Space Center Telegram Sparks Security Alarm Not Fiction
A Kennedy Space Center security chief recalls a real telegram warning of a doomed launch due to an oversized part. The alert proved false, the part unused, and the sender deemed a crank. The piece notes ongoing, odd threats and past sneak-ins during launches. Nearby a separate report details a purse theft with $6300 life savings.
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Space
Kennedy Space Center
Charles Buckley Jr
Center
Space Center
You Can Help A Bluebird Find Happiness
Bluebirds face near extinction east of the Rockies due to nesting-site loss and competition from house sparrows and starlings. The National Association for the Protection and Propagation of Purple Martins and Bluebirds of America offers starling proof nesting boxes and plans. Send requests for Bluebird House Plans and Instructions to Gerald R. Dreyer, Crawfordsville Indiana, for a dime, or 50 cents for the booklet Bluebirds for Posterity.
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NEA
Rockies
National Association For the Protection and Propagation
Bluebirds of America
Gerald R. Dreyer
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Bluebird
Security at Kennedy Spaceport described as nearly impregnable
Buckley details a massive security network at Cape Canaveral Space Center with 500 armed guards patrolling 108000 acres and federal backup ready. Visitor flow includes 23000 employees 49000 vehicles 4500 daily civilians and 10000 VIPs yearly. A rodent chewed spaceship cables, not saboteurs, revealing gaps in even top security.
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Space Center
Charles Buckley
Buckley
Cape Kennedy
Cape
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