Panama Theory and the Space Race Echoes of History
Dr. I M Levitt argues in Wonders of the Universe that space conquest mirrors sixteenth century rivalries, with the moon as a Panama Canal to deep space. Dandridge M Cole, GE consultant, details a four point plan stressing moon refueling and strategic occupancy to aid future Mars and Venus missions.
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I. M. Levitt
Fels Planetarium
Franklin Institute
New World
Io Space
Western Hemisphere
Isthmus
Panama
Texas
Pittsburgh
Mesabi
California
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Seward
Alaska
Dandridge M. Cole
General Electric Company
United States
Moon
Panama Canal
Pacific
Mars
Venus
Solar System
Cole
The Moon Mission Conquest Aims and Its Costs
The piece argues space life may be tested in weightless conditions, space travel costs could fall with Saturn boosters to $50 per pound and perhaps $5 to $30 per pound in the future, and stresses the need for moon access including key ore, water, and caves for living. It predicts space conquest is inevitable and may require a global effort.
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Wernher von Braun
Moon
Space
Arctic
Wind Tunnel At Wright Patterson Reaches Hypersonic Speeds
Dayton reports a new wind tunnel at Wright Patterson Air Force Base that can produce winds up to 11 000 miles per hour, about 14 times the speed of sound. It simulates altitudes to 200 000 feet and temperatures of 2 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Dayton
Ohio
Aeronautical Research Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Buck Rogers Rocket Belt Becomes Real
Bell Aerosystems Co unveiled a practical rocket belt, called the Small Rocket Lift Device, for the Army Transportation Research Command. Test pilot Harold M. Graham flew 30 times in spring reaching speeds near 20 mph and up to 360 feet horizontally, with easy climbs and swerves, using hydrogen peroxide steam as thrust from a back mounted device.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Bell Aerosystems Co
Army Transportation Research Command
Harold M. Graham
Bell
Graham
Army
Wendell F. Moore
Moore
Brewe r serves aboard Tortuga in Green Light Exercise
Larry E Brewer a shipfitter third class USN son of E E Brewer Route 1 Dexter is aboard the dock landing ship USS Tortuga taking part in Phase III of Exercise Green Light off California from May to June 8 Navy and Marine Corps forces conduct undersea surface air and ground operations with Royal Canadian Navy minesweepers. A major amphibious landing by the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton is the highlight supported by an amphibious task force and aircraft.
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California
Larry E. Brewer
USN
E. E. Brewer
Dexter
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Canadian Navy
First Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Slayings of Two Georgia Women Under Investigation in Florida
Authorities hunt for suspects after the strangulation deaths of Althea Ottavio and Patricia Ann Hewett, Valdosta residents visiting Jacksonville to bet on dog racing. Bodies found in palmetto woods. victims died days earlier, possibly throttled with their clothing. Ottavio’s birthday lark and a successful dog-race bet are noted.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
Althea Ottavio
Patricia Ann Hewett
Palmetto and
Pine Woods
Sheriff's Office
Valdosta
Ttavio
Roswell Daily Record page teases June 9 1961 edition
Fragment mentions Roswell daily record page ii with unreadable OCR text about the issue date June 9 1961. No clear events, names, or details readable.
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Roswell
Mystery Deepens Over Missing Women Near Jacksonville
Investigators still unsure if the two women were present when a car linked to Mrs. Ottavio was found May 31 on an unpaved road southwest of Jacksonville. The Hewetts had four children, and Mrs. Hewett, from Detroit, had never traveled far from her husband since their 1952 marriage. An intensive search began after her spouse arrived in Jacksonville Monday.
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Jacksonville
Australian beer glass sizes across pubs
In Australia a cruiser is the largest beer glass, followed by schooner, middy, and pony as the smallest. The terms describe standard measures used in pubs and bars.
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Australia
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Belmont
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