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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-14
Lady Decorators

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP).-A
paint dealer here tells If a
woman customer who came in
with her Siamese cat and de-
manded paint the exact shade
of blue of her pets eyes. Other
customers have arrived with
samples of fruit and asked for
matching colorS.
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ON THE SIDE
Hats OFF This Week
To Newspapers

ing the example Of President
Kennedy-who, even when the
occasion demands a hat, pre-
ferS to wear it in his hand
rather than on his head. It
has been said that Mr.. Kenne-
dy abandoned a promising
journalistic career rather
than wear a hat, but this is a
canard. The truth is, he
couldn't stand those trench
coats. In fact, he still avoids
tOpcOats as if they we're hats.
Not every hatleSS newspa-
perman you see is a member
Of what is called 1.-THE working
press" Some are executives;
others are editorial writer's,
columnistS, drama critics,
music critics, televiSion crit
les or political writer's. They
don't want to be mistaken for
ordinary "legmen," as report
ers are sometimes called, and
one way to prevent this, they
figure, is to expose their
heads. This is especially eff
fective if they are eggheads.
Another reason why these
two weeks 60 so well together
is that, on some newspapers,
every member of the staff has
to wear at least two hats. On
one paper for which l worked,
the chief editorial writer,
who had the high-Sounding IL
tie of associate editor, also
wrote a daily column, covered
important news stories and, in
his spare time, served as dra-
ma critic and movie critic. /,
myself, was a rewrite man
and feature writer and on the
side reviewed stage shows
and movies and edited a
weekly book review page.
Doubling in Brass
Every man on our staff"
the editor had explained when
he hired me, must be able
and willing to double in
brass"
This was, Of course, an I'm
reinstatement. Doubling is one
thing, but TRIPPING and quadru-
ping are S I'm e I h in 6 else
again. And the brass" from
where l sat hunched over a
sizzling typewriter, seemed to
refer to what he had an over
supply Of.
Another time in another
place, worked for a paper
that really had a skeleton
staff"-namely, me. It was a
morning paper, and my first
duty on reporting for work at
5 pm. was to phone all the
undertakerS in town to get in
formation for obituaries. Then
went to police headquarters,
then to an alderman's office
to cover the small-city equiv
alent of police court hearings,
then to a hospital. There were
also special assignments to be
covered and, in odd moments,
"any day" filters to be edited
and headed. Between l and 8
am, usually a slack period, l
was expected to draw a car
t0On.
But all that was long ago
and far away. Nova days,
most newspapers have ade-
quate stats, including speci-
aliSts in various fields, and
the hours are shorter. On big
metropolitan papers such as
The Star a man isn't re-
quired to wear more than one
hat-and, in fact, doesn't need
any unless he's afraid of
being mistaken for a banker.
Anyway, National Hat Week
seems a Singularly appropri-
ate time to doff ones hat to
National Newspaper Week.
Which, if l had a hat, is pre-
cisely what I'd do.
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ON THE SIDE
By PHILIP Fl. LOVE

