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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-30

Mount Wilson-Mount Palomar
observatory center in Califor-
mia, was published in Science"
magazine, organ Of the Amer
lean Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science.
The two scientists said they
were able to detect the West
Ford belt of 400 million tiny
copper antennae on four oc-
casions last May. A month
later the belt Of needles had
diffused so thoroughly that 1t
could not be detected by the
most sensitive Instruments,
they said.
West Ford is the code name
for a communications expert
ment staged in May. A secret
Air Force satellite launched
from Point Arguello, Calf.
carried the 50-pound West
Ford payload piggy back" in
to a near-polar orbit 1000
miles above the earth.
1861 Attempt Failed
This was the second attempt
to grid the globe with a huge
but diffuse band Of tiny radio
reflectors. The first attempt, ir
October 1861, ended in failure
when a mothball-like material
used as a binder for about 30(
million hairs of copper faileC
to evaporate in space. The cop
per dipole antennas were no
released and did not form TIN
desired belt.
Before the original West Fore
experiment, many scientists a
home and abroad criticized tn,
plan, charging that observa
tional astronomy would be i'm
paired. One of the most out
spoken critics was Sir Bernart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-30
Small Bands of Needles
Held No Threat in Space

astronomy, future experiments
Of a similar nature with a
larger payload may not be so
lucky.
If. for example, a West Ford
operational belt is established
with, say, 100 times the pres
ent payload, the belt would be
four times brighter (shortly
after launch) than the natu-
raj night-sky radiation, a level
which would begin to be seri-
Gus for certain types of astro-
nomical observations. Once
the principle Of unilateral con-
tamination is accepted, the
doors are opened for disastrous
future possibilities and man
may well succeed in changing
his environment (albeit astro-
nomicaD beyond repair"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-30

Lowell, director Of Britain's
huge Jodrell Bank radio as
tronomy center.
The criticism was repeated
last spring when the Air Force
said it would try again. But
this time the Air Force pro-
duced evidence Of careful ad-
vanced studies, including q
prediction that after the
needles had been aloft for 9
few weeks they would be below
the threshold of detection.
At the time, the Air Force
estimated the probable life.
time Of the West Ford needle
belt at under three" years, ar
estimate now understood tt
have been revised to slightly
over 21a years. Pressure Of sun.
light on the tiny wires will
force them by that time intC
the upper reaches Of the at.
mosphere, where they will burr
up by friction, Air Force scien.
fists explained.
Criticize Basic Idea
The California astronomer
reporting in the current "Sci'
ence" said their observation
tend to bear out the pre-
launch predictions. However
they took sharp issue with tn
idea behind West Ford.
In our opinion" the scien
lists said, the broader as
poets of the experiment mus
be questioned because no ma
ton has the right to contami
nate space unilaterally in al
irreversible way. -.
Although the data presented
here suggest that the pres
ent West Ford test belt ha
been harmless to ground baseC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-30
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star staff Writer

Two astronomers have confirmed that the tiny copper
needles of Project West have posed threat to the
science of astronomy Butn scientific report published
todayhey warn thai bigger bands of needles in orbit could
irreparably "contaminate" the sky.
Te renort by Allan sandage and Charles Cowal Of the
Evening star., 1963-05-13
Thank You
Dinner is
Planned

A thank you dinner" for
foster parents will be spon-
sored by the Lutheran Inner
Mission Society Of Metropoli-
tan Washington at $3.50 to-
night in the st. Luke Lu-
theran Church in Silver
Spring.
Thirteen couples are being
honored. The couples serve
as foster parents caring for
babies from shortly after
birth until they are ready for
adaptive placement through
the L. I. M. s. The agency's
adoption program is now in
its sixth year. This is the
second annual dinner for
foster parents.
The two-fold purpose Of
the get-together is publicly
to thank those who provide
a valued service throughout
the year in caring for chill
dren other than their own
for varying lengths of time
and to give the couples an
opportunity to share pleas
ures and problems of being
foster parents.
The foster parents may
care for each baby for a little
as three weeks or up to six
months or a year in cases Of
a child with physical handi-
caps.
Evening star., 1963-05-13
Joint
Party
C1IVen

