Word: beacons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Married. William J. Lederer, 53, author (Ensign O'Toole and Me, A Nation of Sheep), former collaborator of Eugene Burdick (see below); and Ruth Corinne ("Corky") Edwards Lewis, 38, co-publisher with Lederer of the Honolulu Beacon, local monthly humor magazine; both for the second time; in San Francisco...
...Sandia scientists twice lofted beacon lights up to 65,000 ft. and allowed them to drift down by parachute through the part of the atmosphere that was suspected of causing twinkling. Each descent was continuously observed with a 16-in. tracking telescope equipped to record the scintillations. The scientists concluded that 80% of the high-frequency scintillation occurs in a layer of atmosphere about 5,000 ft. deep, at altitudes of between...
...radio transmitter was recently used in the rescue of a U.S. airman downed in the jungles of North Viet Nam. The transmitter emits a sirenlike radio beacon on preset frequencies, enabling rescuers to home in on survivors...
...Skyraiders from a nearby Seventh Fleet carrier suddenly swooped in almost low enough to get their bellies wet, buzzed the Red vessels. Meanwhile, an amphibious Air Force HU-16 "Albatross" that had been circling off Quangkhe in case of just such an emergency, zeroed in on a radio homing beacon built into Cullen's life belt and sighted a brilliant orange marker dye that the downed pilot had released into the water. Defying 5-ft. waves, the Albatross set down without mishap in the choppy gulf, taxied up to Cullen, and was flying him back to South Viet...
...Ease. Mclntire obtained copies of the letters, which by law became a matter of public record once the FCC received them, and published a selection of them in his weekly Christian Beacon. The FCC thereupon received 900 more letters, 95% of them urging it to grant the broadcasting license to the seminary. The seminary wants to run the station as a commercial enter prise, but would allocate about five hours a day to religious programs, including Mclntire's daily "20th Century