Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Monday february 16, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 7 Hale and Hearty again Navy reveals system of stations listening in on space satellites seven year old Charmaine Augustine of Cleveland wears her portable pacemaker for the last time. She had to Wear the Gadget which sent electrical impulses through two tiny wires into he heart after a heart operation. A doctor s son Kim Olmsted holds the pacemaker for her. Doctors disconnected it after Charmaine condition returned to Normal. Associated press photo deserter surrenders after 39 years awol Lancaster a up a 57-year-old Man walked into the Nav recruiting station Here and gave himself up As a deserter after 39 years. George i. Drenton of Philadelphia told Boatswain mate James Mallison that i be been a deserter from the . Navy since feb. 7 1920, and i be decided to give myself said he joined the Navy May 10, 1919, in Philadelphia and was assigned to the Brooklyn Nav Yard As a fireman when he decided to go was a possibility that a statute of limitations will enable Drenton to go free despite his. De Washington the Navy said that when Drenton deserted the old articles for the government of the Navy were in effect. They stipulated a time limit within which the Navy had to file charges if Drenton was to be Navy did not know at this time whether charges were Pend ing against Drenton. If not he is a free said he married in 1925 and had seven children. His wife and one child have since died. As a Cook in restau rants in Pennsylvania and Mary land during the greater part of his desertion Drenton now lives with a sister in Philadelphia. He said she Kiew nothing of his desertion. Drenton who came Here by Busand could not find a Job said he became disgusted and let s say i gave myself up to Clear my Mallison contacted the Shore patrol in Philadelphia but they were unable to Trace Drenton s officer in charge of the re cruising station Here said the Fri was notified. Hollandale miss. Up a half million dollars Worth of special equipment on a Cotton plan tation near Here is serving As an Eye into space tomake sure no satellite is launched without this nation knowing Navy has taken the wraps off its Silver Lake space surveillance station and announced Public showings would be held later at five other stations n the new system is designed to Trace silent Satel Lites ones that do not have a radio Winfred e. Berg of the naval research Laboratory in Washington explained that this Sta Tion is one of two listening posts in the Eastern Sec Tion of the country. The other is 500 Miles away in it. Stewart a. Midway Between the two is a 50-kilowatt transmitting station near Montgomery Ala. It beams a signal that bounces off the satellite Andis picked up by the two listening posts. By measuring the angles of the beams they can pinpoint the satellite and possibly determine other data about it. Much of the operation is top secret. It is still inthe experimental stage but Berg said if we were unsuccessful we would not be Here the station has been in operation under contract to the Bendix corp., since similar three Way surveillance system is in operation in the far West and the army is Experiment ing with a different Type of station Between the two Navy installations. . To delay space trip till safety assured Washington up the government s civilian space chief said Here the . Will try to Send a Man into space Only when it has really great Assurance that Pecan be brought Back . Keith Glennan head of the National aeronautics and space administration said one can never be wholly assured of getting Aman Back in a situation like but he added that All possible Steps will be taken before the flight. I Don t want to be on the other end of the Telephone when some one Calls and asks Why he in coming Back he said. Glennan interviewed by c. Ostertag . Over new York state television stations said to place a Man in orbit around the Earth would be at tempted when the risks Are Felt to be no greater than those faced by today s test pilots. He said Russia clearly outclasses the . In the Field of big rockets and is capable of sending far big Ger payloads into space. He blamed the . Lag on the fact that they have been working hard in this Field since 1946, while we did not really get serious about it until 1954." can prove it Washington Cap the army s director of special weapon told an inquiring House commit tee he does not believe in flying saucers but he added a Strong qualification. I speak in fear and said maj Gea Williamw. Dick jr., because my wife believes they exist u sizing up the Champ rebel Beauty admires humor even in yanks los Angeles