THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1960.
Commons told of all-British
BRITAIN TO
Could be done by middle
of this year
London Feb. 22.
Britain could put a satellite into orbit in the middle of this year, a Govern- ment spokesman told the House of Commons tonight.
He also said work was well in hand for design studies for adapting British military rockets for a possible future all-British satellite pro- gramme.
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Mr Geoffrey Rippon, Par-weight in orbit with a maximum to the height of 100,000 miles, pri- Hamentary Secretary
Bald the marly to investigate the pre- formation to date was favour-perties of the sun's atmosphere.
Ministry of Aviation,
able to the project,
But Britain could not under- take her own independent space she had Arzt programme until
complete development of her own ballistic rocket,
It was certain that the com- bination of the Blue Streak and Black Knight rocketa, With a small additional-rocket stage which presented no great techuileal difficulty, could, If wished, provide the thrust
put necessary to
a space stabilised satellite into orbii by, the mid-1000',
First time
Mr Rippon sald there was the pussibility of setronomical observatory for looking outwards from the earth from a position outside the earth's atmosphere. That would make available for the first time many octaves of ultra-violet infra-red radiation, which would provide entirely now solar and stellar data.
อ
There was also the possibility of a terrestial
obervatory for looking at the earth and pro- He said could provide the viding information which would thrust to put mielite of be- lead to greatly improved tween 1,000 and 2.000 lbs, in weather forecasts. mear circular orbit of about 200
Finally, there was the
pos- to 300 miles altitude,
sibility of direct physical men- rement of the extra-terrestial atmosphere,
Observation
That would provide a platform for astronomaleht observation un impeded by the 'enities admins- phere, he added,
The ionosphere
Mr Rippon sad the first five strings of the Black Knight re-
successful. This, he under- Flood was a unique result in this
phere.
Mr Rippon, replying to a de-arch rocket in Australia were iate oh Britah's space pro- Kramme, snid the government was investigating the feasibility of two other classes of satellite.
The first was an unstabilised instrumentation package of few hundred its weight in an orbit of a maxinom height of 8,000 to 12,000 miles.
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and
The experimental Instruments in the first of the satellites to be launched by the American Scout rocket and booster would be concerned with the electrient properties of the ionosphere, X-ray and ultra-violet radia- tion from the sun and the Intensity of primary cosmic rays.
Its primary purpose would be to investigate the constitution of the earth's atmosphere is radiation and magnetic fields.
The launching date of the The second1 yas #1 amaller
first satellito was expected to unstabilised instrumentation be towards the end of 1901-
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10 The doctor ought to reveal
it's the renuik of no rain (7).
12 Nine Inches (4).
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21 Jack the Nipper! (8).
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29 Frea from blame (7).
30 7s twice in the river (4).
31 Wiliam has to be paid (4).
32 Signifles pecuniary resources
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fruithful (4).
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turn nt the
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13 When it starts to do it, hide!
(4).
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Pago
Bill to improve
ORBIT SATELLITE maternity
Picture shows Miza Lysette Van-Tam, 31, daughter of the former Freatdent of Vietnam, who appeared in a Lon- don court recently on a charge brought by the Customs authorities that she knowingly took clothing into Britain without paying duty. The First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir Charles Lambe, who said he and his wife were unofficially acting as Lyseite's guardian, vouched for her honesty. The court found her not guilty-Express Photo.
Sir Thomas cancels concerts
Seattle, Feb. 22.
Bir Thomas Beecham, the sharp-tongued. 81- year-old conductor, will not fulfil two concerts with the Seattle Symphony Orches- tra because of a heart con- dition, it was armnounced yesterday.
was
Dr Robert I. Barnes, who
attending Sir Thomas, said the condi tion was not a heart altack in ila usual sense but a condition brought on by strenuous travel,
Sir Thomas cancelled the concerts scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night and will remain confined to his suit in the Olymple Hotel here.
Dr Barnes sold SI Thomas "had responded to treatment" but "should altempi no farther activity until farther improvement is evidenced,"
Dr Barnes emphasised that the condition was caused by the conductor's demanding schedule of the Ite said past few weeks. the illness had resulted "in" Dxtrems shortness of breath."
Sir Thomas, who le noted for his caustic remarks and explosive temper, arrived here last Tuesday with Lady Beecham, his bride of
months keven
who is 53 years his Janfor,
Bir
Thomas pul the Seattle Symphony through three rehearsals and a con- cert last week.
this
ON AN
The two
Concerts week were to go scheduled with Henry Biegl, the orchestra's xa- sistant conductor and con- master, direcfing—— Dort UPL
'Ben-Hur' nominated
best film
Hollywood, Feb. 22. The Glm "Ben-Hur," a bibli- cal epic which has been acclaimed for its drama- the presentation and page- antry, has been nominated for 12 Academy Awards. (The film has not yet been shown in Hongloatg.)
"The Diary of Anne
Fink"
and
and "The Nun's Story" tied for second place with eight nomina. flons, followed by "Anatomy of a Murder" with seven "Room at the Top" with six.
The five flims will contend for best picture honours,
BEST ACTRESS Elizabeth Taylor was nomin- ated for best actress for her role in "Suddenly Last Summer." Other nominations were Simone Signoret for "Room at the Top", Audrey Hepburn In
The Nun's Story" and Katherine Hepburn for "Suddenly Last Sumber", and ກ surprize her nomination-Doris Day for frivolous role in "Pillow Talk".
The best actor award nomina- tion finds three young stars pit- fed against two veterans.
The youngsters are Latur QING Harvey in "Room at the Top." Charlton Heston in "Ben-Hur
"Some and Jack Lemmon in Like it Hot."
