Nov 20 1964
From The Space Library
General Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. (USA), presented the Distinguished Flying Cross to four of five Army pilots who recently broke ten world records for helicopters, including two records previously held by the Russians. The recipients were: Capt. William A. Welter, Jr.; Capt. Michael N. Antoniou; CWO Emery E. Nelson; and CWO Joseph C. Watts. The fifth pilot, Maj. John A. Johnston, was absent on an over-seas assignment. The records were for speed, distance, and time-to-climb in class E-1, E-1D, and E-1E helicopters. With official recognition of the new records, the U.S. would hold 26 marks (52%), the U.S.S.R. 14 (28%), France 9 (18%), and Czechoslovakia 1 (2%) . (DOD Releases 793-64 and 824-64; NYT, 11/7/64, 53)
After analyzing atmospheric debris from Communist China's nuclear test, nuclear physicist Seitaro Nakamura of Tokyo Univ. Institute for Nuclear Physics said China was nearer to detonating her first hydrogen bomb than France was. Quantities of U-238 and U-237 found in atmospheric samplings Oct. 17-25 over Japan suggested detonation had been a "moderator test" of the type often made shortly before a hydrogen (fusion) test. (Statist, 11/20/64, 481)
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