Spacecraft Shielding Dilemma Frustrates Designers Worldwide
Space experts note a paradox where shielding against high energy cosmic particles can lower solar cell output and create other risks. Lockheed researchers Edward Lodi and David Crowther show 100,000 volt particles reduce current and voltage, complicating spacecraft power design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lodi
David Crowther
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Palo Alto
Calif
Lodi
Crowther
Howard Brodie War Drawings Now Collected in New Book
Palo Alto California artist Howard Brodie collects wartime drawings from Guadalcanal Europe and Korea. He tracked down missing works with help from National Press and the Library of Congress. The volume titled Howard Brodie War Drawings contains 51 pieces plus two battle accounts and field notes. Brodie drew from life and memory while serving as Yank artist and later as civilian war correspondent for Collier’s Magazine.
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Howard Brodie
Guadalcanal
Europe
Korea
Brodie
Library of Congress
Department of the Army
Chief of Military History
Germany
Oakland
Calif
New York
Connecticut
National Press
Palo Alto
Technicans
Yank
Colliers Magazine
California
Woman Wins Suit Over Roadblock Scooter Crash
Mrs. Mary Stacey, 21, won $7,280 in damages for injuries from a scooter crash with a car in London. She sued both drivers but blamed the scooter operator. the scooter driver was cleared of fault and Stacey said she was happy since she had sued her husband Malcolm before they were married.
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London
UPI
Mary Stacey
Stacey
Malcolm
Pint of Beer Costs Patron Big Fine in Court
In Southend England a man named Peter Ritchie faced heavy penalties after stealing a pint of beer. He paid 109.20 for the theft and 286 later as restitution toward shop window damage caused when he threw a brick after court.
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Southend
England
UPI
Peter Ritchie
Miss Indoor Moves For Love of Outdoor
London model Janet Lees famed as Perfect Indoor Girl says she will emigrate to Australia to pursue outdoor life and new opportunities. The announcement cites love of the outdoors and desire for change as reasons for leaving Britain.
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London
Janet Lees
Sai
Australia
Three Lives Claimed In San Jose Boiler Blast
A boiler explosion at the J C Penney building on First and Santa Clara Streets in San Jose killed three and injured dozens. The blast devastated Thrifty Drug and Penney’s, blew out walls, and flood waters filled the basement as authorities warned of more possible bodies.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
J. C. Penney
Penney’s Department Store
First
Santa Clara
Vernon P. Hinton
Santa Clara County
Fire Department
Roos-Atkins
Pioneer Investor Savings Office
Roos- Atkins
Pacific Gas and Electric
Lars P. Steiner
Penney
Weaver Defends FHA Amid Political Attacks
Washington UPI. Housing Administrator Robert C Weaver defended the Federal Housing Administration against charges of loose administration and financial risk. He argued the agency serves a social purpose by stimulating housing for workers and supporting the private mortgage market, noting its wartime and postwar impact and urging flexibility to meet changing housing needs.
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Washington
UPI
Robert C Weaver
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Weaver
National Conference On Cooperative Housing
Congress
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R. Johnson
B. F. Holmes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Mexico
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Earth
Lish
Ines
Rome
Iver Jewelfss
Fremont
Pennery's
Kenneth Ditrich
Thrifty
Thrifty’s
Las Vegas Blvd
Fifth Street
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Fur
America
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Blvd
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