New Missile Project by AF Reported
The Air Force reportedly secured approval Thursday for a ballistic missile program named Minute Man. The planned system would have a variable range from 90 to 5500 miles and include underground installations with solid fuel missiles spaced miles apart to reduce vulnerability. Completion is projected in four to five years, with Buckley Field near Denver as a potential first site.
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Minute Man
William Mr. Holaday
Wnto
Pentagon
Spher
Buckley Field
Denver
Colv
K. of
New Haven
Conn
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Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's
Mai Catholic Church
Earth
Hubertus Strughold
Air Force
Space
Ike to Sound Keynote for GOP Drive May 6
President Eisenhower will sound the keynote for the Republican congressional campaign in a May 6 speech. Meade Alcorn, Republican National Chairman, says Ike will address a party dinner here and the half hour speech will be telecast nationally by CBS.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Columbian Broadcasting System
Faulty Vanguard Assembly Delays Navy Rocket Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL Fila Navy crew reports faulty assembly in the second stage of the Vanguard test rocket. Propane lines were found reversed during manufacturing in Baltimore, delaying a satellite launch and causing a temporary fuel shortage. Officials say the issue is corrected and a launch may occur next week if weather permits.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Vanguard
Sloan Foundation Grants to 102 Faculty in Math Chemistry Physics
The Alfred P Sloan Foundation announced 600000 in grants for basic research supporting 102 faculty members across 44 colleges and universities. The funding targets outstanding young researchers in mathematics chemistry and physics to provide general research support.
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New York
Alfred F. Sloan Foundation
the Foundation
First Step to Outer Planets Sees Moon Trip in 1970
Article outlines projections by Ehricke and others for lunar base development by 1970 and a roadmap to Mars and outer planets using a large space ship. It discusses reconnaissance missions, lunar landings, and the concept of a 900 ton craft to enable crewed Mars expeditions, with medical optimism for space travel.
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Outer Planets
Elton C. Fay
Washington UP
Mars
Anf
Krafft A
Ehricke
Air Force Assn
Antherir
Planet Mars
Ehrieke
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