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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1963
Page
12
Aerojet General Corp plans a mid 1964 completion for a massive fiberglass rocket booster case machine to be installed at Todd Shipyards Los Angeles Harbor. Built by Rucker Co Oakland the 58 foot long case will be tested for strength and weight against metal designs with water transport needs and water pressure tests planned.
In Las Vegas a computer program beat a live blackjack dealer, Emmett Hutchins, at the Tropicana. Hutchins argued that the machine had an edge, using an LGP-21 computer to advise when to hit or stand and how much to bet, while Sam Radan of General Precision Co. dealt cards. The clash occurred during a convention of computer experts, highlighting how automation can influence casino play. Dr. Margaret Murray, Egyptologist and witchcraft authority, died in London at age 100.
Nationalist guerrilla activities against the Chinese mainland have risen sharply in recent months. In June to October, 912 Nationalist agents entered Communist China by boats, rafts, air drops and stealthy means, compared with 873 guerrillas from March to December 1962. Sources outline the progress since February, when top intelligence disclosed initial mainland operations.
Irish housewives in Dublin joined a Thursday demonstration against a 2 percent retail tax on all commodities including food and clothing. The protest, organized amid reports of broader unrest, calls for the tax to be lifted as they rally outside Parliament and press the government for relief on essential goods.
Moscow reports that Kosarev, once liquidated by Stalin and later rehabilitated, is praised in a Communist Party article marking his 50th birthday. The piece notes his death during the personality cult era and states the party has restored his name. He was once an official in the Soviet youth organization.
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