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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1960
Page
7
Los Angeles reports that the X15 rocket plane will adopt a bubbous new nose named Q-ball to sense the craft angle of attack and sideslip. This data will help pilots correct the aircraft as it dives from 90 miles altitude into the dense upper atmosphere to prevent overheating and maintain precise alignment with the relative wind.
Ralph M. Brody, Gov. Brown's special water counsel, left office after two years, praised for a tremendous contribution to California's future. He helped finalize the $1.72 billion state water plan approved by voters last month and will become manager and chief counsel of the Westlands Water District in Fresno.
In Half Moon Bay California a stolen car was pursued by police on the Coast Highway. The 17 year old passenger Robert Cogozzo of San Francisco leaped from the speeding vehicle at 100 miles per hour and died from fatal injuries. The driverless car careened 350 feet across a field and threw the 15 year old occupant from the vehicle. The 15 year old, also from San Francisco, survived and was hospitalized.
Memphis officials consider a rule requiring shirts on city golf courses after a man wore a swimsuit and no shoes while playing. Commissioner James Waltype and supporter Moore call for outlawing shirtless play on city courses. Miss Lila Robeson, 80, famed mezzo-soprano and educator, dies in Cleveland after a career with the Metropolitan Opera.
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