By PHILIP II. LOVE
This, by a singularly sp-
prOpriate coincidence, is two
weeks in one. It's both Nation
al Newspaper Week and Ma
tiOnal Hat Week.
Nearly every day, so million
daily newspapers are printed
in the United States. Their
calculations range from a few
thousand in small towns to
hundreds of thousands in
denSely-pOpulated metropOli-
tan areas. All these dailieS
1,76O at latest count - are
dedicated to a common pur-
pose: to keep people informed
about what is happening in
tn cir communities, tn e ir
States, their country and
around the world. Many of
them also attempt, through
Interpretive news reports, edi-
torials and editorial cartoons,
to help their readers form in
telligent, informed opinions on
matters of public interest and
importance.
What, you ask, has this to
do with hats? The explanation
is simple, as any newspaper
man can tell you.
In the first place, as every
moviegOer and televiewer
knows, one of the marks Of
the reporter is his hat. That
hat is so distinctive that even
if a newSman discarded his
belted, doubl e-breasted tan
trenchcOat, you d recognize
him anywhere. No one else
would dare to show his face in
public in such an old, beat-up
headpiece.
Serves Dual Purpose
It isn't that the reporter is
shameless. The way he wears
his hat, with the brim pulled
down as far as it will 60, you
can't see much Of his face,
anyway. But that pulled-down
brim serves a dual purpose:
1t keeps the sun and the wind
and the rain out of the report
er's face-the better to see
what's going on, my dear
and it also gives him some
thing to peer under. Good
reporters always want to look
under things, as well as over,
into and behind them. This is
part Of the technique of cover
ing the story from all angles.
Nowadays, som newspa-
permen appear in public with
out hats. M any old-t i'm e
reporters feel this is harmful
to the public image Of their
profession.
How can you tell a report
er without his hat?" a veteran
Of some 80 years demanded
the other day, glaring at a
bareheaded cub in a group of
reporters and photographers
awaiting a VIP's arrival at
Washington Airport. Hes
like a doctor without his little
black bag or a State Depart
ment man without his attache
case-or a married woman
without her wedding ring.
What's that fellow trying to
prove, anyway"
ut could be-" a woman
reporter piped up, "that he's
trying to prove that a good
reporter doesn't really need a
hatband to stick his press
card in"
Emulating Kennedy
She was kidding, of course.
l haven't seen a reporter with
a press card in his hatband in
years. But l haven't covered
fire in years, either.
It's true that more and
more reporters are going hat
less. In this, some are follow
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THOS. J. OWEN q SON, INC.
AuetiOneers, iii E st. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TW0-STORY WITH BASEMENT
SEMI-DETACHED BRICK DWELL
ING KNOWN AS PREMISES 1900
BASS PLACE SOUTHEAST.
By virtue Of a deed of trust record
ed in Liber No. 1904, at Folio ~,
of the Land Records of the District
of Columbia, we shall sell in front
of the premises on THURSDAY,
THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF
OCTOBER, AID. 1858, AT TWO
THIRTY O'CLOCK Pm, Lot "a in
square 5347 in a subdivision MADE
by East Hills, Inc, as per plat re.
corded in Liber No. ia, Folio 9, Of
the Records of the Office of the
Surveyor of the District of Column
bia; being more particularly de-
scribed by metes and bounds in said
deed Of trust
TERMS OF SALE: All cash. De-
post of $1,000 cash or certified
check required at time Of sale.
Terms Of sale ODE complied with
within thirty days from date of
sale, otherwise the trustee reserve
the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost Of the defaulting
purchaser, after five days adver-
tisement Of such resale in some
hGWSpdpCi pubtiotCu III Tie Dl8lElCI
Of Columbia, or deposit may be
forfeited, or without FORGETTING de-
post, trustee may avail itself of
any legal or equitable rights against
defaulting purchaser. Further
particulars at time Of sale. Ad-
juStment of real estate taxes and
water rent to date of sale. An con-
veyancing, ecOTding, revenue
stamps, recordation tax, ETC., and
all other costs incident to the set
Element at cost of purchaser.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF WASH
INGT0N, Trustee. BY EDWARD H.
SCHWARZ, Jr., Trust Officer.
(Seal) Attest: P. v. DONOVAN,
Assistant Cashier.
Substitute trustee by instrument re-
corded September q, 1858, as in
strument No. 3o77s among the Land
Records Of the District Of Column
bia.
oc5S,lLlhlS
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SPECIAL NOTICES

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts incurred by anyone other
than myself. JOHN GHIKAS, JR.
4lS Southern ave. s.e.s Washington
20, d. c.
/ WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts incurred by anyone other
than myself, WILLIAM MEYERS
MfTTLEMAN, 72ls Euclid st., Kent
Village, Hyattsville, Md.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for
any debts incurred by anyone other
than myself. A. E. WILLIAMS, ll56
Oates ST. ne, Wash, d. c.
NOTICE OF sALE-Take notice that
on October ~, 1853, at 1000 am,
at COMMERCIAL CREDIT COR.
PORATI0N, NARROW Hgts. shopping
center, Prince GEORGES County,
Md, Pc. 6o5s 18th ave. Sc, Wash.
81, ID, C., the undersigned will sell
at public auction for cash a Chew
rolet 1857, Serial No. VCS7Bl97lSq
and equipment as Is. Said vehicle
was retaken for default under a
conditional sale contract assigned
to Commercial Credit Corp. Vehicle
may be seen at the above address.
COMMERCIAL CREDIT CORPORA
TON, by Green and Lasky, Attor-
MES, " Academy st., Newark, N. J..
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THOs. J. OWEN q SON, INC,

