Sep 9 1967
From The Space Library
Sen. John O. Pastore (D-R.I.) , Chairman of Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, speaking at launching of Navy's latest nuclear submarine, the Narwhal, in Groton, Conn., called for "full speed ahead" on building an ABM system. (Av Wk, 9/18/67; ,CR, 9/19/67, 93207-9)
To astronauts, Maj. Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr. (USAF), and Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr. (USN), had won the 1967 Harmon International Aviation Trophy, the Clifford B. Harmon Trust announced in New York. Trophies also would go to Miss Sheila Scott of Britain, who had established speed records during a 28,633-mi solo flight around the world in a single-engine plane, and to Alvin S. White. White, now manager of supersonic flight research and development for Trans World Airlines, was named the outstanding airplane pilot for test flights of the XB-70 at mach 3 as chief test pilot for North American Aviation Company. The awards are made annually for exceptional feats of individual piloting skill. (NYT, 9/10/67)
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was dedicated. Two-mile-long building would contain the world's longest research instrument, one of the most complex and precise machines ever built by man. Director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center would be Professor Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky. The energy of the linear accelerator would be three times that of any other electron accelerator in the world, producing more than 20 billion electron volts. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of AEC, in his speech of dedication, hoped that "these forces of science, these common quests that men can undertake and work together on, . . will in large part be responsible for the fulfillment of one of man's most basic needs-that of being able to live together in peace and understanding." Dr. Seaborg emphasized that the center "is open . . . to qualified scientists from all parts of the United States and the world." (AEC Release S-35-67)
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