Word: braun
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...laxity, whereupon the Army dropped the tough specifications about espionage and perjury (and thus reduced the sentence). Then, Nickerson's civilian counsel Ray H. Jenkins (of Army-McCarthy fame) produced, one by one, a galaxy of star witnesses including the creator of Hitler's V2, Wernher von Braun, to deliver what he called "mitigating" evidence. "Is not Nickerson bitterly partisan?" he asked one witness, a German research scientist. "Yes-in favor of the Army," said the scientist...
...thrust under water that they do in air or a vacuum, so they can start their journeys from a considerable distance below the surface of the ocean. Small rockets were actually fired 13 years ago from the deck of a submerged German submarine by rocketeers under Dr. Wernher von Braun, who now heads the Redstone group...
Secrecy always breeds rumors, and a widespread rumor in the missile business is that the Army hopes to toss a satellite into the sky ahead of Project Vanguard, which is administered by the Navy. Leader of this dark plot, according to rumor, is famed Wernher von Braun, chief creator of the German V2, now chief of guided missile development at the Army's Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala. Von Braun is said to believe that the satellitelaunching vehicle should have a more powerful first-stage rocket. The Army has such rockets, notably the mighty Redstone (range: 200 miles plus...
This afternoon the group will attend the dedication of the new Braun common room in Andover Hall and then inspect other recent renovations of the School. The Rev. Theodore P. Ferris, rector of Trinity Church in Boston, will speak at the dedication...
...Braun common room, the outstanding school renovation since the endowment drive began, was named in memory of the Rev. Samuel John Braun (1856-1938), an important figure in American Protestantism. Funds for the room were donated by his grandson, William J. Braun, a student at the School...