AucttOneeFSs Ilil T. 81. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TWo-STQRY AND BASEMENT
KNOWN AS PREMISES NUMBER
~ QUINCY STREET NORTHEAST.
duly recorded, in Liber No. el46,
Folio SIS ct seq, OF the land rec
0rds Of the District of Columbia,
and at the request Of the party Sc
cured thereb the undersigned
trustee will sell, at public auction,
in front of the premises, on TUES
DAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF
OCTOBER, A.D; 1913, At ONE.
EHI IF O'clock te6d p, EN- nrs the
Uses, situate in the District Of Co
ium b / a, and designated as and
being Lot Q in Block 4 in Horace j.
Gray and others subdivision known
as West lexington" as per plat
recorded In the Office Of the Sur
yeyor for the District Of Columbia
In Liber Country 7 at Folio l4s.
,TaSed, as Square 3S2l.
post Of $500 in cash or certified
check will be required at time OF
sale, adjustments made as of date
of sale. All cOnveyancingS record
ing, record a I o n tax, revenue
stamps, etc., at cost Of purchaser.
Terms Of sale to be complied with
within thirty days from day Of
sale, otherwise the trustee reserves
The right to resell the property at
the risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
chaser, after five days advertise
ment of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington
WALTER A. BROWN, Jr.
oc35,s,ll,lA Surviving Trustee.
ADAM A. WESCHLER & SON
Auctioneers-Appraisers
ESTATE e SALE
Plumbing and Heating
Tools and Equipment
Office Furniture-Files
Chevy. 80 and "a
Panel and Pickup
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
At 1920 18th st. NV.
WEDNE SDAY
October 16, 1868, 10 AM.
Barnes ditch pump. Greenlee Hyd.
pine puSher. Kohlman sewer and
sink line cleaners, Ridgtd 4
Cleveland elect vises, Thor ham
mer, Kent vacuum cleaner,
stocks, cutters, drills, wrenches,
lead pots. Insto burners, Wheel
barrow, mortar boxes, wise
stands, 40 magnesium ladder,
walnut and metal office desks,
filing devices, double door safe,
etc.
Chevrolet 80 la-ton panel truck,
Chevrolet "a pickup w/utility
body.
Terms: CASH. Re: Estate JULIUS
T. BECKER, Deceased. FLOR
ENCE M. BECKER, Administra-
trix. oc14
CONTINUED on Next PAGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-14

ADAM A. WEsCHLER q SON
Auetioneers-ADpraisers
STORAGE AND ESTATE SALE
New and Used Household
FURNITURE
Danish Wal. Bdrm. Groups
Curved Sectional Sofas
Eight-Foot Sofas-Chairs
Cherry Dining Group
Early American End and
Cocktail Tables
Wash Stand W. Upper Shelf
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ALSO
Ladies New Dresses,
Blouses, Lingerie, Etc.
BY AUCTION
AT WESCHLER'S
905 E ST. NV.
TOMORROW
Commencing $50 AM.
Sofas, sofa beds, LOUNGES. occA-
sional and sectional chairs. chest
of drawers, dressers, beds, box
and coil springs, mattresses,
lamps, dinette sets, bedroom
groups, televlsions, paintings, etc.
INSPECTION INVITED
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THOMAS J. OWES . soN, mo.

