Spindly-Legged Satellite Readied For Launch
Washington AP report details NASA plan to launch OGO A the first Orbiting Geophysical Observatory from Cape Kennedy. The 1073 pound craft with 54 foot booms and 20 foot solar panels will carry 29 experiments in a 170 to 92 000 mile looping orbit to study atmosphere magnetosphere and interplanetary space. NASA expects a year of operation and six similar satellites with a total $120 million for first three.
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Handel Saved From Death in Duel by Brass Button
George Frederick Handel, the renowned German composer, narrowly escaped a fatal duel when a brass button on his coat intercepted his rival's sword. The incident underscores the perilous celebrity lives of musicians in that era.
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Gunman Opens Fire at Columbus Bar Wounding Six
About 150 customers at Neff's Bar on North High Street dove for safety when a man opened fire with a revolver. Six people were wounded, two seriously, and the suspect, Virginia Graham's estranged husband Alvin Vernon Graham, was taken into custody. Three others had non life threatening injuries and were treated at local hospitals.
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Airliner Overshoots Runway at Schwechat Airport
A chartered Bulgarian airliner overran the Schwechat runway in Vienna injuring none of the 89 passengers and crew. The craft breached a fence and rested in a field 600 yards beyond the end, with damage reported. Most aboard were Austrian vacationers returning from Varna on the Black Sea coast.
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