Carl Norden Dies Inventor of World War II Bombsight
Carl L. Norden, inventor of the Norden bombsight, died at 85 in Zurich. The stabilized automatic bombsight, carried in a black satchel, offered unmatched accuracy through gyroscopes and wind data, greatly aiding U.S. high altitude bombing though limited by visual aiming and in-flight turbulence.
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Father of 11 earns high school diploma tonight
Milwaukee police officer Myron Ratkowski will graduate from the Vocational School's adult high school with a straight A average. He left school during the Depression to work, returned in 1963, and seven of his nine children will attend the commencement.
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Norden bombsights pass into history as radar era dawns
The article traces the Norden bombsight from World War II to the Korean War era as radar computers replace optics for bombing. It notes massive production for Army and Navy air forces and later surplus sales as modern bombers adopt heavier radar systems.
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Gemini 4 Twins Return Home for Welcome in Michigan
Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II end 13 days apart by separating at Jackson. White returns to San Antonio for hometown honors while McDivitt stays for a downtown parade and events before a Rose Garden ceremony with President Johnson Thursday. The pair will later appear before the House and narrate a film of their Gemini adventures at the State Department.
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