Friends from political cir
cles and the press gathered
at the home of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hale Boggs on
Bradley boulevard yesterday
for a garden party that is
becoming an annual event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Davis of Winnetka. H.. who
spent the weekend here with
the Democratic House Whip
and his wife, were co-hosts
at the party which the two
couples give as q sort Of re-
union.
Mr.. Boggs and Mr.. Davis,
who is now practicing law in
Illinois, first became friends
when the latter was on Capt.
tol Hill as chief clerk Of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Guests also included DR..
and Mrs. Benjamin o. Nor
rison, cousins Of Mrs. Boggs,
who also were house guests.
DR.. Morrison, a brother of
MFR. de Lesseps Morrison
United States Ambassador to
the Organization of Ameri-
can States, came here for q
medical convention in Gath
ersburg, Nd, where he was
invited to give q paper on
geriatrics.
Evening star., 1963-05-13
First Woman
Goes 1t Alone
An American Housewife Solos
Light Plane Across Pacific

BISBANE, Australia, May
IS (AP).-A petite American
wife who quit the kitchen
for the air 10 years ago
landed in Brisbane in a light
plane last night, becoming
the first woman to fly alone
across the Pacific from Cali
fornia.
Not Worried
Mrs. Betty Miller, 81, Of
Santa Monica, Calf, stepped
out Of a twin-engine Piper
Apache. tired but feeling good.
after q 7,100-mile, 13-day
journey, marred in its last
hours by the threat Of a cy.
clone.
Evening star., 1963-05-13

There were different times
when things weren't real cer-
tain" she said in q radio
telephone talk with q San
Francisco radio station. II
was a little bit concerned.
but I wouldn't say worried. I"
She said she plans to fly
home in about a week but
"in the back seat of an air.
liner"
Mrs. Miller's chief purpose
in flying from Oakland. Calf :,
was to deliver the plane to
Bob Goss, a charter aircraft
operator in Cunnamulla, q
town in remote Western
Queensland.
She took off from Suva,
in the Fiji Islands, Sunday
morning on the last 1,400
miles of her flight to Bris-
bane after being delayed there
by bad weather.
She was past the halfway
point to Brisbane when q
storm approaching cyclone
proportions loomed in her
path. She turned back and
landed at Noumea in New
Caledonia, TOO miles from
Brisbane. Her plane was
grounded there for an hour
and 81 minutes.
Mrs. Miller finally reached
Eagle Farm Airport here at
800 pm.
Her total air time from
Oakland to Brisbane was
logged at 81 hours and 8
minutes.
She left Oakland April 80
and set a record by being the
first woman to fly solo from
the United States mainland
to Honolulu. She remained
in Honolulu four days to rest
Evening star., 1963-05-13

Wives Of top officials in
the administration will be
special guests at the annual
membership tea Of the
Woman's Suburban Demo-
cratic Club Of Montgomery
County to be held from 2 to
4 pm. Wednesday at the
home Of Representative and
Mrs. Hale Boggs on Bradley
boulevard in Bethesda.
Two cabinet wives, Mrs.
Luther Hodges and Mrs. j.
Willard Wirtz, are among
those expected to be present.
Others include Mrs. Arthur
Schlesinger, jr.. wife Of. the
Presidents Special Assistant;
Mrs. Charles S. Murphy, wife
Of the Undersecretary Of Ag-
riculture; Mrs. David Bell,
wife Of the AID administra-
tor; Mrs. Harlan Cleveland,
wife Of the Assistant Secre-
tary of State, and Mrs. Mar
garet Price, director of wom-
ems affairs for the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
Mrs. Daniel Brewster, wife
Of the Democratic Senator
Evening star., 1963-05-13
TALK LONG
DISTANCE?

SANTA MONICA, Calf,
May Is (AP).-"Congratu-
lations-and hurry home"
That was all Charles
Miller could think of to say
to his wife Betty after she
completed a 7,100-mile
flight to Australia.
1--WE got together by
long-distance telephone at
1880 yesterday, he told q
reporter, but neither O.
us could think of anything
to say. What can you say
after q flight like that?
I'VE can't wait to talk
over the flight. But not by
telephone. Why, it would
take three hours"
MY biggest worry was
getting her out Of Oakland
through that overcast with
q ton Of gas" he said. After
that we thought it would
go all right"
Evening star., 1963-05-13

and await repair Of the
planes radio.
Back home, Mrs. Miller Is
office manager and senior
instructor In airplanes and
helicopters at her husbands
Santa Monica flight school.
Her husband, Chuck, said
last week she flies as a
hobby.
A Professional
She's been a professional
pilot for over 10 years and
she doesn't want to give the
impression that just anyone
can cross the Pacific on a
solo flight" Miller said.
Before the flight, she had
logged $500 hours flight time.
She is the 3Sth of the 81
women in the United States
holding helicopter licenses.
Evening star., 1963-05-13
Auxiliary Plans
Luncheon Meetinq