THOMAS J. OWEN q son, INC,
Auetioneers, I'LL z st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
TWO-STORY WITH BASEMENT
ROW BRICK DWELLING KNOWN
As 2 MISES l7l2 FIRST
STREET NORTHWEST.
By, virtue, Of q deed Of trust record.
of the land records Of the District
of Columbia, we shall sell In front
OF the premises on TUESDAY, THE
FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER,
AID. 1858, AT TWO-TWENTY
O'CLOCK PM, Lot numbered Ten
(l0) in George N. Beale's Subdivi-
sion Of lots in Block numbered
Five 80 'Bloomingdale," as per
plat recorded in the Office of the
Surveyor for the District of Column
bia in Liber County at Folio 81.
NOTE: At the date hereof the
above described land Is designated
the District Of Columbia for assess
ment and taxation purposes as Lot
numbered Eight Hundred Six (s06)
Hundred Three (3loO SUBJECT
no restrictions appearing Of record.
TERMS OF SALE: All cash. De-
post Of 81 900 cash or certified check
required at time Of sale. Terms of
sale to be complied with within
thirty days from date of sale, 9TH
erwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the
risk and cost Of the defaulting pur-
chaser, after five days advertise
ment Of such resale in some news
paper published in the District Of
Columbia, or deposit may be for
feited, or without FORGETTING deposit,
trustees may avail themselves Of
any legal or equitab lie rights
against defaulting purchaser. Fur
ther particulars at time of sale. Ad.
justment of real estate taxes and
water rent to date Of sale. All con-
veyancing, re cOrd in g, revenue
stamps, rec0rdation tax, etc., and
all other costs incident to the set.
Element at cost of purchaser.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF WASH
INGT0N, Trustee. BY EDM ARD
H. SCHWARZ, Jr., Trust Officer.
(SealO Attest: W. E. AHLENFELD,
Assistant Cashier.
Substitute trustee by instrument re-
corded September %, 1858, as in
strument #307e4 among the Land
Records Of the District of Columbia,
Oc3,7,s,ll,H
THOS. j. OWEN a SON, INC.
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AUCTION SALES
ADAM A. WESCHLER 4 SON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TRUSTEES SALE OF REsTAU-
RANT, BAR AND KITCHEN
FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
PIANO. TX. ETC. CONTAINED
IN PREMISES I1l7 GOOD HOPE
ROAD s,E. ALSO ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE LICENSE. LEASE
HOLD INTEREST, ETC.
BY virtue Of a Chattel Deed Of
Trust recorded in Liber 1924,
Folio 6l9 ct sea-, Land Records,
y. c.. and at the request Of
the party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees will sell,
BY PUBLIC. AUCTION, at the
THURspAY.'' 'ooScToBRER r. 1857 a.
at 3 O'Clock PM, II booths,
tables. front and back bars,
stools. cocktail unit. beer dis
penser. coolers freezer. National
cash register, Muntz %" ~,
MuSette piano. Rotisserie, fans,
air conditioner, complete kitchen
equipment, utensils. china, silver,
glass, etc. more particularly de-
scribed in said trust, also Glass
C Retailers Alcoholic Beverage
License, LeaSehold Interest, etc.
Terms: Cash. ISADORE BRILL
& IRVING B. YOCHEISON,
Trustees. 1907 H St. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-14

She was kidding, of course.
/ haven't seen a reporter with
a press card in his hatband in
years. But l haven't covered
fire in years, either.
It's true that ore and
more reporters are going hat
less. In this, some are follow
Evening star., 1963-09-28

William !. Dorter, ir.,
hos been named q vice
president and monoeer
Of the Berens Com
ponies commercial
loan department.. He
will handle income
property looms in the
District, Maryland,
Virginia, North Cor
olino and Puerto Rico.
He formerly managed
the real estote invest
Eent department Of
the PrudentioI Insur-
once Co.
Evening star., 1963-09-28

on various living areas. Often
this results in overheating or
undercooling of some rooms
and the opposite effects in
other sections.
Only a separate thermoStat
in each major zone can keep
the indoor temperature in
perfect balance with the
effects of changing outdoor
and indoor conditions.
Zone control allows the
homeowner to select the tenn
perature he wants in each
area to fit any schedule. Pro
vision can be made to meet
the needs of children, an older
person, for illness, or to offset
kitchen or fireplace heat.
In addition, the system can
be planned to meet extreme
load conditions by diverting
the full cooling or heating out
put to a single zone when
needed.
UnOccupied areas can be
shut down when desired to
reduce operating costs.
Any qualified heating con-
tractor will be glad to ex-
plain specific application of
zoning to your house and al
so to make an estimate of
the cost.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Leesburg Units
Renting Fast

