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...used the similar vice-presidential jet himself. Says Manchester of the two Boeing 707s: "Each carried the same equipment, both were guarded." On the contrary, says Roberts, U.S.A.F. 26000, the presidential craft, "then contained far more and better communications equipment-transmitting, receiving, coding and decoding-than any of the back-up jets...
There is a second Apollo capsule waiting to be shipped to Cape Kennedy from North American Aviation's plant in Downey, Calif. There is also a back-up crew-led by Navy Captain Walter Schirra-to man the shot. But there is certain to be a long delay, for scientists must be absolutely certain that the cause of the fire is not a congenital weakness in the ship. Beyond that, it will take months to get the new capsule thoroughly tested and in position atop her Saturn 1-B. The earliest possible date that Apollo 204 could be rescheduled...
...until less than two minutes remained in the fourth quarter that Harvard again scored through the air when back-up quarterback John Shevlin connected with halfback Will Stargel for a 15-yard score...
...placard placed over the Gemini hatches by back-up Astronauts Jim Lovell and Ed Aldrin, they read...
...they prepare for their Puerto Rico trip coming in a week, the trackmen still have large gaps in their ranks. They need back-up sprinters for Andersen and Lynch, more depth in the javelin, broad jump, and the hop-skin and jump. Their early meets should be easy--they start off on April 16 against Brown--but they face an incredibly fired-up Army in the Outdoor Heps...