Bone marrow may aid astronauts in radiation defense
At a Brooks Air Force Base space medicine symposium, scientists from Argonne Lab and others urged bone marrow use after irradiation as a practical treatment. They warned shielding ships against cosmic rays may create dangerous secondary particles, proposing a flare shelter for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benham
San Antonio
Tex
Brooks Air Force Base
Joe F. Thompson
Harvey M. Pratt
Argonne (Ill
National Laboratory
Air Force
John E. Pickering
Ralph G. Allen
Oskar L. Ritter
Andy
Gun Stolen From Royal Palace Sentry
A man stole a loaded submachine gun from a sentry outside Stockholm's Royal Palace and fled into the streets. An hour later the thief entered Stockholms Tidningen and demanded to “kill Princess Sibylla.” Sigheter, the newspaper’s crime reporter, disarmed him and alerted police. the man had escaped from an insane asylum.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Royal
Stockholms- Tidningen
Seemried
Sibylla
Carl Gustaf
Bo Sigheden
Attempt to Orbit New Satellite Rocket Fails
At Vandenberg a test flight of Discoverer XVI using the Thor booster and Agena B upper stage failed when stage separation did not occur and the vehicle plunged into the Pacific. The mission aimed to deploy Samos and Midas instruments and eject a recovery capsule near Hawaii. Agena B promises greater maneuverability for future manned-flight tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Samos
Midas
Hawaii
Air Force
City Women Named to Serve On Scout Board
Winchester women were elected to the board of directors at the fall meeting of the Rudge Area Girl Scout Council held at the Front Royal School. New officers include Mrs. George Burton as president and Mrs. Harold Covert as first vice president. Miss Shelda Whitehill discussed the Girl Scout Birthday Years 1960 to 1963 and the theme Honor the Past Serve the Future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoe
Winchester
George Burton
Berryville
Front Royal School
Harold Covert
Richard Buncutter
Eugene Dunn
Taylor Simpson
Poece
John Knight
Herbert Solenberger
Marvin Gore, Jr
Woodrow Moore
Herbert Cook
Shelda Whitehill
Juliette Low
Troop 69
Front Royal
Camp White Rock
Shenandoah
Colorado
Anne Clare Dick
Joyce Bly
Blue Ridge Area
Girl Scout Council
Red Feather
Warren
Frederick County
Kennedy Nixon Balloons Drifting Across U S
A Parkville Junior High School Baltimore Maryland group released 30 balloons bearing Kennedy and Nixon in October. A local boy found the balloons in Fort Worth area treetops, about 3000 miles away, with notes claiming the balloons could be started or stopped in flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune Harbor. Mld
Nixon
Kennedy
Parkville Junior High School
Baltimore
Possible Atomic Arms Race Within NATO Causes Concern
Washington AP report discusses fears of NATO members pursuing independent nuclear capabilities. Officials, including Secretary of State Herter, weigh forming a NATO strategic nuclear force around Polaris missiles to avoid intra alliance divisions. France's steps toward independent arms raise alarms about unity in Western Europe. Khrushchev signals desire for a German peace settlement next year.
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NATO
Washington
U.S
Christian A. Herter
NATO Council
Paris
Eisenhower
Herter
Alliance
U.S. Key
France
Europe
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Moscow
Hans Kroll
Bridge Match Winners Named at Winchester Contract Club
Mrs Ferman Perry and Mrs Russell Newcome tied with Mr and Mrs S H Reaves for first place in the weekly duplicate match at the Golf Club. Bentley Kinney and Rodney Walker placed third. Mrs Harold G Brown and Mrs Preson Avery fourth. Richard Bowers and Vincent Catarella fifth. Next meeting is November 2 at 8 p.m. at the Golf Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferman Perry
Russell Newcome
S. H. Reaves
Winchester Contract Bridge Club
Golf Club
Bentley Kinney
Rodney Walker
Harold G. Brown
Preson Avery
Richard Bowers
Vincent Catarella
Golf
Tragic 3 Year Old Killed by School Bus in Newport News
Bruce Council a 3 year old Negro boy died when struck by a school bus in Newport News Virginia. The bus operated by Virginia Hoffler was leaving the scene around nightfall when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News (Ap
Bruce Council
Virginia Hoffler
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Berlin
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JUMBO
Duff's Rebel Restaurant
THE
United States Testing Company
US Testing Co., Inc
Frigidaire
Your Northern Virginia Power CO
Strasburg
Luray
Valley Pride
Joe's
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