The L ees sburg Gardens
apartment community rented
nine units on opening day re-
Gently.
Bernard L u b c h e r voiced
pleasure over the reaction Of
Leesburg's citizens to the go
unit project, which is sched-
uled for completion within a
year.
Designed by W. L. Mayne &
Associates Of Arlington, Lees
burg Gardens is set around a
big Handicapped square, has
colonial facades, 2O-foot living
rooms and is aforementioned.
Included is a recreation area
complete with swimming pool
and Fairgrounds.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
BURNING TREE HUNT
s44,750

so2 Seven Locks Rd Bethesda Md Open Sat- Sum- Ill Dark
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY
This beautiful trodonoy styled conditioned split level
unquestonoby Bhesdos best buy Located fully sodded
holt wooded ot this home features quality ond design
unsurpassed in todoys market. There foyer entry
four bedrooms both ktchen-fomIy with frepIoce
large living with repoee formal dining room poneIed
rscreotion roo custom cobine vnJ coron flooring and
many other custom eotues
TO Reach:
model.
John 7. Carney, Jr. GA. 1880
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Zone Control the Heotinq

Features that make new
homes distinctive often create
special heating = cooling re-
quirements.
For this reason, says the
Plumbing Heating Cooling In
formation Bureau, most of
today's new homes need to
be divided into comfort zones.
A thermoStat in each zone,
controlling a separate piping
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Financing Set
At WiIISton

Refinancing of an FHA 6O8
mortgage Of $l.7 million on
the 284-suite Willston Apart
ments at Seven Corners, Va,
has been arranged by the ]. /.
Kislak Mortgage Corp. of Ne
wark, NJ, and Philadelphia.
The garden-type development
is owned by Virginia Mutual
Properties, Inc.
Evening star., 1963-09-28

Eugene Davidson and
Ernest 7. EiIond hove
been named as MEM
bers Of the District of
Columbia Reel Estote
c o m m issio n. Mr..
Dovidson, q real estote
broker, is president
treasurer Of Eugene
Dovidson, Inc. Mr.. Ei-
land, q broker and op-
proiser, heads Ernest T.
EiIond Reel Estote.
Evening star., 1963-09-28

circuit, provides heating or
cooling to that living area
according to its specific tenn
perature needs. HomeownerS
can enjoy exact comfort con-
troll in every part of their
home the year around.
The more the home is
spread out, the bureau ex-
plains, the greater the effect
Of sun, wind, and other factors
Evening star., 1963-09-28
New Members
In Virqinio

The Northern Virginia
Board of Realtors on Thurs
day indicted Allan r. Beck
anStin, Clyde G. Secrest, Will
liam A. G. Davy and Mrs.
Gibson, Y. G. Rowland as
new members.
During the luncheon meet
ing at the Army-Navy Coun-
try Club, three miltiple-listing
bonus recipients for August
were honored: Helen Hadden,
Natalie Mcdaniel and william
F. Hamilton.
Evening star., 1963-09-28
Three ReoIty Firms
List Appointments