Als in the rimming are two former academy award winners, Paul Muni for The Last Angry Man" and Junes Stewart for "Anatomy of a Murder."
Besi
director nomination went to William Wyler ("Ben- Hur"), George Stevens (Diary of Anne Frank"), Fred Zinze- TEL
Nun's Story"), "The Jack Clayton ("Room at the Top") and Billy Wilder ("Some
400 arrested Like It Hot")AP.
in Spain
Madrid, Feb. 22.
More than 400 people have
Bargains
Washington, Feb, 22. Shoppers who stayed up all operation against Communist night for the annual sales to-
14 They have often put a pro-been arrested following police
poser's nose out of jolat "(4).
10 The wicked ways of broken organisations in Spain, but only day George Washington's birth
Jives (6).
17 Newis (4).
10 It weakens one's spirit (4).
20 Admitted ovetyong WRS
debt (7).
22 Labels for bats (4).
about 175 have been detained, day were
rewarded
with
It was reported today.
such bargains as a car at $0.22 typewriters Spanish police were believed (about £24-5).
to have tracked down there at 99 cents (about 7 chillings) organisations as a result of in- and powered lawn mowers t
mumlet sympathizers who re- cently vislied Prague→AFF.
24 Principal note in the U.S. Yestigations of Spanish Com-2 cents (about 1/7)-U.
25 It happens once in seven-
(B).
teen years (5);
27 The hidden snog
you saw, perhaps (4),
In what
20 Not up to the mark I talke
fti (4)
Missing
PURLEY BUMP
Purley, Feb. 22.
train
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Buenos Aires, Fab. 22. Boven people were taken to YESTERDAY'S · CROSSWORD~Across: 1 Lapedog, V Man, The Argentine navy tonight hospital after, a train bumped
unidentified another stationary 1116 9 Aroma 10 Minor, 11 Orbs, 13 Blackboard, 15 lale, 10 Alar, 18 | admitted that Rein-stated, 22 Heel, 24-Inert, 25. A-DD-lo, 20 Erah, 17 lug-submarines which it and have which it was belag joined
been lurking in Golto Nuevo The suven kejured were pas- Ely, Dawn 2 Anons, 3 Drank, Gamson, D. Serioría, 0 Bară, 8 Lon't, 12 Siend, 13 Brash, 14 Corcles, 17 Afers, 16 inntoh, water may not be there any sengers thrown by the impack
langor AP. 20 Twatig, 21 Tidal, 23 Eire (rov).
-China Mau Special,
British bases
Nicosia, Feb. 22,
Mr Julian Amery, British
Colonial Undersecretary, į will bring "the last limit of British concessions" on the issue of British bases In a Cyprus republic with him when he returns to the Island tomorrow, it was reported here to night.
JACK THE STRIPPER'
STILL ON THE
PROWL IN
U.S.
San Diego, Feb. 22
services
London, Feb. 22. Mr Emrys Hughes, o British
opposition Labour M.P.! with Republican sym- pathies, tonight urged tho Government to mork tho birth of the new Prince by improving matomity ser vicos and slum clearanco. programmes.
With Mre Harriet Slater, wr other Labour member, acconder, Mr Hughes has fabled n motion entitled "Ocisforation of
the Queen
A masked gunman who robs the same bars of money and the birth of a son to Her Majesty
the same waitrossos of clothing, was being sought by sheriff's deputies and police today.
occasion to Her
It reads: "That is Ilouso would welcome an announce. ment by the Primo Minister But the reports, in a bulletin
that her Majesty's Government The victim of the "Stripper said he taped the ankles and Issued by the Greek Consulate
of womeni victims, proposes to mark the and quoting "Athens diplomatie Bandit," who has staged five this wrists
The matched their clothing and Bed of the birth of a cor quarters," said the new British month, was the Crost Irm.
cutting the telephone Majesty the Queen by an- proposals must not be consider-fall, husky gunman entered the after
an im- for the
nouncing plans for bar yesterday
second wires. ed as an ultimatum.-Router.
time in three weeks. Again he
mediate increase in expenditure the hearth and maternity, demanded money from the till
services, which will enable all and furved 30-year-old Jacque- The har maid described the armed man as polite. She said he wore a rubbar halloween
Charged with line Joan Cuntu to strip.
trespassing
Richmond Va., Feb. 22. About 40 Negro atoging a sidown
students demonstra-
their de tion in support of mando
facilities at for equal lunch counters were arrested in a department store today and charged with trespassing.
Police said they arrested the students when they refused to leave the store. They were later released on ball-Reuter.
mtsk.
"Oh, no, not again." Cantu remarked.
Mis's
"Yes, mom, just like before," the bandit replied.
The Crest Ina was robbed in a similar manner on January 31.
The "Stripper Bandit" whoahüdren has prowled the San Diego area for almost a year made another raid at a Chula Vista bar on February 1.
Mra Geraldine Stoner, 30, of Loudon Acres was forced to disrobe for the second time also. She had been a victim of the
about six runman months previously.
Police said the bandit, dubbed *Jack
order the Stripper,
Since the last robbery, she customers to throw their wallets requested day shift.
Police said the bandit did not on the table, ushers men patrony
to be born under reasonably human and civilispd Conditions,"
It also urges plans for the **peeding up of the housing Programme, so that British not bear and women wil rear their children in over- crowded
the roots 10
Bluma,"
The tabling of a motion by an M.P. does not necessarily ensure a debate. This depends on how the party, leaders view the motion and whether there avail- able.-Router.
Into the wash room and orders attempt to assault the women.-is Parliamentary itme the
women to disrobe. Police 'UPI. -
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