Missile Had Promise Skybolt sparks engineering opposition
New York Times report notes administration cancellation of the Skybolt air-launched missile faced strong military and technical opposition. Joint chiefs reportedly favored continuing development citing growth potential with navigational satellite data and nuclear powered aircraft. Critics question cost and political motives while observers see future strategic value in Skybolt concepts.
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White House Silent On Pushinka's Puppy Test
Palm Beach Florida December 27 AP the White House declines to confirm or deny reports that Pushinka Kennedy's dog has pregnancy test results. Press secretary Pierre Salinger quipped about the election of secrecy saying the curtain has descended as weeks pass without disclosure. Pushinka is the daughter of space dog Strelka given to the Kennedy family by Khrushchev.
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State schools chief names two top aides
Springfield, Dec. 27 AP Don McCumber of Tuscola and Carl TL Wilson of Springfield will get key jobs when state sonom SupS-elect Ray Page takes office Jan. Page said he will appoint McCumber as administrative assistant and Wilson as director of the division of office management. McCumber chaired Page's campaign and served as a state deputy fire marshal from 1953 to 195?. Wilson has taught at Springfield Feilshans High School for 29 years.
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NASA builds prairie meteor network across Midwest
A vast photographic meteor net spanning Illinois Missouri Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Kansas Oklahoma aims to track shooting stars and recover meteorites. NASA funds $240000 to Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to set up 16 stations including Havana Illinois Miland Rolla Missouri and more with auto cameras and photo electric sensors to observe meteors nightly and estimate speeds.
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Composer Harry Carroll Dies in Santa Barbara
Composer Harry Carroll, 70, known for songs like I'm Always Chasing Rainbows and By The Sea, died Wednesday in Santa Barbara California two weeks after a heart attack. He wrote Trail of the Lonesome Pine at age 17.
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Coed rescues dog from Potomac in icy river
Barbara Foster of Elmhurst Illinois a 20 year old University of Illinois student stripped to her undergarments and leapt into the Potomac River near the Jefferson Memorial to rescue a stray dog stranded on an ice floe. She swam about 50 yards despite bites and was treated at George Washington University Hospital.
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