Douglas Aircraft reports 1961 profit and backlog figures
Douglas Aircraft Co. reports a 1961 net profit of 5.957 million after a prior year loss of 19.91 million. Sales declined to 791.312 million from 1.174 billion. Year end backlog reached 759.308 million with missile and space contracts comprising about 63.4 percent of the backlog. The board named Robert J. Hoskinson and Louis Lieber Jr. as vice presidents and accepted Gerald Donovan’s resignation as vice president and director.
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Battleship 125-Pounder Describes Wife As Battleship
In Des Moines Iowa a 125 pound defendant in a divorce suit described his wife as a 250 pound battleship and denied deserting her. He said he was glad to get away because he is small and not physically strong. The plaintiff is described as a powerful, violent prizefighter who beat him twice before he fled for safety.
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Moon Rocket Launch Window Narrowed to Weekend
U S space officials aim to launch Ranger 3 on Friday or Saturday to capture close up lunar TV images and place an instrument package on the Moon. A Monday postponement due to fuel tank trouble shrank the window with a 3 21 to 4 18 pm Friday or 4 20 to 5 16 pm Saturday EST target. if missed the mission would be delayed to about February 20. The Atlas Agena booster carries a 727 pound gold plated “spare tract” and a 96 pound payload to relay pictures and study moonquakes and meteor impacts.
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