in Encyclopaedia Britannica
The small virus that causes foot and mouth disease affects nearly all cloven hoofed animals and is among the tiniest known. In contrast the smallpox virus is about 10 000 times larger, Britannica notes.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Paltic Sea Declared Least Briny World Wide
Readers are told that the Paltic claims the title of the world’s least salty sea, with scientists commenting on its unusually low salinity and unique marine life adaptations.
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By T. Jeff Williams
Tiedown
By Nelson C. Nye
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Nelson C. Nye
Frank O'Meal
Oweal
Polly Anderson
University of Mississippi
Harold Douglas
Hope, Ark
Hardy Homich
Alps
Life In
Arkansas
J. C. Tillman
Associated Press
Margo Dunaway
America
G.M
Rolls-Royce
U.S. Auto Club
West Second Street
Hope Auto Co., Inc
Hope, Arkansas
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