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Corpus Christi Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 9

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CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES Tues March 15 1960 Moon Flatter Than Reported Not as Rugged as Previously Thought New Technique Shows BEDFORD Maw Spacemen landing on the moon won't And a land wierdly scarred with jagged mountain! and deep crat- Air Force for devekiping and refining this new technique Ordinary photography used in astronomy was found inappro-l priate for such work So arrange- ers it will he less rugged than menU were msde 7' Jean! previously thought and flatter Roesch director of the Pic-Du-j scientists reported today (Midi observatory of the Univer-j These conclusions disclosed of Toulouse France tor mem- the Air Force Cambridge Yniveri'y search Center of the Air search and Development Com- mand are based on new techni- and aCtvely cal study of the moon's surface in which British French and American scientists are taking part Shadows Measured The new technique is based The new photographs consist of a series of time lapse exposures of the moon each covering about 60000 square miles Specific areas were photographed at one-to-three upon measurements of shadows Jninule intervals for four to eight hours each night Que to various factors including superior observing conditions at the French observatory of lunar prominences as -shadows creep forward or recede across the moon's surface More SAILORS AT NEWS CONFERENCE Four Soviet seamen who survived 49 days adrift in the North Pacific conduct a news conference yesterday aboard the USS Kearsarge which rescued them A steward serves ice cream The sailors are (from left) Victor Ziganshin Anatole Kruchovski Philip Poplavsky and Ivan Fedotov (AP Wirephoto) 4 Rescued Soviet Seamen To Arrive in Today I This ia described a the first method now can be used lor pro-) mapping of the face of the moonjductinn of lunar charts the Air ABOARD L'SS KEARSARGKI four tossed about in that In the final week they 'ow I0! appear to a Force says Ift Four village-reared Soviet Pacific in a 50-font landing craft i soup from boiling the top of tr'er on its surface than 5000 photographs picturing the local creep of moon shadow have been recorded at intervals of one to three minutes at! the photographs are of excellent resolution and detail Big Improvement By their use relative heights of' Campden points out that the from Jan 17 until rescued by their arctic leather boots this 41000-ton carrier March 7 They appeared in the Kear- The Air Force scientists say the study shows there is an apparent lack of steep slopes or towering rock faces In fact the absence of pronounced landmarks miy movement of the tip of a shadow of a hill on the moon discloses more than the height of the hill itself The shadow also discloses the' shape of the terrain upon which sarge wardroom yesterday tor a brief picture-taking period and a news conference The news sailors who survived seven weeks adrift on the stormy Pacific Ocean step ashore today in the United States a strange and distant land for them They had some apprehensions shout the future until Soviet embassy officials told them by shore-to-shlp telephone they were being proclaimed as heroes throughout their conference apparently over- 8'vp tbe moon traveler difficulty whelmed them and they oon'in Identifying his position The new technique had its wwn by varia- gin in original lunar topography on be shadows as it moves over uneven land The University of Manchester re- searchers are expected to make their final technical report in June studies made public February 1958 by Prof Zdenek Kopal of the University of Manchester in England and Dr Gilbert Fielder a graduate student Their work came to the attention of Charles Campen acting chief of the lunar planetary exploration' branch of the geophysics directorate Air Force Cambridge search Center asked to he excused Through Lf Cmdr Robert Herrick the Kearsarge interpreter (he Russians told newsmen: "Things got pretty rough After the third ship passed us without sighting us we almost gave up hope" Cordial Treatment Rrar Adm Frank A Brandley El Reno Okla commander of Carrier Division 15 said the Russians had been treated eordially He added "We have been trying to make them kings of the Kearsarge" are landing at San Francisco's Marina Green Four Identified The