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Neither was aimfd at United States today readied its Ranger 3 is the most complex dozens of events which must ment is so complex that' it has the moon and each was only most powerful rocket fur an at- unmanned space experiment ev- occur on a split-second timeta- "assigned three identical space- partially successful. However, tempt to launch a spacecraft to er attempted by the United ble. Included is the firing ot craft to the task in the hope the space agency felt they pro- the moon. States. It involves launching another engine 16 hours after that at least one will be suc- vided sufficient data to proceed Its mission: To take tele- the Agena B second stage of launching to jockey the s; ace- cessful." Rangers 4 and 5 are with Ranger 3. vision pictures and land an in- the booster into orbit and, at craft into a collision course to be launched later this year. The United States has shot strument package to record the precise moment, re-starting with the moon. ' Rangers 1 and 2 were (See MOON, Page 2) moonquakes. the engine to boost the space- Scientists have less than & craft's speed to 24,500 miles ar. one hour period late this after- hour and start it on its 66-hour noon in which to fire the 102- voyage to the moon. foot-tall Atlas-Agena B vehicle If successful, Ranger 3 will to put the Spacecraft —'Ranger relay television pictures ot the 'Everything Is Go' 3 — on the proper course. moon from as close as 15 miles If troubles prevent the rocket away and will produce the first from getting off the ground in recordings of seismic activity this time, only tomorrow will and other information about the remain in a six-day period when composition of the lunar sur- For Orbit Flight the moon is in the desired posi- face. tion. Failure to launch by to- The data, plus that to be CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In the ties and nothing to pose "any serious threat to morrow will mean a postpone- gathered by more sophisticated clipped lingo of rocketry, "Everything Is Go" for (he mission." ment until the next favorable machines in the next few years, America's first try to put an astronaut in orbit The Navy said, "Aye, aye, sir"—all ships and will help stake out the landing period starting about Feb. 20 tomorrow. aircraft assigned to recover Glenn were on sta- s The shot originally was set site for the first U.S. manned Which means that, barring some snag now tion, or nearing station. unforeseen, Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE will fight his duel with the cosmos—an attempt Weathermen pronounced climatic condition] 80 Attend Meeting to whirl around the globe three times in four and favorable. RANGER SPACECRAFT — Advanced model of the Rangsr spacecraft and the lunar t jne-half hours. Then it came Glenn's turn to answer. capsule it will carry to the vicinity of tho moon is studied by Dr. Donal B. Duncan, Expected launch time is somewhere between "The crew is go," said Glenn. 7:30 a. m. and 12:30 p. m. If Glenn departs sky- The crew consists of Glenn, unless for some left, general operations manager of Space Systems Operations at Aeronutronie Teachers Lose Bid ward early in this period, he and the ground reason this cool, evidently nerveless man has to Division of Ford Motor to., and James D. Burke, Ranger project manager at the controllers will aim at three global circuits. If bow out and his backup pilot, Scott Carpenter, later, the number of orbits will be cut to two Jet Propulsion Laboratory. takes his place. r even one. The word went out that Glenn, an early-to-bcd For Pay Increase . This is because the rescue teams must have man when big things are looming, hit the sack plenty of daylight to fish him and his data- in good season last night in the big hangar S that RED BANK - Teachers lost across the board from the first crammed capsule out of the western Atlantic is his home away from home. step." out last night in their bid to have ocean. Newsmen were told by Joseph B. Gillerman, He said he feels the $300 pay the Board of Education increase BIGGER BOOSTER a systems engineer for the Air Research Manu- Railroad Plan maximum salaries by $600 and raise for veteran teachers is Meanwhile, about a mile and a half from the facturing Division of the Garrett Corp., that the 'sufficient." reduce from 14 to 12 the number pad where Glenn's great Atlas rocket stood in life support system in Glenn's space capsule was Dr. M. Gregg Hibbs, superintend of steps on the guide required readiness today, an even bigger booster was pre- in perfect order. Work Out Transit, Trade Center Details ent ol schools, urged the board to reach the top salary. pared for a reconnaissance mission to the moon. to reconsider its proposed salary A bit of trouble in this breath-of-life system Eighty teachers and residents TRENTON (AP)-New Jersey road and construction of a world Port of New York Authority. guide. As for Glenn's mercury astronaut mission, a forced a postponement this week, but a valve attended the 90 minute public big huddle was held at this missile range head- Md New York officials today put trade center in Manhattan. For New Jersey, the program He said the administration that was acting up has been replaced. hearing on the budget. quarters yesterday and Walter C. Williams, Mer- the finishing touches to a half- The plan was unveiled to legis- would provide a modernized 'will have difficulty" competing The system, one of the scientific marvels in H & M Railroad linked to North By a vote of 7 to 1, with One cury operations director, called the roll: billion-dollar plan designed to end lators here yesterday by Gov. for new teachers and "retaining the capsule, includes: Jersey's other commuter rail- abstention, the board adopted its The Air Force reported the Atlas D booster Oxygen supply lines; a little "debris trap" to a year-old impasse over revival Richard J. Hughes and half a our staff," based on the salaries roads and operated by the Port 1962-63 budget which provides a was "Go" (ready to go). This Atlas, plus (he prevent Glenn from breathing in dust, hairs or of the Hudson & Manhattan Rail- dozen officials of the state and included in the budget. Authority. Total cost would be $300 pay raise for teachers with spaceship atop it and a 16-foot escape tower on what not that might be floating around In a more than $200 million. 15 or more years of experience. The maximum salaries soughl by the teachers are: B.A., $8,- top of that, stands 93 feet tall. weightless state; a lithium hydroxide tank which For New York, the plan pro- Dr. Sidney M. Hodas voted Another officer mentioned that the worldwide prevents Glenn from breathing in the carbon against adopting the budget. He 100; M.S., $8,400, and doctorate, vides for Port Authority con> $8,700. tracking system has some minor problems—noth- dioxide he has exhaled; a cooling system, and Charges Detailed struction and operation of a $270 said he favored "something high- ng unusual in view of the tremendous complexi- a device to squeeze excess moisture out of the air. The Teachers' Association main- million World Trade Center on er" in teachers' salaries, but tains that failure to provid the west side of lower Man- added, "I was not in favor of greater increases at the top of th hattan. their schedule." salary guide will result in los; In Payroll Case Long Sought Dr. Wiley Abstains of experienced teachers. Each state would get a long' Dr. Herman O. Wiley said he Present minimum salaries are: Commuters to Benefit KEANSBURG — Details of 10 reel records and did allow "falsi- sought goal. abstained because "there was not B.A., $4,600; MA, 94.900, am charges filed against suspended fication, erasures and altera- Representatives of Hughes and enough dissenting opinion to de- doctorate, $5,200. Police Chief Alphonsus McGrath tions" in the blotter, time sheets Gov, Nelson Rockefeller of Nei feat" the motion to adopt the Tax Levy Down and Deputy Police Chief Theo- and time cards. York were to mee[ in New York budget. dore Loder were released yes- From Tax Agreement 4. Falling to enforce ru'es re City today to work out final de- "I'm not in favor of the teach The budget totals $1,643,340, terday.