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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1959

Page

5

An Old Story Goes Western On Television

New York AP reports NBC Star time presents Cindy's Fella a cowtown Cinderella tale with James Stewart and George Gobel in frontier town roles. The swap reveals the peddler as Prince Charming and Gobel as Fairy Godmother. CBS notes repeats and Poe inspired mysteries join NBC next year.

New York Cindy NBC Finian Rainbow Wyatt Earp James Stewart George Gobel Prince Charming Lonesome George CBS Lucy Danny Edgar Allan Poe Poe

Ban Lifts On News Coverage Of Missile Launches

Maj. Donald N. Yates lifted a 24 hour ban on newsmen covering missile tests at Cape Canaveral after a telegram from Lyle Wilson of United Press International denied charges that a UPI report violated an agreement not to publish launch dates. The dispute arose after a Washington datelined story said a rocket would be sent toward Venus and into solar orbit, delaying the Tuesday launch.

Cape Canaveral Fla Donald N. Yates Aews Missile Test Center Yates Lyle Wilson United Press International Washington UPI Venus Air Force Wilson

Night launch marks first solid fuel missile test

CAPE CANAVERAL F1a The Navy fired its Polaris submarine missile on a first after dark test Tuesday night. It appeared as a bright white shaft against an orange sky, with Air Force requesting the night launch to study color and intensity for solid-propellant exhaust. Data will aid optical tracking for the Air Force Minuteman program slated for late next year.

Cape Canaveral Fia Air Force Minuteman

Geiger Ends Colorful Career With Army Engineers

Howell E Geiger veteran survey chief of the Kansas City District U S Army Corps of Engineers retires after 85 years in service. He helped initiate the Pomona reservoir project and logged extensive field and office work across Missouri Kansas Colorado and Iowa. Geiger known for the Tellurometer manual and distance measuring microwave instrument leaves a long record of surveys and 25 000 miles walked. Lloyd R Gaspar succeeds as acting chief. over 100 employees attended a farewell dinner.

Howell E. Geiger Pomona U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Geiger Kansas City Corps Marais Des Cygnes Kay Valley Missouri River Omaha Missouri Kansas Colorado Iowa Chattanooga Tennessee River Valley British-Amer United States Corps of Engineers Lloyd R. Gaspar Mrs. Geiger

Condition of Old Veteran Unchanged

In Houston Texas AP report Walter W Williams Civil War last surviving soldier shows no improvement on Tuesday according to his daughter Willie Mae Bowles He is 117 years old and has had his fourth pneumonia attack since June He remains under an oxygen tent since December 8 maintaining a tenuous hold as his daughter says

Houston Tex Walter W. Williams Willie Mae Bowles Williams

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