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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
6
Ralph Dighton narrates an imagined record-breaking flight in the X15 rocket plane over the Mojave Desert California. The piece links winged atmospheric flight to rocket spaceflight and follows the AP reporter’s perspective on the training and milestones.
An AP report from Wendover Utah describes the X15 test flight as it rockets from the B52 carrier to 125000 feet and speeds past 3000 MPH. The mission tests precise control for future space reentries and marks a milestone in manned flight.
A test pilot pushes the X15 to the limit with NASA pilots Joe Walker and Bob White supervising from chase F104s. The landing sequence at Edwards includes ventral fin jettison and precise air brake, culminating in a record smashing touchdown marked by praise from White and Walker.
The X-15 pilots NASA One radioed Edwards Air Force Base as the craft, empty of fuel after an 88 second burn and lofted at 158000 feet, reenters the atmosphere. Steep yet controlled dives toward the 400 mile Mojave landing strip demand precise nose-down pitching to survive extreme air friction and heat.
Arkansas Secretary of State Nancy J. Hall finally receives a letter sent from Fayetteville on April 27. The missive traveled to Washington then the Netherlands before ending back in Fayetteville via the American Embassy in The Hague. Circuit Clerk Lloyd McConnell explained he accidentally mailed the document to the secretary of state's Washington office.
Fire Prevention Bureau head Capt. Howard Gall releases this week’s inspection routes. Company 1 covers Charles Street and Clarendon Avenue. Company 2 checks Bellomonte Street and East Central Avenue. Company 3 inspects 11th Avenue and Elm Street. Company 4 patrols Catalot Drive and Charles Street.
Two Trumbull County Ohio officers, 1st Lt Ter rence G. Tyrrell age 27 of Vienna and Lt Ronald W Hall age 23 of Farmdale, were found dead after an F101 jet crashed during a training flight 22 miles west of Sault Ste Marie Michigan. The bodies were taken to Kincheloe Air Force Base. Tyrrell leaves Barbara Jean and two children Debra and Steven. Hall leaves his widow Katherine.
A two car collision just west of Fort Recovery on Ohio 119 near the Indiana state line killed Mr and Mrs Donald Money of Celina. The other driver Leo Schwieterman of Portland Indiana sustained a broken nose and head and arm lacerations.
Washington AP A conference of Jewish leaders passed a resolution by the National Community Relations Advisory Council saying public school baccalaureate programs violate church and state separation. It argues public school graduation ceremonies must not be religious.
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