European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 17, 1959 the stars and stripes Polaris pops up in the news Page 17 a Polaris test rocket is fired from a tube sunk in the ground at Cape canaveral Fla. The rocket was popped by compressed air from the tube As it would be in a firing from an underwater sub. In the air the rocket engines took Over. Up photo capsule seeker Oil on Long dry run taking off from Hickam Field Hawaii is one of the c119s assigned to try to recover the space capsule ejected by discoverer v. The attempt failed. Up Titan explodes in Cloud of flame from Earth at Cape canaveral Fla., in an attempt to place a 12-foot inflatable balloon in orbit the last stage of the rocket failed to kick the balloon into orbit for its Job of report ing weather data a photo a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile lifts Frore the launching pad left at Cape Cana veral Fla., Only to blow up two seconds after firing. Nose of missile is visible Arrow above Cloud of flame enveloping service Tower and rest of missile. Almost immediately the massive Ball of flame above completely engulfed the firing scene. It was to have been the first full test of the missile s second stage. A photos