Valuable lessons from misfire tests aid Cape Canaveral crews
At Cape Canaveral Major General Donald N. Yates and civilian testers discuss how deliberate misfires yield vital data on Atlas guidance thrust and other limits. They note 28 Explorer II and Navaho tests failed completely, yet provided useful results for future missions and data collection during short countdown windows.
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Air Force Missile Fest Center
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Pre Easter Shopping and Air Force Test Echo
New York reports show women shoppers filling stores despite cold weather as Easter buying edges ahead. A Dun and Bradstreet survey indicates overall retail sales outpace last year across wide regions with Easter finery, hats, suits, and fashion accessories selling briskly while men’s apparel lags.
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Insurgent Trapped as Jakarta Troops Close In
Indonesia report says Maj. Boyke Navin Golan and about 1,300 troops are isolated near Lake Toba after rebelling in Medan. Jakarta claims insurgents are pinned along the lake's east shore with no boats, amid ongoing pursuit and occasional guerrilla fighting across Sumatra. The Dutch ship Oranje Line evacuated 520 travelers from Medan while plans moved to evacuate foreigners from Rengal, and KPM ships and docks were seized in retaliation for West New Guinea.
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Captain Up To $140,300 on TV Show
A Kalamazoo Army captain Michael O Rourke boosted his winnings to 140300 on the MBC TV Tic Tac Dough show in New York. He defeated Arthur Leigh of New York and tied another contestant before time ran out. O Rourke and Martin Dowd of West New York New Jersey will return next Thursday to continue at questions worth 2900.
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