98th Anniversary of Army Signal Corps
Marked By Arsenal Of Electronic Weapons
WASHINGTON,—Combat sold
iers of the future will have an
arsenal of advanced electronic
• weapons equaled only in the
pages of science fiction, the U. S.
Army Signal Corps announced
Saturday on its 98th anniversary.
Many of these futuristic de
vices, vital to swift atomic age
maneuvers, have been developed
and proved in the past two years
by the U. S. Army Signal Re
search and Development Labor
atory at Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey, and the Army Electronic
Proving Ground at Fort Huachu
ca, Arizona.
In the early days of the Army
Signal Corps urgent combat mes
sages were sent from mountain
to mountain by flashing mir
rors, semaphore flags, or blink
er lights. Wire telegraph was
the only way to send a message
a great distance.
Contrast this with the high-ef
ficiency communications system
of today and tomorrow that use
radio and wire equipment to pro
vide almost-instantaneous con
tact between forward elements
and headquarters on the battle
field. Consider the remote con
trol drones which, equipped with
special Army Signal Corps cam
eras, can soar far into enemy
territory to obtain valuable in
formation—without endangering
a pilot.
Most Refined Communications
The U.S. soldier will have the
most refined communications sys
tem in the world, capable of de
livering vital messages thousands
of miles in seconds when neces
sary. One new radio for the
coordinated network is so power- j
ful it can reach any spot on earth. I
Another bounces signals off
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the troposphere, using inflatable
dish antennas for extending
range.
All Army radios, from the
smallest field radio to the giant
world spanner, complement each
other to form a swift, reliable
cpmmunications team.
To protect our troops from
enemy mortar fire, a new radar
with built-in electronic “brain”
can pinpoint the mortar nest af
ter tracking only one projectile.
Its readings guide in our artillery
to wipe out the position.
Another radar, the Silent Sen
try, can spot enemy troops mov
ing in the dark. This is the
smallest known military raflar.
Future footsoldiejrs wtill also
be protected by a fountain pen
sized radiation detector that slips
into the shirt pocket and warns
of dangerous atomic doses.
Electronic Weather Observer
Even Army atmosphere ob
serving has gone electronic. A
special military radar developed
by the Army Signal Corps can
detect and analyze rainstorms up
to 200 miles away—and can help
to predict within minutes when
they will strike. And an elec
tronic equipment has been de
veloped whose high-speed “brain”
computes winds and other me
teorological conditions high aloft,
using radio signals sent down
from a balloon.
Army Signal Corps research
and development has produced
other futuristic devices: a cam
era that can take a picture 30
miles away, a tiny drone that
takes TV pictures, a rugged radio
that clips on a soldier’s belt, an
ultra-high speed teletypewriter,
a method to survey great dis
tances by radar, an advanced all
electronic telephone switchboard
system, and many others.
These advanced systems are de
signed to work in close coor
dination with the Army’s atomic
punch—its missile artillery, which
depends greatly on electronics for
guidance.
In studies of upper atmospheric
conditions, Army scientists have
fired a series of research rockets
to great altitudes. Army solar
battery systems were sent high
aloft to find out how they would
work in a future satellite and
are now being used in the Van
guard.
Contribute To Satellites
In recent satellite efforts, Army
Signal Corps research has pro
vided high-yield batteries and
rugged electronic parts and sys
tems for the vehicles.
And one of the future Van
guard satellites, a 21-inch sphere
| that will send back electronic
I images of world-wide cloud dis
tribution, is being instrumented
by the Army Signal Corps.
These recent advances, in addi
tion to playing a vital part in
long-range military superiority,
| have provided many civilian
benefits. They have made pos
sible better home and ranch ra
dios. improved batteries and
tubes, more reliable TV sets, and
in general have boosted the qual
ity of almost all commercial elec
tronic devices.
The U. S. Army Alaska Com
munication System, the Signal
Corps unit which provides com
mercial telephone and telegraph
service to and within Alaska,
utilizes the modern techniques
developed by Ft. Monmouth and
American industry to provide the
territory of Alaska with the
latest in communication facil
ities.
Fairbanks Temperature
Soars To Record 92
FAIRBANKS, UP) — The tem
perature soared to 92 degrees
here at 2:30 p.m. Friday to set a
record for June heat. The pre
vious record was 91, set in 1942.
By 3:30 p.m. the temperature
had fallen back to 89 degrees
as smoke from forest fires spread
a haze over the area.
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Successor For
Adams Likely
NEW YORK, M—'The New
York Post said Saturday the
White House definitely is looking
around for a successor to Presi
dential assistant Sherman Adams,
and that Secretary of Interior
Fred Seaton is believed the most
likely prospect.
The Post, in a Washington dis
patch by Robert G. Spivack, said
Seaton is “■probably the most
popular member of the President’s
cabinet.”
The newspaper added Seaton
is awafe he is being considered
but it is not certain whettier he
would be willing to accept the
“hot seat at 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave.”
‘In Washington, White House
press secretary James C. Hagerty
denied that President Eisenhower
was shopping for a successor to
Adams).
The Post listed other possibil
ities as:
Gen. Wilton B. Persons, Adams’
deputy; Gen. Alfred Gruenther,
former head of NATO and now
chairman of the American Red
Cross; Thomas Stephens, Presi
dential appointment secretary,
and Dr. Milton Eisenhower, the
President’s brother.
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saying Persons would accept the
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Victims In Bridge
Collapse Were
Killed Outright
VANCOUVER, B.C., UB—Most
of the eighteen men killed in the
collapse of the Narrows Bridge
over Burrard Inlet Tuesday were
killed outright by twisted yeel
and falling debris, a pathologist
told a coroner’s jury Friday.
Dr. T. R. Harmon said only
three of the 14 recovered dead
had died from drowning. Four
other workmen are missing and
presumed to have drowned in
the swift flowing narrows.
The inquest, which opened Fri- ,
day, had not been completed and
will resume Tuesday.
Engineers meanwhile estimated
opening of the bridge would be
delayed a year bcause of the ’
collapse, reporting it would take
longer to dismantle the wreckage
than it took to erect it.
Caesarean Operation
Performed On Lioness
BLOOMINGTON, 111., A 700
pound lioness, Delilah, appeared
to be recovering after a caesarean
operation which saved her life
but not that of the cub delivered.
The operation, rare in the an
nals of lion captivity, was per
formed Thursday at Viller Park
Zoo where Delilah is caged.
Officials decided upon oper
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brought the five-year-old lioness
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