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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1961
Page
9
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP reports the X15 rocket plane reached 3920 mph nearly twice a rifle bullet and about six times the speed of sound. Pilot Joe Walker lowered flaps to slow after the run, surpassing the prior 3647 mph mark set last week in another X15 by Maj. Bob White.
The bodies of John B. Carter and Chest Yeager both of Red Oak Texas were found in a mangled plane wreckage near Mena Arkansas. The missing plane was located by a Rich Mountain farmer while squirrel hunting on Blackfoot Mountain. Civil Air Patrol units from Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Louisiana and Iowa aided in the search.
Nearly half of West Berlin's 6 500 man U S garrison took part in a three day test of combat readiness. Tanks and armored carriers moved through the Grunewald Forest in the American sector for mock battles dubbed Ever Ready Ti. Brig Gen Frederick O Hartel led about 3 000 troops to practice attack and delay against an aggressor until West German help could arrive.
Atlanta AP report says Surgeon General Luther L. Terry urges immediate influenza vaccinations for those over 65 expectant mothers and people with heart disease or chronic ailments. He repeats a prediction of a fall and winter outbreak in the United States.
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