Rocket Pioneer's Early Flight And Lindbergh Support
A fragmented account recalls Robert Goddard's early rocket experiments on March 16, 1926, with a 41 foot rise and 184 foot flight that drew little attention. The narrative links this to Lindbergh's visit to discuss funding from the Guggenheim Foundation, enabling Goddard to devote himself to rocketry at Roswell. It notes subsequent advances, military interest, and Goddard's enduring influence on modern propulsion and spaceflight.
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Lindbergh
Worcester Fron
Godsdard
Daniel
Cuba
Daniel Guggenheim
Daniel and
Florence Guggenheim
Goddard
New England
Roswell
N.M
London
Washington
Dr. Goddard
American Rocket Society
H. G. Wells
Heat Wave Continues in Arkansas Statewide
The Associated Press reports continued hot weather across Arkansas with highs near 100 to 106 degrees and only light showers. The US Weather Bureau notes hot, parched conditions with less than normal rainfall, while scattered afternoon thunderstorms bring gusty winds and minor damage such as a trailer home moved off its foundation near Conway.
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Associated Press Fair
Arkansas
Tg, Weather Bureau
Texarkana
Harrison
Fayetteville
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Fort Smith
Memphis
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Conway
Kennedy Calls Banks to Halt Inflation Pressure
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy plans a second meeting with 25 major bank CEOs to curb rising inflation and potential future interest rate hikes. The talks, following a July 7 session with two dozen large banks, aim to reassure bankers and the public that the administration will curb inflation with steady policy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Treasury
Evidence Challenged at Trial in Paragould Murder
Paragould Arkansas AP Circuit Court Judge Charles Light considered a defense motion to suppress evidence in the first degree murder trial of Ray Glover. Glover, 36, faces charges in the death of Judy Evans, 21, whose body was found March 1 in a burned car in a gravel pit near Paragould. Attorney W D Howard argued that search warrants issued March 5 relied on hearsay from an unnamed informant and violated state constitutional rights.
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Paragould
Ark
Charles Light
Ray Glover
Glover
Judy Evans
Dear Rector
Miss Evans
W. D. Howard
Jonesboro
Light
Bill Mitchell
Charles Bolls
State Police Criminal Investigation Division
Whimsical Berlin Letter With Stamps to Apollo 11 Crew
A German letter from Berlin aboard the USS Hornet’s recovery voyage stands out among stamp collector requests for Apollo 11 commemorative stamps. The note offers stamps and says sell them and buy a drink, highlighting a playful, personal plea to the astronauts.
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Hornet
Berlin
Wing crack hits C5A transport during static test
Air Force and Lockheed engineers assess a wing failure in a C5A Galaxy frame at Marietta Georgia during ground static tests. The wing cracked at 128 percent of design load, undercutting the contract limit of 738000 pounds. The jumbo transport had just completed its first cross country flight amid congressional criticism over cost.
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Bob Horton
Washington
Air Force
Moris
Marietta, Ga
Lockheed Georgia Co
Congress
Pentagon
Ellington to end singing career with Moon Maiden
Duke Ellington, 70, says he will start and end his singing career with a self composed Moon Maiden inspired by Apollo 11. The piece, recorded in New York, will air at 10 p m Sunday as astronauts land on the moon. He hopes they return safely and say it is a nice place to spend the summer.
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New York
Duke Ellington
Edwin Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Ellington
Pickets Sue for an Injunction in Arkansas Suit
A federal suit filed in Helena Arkansas seeks to stop Forrest City and St. Francis County officials from disrupting pickets and demonstrators. The complaint also requests disbanding of a 70 man deputy sheriff force and that local courts be instructed to inform defendants of the right to remain silent.
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Helena, Ark
U.S. District Court of
Helena
Forrest City
St. Francis County
Negroes sue over alleged discrimination in Memphis area
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund sponsors a suit naming plaintiffs Rev. Cato Brooks Jr and Revs J Hy Cooley Eddie Tate and Lance Watson. Tate and Watson are described as members of a militant Memphis black group. Plaintiffs are all Negroes. The dispute follows a March riot at an all Negro school after Cooley’s dismissal and Brooks leading a protest alleging local discrimination.
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Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Cato Brooks Jr
Revs J
Hy Cooley
Eddie Tate
Lance Watson
Tate
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Mente
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Godard
Milton Latteman
Aunt Effie
Lehman
Charles A. Lindbergh
Port Washington
N.Y
Roosevelt Field
Paris
Daniel Guggenheim Fund
Joseph McClurg
Pittsburgh Pa
McClurg
Commodore Oliver Perry
Lake Erie
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Berry's
Euery Pre A
NEA
Carr
Ted
Apollo 11
Phil Erickson
Wn Sme
Showtime
Central Avenue
Eye Prings National Park
Royale Vista Inn
Ap&l
Miggle South Utilities System
At & Light
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