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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Into the heavens over the Atlantic Ocean one night last week thundered a 100-ton symbol of U.S. scientific skill and diligence: the Air Force's Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile. Fully powered with close to 370,000 lbs. of thrust, the 80-ft. beast leaped from its Cape Canaveral pad, rocketed off the Florida coast into the starry night and arched serenely over the moon. The Cape's missile watchers held their breath as, in shucking its booster motors, the ICBM blazed like a meteor 200 miles from earth; then it faded and seemed to hang...
...Department of History's decision to test concentrators on their sophomore tutorial work at the close of sophomore year is basically a wise implementation of the CEP proposals. These called for some sort of essay or general examination which would help qualify students for participation in the honors program with its junior tutorial for credit...
Army, Navy, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Cornell have all improved over last year and will be much harder to beat. "These teams will be as closely knit as any season in the past," Assistant Coach Bill Brooks said, adding that each varsity meet is likely to be extremely close, going down to the last relay...
White said he was confident that the satellite fell shortly after 9:56 a.m. (EST), when it was sighted at the University of Stanford. The fall of the Russian satellite was close to the time predicted by the Smithsonian staff. White explained, because of cloudy winter weather and because Sputnik fell over the sea, no exact time or place of its death...
There had been some feeling that girls, well qualified for acceptance, would have to be refused because only a fraction of the full class could be let in in December. Miss Ballou pointed out, however, that students who were close to being accepted would receive letters encouraging them to re-apply. A second application will mean that they take College Board tests this year, she said...