Hampton Beach Fallout Shelter Test Ends In Mixed Results
Two men and a 12 year old boy concluded a two week fallout shelter experiment in Hampton Beach. William Kennedy and his son Rocky along with Adrianus Van Hooijdonk exited the underground shelter, noting emotional strain and physical shakiness but overall good health after the test. Kennedy said the shelter met civil defense specs for eight people, but warned current equipment often fails in real use.
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William BR. Kennedy
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Adrianus van Hooijdonk
Exeter
Kennedy
Heos
Afene
U S Plans for Manned Orbital Flight in 1961
NASA officials at Langley and the Manned Spacecraft Center say a manned orbital flight remains planned for 1961 though timing may shift. They expect the chimpanzee flight to help achieve the milestone, with most forecasts pushing to early 1962 rather than late 1961.
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Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Task Group
NASA
Consumers Face Ongoing High Cost Of Living Pressures
New York AP report notes that consumer prices remain high while industrial prices stay steady after recent recoveries. It highlights slower labor-cost rises, stable basic materials, and uneven effects across food and services, with distribution costs driving much inflation.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Sunspot Cycles Not Seen in Tree Ring Growth
Two scientists challenge the idea that sunspot cycles appear in tree growth rings. They argue sunspots follow an eight year cycle, but climatic changes are not reflected in width variations of ancient Southwestern U S trees rings.
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United States
John Dutton
Reid A. Bryson
University of Wisconsin Meteorology —Department
Soviets Charge U S Using Tourist Spies In Russia
Moscow protested to the United States that American intelligence sought to recruit tourists as spies inside the USSR. Tass cited two West Germans, Walter Naumann and Peter Sonntag, 27 and 22, who allegedly worked for U S agents, photographing bases, radar sites, and electrical stations during their travel as tourists. The note followed their Sept arrests and Wednesday trial.
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United States
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Russia
Walter Naumann
Peter Sonntag
Tass
Naumann
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