Radio Robot OSCAR Circles Earth Transmitting Hi in Morse
OSCAR the 10 pound radio satellite orbits the globe transmitting hi in Morse code to amateur radio operators from Byrdland to Kodiak. Launched with Discoverer 36, it carries secret instruments in the nose cone and may deliver signals for about 30 days.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Oscar
Byrdland
Antarctica
Kodiak
Alaska
Discoverer
Air Force
Hawaii
M. C. Towns
Sunnyvale
Antarctic
Globe
Kan sas University names new chairmen in two departments
Dean George R. Waggoner announces changes at Kansas University with Dr. Cyrus DeCoster named chairman of Romance Languages effective July 1, 1962, replacing J. Neale Carman who will retire from the post. Dr. Ronald Olson to be acting chairman of Economics starting February 1, 1962, succeeding Leland Pritchard who resigns to focus on teaching and research.
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Kansas University
George R. Waggoner
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Cyrus DeCoster
DeCoster
J. Neale Carman
Ronald Olson
Leland Pritchard
Pritchard
Business School
Thug Lowe Told Jail Time After Robbery Conviction
Earl Arthur Lowe known as The Beatnik Bandit was convicted of first degree robbery in Kansas City. A 23 year old still faced a 10 year sentence after admitting to a hold up spree last spring. His 17 year old girlfriend Mary Ellen Harness testified under police pressure.
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Kansas City
Earl Arthur Lowe
Daddy-O
Lowe
Mary Ellen Harness
Chillicothe
Joe W. McQueen
WIBW FM to Launch In Topeka Broadcasting Service
Topeka sees the start of WIBW FM at 97.3 megacycles with seven day service from 7 AM to midnight. Stauffer Publications plans a high quality music and culture information program mix with a limited commercial policy.
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Topeka
Stauffer Publications
Wibw- FM
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