NASA Resurrecting Project For Atom Powered Airplane
NASA quietly continues a revived atomic airplane concept aiming at large transports like the C5A. The plan would use a nuclear reactor to supply heat to jet engines for extended range with possible six week endurance and missile capacity, though no large development program is planned.
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NASA
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CSA
Aeronautical Division
Charles W. Harper
Air Force
Lewis
Rickenbacker predicts SST breakthrough and orbital flight
Eddie Rickenbacker declares supersonic transport will come and atomic power will enable rapid flight. He outlines 1,500 to 2,000 mph SST, then ramjets to 10,000 to 15,000 mph, with 15 minute New York to London, 18 minutes Paris, and global reach, speaking at the Tony Jannus Award dinner in Tampa.
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Tampa
Fla
Fom
New York
London
Paris
North American
Australia
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
Pacific
Tony Jannus
Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg
LeMay Confronts Space Peace Question and Vietnam Plan
Former Air Force chief Curtis LeMay says the U S is not in space for peaceful purposes and calls for a robust military approach in Vietnam. He notes Russia is militarily oriented in space and urges a preemptive destruction plan if Hanoi aids guerrillas. He criticizes neglect of a manned strategic nuclear bomber program and warns against withdrawal from Vietnam.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
South
LeMay
Air Force
Network Electronics Corp
Chatsworth
Calif
Strategic Air Force
Defense Department
United Nations General Assembly
Beagles Dazzle in New York Philharmonic Hall Concert
In Philharmonic Hall the Festival Orchestra of New York featured 22 beagles in a staging of Leopold Mozart’s Hunting Symphony. The dogs ran across the stage, some mingled with players, and caused playful chaos before the composers’ dogless movements. The audience cheered their finale bows.
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New York
Philharmonic Hall
Leopold Mozart
Wolfgang
Festival Orchestra of
Senate weighs tax cut in Kansas income withholdings
The Kansas Senate may back a measure lowering state income tax withholding from 15 to 10 percent of federal withholdings. Gov Docking urged the cut in a legislative message, while ex Gov Avery urged reductions from 2 to 2 percent. Senators Bennett and Gaar from Johnson County are driving the effort.
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Robert Docking
William H. Avery
Robert F. Bennett
Norman E. Gaar
Johnson County
Cuban exile Enrique Gonzalez executed by Havana radio claim
Havana radio reports Enrique Gonzalez alias El Flaco, once involved in a failed refugee boat voyage, was condemned by Court No. 1 Havana and executed for the deaths of 44 people who left Cuba last October. Crewmates who joined the mission allegedly faced prison sentences.
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Miami
Fla
Havana Radio
Enrique Gonzalez
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Gonzalez
CIA
Court of Revolutionary District No
the Thin Man
Cuba
Horoscopes for Monday January 23 by Carroll Righter
Aries and Taurus get practical boosts while Gemini and Moon Children seek strategic moves. Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces advise careful planning, networking, and personal grooming to advance status, finances, and opportunities.
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Carroll Righter
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Moon Children
Leo
LIBRA
Emvic
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Navy
Capricorn
Aquarius
U S Sees Soviet Open to ABM Curb in Talks
State Department notes may be open to halting an ABM arms race and cites Johnson message to Moscow urging curb on the race. Sen. Henry M. Jackson backs $5 billion limited ABM plan if a ban cannot be agreed, while McNamara opposes deployment and favors offensive strength.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Johnson
Moscow
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Jackson
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
St. Louis Teens Push Abstract Statue Gift Disputed
Twenty four teens want a fiberglass sculpture named Flight placed on a West St. Louis traffic island. The City Landmarks Commission rejected the gift for insufficient artistic merit, prompting Alderman Peter Simpson to seek a city ballot to accept it.
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ST. Louis
Washington Heights
Landmarks Commission
Simpson
Sharp quip about a wife and a psychiatrist
Catholic Digest notes a witty exchange where a wife accuses her husband of an inferiority complex. She calmly reveals she caused it herself, prompting a reaction from the psychiatrist.
Enrollment decline hit Junction City area schools
Junction City and Ft. Riley schools report a drop of 1,454 pupils since the 9th Infantry Division was sent to Vietnam. Superintendent Harold Deever notes this is two shy of the loss when the 1st Infantry Division departed in 1965.
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Junction City
Ft. Riley
9Th Infantry
Vietnam
Harold Deever
Go Ahead Granted for Military Housing and Projects
Secretary McNamara approved 546 million dollars of military housing bar racks and related work across 285 bases in 42 states and overseas. The funds were previously authorized by Congress but unused, with the decision aimed at boosting morale and meeting construction and housing needs.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
McNamara
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Robert P. Loudermilk
Lith & New Hamp
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First Assembly of God
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