ysung seamen are Victor 7iganshin 22 of the lower Volga region: Motor Machinist Philip Poplavsky 20 reared in a Ukraine village Seaman Ivan Fedotov 21 from a Siberian town on the Amur River and Motor Machinist Anatole Kru chovski 20 also from the Ukraine After two days in San Francisco the sailors will go to New York by jet airliner and probably will remain under hospital observation there two weeks They still are lean and weak physically nine days after Kearsarge fliers spotted their battered and listing landing craft more than 1000 mile southeast of the sailors' Kurile Island base They had been swept to sea by a sudden storm during a training exercise were jut about at the Baker's Best for DANDRUFF Campden met with Dr Kopal! the following April The result Tg" Wlth Bk Hair Tome was a contract between the Uni-CUo "8 dandruff and itchy scalp The admiral said Ziganshin ajversity of Manchester and it or money back junior petty officer was the first 1 to he plucked from the landing craft by a carrier helicopter The young Russian was taken to a ready room off the flight deck and asked if he needed assis-tanrr Ziganshin weakly assured the admiral they needed help and that the other three men would "be giad to come aboard the carrier" Aviation Machinist Mate Philip Keaietwiff Detroit Mich who speaks Russian was assigned to help them He said all hands expressed a desire to do something tor the tour Beating Order Denied By Captain STUTTGART Germany ifi Capt Richard Agnew reiterated before a court martial yesterday that he did not order a private beaten up by two sergeants Agnew 28 of Lawrence Mass is charged with instructing Sgis James A Carter of Livingston Texas and Ted Williams of Washington Ct to strike Pfc George C- Campbell of Burlington Mass Agnew holder of the Distinguished Service Cross tor bravery in the Korean war was cross-examined yesterday by the prosecution during the sixth day of the trial Agnew said he only heard of the beating of Campbell after it happened and that he warned Carter he could fare possible punishment tor maltreating Campbell The raptain said Carter replied that nothing would happen since Campbell was going to deny the story about the heating Agnew said Carter Williams am) Campbell agreed that Campbell had tried to escape Carter after Campbell had been absent without leave two days threshold of what a human ran stand when we picked them up" said Lt Cmdr Beckwith La Jolla Calif the carrier's medical officer Advises Hosnl lillutkm Beckwith said he had advised Russian embassy officers that the men should be kept under hospital observation because their ordeal could cause lasting organic damage The two pounds of tinned meal aboard the landing craft lasled the tour men 16 days Thereafter they survived on sternly rationed servings of soup made from a Ifi-pmind hag of potatoes Kress Chain To Add 10 Stores in Texas HOUSTON (ft At least ten new stores will he opened in Texas by Kress Co within the next three ypars two top officials of the national organization say Board chairman Paul Troasl and president George Cobb told newsmen yesterday stores are planned or under construction in rities including Houston Fort Worth Amarillo Dallas Austin and Temple A-Sub to Australia CANBERRA Australia Reuters i The nuclear powered American submarine USS Halibut will visit Sydney and Melbourne during annual Coral Sea celebrations in May Defense Minister Athol Townley announced yesterday Only 95 AND YOUR OLD cliancr EAVtolEttT CAST IRON CHICKEN FRYER with lid Reg $449 SPECIAL i FUME-RESISTANT 1 SUN-PROOF HOUSE PAINT New HOMOGENIZED Red Heart EVANGELIST BUFORD DOWELL REVIVAL SERVICES NIGHTLY at 7:45 PM ot tht CORPUS CHRISTI TABERNACLE EUZARETH AND ALAMEDA STREETS with the "BUFORD DOWELL PARTY" MINISTERING IN ALL SERVICES People ora being Blessed by Prophecy The Word of GOD Prosperity Faith and Spiritual Gifts under the ministry of Evongelist Buford Dowell DON'T MISS THESE GREAT SERVICES Every Night at PM Radio Broadcast on KCTA 1030 KC ot 7il5 AM Monday through Saturday Broadcast at 91 5 AM on Sundays Paslnr Rev Salslrand PHONE TU2-5156 Only new Red Heart ia actually homogenized for Arm moiat texture with never a trace of bone particle And what a wonderful cat food Red Heart ia mode from freah ocean fah with extra vitamin and mineral added the maet complete cat food you can buy (Ha far lem Mcat-food too!) 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