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DYNOSOAR — What may be
America's first manned space
vehicle perches same 100 feet
above the ground on the end
of a great Titan ICBM missile
in this artist's conception (note
size of man in drawing). A
150 -million -dollar contract was
recently announced for Dyno-
soar (from "dynamic soaring").
Boosted to 17,000 m.p.h.—near
satellite speed — by the liquid -
fueled Titan, the airplane -space
ship could glide around the
world one or more times and
bring its pilot back to earth,
'according to the Air Force,
flight testing of the Titan alone
Is expected to begin early next
text winter. No target date
r the Dynosoar combination
nkat been made public.
TOO MANY STARS—Though,these flags look as thoughsome-
body miscounted, they deliberately have too many stars, They
were proposed by the flag -inking Annin and Co., of Verona,
NJ., as new formations if Alaska and/or Hawaii are admitted
to the Union. Caroline Eorthwielc, Ieet,.hoids one with 40 stars
while Gladys Eide.has one Wath 90.
REBEL CHIEF IN LEBANON — Ali Oud, chief of the rebel military
police, uses a loudspeaker to give orders to followers grouped
in the Chouf area. Fierce fighting has been reported across
the no -man's land separating rebel -held Old Tripoli and the
government-held new section.
DOWN TO RIO — The State 'De-
pa'rtment is expected to .an-
nounce that Secretary John
Foster Dulles will visit Brazil
early in August, in spite of
threats of mass anti -U.S. dem-
onstrations. Dulles would spend
two or three days in the capi-
tal, Rio de Janeiro. Officials
discounted reports •that labor
unions and university students
were preparing a 24-hour gen-
eral strike to coincide with
Dulles' arrival.
FOR PHOTOGRAPHING THE EARTH—This diagram shows how the
AIr'Force satellite Pied Piper will operate. The satellite, which
may weigh asmuch as 1,200 pounds, wilI be cone-shaped.
It will be put into orbit and its nosepointed at the earth. The
nose cone will open out like a clam shell so that a camera can
photograph the earth. Later Pled Pipers are expected t� radio
photographs to earth, but the first one will probably be re-
covered by parachute. Still later, the satellites may carry tele-
vision cameras, radar, and possibly men. The. first Pied Piper,
expected to be launched in December or January, will probably
not carry a camera.
JET AGE RIVALS—Visitors to the recent British Columbia
Centennial' Aviation Show at Vancouver got a chance to
compare Russian and U.S. commercial jet airliners parked
at the airport. In the foreground, above, is America's show-
piece, the Boeing 707, powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3
engines. The twin -jet Tupolev TU -104, background, is a
veteran of service in the Soviet Aeroflot national airline, but
the 707 will be able to carry more passengers at higher
speeds when it goes into service. Comparison view il-
lustratesdesign ideas ill the two countries, reflected both
in military and commercial aircraft. Russians make the jet
engine an integral part of the wing unit, while Americans
favor the underslung type.
END OF THE "EMPRESS BAY"—With the Brooklyn Bridge In the background, the bow
of the gasoline tanker "Empress Bay" slowly slides beneath the waters of the East River. The
tanker was rammed by the Swedish freighter "Nebraska," which was towed to port sill]
atfnat. Two crewmen aboard the tanker were killed but 49 were carried off the doomed
ship i.y Ilre-tlghting craft. The fire and explosion on the tanker atter the collision spread
to inth ships and the Manhattan Bridge overhead. A warning buoy is in the foreground,
SHOPPERS' DELIGHT — Surplus
wartime blimps may be in de-
mand if this startling fashion,
seen recently in Ascot, England,
finds favor with the women.
Mrs, Jack L. Lotinger was the
proud wearer of the traffic -
stopping, polka-dotted creation.
Looks ideal for carrying home
the family groceries.
WRITE "30" TO THIS STORY --A smashed lypewr.iter is a grim memento of six news-
men who died with n'ne others in a huge KC -13b jet Slratotnnker in e Chicopee, Mass., corn-
Ileld. The,plane, attempting with three others a record hop across the Atlantic to Eng-
land, crashd moments after taking oil from'Westover Air liorce Base. The plane struck
power lines before the disastrous crush. Two oi' the four planes established' new records for
the distance. Their passengers anis crew were not informed of th'e crash till after the flights
ware completed, The fourth KC -135's take -off was canceled after the crash,