Debus resigns as Kennedy Space Center director
Cape Canaveral space pioneer Dr Kurt Debus announced his resignation as Kennedy Space Center director and will retire early. NASA Administrator James Fletcher named Miles Ross acting director until a permanent successor is chosen. Debus oversaw launch facilities and the nation’s first satellite. Debus, German native, had 30 years with the U.S. Army and NASA and was part of the Von Braun group transferred in 1960.
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Amanda Blake meets cheetah cub during Texas visit
Amanda Blake known for Gunsmoke appears with cheetah cub Miss Kitty in Grand Prairie Texas as husband Frank Gilbert holds another three week old cub. They visited the cubs Tuesday in Grand Prairie.
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WWI veteran finds hidden bullet in chest
In Sunderland England Billy Wilson 76 who served in World War I reports a bullet lodged in his chest since 1916 discovered during a routine X ray Doctors note he believed two bullets struck him. In Oakland California Margaret Ellen Turney 22 becomes the fourth woman in Navy Seabees officer track with admission to Officer Candidate School in Newport R I and Civil Engineer Corps School in Port Hueneme.
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Beefalo bull Joe's Pride sells for record 2.5 million
Tracy AP The developer of the Beefalo cross between buffalo and beef cattle says he sold a 29 month old bull named Joe's Pride for 2.5 million to Alga Holding Ltd of Canada. The bull weighed over 2,000 pounds and was delivered to Calgary Ontario by truck. Basolo notes the Beefalo bloodline is three eighths buffalo three eighths Charolais and one quarter Hereford. He says the cross offers fast grass growth and lean high protein meat. Canadian government orders 250,000 ampules of Beefalo sperm and 60,000 ampules on hand. Basolo, 42, began his Beefalo project after years in meat packing and buffalo ranching.
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Oklahoma and Washington Nominees In Landslide Primaries
Washington Senator Warren Magnuson clinched renomination in a landslide to extend his 80 year political career, facing token opposition from John Patric. Oklahoma Democrats chose Edmonson and Boren for Senate, with Boren set to face James Inhofe in November. Voter turnout was very low at 25 to 30 percent in Washington. several House races and statewide contests filled out the slate.
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