Moon Silence Poses Mystery in Space Returns
A NASA style update on Explorer II and Vanguard missions from Cape Canaveral. Reports say Explorer II may be in an unplanned orbit or may have failed after the Jupiter C launch. Ground stations seek signals from Antigua and Thyokern as scientists assess telemetry and magnetic memory tape data.
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Hugh Army
Cape Canaveral
United Press
Je Army
Antigua
British West Indies
Pickering
Dr. Pickering
Thyokern
Mojave Desert
Fla
George Luddwig
State University of Town
James van Allen
Orange Flame
U.S
Navy
Vanguard
Cape Canaverais
Air Force
Explorer Tin Orbit for 10 Million Miles
Washington reports on the Explorer satellite as the Naval Research Laboratory tracks its progress. Figures to Feb 27 show apogee 1,575 miles and perigee 227 miles with a 114.95 minute orbit, total distance 10,260,000 miles and 415 orbits by Feb 28. Original lifetime guesses ranged from months to years.
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Washington
U.S
Perts
Strane
Ealed
Naval Research Laboratory
Army
Park Crane Bid Totals Spark City Tender
A bid of 16,950.44 by Crook Co. Los Angeles was the low offer among four bids opened Wednesday at city hall for a hydraulic actuated crane for the Park Department. Second low bid was 17,717.68 by Smith Booth Usher Co. Los Angeles. The city estimated 17,000 for the project. The crane will be used in road work, tree handling and heavy lifting.
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Crook Co
Los Angeles
City Hall
Park Dept
Smith-Booth-Usher Co
Stanolird's Net Up 2 Million in 1957
CHICAGO Standard Oil announced net earnings of 151509 025 in 1957 a 2 million increase over 1956. Total income exceeded 2 billion for the first time with capital Sundays totaling 340 million in 1957 including 219 660 net acres of concessions in Venezuela.
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Chicago
Standard Oi! (Co
Indiana
Venezuela
Curtiss-Wright Sales Rise While Net Decline Reported
Curtiss-Wright Corp in Wood-Ridge New Jersey reported 1957 sales of 598.6 million dollars, up from 571.1 million in 1956, but net income fell to 40.08 million dollars from 43.15 million. Per share figures were provided in the earnings report.
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Wood-Ridge
N. J
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Royal Nevada Hotel Seized Over Tax Arrears in Las Vegas
Bureau of Internal Revenue agents closed the Royal Nevada Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday for non payment of income taxes. They will sell furniture fixtures and bar stocks within two weeks unless arrearages of 50000 dollars are paid. Guests were not evacuated but new registrations were blocked.
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Royal Nevada
Las Vegas
Nev
Bureau of Internal Revenues
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JPL
Florida
Surceswy
Woon
Earth
Soe
Cal Tech
Jet Propulsion
Pasadena
Ben Zinzer
Eft
Jet Propulsion Lab
William Pickering
Explorer
York
Mason & Tutt
Atlantic
Ave. GA
Stanolird
Curtiss-Wright
MARE_TWAIN
Twain
Cla Crow
Kek
America
Kentucky
Bond
OLD Crow Distillery Company
Frankfort, EY
National Distillers Products
Ker
Long Beach
Broadway
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