European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 24 tin stars and stripes balloon Moon fails discoverer capsule eludes retriever from press dispatches. The . Had its busiest Day of rocketry since began reaching for space. But the main Effort failed an attempt to Send a 12-foot inflatable balloon into orbit. I. The Juno ii rocket roared space Ward from Cape canaveral the unusual balloon Moon. Its three stages ignited successfully but the last one apparently went in the wrong direction and carried the satellite Back into the Earth s having a Royal Good atmosphere. Another failure was a Gian Titan missile that blew up on its launching pad Cape Canavera earlier in the Day. On the plus Side Cape canaveral was a successful launching of a Polaris missile. Vandenberg air Force base. Calif., a British Royal air Force training Crew successfully launched 1,500-mile Thor missile the kind being set up ?.t bases in England Thor launched another Thor was launched Cape canaveral. carried a movie camera to photograph the Earth from an Altitude of 300 Miles. But the capsule carrying the camera was not found. The defense department has abandoned virtually All Hope of finding the capsule ejected from this country s latest satellite has reported. A spokesman said two ships still were searching a 10,000-Square mile area of the Pacific 700 Miles Southwest of Hawaii but that operations were to be halted sunday afternoon. Planes joined in the Hunt earlier. Although the recovery Effort failed the satellite went into successful orbit and continues to Circle the Earth the spokesman said. The 200-Pound capsule was ejected Friday from the discoverer v satellite sent into orbit from Vandenberg air Force base Calif. Nine c119 planes cruised the tar get area in an attempt to catch the device As parachuted Down but its radio signal was never picked up. Paddle wheel still if the Cape canaveral balloon had gone into orbit would have been the third successful . Satel Lite to Circle the Earth in a week. If All had gone Well the last stage of the Juno would have kicked free the aluminium foil package and a nitrogen bottle would have blown up to its 12 foot inflated size. After that would have stayed in shape because of its rigid skin even if were punctured by tiny meteors this Moon would have been the first launched by the which would have been visible to the naked Eye. Picture Page 17. Hitch hikers pose As girls end in ditch Albemarle . Up two Youthful new York hitchhikers who posed As shapely girls to enhance their chances for rides were beaten and ditched by two men who discovered the masquerade during a round of partying. A police patrol car picked up the dishevelled a otitis. Booked on vagrancy charges were Gerald hem a Wilt 19, of Hollis n.y., and Edward Michael Rodden 19, who gave his address Only As Manhattan. Officers said the youths told them they were hitch hiking to Charlotte to meet somebody an thought the Best Way to get rides was to pose As girls. Dressed in sweaters tight skirt Sand High heels they caught a ride with two men and indulged in drinking spree with the men. The party ended they said when their escorts discovered they were no girls. They were cursed beaten and ditched on the Highway they boys bruised and with Tor nothing said they had no Money. They face vagrancy charges i police court. Royalty enjoy d a laugh an the greek Island of Corfu. Left to right the three swedish princesses Birgitta Desiree and Jmargaret and the heir to the greek throne Prince Constantine. The girls Are guests of the greek Royal family Din ing their summer vacation in the South. has been re Mored that a engagement Between Constantino and Desiree would soon be announced. There was no comment from the greek Royal Palace and a source said one was not Likely. Jim telephoto Ike will visit Queen Balmoral Castle Gettysburg a. A presi Dent Eisenhower will visit Queen Elizabeth ii and spend a night Balmoral Castle during his trip to Britain. The president also will spend some time Chequers the official country residence of prime minis Ter Harold Macmillan. As a preliminary to an Exchange of visits this fall with Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev of Russia or. Eisenhower is to leave for Europe aug. 26 to talk with free world leaders and make sure the International political fences of the West Are in Good shape. He will Fly first to Bonnar Arch rivals win ears tails hooves bulls Bow to the Brave matadors Malaga Spain up they married them out of the Bull ring Here on their shoulders. They carried them All the Wayto the hotel. For a contest like that Between Miguel Dominguiz and his Jim ring v rival Antonio Ordonez was a Orice in a lifetime occasion. The two. Matadors have revival Zed bullfighting i Spain with heir current Battle for top place n the Art. This was their first appearance on the same Bill since both were weeks ago and bullfighting fans the world Over were waiting word of the re sult of their renewed rivalry. During the afternoon while the two men met six of Spain s bravest killer bulls they had accumulated what May become a record number of trophies ears tails and hooves of their enemies awarded the Matador for bravery artistry an skill. Ears tails. Hooves the total was an impressive 10 Raj four tails and three hooves. The Day was a p rect Ohe for a bullfight. The Sun was Bright. No. Wind blew to flutter the Cape and disturb the fighters As. They led the i a Sharp horned e he i i e s through a series of Graceful swing Ings arcs. An estimated 16,000 persons were jammed into the ring which has a regular seating capacity of12,000. Added to the drama was the question of whether the recently gored fighters were physically capable of taking on this fight. They proved they were. The bullfight world has called the rivalry Between Dominguiz 32, and Ordonez his 27-year-old brother in Law the most exciting of the decade. The Malaga match backed that claim rive in London late aug. 27 and Goto Paris sept. 2. West Germany plans Eisenhower s Welcome Bonn up West Germany plans an elaborate Welcome for president Eisenhower when he flies into Bonn aug. 27 for a one Day visit. The president is scheduled to arrive Here Early in the morning on the first stage of his trip to Europe to Confer with Allied leaders. An Honor guard of the West German armed forces will Salute the president when his boeing707 Jet Airliner sets Down Whan Airfield near Here. The Honor guard will consist of crack troops from the West German army Navy and air Force. Adenauer to be there Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and members of his Cabinet will be on hand the Airport to Welcome the president. The president s jetliner will be escorted by four West German air Orte Jet fighters to Whan Field soon As crosses into West German territory. Altonio Ordonez finishes off a Bull left Ana Nof Miguel the Euffe ref hand Dur taif fight with another Bull right Mata Dors met Malaga gp8n. Trofi telephoto
