Milford chronicle., 1959-03-06
VANGUARD AND WEATHER

1t Is d1ffcult Tor us 70 roallZe now Ilny
satellite, such as the Vanguard which was
recently successfully fired 1t Cape Canaveral,
can tell us much about the weather. How
ever, the presently -Orbiting Vanguard will
give weather scientists valuable informa-
ton.
Inside the twenty-inch satellite are two
photo-cells, which will scan the earth's sur
face and spot cloud formations. These photo
cells distinguish between cloudy and clear
aeas on the earth in daylight, also reflect
sea and land Masses and records them as
electrical impulses.
These are stored on tape-recOrder with
in the satellite and transmitted to ground
radio stations which receive the data. Since
the satellite is spinning, it was necessary to
equip it with two transmitters, so that one
would always be receivable.
The launching was so timed that the sat-
elite will always be in sunlit areas when
it is at its lowest point-Or perigee-Of its
orbit. This is slightly more than three hum
dred miles out from earth.
The extent of cloud cover over the earth,
where 1t is, and how extensive it is in var
ious localities, is valuable information. Here
tofore we have been finding out about clouds
from below them, and now the satellite will
allow us to find out about them from above.
Just how much valuable information obtain
ed from above clouds constitutes is not now
known But when one considers the fact
that the top of the layer of weather is not
an even layer of gases but series of valleys
and mountains, with clouds and currents
running down into valleys from the higher
mountains of air. one can realize to some
extent, the value of observation from above.
In summary, it is too early to say that
the Vanguard now circling the globe will
provide a wealth of usable information but
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weather from above as well as below.
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HEART DISEASE A KILLER
Heart disease is rapidly becoming the
chief cause of death in the United States, be-
ing far ahead of cancer, the second on the
list of diseases which kill the greatest num-
Der of people in the United States every year.
Concerning heart disease, recognized
authority reports that coronary sclerosis is
sometime called the disease of the intelli-
gentsia" because of the susceptibility of
physicians, bankers, lawyers and clergymen.
The characteristics of the disease, including
the hardening of the nerves, igaments and
blood vessels around the heart, and its Incl
dence, is highest among those who do mental
work and lowest among those who do manual
labor.
We hesitate to attempt any conclusion
from these observations, but, apparently, the
disease attacks individuals who are prone tc
forget the Importance of physical exercise
while consuming their energies in the anxi
ETY. of mental worries. 1t would therefore
appear that, somewhere along the line OF
popalsr education in this country, the physi-
cal nature of man has been neglected.
If this is true, and we believe it is, we
might save the lives of future professional
men in this community by StreSsing athletic
s,1fo.,ocfc d,,yinrr ohi1dh0od with fho homo
that, when these individuals reach maturity,
they will have sense enough to continue what
has been wisely begun.
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