Astronaut Shepard
Says Rocket Vibration
Fogged His Vision
WASHINGTON UP) — Astro
naut Shepard Jr. disclosed yes
terday that rocket vibration fog
ged his vision briefly in the early
part of his historic 15-minute
space flight a month ago. But he
said just about everything else
went well.
Shepard said that as the result
of his difficulty, some changes
have been ordered in the Mercury j
capsule design to reduce vibra- ,
tion during the crucial moments
just after launching.
Shepard made the observation '
in a paper prepared for delivery
to 300 physicians and research 1
scientists at a conference on the I
medical results of the first U. S. i
manned suborbital space flight !
Shepard said the roughest part !
of the flight came as the rocket
accelerated through the speed of j
sound and then passed through
the point of maximum dynamic i
pressure. That was the point at j
which the Redstone Rocket and ;
the capsule it carried were sub
jected to the most severe com
bination of acceleration forces
and atmospheric resistance.
“These events occurred very
close together on the flight, and j
there was general vibration as
sociated with them,” Shepard
said.
“At one point my head vibra
tion was such that my vision was
blurred for a few seconds.
“We intend to avoid a recur
rence of this experience by pro
viding more foam rubber for the
head support and improving the
space craft adapter ring.”
"I DON'T KNOW . .
PITTSBURGH UP> — Too many
doctors won’t admit they don’t j
know what ails a patient, says a j
Pittsburgh physician, Dr. Camp- ;
bell Moses, writing in the current j
publication of the Allegheny
County Medical Society.
Dr. Moses said the most diffi
cult words for some doctors to
say are— “I don’t know,” and
warned that the result can be an
incorrect diagnosis and serious
complications.
Cancer Suddenly
Disappearing May Hold
Answer to Immunization
SEATTLE — Rare and mys
terious cases where cancer sud
denly disappears may hold the
key to immunization against some
forms of the disease says Dr.
John W. Cline of San Francisco,.
Dr. Cline, President of the
American Cancer Society told
newsmen Tuesday shots prepared
from blood of persons who have
experienced a spontaneous re
treat of cancer have helped vic
tims of the same type of cancer.
The shots caused much of the
cancer to disappear and the re
mainder to change character.
POLARIS COFFEE SHOP OPENS
Eva Ingman is opening the
Polaris Coffee Shop. Mrs. Ingman
has about 20 years of cooking ex
perience and has announced she
will be serving sourdough hot
cakes thoughout the summer and
also specializing in several other J
unusual hotcakes.
Later she will announce other
specialties for which she is known.
Service will start at 6.30 a.m.
with breakfasts and continue
through 9:30 p.m.
Rummage Sale!
SATURDAY
June 10th—10 A.M.
—
Large Stock
Of Good Rummage
for
Babies — Children
Men — Women
also some
Furniture
Camping Equipment
Come One—Come All
J & L Trading
Post Main 75
Dave Hopkins, Geologist,
To Complete Map
Of Coastal Area
Dave Hopkins, well known
geologist of this area who has
spent several years studying and
researching here will be com
pleting a map of the coastal area
this year after which he will do
some work between here and Kot
zebue. He will be joined later in
the summer by Richard Janda, a
geologist from the University of
California and David McCulloch,
who has his Ph. D. from the
University of Michigan.
During the work here this sum
mer part of it will be by heli
copter and partly with the ex
perimental use of a specially de
signed motor scooter.
Mr. Hopkins is particularly in
terested in any fossils or shells
of any description which have I
been found recently or which i
may be uncovered this summer, j
He may be reached at his home j
here.
REV. MAAKESTAD
REPORTS TO CONVENTION
TACOMA, Wash. UR — The Dis
trict Convention of the American
Lutheran Church heard a report
here yesterday from the Rev.
J. L. Maakestad of Nome on
church activities in Alaska. The
Reverend Maakestad, director of
Eskimo mission work, introduced
the two Eskimo delegates attend
ing the convention. They are
Walter Nayokpuk of Shishmaref
and Elmer Olanna of Teller.
Recovering from Surgery
Friends of James Sirloak will be
glad to know that he is recover
ing from surgery in the ANS
Hospital in Anchorage and hopes
to be home soon.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 460
WARNING!
Fish Pox
VERY CONTAGIOUS TO ADULT MALES
Symptoms—Continual complaint as to need for
fresh air, sunshine and relaxation. Patient has
blank expressions, sometimes deaf to wife. Has no
taste for work of any kind. Frequent pawing
through tackle bax. Hangs out in Sporting Goods
Stores longer than usual. Secret night phone calls
to fishing pals. Mumbles. Lies to everyone. No
Known Cure.
Treatment—Medication is useless. Disease is not
fatal. See your Sporting Goods Dealer now. Victim
should go fishing as often as possible.
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— Open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. —
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Saturn Space
Vehicle Launching
Site Completed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Construction has been completed
on the launching site from which
early Saturn space vehicles will
be fired.
The super rocket, which will
generate 1V1> million pounds of
thrust on liftoff, is America’s best
hope of overtaking the Soviet
lead in the space race.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration dedicated
the $11-million facility Monday,
accepting it from the Army Corps
of Engineers in a brief ceremony.
Engineers supervised the two
year building program for the
massive 45-acre complex, whose
centerpiece is a service tower
which is as tall as a 30-story
building.
Scientists and technicians now
will prepare the ground support
and launch control equipment for
the first experimental Saturn
firing, set for next fall.
Dr. Kurt Debus, head of
NASA’s launch operations direc
torate, called the complex “the
first launch point for the world’s
greatest known rocket.
“Saturn,” he said, “will be the
workhorse booster for many ex
citing space experiments planned
in the next decade.
“The main application of the
Saturn launch vehicle will be man
into space. Not too many years
hence, three astronauts will be
blazing toward an orbit about the
Moon atop the mighty Saturn.”
Here’s something you probab
ly didn’t know about your eyes:
It takes them only one-thirtieth
of a second to see an object in
black and white, but a fifth of a
second to see anything in any
other color.
Nome Directory
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Shrine Club
Werner Bohrer, Pres.
H. M. Crinklaw, Sec.
Meets First Thursday of Each Month
Masonic Hall
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Don Hoover, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
I Barbara Martin
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
D Anvil Lodge
No. 140
A. E. BOHRER, W. M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Robert Grant
President
Dusty Rhode
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
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Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of Every
Month at School
Mina Bachelder, President
Jane Foster, Secretary
—VISITORS WELCOME—
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Wm. H. Cameron, Pres.
Chas. D. Jones, Secty.
Civil Air Patrol
Northwestern Group
Nome Cadet Squadron
1st Lt. Jesse Jones, Cmdr.
Main 118 or 334
Meetings - Each Thursday 7:00 p.m.