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Two Martin bombers and two DH-4's broke up an icejam on the Platte River at North Bend, Nebr., by bombing.

March 4-15: Navy nonrigid airship ZPB-2 completed nonstop round-trip Atlantic crossing, simultaneously establishing new world endurance record for unrefueled flight of 264 hours and 14 minutes, Comdr. J. R. Hunt commanding.

... : 10-213'' ''NASA AWARDS GRANTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION'' WASHINGTON -- NASA will award about $4 million in grants to public school districts, state-based education leadership, and not-for-profit ...

U.S.S.R. Foreign Ministry statement proposed that ban on use of outer space for military purposes, as suggested by President Eisenhower, be coupled with the liquidation of foreign military bases in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Contract awarded for inertial guidance system for the Titan I missile Titan ICBM to American Bosch Arms by the USAF.

Second U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY satellite, VANGUARD I , launched into orbit with life expectancy of perhaps a 1,000 years, a highly successful scientific satellite which proved that the earth is slightly pear shaped. Operating on solar-powered batteries, it was still transmitting after 3 years in orbit. An experiment testing the behavior of crews under conditions of long ...

Dr. Herbert F. York was appointed as Chief Scientist for DOD's Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Space program for the United States proposed by the U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY Satellite Panel.

Two-stage monorail rocket-propelled sled exceeded 2,700 mph at Holloman AFB .

Navy demonstrated first dummy test of Polaris missile from "popup" launcher off San Clemente Island, from submerged launching platform.

Third U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY Satellite, EXPLORER II a joint ABMA-JPL project, successfully launched by Army Juno II , yielded valuable data on radiation belt, micrometeorite impacts, and temperature before returning to earth on June 27. President Eisenhower in a brief statement released the President's Science Advisory Committee's report, "Introduction to Outer Space: ...

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