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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
11
An AP article describes a simulated space voyage atop Griffitrk Mountain near Los Angeles, showcasing a spherical craft with helicopter lift and jet engines. Lectures explain near earth orbit, future moon missions, and that civilians likely cannot land on the moon soon due to military control and fuel limits.
In Griffith Park the planetarium show leads visitors to a simulated lunar trip. Dr Dinsmore Alter, director, predicts practical moon travel within 25 years and a unmanned Navy moon rocket landing by end of 1949, sparking speculation on passenger flights.
Army officials confirm ongoing routine inquiries into flying disc sightings. Wright Field investigators checked a Fargo NC report of a National Guard officer chasing a lighted disc that allegedly outmaneuvered him. Col. Welch stresses no sensational findings. most reports prove routine misidentifications of aircraft or lights.
The text mentions Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island and asserts their size. It then prints a legal notice from The Miami Valley Chautauqua Association listing note numbers called for payment and the date payment begins at The First National Bank in Middletown Ohio.
Fourteen year old Alexander M. McColl of Kalamazoo Michigan joins Harvard College as a fall freshman. He credits his rapid progress to the patience of the Penn Charter School headmaster and his mother’s private tutoring.
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