Storm damages NASA Wallops rocket facility in Virginia
NASA official Joseph E. Robbins says the Wallops Island facility sustained extensive damage from the storm that hit the eastern seaboard. He estimated damages at $1 million or more and warned it would take several weeks to become operational. Salt water and sand covered equipment, some submerged for over 72 hours, delaying multiple rocket tests.
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Old George the horse dies during cross country wagon trip
ABILENE AP Old George a valued horse for the Leon Gillis family is dead near Abilene after helping pull their covered wagon from Providence Forge Virginia toward Los Angeles. The six Gillis children helped move the wagon four miles from Abilene before George could not continue. The family plans a brief stop and to find a replacement before resuming the journey.
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Old George
Leon Gillis
Providence Forge
Abilene
Los Angeles
George
Gillis
Fire destroys temporary classroom behind Lamar High
A Saturday fire devastates a wooden structure behind Lamar High School used as a classroom. Principal Woodrow Watts notes the blaze damaged one of 12 temporary buildings the school uses for classes.
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Houston
UPI
Lamar High School
Lamar
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Welch Foundation Sponsored Lecture At Texas Tech
Dr. Lloyd H. Reyerson of the University of Minnesota will lecture Monday at Texas Tech on Magnetic Studies of Porous and Finely Divided Solids During the Adsorption of Gases at 8 p.m. in Room 2, Chemistry Building. He will also speak at Rice University and the University of Texas.
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University of Tlinosis
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Denmark
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Poland
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Netherlands
Stockholm
Sweden
Guegenheim
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Berlin
W. O. Milligan
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Tech Chemistry Department
United States
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Delphi Post Office Returns Local Newspaper With Deceased Stamp
A Delphi Indiana post office marked the Delphi Citizen as undeliverable with stamps reading Deceased and No Forwarding Address. The notice indicates the newspaper could not reach its reader locally.
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Delphi, Ind
Jpost
Delphi
Crosbyton Scouts Launch Annual Cookie Sale
Crosbyton Girl Scouts opened their annual cookie sale led by Mrs. Harry Jung. Proceeds fund camp expenses with 16 cents per dollar from cookies and 10 cents per dollar from nuts kept locally. Camp Rio Blanco needs a caretaker's lodge and a swimming pool.
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Crosbyton
Harry Jung
Camp Rio Blanco
Katherine the Great Bejeweled Cat Missing
Hollywood police seek a pure white Siamese named Katherine the Great wearing a diamond bracelet around her neck. Sally Boyd reports the cat has never been outdoors and may be at risk from muggers. Call police with sightings.
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UPI
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Katherine the Great
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