James L. Halter, q, has
joined the property manage
ment staff of the Richardson
Realty Co.
Mrs. Frances P. Jones and
James l. Mitchell are new
with the sales Staffs of RaffelI
Real Estate and Vanguard
Properties, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04

stand hurricane winds of las
miles an hour. Col. Petrone's
engineers set about figuring
equivalent explosion shock
waves, based on the worst con-
ceivable accident at Complex
80. Such a blast, equal to
million pounds Of INT, dictated
the VAB's location as 1900
feet from the nearest of the
three pads, which win be $3.50
feet apart.
Buffer Zones Drawn
Explosion hazard is not the
only factor making Complex SO
an area of magnificent dis
tances. Noise is another. Rock
cts taking off make a tremen-
dous din, not in the shrill fire.
quencies of Jet engines, but
loud nevertheless. Sound ex-
perts have determined that ear
discomfort is caused at a noise
level above 100 decibels, and
actual damage by 135-dh
sound. Buffer zones" were
drawn around pads at the 100
db line and all land inside these
zones was taken over by the
Government.
For the Saturn v pads of
Complex SO, the 100 : db line
lies 10000 feet (more than 31a
miles out. In the area to the
north, reserved for eventual
construction of "Nova" inter-
planetary rocket pads, the buff
fer zone is $4,000 feet almost
z niles in radius. Much of
this Nova buffer zone lies in
the broad Indian River be-
tween Merritt Island and the
mainland and did not have to
be purchased.
To a layman, the Job of
building facilities for the SUI
per-rockets of the late SOS and
'70s seems overwhelmingly diff
ficult, surface and subsoil con-
ditions hereabouts being what
they are. Construction Of q
building as tall as the Wash
ington Monument and several
city blocks in area is only one
labor to stagger the magma
ton. DR.. Debus' group says,
however, that the hardest part
was getting rid Of preconceived
notions.
Construction Problems
OF the task of building on
swampy ground, Col. Bidgood
has hardly more than a shrug.
The retired military engineer
says, "Basically this is all con-
ventional construction" to
which Col. Petrone adds that
many Of the techniques were
perfected at Completes "a and
81.
Only the VAB. with its sheer
walls $40 feet high and the
heavy loads imposed by a ESQ
ton crane with a hook height
Of ass feet, viii be built on
piles going down to bedrock
Bedrock lies about ITO feet be-
low the soggy surface of Mer-
rift Island. Other construction
will be "floated" on the sub
soil, as has been done with all
previous heavy. building in the
Canaveral area.
Heavy construction begins
with a process called "sur-
charging" Sand is dredged out
'of the watery areas canals
being conveniently created in
the proceSs) and is heaped UP
on land where building is con-
templated. The weight Of the
"surcharge" bears down on the
subsoil. squeezing the water
out and firming it sufficiently
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emily assigned to NASA, he is
chief of the heavy space We
hicles office in DR.. Debus
Launch Operations Center. AS
such, he is in charge Of build
ing Complex 80.
Single Control Center
I'VE feel we have pushed the
state Of the art here" Col. Pc
trone says. We've had to over
come a lot of mental bar
riers, such as: You can't build
a building with side walls ten
acres in area that will with
stand a hurricane; you can't
build q tower As stories high
that can be moved three miles
in a heavy wind, or a vehicle
that can carry it, or a road
to drive the vehicle on"
BY undertaking the very
things that couldn't be done, +"
the men of Complex 80 have
devised what amounts to a
Space Age airport. AS Col. Pc
trone explains 1t, I'VE do all
our checkout back at that
hangar and then we go down
to the end of the runway to
take off," In all earlier pads,
including even the revolution
airy and still uncompleted Com
pick 81 for the Saturn I, the
launching pad has been
hangar, service area and run
way all in one.
Operations Concentrated
A significant electronics ad-
vance helped determine the
shape of Complex 80. This is
a technique known as "digital
checkout," which for the first
time will permit all three
launching pads to be super
vised from a single above
ground control center mile s
away rather than from indi-
vidual armored blockhouses
close to the pads.
With digital checkout avail
able, Col. Petrone was at liberty
to put the control center any,
where he wished. He decided tc
locate 1t adjacent to the Verti-
cal Assembly Building. thus eff
fectively concentrating opera
tons into two zones-the VAE
area and an industrial area a
few miles to the south. But
where to put the VAB?
"All our eggs are in one
basket here" DR.. Debus says.
I'VE wanted to be sure they
viii be safe" The VAB needed
to be as close to the pads as
possible. yet remote enough to
be protected from blast dam
age.
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