Widow of Rocket Pioneer Recalls Life With Goddard
Esther Kisk Goddard, widow of Robert H. Goddard, details deciphering thousands of notes and 27 volumes covering nearly 50 years of rocket research. She recalls meeting him in 1918, their 1925 marriage, and his progression from early liquid fuel tests in Auburn to Roswell, New Mexico, where tests continued amid grants from Guggenheims and Smithsonian support.
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Don Guy Worcester
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U.S. Patent Office
Russia
Clark University
California
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Aberdeen
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Auburn
Smithsonian
Worcester
State
Cathedrals Crumble Under Weather and Time in Britain
In York England the 84 pound fall from York Cathedral highlights a broader crisis as ancient churches decay under beetle damage and cold. Leaders warn that maintenance costs eclipse public funds with Westminster Abbey and others seeking millions for repairs while calls grow to abandon cathedrals as relics or preserve them.
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York
England
York Cathedral
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York Minster
G W. P. Addleshaw
St. Peter's
Rome
Seville
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Chartres
Addleshaw
Peter Groupe
Four Die as Helicopter Crashes Near Grand Isle
A Humble Oil Co. helicopter with fourteen aboard crashed into the Gulf of Mexico two miles south of Grand Isle Louisiana. Four men were killed while seven others were rescued after the aircraft, returning from an oil rig nine miles offshore, went down Saturday.
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Goddard Remains Ahead Of His Time In Rocketry
The article recalls Robert Goddard, his pioneering work in rocketry, and how governments overlooked large scale funding. It notes salvaged V2 fragments matched his design, and quotes Wernher von Braun calling Goddard ahead of them all. Goddard died August 10, 1945 at 62. His widow preserves his resolve to restart after failures.
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Goddard
Hitler
London
Dr. Goddard
Wernher von Braun
Army
Police urge churchgoers to ease Sunday traffic in Middletown
Middletown Police Chief Joseph Blackmore asked churchgoing residents to cooperate in solving Sunday traffic and parking near local churches. He urged careful driving, avoiding restricted or double parking, loading only in designated zones, and using off street lots when possible. The initiative aims to enforce ordinances consistently and keep streets safe for all users.
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Joseph Blackmore
Middletown
Blackmore
Girl Scouts Visit Journal in Middletown Tour
Twelve Girl Scouts of troop 10 sponsored by Maple Park School toured the Middletown Journal Saturday morning. They observed the newsroom, press run, and mechanical operations while pursuing a Community Merit Badge with leaders Mrs. Ray Ashton, Miss Donna Shrout, and Mrs. Jack Kennard. Tour conductors were Mrs. Robert Swartz and Knight Goodman.
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Maple Park School
Middletown
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Ray Ashton
Donna Shrout
Jack Kennard
Robert Swartz
Knight Goodman
Ohio relief rolls eligible for federal surplus foods
More than 5000 Ohioans on relief rolls may receive federal surplus foods, the State Welfare Department said. Readers live across 13 counties with counts listed for Champaign Clermont Crawford Geauga Hardin Harrison Knox Lake Licking Lorain Mousingum Perry and Summit.
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Ohio
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