The Women's Auxiliary Of
the American Institute Of
Mining Metallurgical and
Petroleum Engineers of Met
ropolitan Washington will
hold a luncheon meeting
tomorrow at 1880 pm. at the
Evans Farm Inn. Mrs. Hilary
w. st. Clair of Rockville, ma
tional president, will be honor
guest.
Evening star., 1963-05-13

She has flown six times in
the powder puff derby, the
transcontinental air race for
women. Last year she came
in second.
She looked upon her Pa
cific flight before leaving in
a busineSs-like way.
Flying is far beyond the
showoff stage, and the days
of the leather jacket and the
helmet are gone" she said.
Another woman who at
tempted to fly the Pacific in
the opposite direction didn't
make it. That was Amelia
Earhart. who disappeared
with navigator Fred Noonan
in 1887.
Evening star., 1963-05-13
Officials Wives Will Attend Tea

shire, Mrs. George McGovern
of South Dakota and Mrs.
Frank Church of Idaho.
Mrs. Drexel Sprecher is
president Of the club, which
will hold its annual member
ship meeting Wednesday,
May %, at the home Of Mrs.
Samuel Intrater on Melody
lane, Bethesda. Election Of
officers is on the agenda for
the meeting, scheduled to
start at 10 am.
Evening star., 1963-05-13

from Maryland, and Mrs.
Carlton SickleS, wife of the
congressman at large, will be
among those pouring tea.
Other Democratic Senatorial
wives who will take turns in
pouring include Mrs. Eugene
Mccarthy Of Minnesota, Mrs.
Edmund MuSkie of Maine,
Mrs. j. Howard Edmondson
of Oklahoma, Mrs. Thomas
J. Mcintyre Of New Hamp-
Evening star., 1963-05-13
Luncheon MEETING

The Questers Potomac
Chapter luncheon and meet
ing will be held tomorrow at
1880 am. at the home of
Mrs. Stillman Wright in Be-
thesda.
Evening star., 1963-05-13

SeVeneood Joey Poscho obviously hos something toy
horn shown him by Mrs. Eugene Zuke wife the
tory The young Poscho ir UNDERGOING
speech eropy the Washington University
National Speech Clinic Fondoon Inc
clinic, will hold membership fashion show Moy IS
rooon Embassy Ambassador and Mrs Sevo sponsor
event-So StoH Photo
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

forts to get him out of the Far
East and back to California.
Di Grazia, slightly miffed by
Sanders action, turned a copy
of the citation and a record of
the action over to the Air Po-
lice at Hamilton Air Force
Base.
But Di Grazia admitted today
that he may have acted in
haste. He said the letters and
kilograms which have flooded
his office were 20 to l against
him.
And Di Grazia said Sanders
fine had been paid by a gen.
erous citizen in Redwood City,
Calf, who forwarded a letter
and a SIS cashiers check.
He said the CASHIERS check
was applied to the fine because
there was no return address on
the envelope and no indication
as to who had purchased the
check.
Di Grazia said his office also
received a check from a man
in Arkansas, but it was being
returned.
The chronicle., 1963-12-13
Tippit Donations
Over 100000

DALLAS (UPD - Money del
uged two widows who were
caught in the aftermath Of the
presidential assassination.
Donations to the family Of
hero policeman ]. D. Tippit ex-
ceeded $2O2,OOO and IL sacks of
mail remained unopened. Mrs.
Tippit was amazed and CRATE
full. Her husband was slain
while trying to arrest the sus-
pected assassin.
The widow and two babies OF
accused assassin Lee Harvey
Oswald had been given $4,000
1t was reported the Russian,
born woman wept when in
formed of the outpouring.
Police set-up a clearing house
for the Tippit fund and had re.
ceived more than $158,OOO. The
Dallas Times-Herald collected
$44, 900, which was turned over
to police Wednesday. About
The chronicle., 1963-12-13
Parking Ticket
Of Major Paid

