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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1946
Page
2
Dr. B E Scott, who commanded evacuation hospitals in Tunisia and Italy during the war, will address a meeting of the Business and Professional Men's Post No 10 American Legion at the St Anthony hotel at noon Tuesday.
Paris July 27 Prof Alexander Ananoff of the Sorbonne, directing astronautics, envisions an atomic energy rocket reaching Mars in about 15 days if speeds reach 10 thousand miles an hour. The first craft would carry no humans and test flights aim to 73 miles altitude before testing Mars launch physics.
Washington says Army Air Forces conclude moon contact possible with computed routes beyond Earth's atmosphere. Projections show rockets traveling up to 35,700 feet per second, with a return mission, and instruments aboard for Earth communication even if return flight fails. Scientists say moon missions depend on available material and funds, but could be done tomorrow if needed.
Washington on July 27 the House passed a Senate approved bill granting states clear title to tideland areas rich in oil deposits. The roll call vote stood 188 to 0.
A fire on the ninth floor of the Piedmont hotel in downtown Atlanta sent two elderly guests to the hospital and forced hundreds to evacuate into the streets. The blaze disrupted the city’s core as firefighters battled the flames through the night and authorities investigated the cause.
A fragmented account notes Mars has no breathable air and extreme heat in midwinter like boiling conditions. It claims a human would weigh one third of Earth weight, lose balance, and suffer vision impairment amid Martian temperatures.
A survey shows polio victims in Kansas City hospitals nearly tripled in the last week, bringing the total to 48. The report cites hospital counts and notes an explosive rise in cases across the city facilities.
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