Dr Goddard Pioneered Space Flight in Auburn Mass
The piece recalls Robert H. Goddard as Clark University professor who tested a liquid fueled rocket in Auburn on March 16, 1926, reaching 184 feet and laying groundwork for space travel. It links his early work, funding, and book to later rocketry advances and notes historical rockets from China to Europe.
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Robert Hutchins Goddard
Clark University
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Kaifeng
Raja Myder Ali
Guntur
William Congreve
Boulogne
Europe
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Danzig
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Cape Kennedy
Royal Artillery Mounted Rocket Corps
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Portsmouth-Southampton
Normandy
U.S
Illinois
Debates Over Copyright Photo Copying and Student Loans
Senate hearings reveal two views on photocopying limits for education with publishers seeking controls and compensation. A House subcommittee notes federally guaranteed student loans drop 40 percent as income ceilings are removed and red tape rises, potentially reducing college access.
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United States
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
House
Health Lab Opens in Luray and Milk Price Hike Sought
The 1948 items report the new $100000 State Health Lab opening in Luray Virginia and Massanutten Military Academy hosting the first public concert by the American Symphony Orchestra League. Philip B. Glaize elected Winchester Draft Board Chairman. Winchester Milk Producers seek Virginia Milk Commission approval to raise bulk milk price. butterfat retail could rise from 18 to 20 cents per quart.
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Luray
Virginia
American Symphony Orchestra League
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Philip B. Glaize
Winchester Draft Board
Winchester
Virginia State Milk Commission
Daily Meditation on St Francis Renunciation and Joy
The article reflects on St Francis of Assisi and his followers who lived simply, renouncing worldly wealth to gain spiritual riches. It contrasts their rejoicing with modern materialism, suggesting true value lies in God rather than possessions.
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St. Francis of Assisi
Italy
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God
Probing Attacks Increase On Saigon Front
South Vietnamese forces reported intensified probing by Communist forces along the western and southern defense lines near Hue and toward Saigon. Ground assaults followed, with one soldier killed and four wounded, while authorities claimed 29 Viet Cong killed in a ranger camp attack near Ben Luc.
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Hiss
Imperial
Hue
Ben Luc
Cambodia
Koh Anlong Chen
Phnom Penh
Nixon to limit Watergate response to avoid long hearings
Washington AP reports President Nixon scrapped a lengthy Watergate statement, fearing it would extend Senate televised hearings. He defended his past replies, declined a point by point rebuttal, and prepared for a forthcoming news conference while promising no new disclosures.
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New York
Freddy
Hawk Patrol
Washington
Nixon
Senate Investigating Committee
White House
Senate Committee
How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions
Quiz scoring offers daily results for 10 days with categories Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good and asks ten questions about sports history biblical wood light speed military ranks Noahs Ark Old Ironsides sleep vs food and the Merchandise Mart answering requires general knowledge.
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U.S. Army
Merchandise Mart
The Sun Drives Earthly Phenomena and Life
The sun powers origin and survival of life on Earth, drives cloud formation and atmospheric motion, and governs weather patterns through solar energy and relevant astronomical processes.
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Earth
TV Movie Highlights Hour by Hour Listings
The schedule lists five films across the night from 2:00 p.m. to 1:42 a.m. with stars including Will Rogers Kent Taylor Evelyn Venable Roddy McDowall Ruth Gordon Tuesday Weld Lola Albright Bette Davis Herbert Marshall Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Melvyn Douglas Phyllis Thaxter Van Johnson Piper Laurie.
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Will Rogers
Kent Taylor
Evelyn Venable
Roddy McDowall
Ruth Gordon
Tuesday Weld
Lola Albright
Sea of Grass
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Melvyn Douglas
Robert Walker
Phyllis Thaxter
New Mexico
Pflug Stevenson Team on NBC Baffle Game Show
Jo Ann Pflug and McLean Stevenson appear with host Dick Enberg as celebrity contestants on NBC's Baffle The format pairs stars with non celebrities to race the clock and unscramble letters into words and phrases The series broadcasts Monday to Friday August 20 in color at 10 30 to 11 a m directed to viewers seeking light quiz entertainment.
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Jo Ann Pflug
McLean Stevenson
Dick Enberg
NBC
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