NOVATO, Calf. (UPD =
That SIS parking warrant Of
Air Force Major Alan W. San
ders has been paid and acting
Police Chief Robert j. Di Ora
zia admitted today that some
times the life of a law enforce
ment officer can be a trying
one.
Di Grazia has been lombard
ed with letters and kilograms
since last week, when he ac-
cused Sanders Of action ''un-
becoming an officer and a
gentleman" for the majors re-
action to a SIS warrant which
resulted from an unpaid 81
parking fine.
SanderS-who had been trans
ferred to Wet Nam - wrote a
letter to the acting chief say
ing he would welcome the ar
rest, preferably in Novato, anc
would cooperate fully In any eff
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

out with her favorite beau on
Saturday night.
Dress The Same
"Girls should dress in much
the same manner as they do
for a regular day at the office.
A sprig Of holly or some other
holiday decoration would suffice
as a festive touch," she said.
Proper attire helps to keep a
more businesslike atmosphere" /"
Drink, if you enjoy it, but
only one or two, Miss Revell
said. But if you do not like to
drink you should not feel you
must, she said.
Miss Revell said if a secre-
tary will keep circulating and
talking to as many people as
possible, it will eliminate the
possibility Of getting too chum-
my with one of the bosses.
Spend a few minutes with the
mailroom boys. It may prove
helpful later when you need an
extra hand for a rush job. But,
Miss Revell said, don't stick
only with the other girls.
In conversation, Miss Revell
said, stick to subjects that are
not personal.
''Not that you have to talk
only in terms of business, but
you should make a point to
confine conversation to subjects
of more general interest, such
as books, movies and sports.
No Office Problems
"AlSo, remember that the
Christmas party is not the
place to bring up office prob
lems," she said. "Air differ
ences at another time"
Miss Revell said she stressed
not being the last to leave the
party.
"In addition to being just
good manners, leaving at an
early time can prevent a diff
cult situation that can develop
by continuing the party at the
nearest bar"
No matter what happens at
the party, Miss Revell said,
secretaries ought to keep quiet
about when they return to the
The chronicle., 1963-12-13
Discussion Held
On AboIishing
Macon County

MONTGOMERY (UPD- The
results Of secret discussions Of
the Montgomery County Board
of Revenue on a proposal for
the county to absorb portion
of Macon County'S Negro-dom-
mated population are expected
to be revealed within two
weeks.
Chairman Tom Jones said
Wednesday he had insufficient
information to comment on the
possibilities of shifting county
lines after attending the fourth
closed door session of the Ma
con County standby committee
in four weeks.
''We are just here as obServ-
ers," Jones said. mo decisions
were made during the meet
ing"
Sen. Ed Reynolds Of NotaSul
ga said, 1--WE will report Oul
findings about the problems ol
government in Macon County
and adjacent counties to the
Legislative Council before the
end of the year in compliance
with the law
Negroes have a voting major
ity Of more than 1000 over
whites in TuSkegee, and 500 ir
the county.
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

0ne-half sack Of mail was proc
essed daily.
Both women were in Seclu
sion.
Mrs. Oswald was under guard
by Secret Service agents. She
requested protection and was
in hiding at a local
motel. Mrs. Shirley Williamson
a Fort Worth housewife wh(
started a campaign to raise
money for the poverty-stricker
family, reported the $9,OOt
amount.
"We get more each day thai
we got the day BEFORE" sh,
said.
After an initial meeting will
newsmen, Mrs. Tippit asked Il
be left alone to meet the prob
lens Of rearing three children
without their father. Neighbor.
said she was the type of per
son who liked to do things fol
others, but was amazed by th'
gifts to her.
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

office after Christmas Day. Do
not gossip or carry tales. There
is a good chance some persons
in the office will be feeling fool
ish and any reference to the
party may cause more embar-
rassment.
Miss Revell had one final
The chronicle., 1963-12-13
Working Girls Can Avoid Traps
Sprung AT Christmas Office Party

CHICAGO CUPID - Heaven
will NOT protect the working
girl, no matter what Edgar
Smith said. So today an EN-
ployment counselor had a few
tips for the holiday season Of
flee parties.
Keep moving. No mistletoe in
your hair. Don't get personal.
Leave early. And, afterward,
don't talk about the party.
Miss Elaine Revell compiled
the rules for secretaries so that
they could enjoy the holiday
festivities but keep things un.
der control to avoid regret aft
er the parties are over"
Miss Revell heads a firm
bearing her name that each
year places more than 1,50O
girls in temporary office posi-
tions.)
Miss Revell said one of the
most serious mistakes a secre-
tary can make is to arrive al
the office on the day of the
party as though she were going
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

