Mar 31 1963
From The Space Library
Washington Post reported that the Federal Communications Commission had proposed a compromise between astronomers and commercial television interests on channel 37 of the radio spectrum (608 to 614 megacycles). Astronomers wanted channel 37 set aside for science; TV interests wanted it for commerce. FCC proposed, article said, that 600-mile circle around Danville, Ill., would reserve channel 37 for the University of Illinois radiotelescope until January 1, 1968. Any channel 37 assigned elsewhere, such as in Paterson, N.J., would be off the air between midnight and 7 a.m. local time. (Wash. Post, 3/31/63, A2)
Reported that Boeing Co., North American Aviation, and Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. had won study contracts on the proposed supersonic transport airplane. The (Seattle) Post-Intelligencer quoted Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.) as saying he and Senator Henry M. Jackson (D.-Wash.) had received confirmation of the awards from FAA Administrator Najeeb Halaby. (AP, Wash. Post, 4/1/63)
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