Balloon Cab Chute Fails Injuring Two Balloonists
Flight test incident involving Winzen Research Inc. plastic balloons left two men injured when a parachute failure during descent caused a crash like landing. Shocks and Winzen were hospitalized. Schock, a space biology specialist, suffered severe facial lacerations and possible internal injuries and remained in critical condition under Air Force care.
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Winzen
Win
Zen Research Inc
Minneapo
Lis
Lee Lewis
Navy
Schock
George Bull
Air Force
St. Joseph's Hospital
Holloman Air Force Base
N. M
Galesburg
Ill
Keith Wilder
Wisconsin State Traffic Patrol
Bayfied County
North Pole Sub Route Blocks Told
The Navy said the Arctic sea path from Barrow into the Arctic Basin could be blocked by shifting ice, noting the Barrow Sea Valley entrance is narrow. It clarified that the Nautilus voyage was timed carefully to test under ice conditions, with prior reports of an 80 foot ice wall unconfirmed. The Nautilus sailed from Seattle June 8 to study ice feasibility for a potential polar crossing.
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Washington
UPS
Navy
North Pole
Barrow Sea
Point Barrow
Alaska
Arctic
United Press International
Seattle
Wash
Las
Bering Straits
Chuckhee Sea
Polar Basin
South St.Paul
Minn
Ashland
Winzen
Schock
Crosby
Air Force
Minneapolis
Subsidence Fund Hike Likely to Reach $6 Million
Senate debate centered on raising the subsidence repairs fund to six million dollars. Navy opposition was noted but Knowland urged the change, with Senate confirmation and conference as next steps. Support from Knowland improves odds to above sixty percent that the higher figure remains in the bill. Congress previously authorized the project. the money would cover repairs only, not a final subsidence solution.
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Navy
Knowland
Senate
Washington
Congress
Long Beach
Hold Up At Midway Airport Bus
Two youths boarded a bus en route to Midway Airport and robbed the driver and three passengers. The gunmen demanded cash, taking 122 dollars from Richard Simons while a youth fired a shot through the roof during the hijack.
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Chicago
Midway
Richard Branam
Continental Air
Schock
Conrad Hilton
Heart
Branam
Archer Ave
Sale
Vict Simons
Holloman
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American Ave
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Herwent
Mellerweed
Jackie Rae
Columbus
Ohio
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New Fall H & F
Tripleton
Pine Avenue
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