You're only young once. After
that it takes another excuse.
The chronicle., 1963-12-13

word:
Even the most difficult sltu-
alton can best be handled with
courtesy and dignity.
Evening star., 1963-01-09

combustion instability is a
phenomenon not we'll under
stood by the men who design
rocket engines.
In Washington, a highly
qualified propulsion expert said
it is too early to tell how
serious F-1's trouble is. He
agreed that combustion insta-
bility is a common and i'm
perfectly understood bug" in
rocket engine development, ano
said it often can be fixed
quickly with only minor modi-
fications.
Major trouble would be 6
different story and might force
a revision of the Space Agency''
tight schedule for manned
flight to the moon.
! FL, on which almost $20(
million has been spent to date
is being developed under tol
national priorities. 1t is re-
garded as absolutely essentia
to the manned moon program
which President Kennedy Sc
Evening star., 1963-01-09

used to bind electrical wire in
sulation in the pipe shaft.
A tower atop the building
houses the transmitting an
tennae of all seven New York
television stations, as we'll as
some radio stations,
Several stations also have
transmitting equipment in the
builsing, and for a time
WNBC-TV, the local NBC af-
failiate, was forced off the air
as its engineers joined the
evacuees. Also knocked out for
a short period was FM station
WNEW-FM
Fire officials noted that
building maintenance employees
had done some electrical and
other work in the shaft last
night.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Empire State Building
Fire Damages Offices

when the bulk of the 10000
people who man the 9l0 offices
in the -skyscraper had be-
gun to arrive for work. In all,
$4,000 persons normally move
through the building each day.
BY 9 am, the building was
finally reopened, but firemen
continued to bar persons from
the Seth and 67th floors.
Flames had badly damaged
offices on the 64th, 65th and
66th floors, and at one time or
another, evidence of fire was
seen on eight floors. Two
alarms were sounded. The fire
apparently started in material
Evening star., 1963-01-09
British Firm Quits

JAKARTA, Jan. 9 (AP1-
The British-owned Gable g.
Wireless Co. Ltd. has ceased
functioning in Indonesia after
a half century of service. It's
operations were taken over by
the Indonesian government
telecommunications department
when a contract expired. s
Evening star., 1963-01-09
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

The huge booster engine for
the Advanced Saturn manned
moon rocket may be in trouble.
A problem known as com
bustion instability" has crop
ped up in development Of
the l.5-million pound thrust
FL rocket engine. Combustion
instability corresponds roughly
to knock" in an auto engine
A task force of trouble
shooters from the Marshall
Space Flight Center, Hunts
vile, Ala, was dispatched tc
Los Angeles yesterday to take
a close look at the trouble
The FL is being built by
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Combustion Quirk Hits
Saturn Booster Engine

Rocketdyne, a division Of North
American Aviation, in the Los
Angeles suburb of Canoga Park
The engine has been tested
repeatedly over a period OF
more than a year at Edwards
Air Force Base in the Mohave
Desert of California. The exact
nature of the recently develop
ing trouble, or when 1t was
first noted, could not be de-
termined. Some elements OF
the engines design fall 'under
military secrecy classifications
A spokesman at Huntsville
conccding the existence oi
trouble, remarked, I'VE dom
have any problems we havenr
had with any engine being de-
veloped." He pointed out thai
Evening star., 1963-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (APD.-
A troublesome fire whipped
through a pipe shaft running
the height of the l02-story
Empire State Building today,
shooting flames into offices an
eighth of a mile above the
grodnd.
Firemen closed two floors of
the building-the worlds tall
est-as they continued finding
and fighting smouldering
blazes. No injuries were re-
ported.
The building was twice evac-
uated, the first time in pre-
dawn darkness, the second time
Evening star., 1963-01-09
RoyuI jubilee Marked

ATHENS. Greece, Jan. 8
(AP) king Paul and Queen
observed their silver
wedding anniversary today, at
tending a Thanksgiving service
in the palace chapel. No pub
lie celebration was planned
Evening star., 1963-01-09

as the national goal for the
SOS.
The engine is not designed
to operate alone, but in clusters
of five. Each cluster, generat-
ing the combined power of
half a million automobiles,
would give the initial boost to
the rocket carrying men to the
moon. This rocket, designated
"C-5" or Advanced Saturn" "
would be about 33 feet in diam
Ieter and some $50 feet high,
and would weigh about 5000
tons.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
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