up missis Sippi born Mury Ann Mobley 21, reigning us miss America this year says travel and age have mellowed her to the Point where she might even marry a Yankee if he s got a sense of humor. I be travelled a lot around the country in the past few months and i be met some very Nice Yankees really she said during a visit Here. When i was a girl i wanted somebody big and Strong and but that does t matter she confided. Now i want somebody with a Good sense of humor. Idon t care if he s fat or thin just so he s got a Good sense shaky copter injures 2 pilots South Weymouth mass. Up a twin motored Navy Heli copter rocked and rolled itself to pieces injuring two Reserve pilots but the two crewmen escaped virtually unhurt. The four place Sikorsky copter was taxiing for a Takeoff at South Weymouth naval air station when it began to vibrate rocking backhand Forth from one Landing wheel to the other. Before the motor could be stopped the Rotor Blades had sliced off the copter s Tail an sheared one Landing gear. The Navy said the mishap which severely damaged the copter was Peculiar to such pilots it cmdr Stephen , of Boston and it Jug John a. Wallace of Barrington r.i., suffered minor injuries. The crewmen structural me chanic chief Ray w. Austin of Cranston r.i., and aviation me chanic first class Richard r. Dane of Palmer mass., were in Hurt. The Navy said a Board of in Quiry was named to investigate the cause of the mishap. A Navy spokesman said that the Accident May have resulted from a combination of ground resonance a buffeting effect from the twirl ing rotors and possibly from the Slipstream of another aircraft. Army to orbit weather Moon via Jupiter a Washington up some time this year the army plans to orbit a research weather satellite crammed with instruments de signed for use in a system of weather stations in Jupiter a rocket will carry the Metal sphere aloft. That much la known. But most other details such As weight size height of orbit and expected life Span Are secret. Officials that this will not be a full fledged weather satellite of the kind envisaged by president Eisenhower in his budget message last month As part Ofa worldwide network to test instruments instead the army s weather satellite will test various instruments scientists Hope Are Able to measure and transmit information needed to unravel the secrets con trolling Earth s weather. The satellite would be equipped with a rudimentary camera Able to photograph Cloud formations from More than 200 Miles above the Earth. It would be Able to deter mine at what Altitude Clouds Are still found and whether current theories about their height Are valid. The army signal corps has been assigned the test of instrumenting the weather satellite. No precise Date has been made Public far the attempt to put it into army s purpose in putting up a weather satellite is not pure research however. Weather is a major Factor in modern warfare and military planners consider de tailed and exact information about it essential. Nip in honeymoon plans stamping ground by. Cap a wild Raccoon failed to halt a marriage Here but dampened the honeymoon. The creature bit Janle Tackett on the neck just before she was married to Donald con quest. The Bride was advised by physician to begin anti rabies shots immediately. Bethny Hall left of Greenville b.i., and Vickie Brown of wee ton conn., look on As Vickie s pint Steed Dachshund. Jubilation Takee the initiative in making friends with Bethny s English better the top prize Winner. Jubilation trailed the handsome setter in third place in the Westminster dog show held in new York s Madison Square Garden. United press International photo Bridge Falls cuts town s electricity Massena . A a Bridge across a Power canal collapsed her and electricity to a Large Rural area was Cut off. A Man tried to drive across a Bridge after the collapse to report the Power failure. His automobile hurtled Down a 50-foot embankment. The Man Francis Flynn about 35, suffered leg injuries. Many Homes near this St. Law rence River Village were without heat with Early morning tempera Tures around 20 below Zero. Clean Cut kid wins $10 in filthy Lucre Wakefield mass. Up Donald t. Young a nonsmoker and no Drinker told town officials Here he has t been goo for nothing. Young a 23-year-old Art student and photographer applied for the town s Little known Jonathan Nichols Temperance and tobacco the award for which Only 10have applied since 1915, was established in 1833 by Nichols wealthy businessman to encourage those who shun liquor and chewing tobacco Between the Ages of 18 and 21. Young town officials reported will receive the $10 award and scroll honouring his abstinence
