Slayton Quits USAF to Seek Civilian Space Wings
Astronaut Deke Slayton, 39, resigns from the Air Force after being grounded for an erratic heart rate. NASA will still allow him to fly as part of missions with others, paving the way for future two and three person missions toward the moon, though no solo flights are planned.
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Car Hit Broadside in Rain Kills Four in Porterville
A rain slick highway collision near Porterville claimed four lives when a car struck another vehicle at an intersection near the Manned Spacecraft Center. The victims included Mrs Walker, 30, and her passengers John Mulligan, 40, and two others. NASA confirms Deke Slayton will remain as astronaut and civilian activities coordinator while continuing his Space Center duties. his resignation letter to the Air Force cited a belief he could be more effective as a civilian.
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Belles Sing for Good or Days in Montana Whiskey Plot
In Billings Montana a contraband Scotch shipment valued near $1000 was seized during a police action at Walker's Pine Avenue. The event featured Anne Martin Laura and a quartet called Belles from Drone with Fern McCann Margaret Tolby and involved liquor inspectors and officers. Details of the subsequent Satellite Interceptor symposium were also reported, with Honeywell outlining a weapon to inspect and destroy hostile spacecraft.
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X15 to Hit 6 000 mph Early in 64
At Edwards Air Force Base a NASA spokesman said the X15 rocket plane will attempt its first 6000 mph flight in late January or February 1964. The craft is being upgraded for higher speed while its mothership is reinforced. Two X15s have flown to 45 000 feet and dropped for experiments, with speeds up to 4104 mph and 354 200 feet in altitude reached so far.
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Ike to Attend Portrait Unveiling in Abilene
In Abilene Kansas Dwight D. Eisenhower plans to attend a portrait unveiling at the Eisenhower Library Monday. The former president will fly to Abilene, his boyhood town, for the ceremony and then return to his Gettysburg farm the same afternoon. The portrait by James Anthony Wills was donated by K S Bootsy Adams, Phillips Petroleum Co. board chairman.
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