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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) Arizona Offers More Arguments for Title To Colorado Water San Francisco (U.R) John D. Frank, attorney for the state of Arizona, said today he is near- Ing the "fat" part of his case in the Colorado river water dis pute with California. It is Arizona's hope that Spe cial Master Simon H. Rifkind vill accept Arizona's definition of the term and thus award that state title to 3.800.000 annual acre feet of Colorado river water. Arizona sued California in the U.S. Supreme Court to estab lish its title. California claims it is entitled to withdraw 5,363. 000 acre feet. There is not enoush water to satisfy both claims. The court ordered Rifkind to hear the suit in San Francisco and to recommend a verdict. It will take from four to six months to hear all the evidence. Arizona's Progress Since the trial opened, Ari zona has been presenting a seriec o experts to establish the his torical and geological back ground on which it will base its claims. One such witness, William Gooken, engineer of the San Carlos Irrigation District, testi fied Tuesday about water in the Gila river drainage system. He said the Gila river drain age system received 35 to 40 million acre feet of water a year First Known Use of Rockets Occurred in China in 1232 Washington Rockets, which may enable man to burst out of the sky and into space, have been used for at least seven centuries as weapons and for fiery display. The great rockets of today, military missiles and high-altitude research craft streaking to iho imivr eH? nf the earth's atmosphere, employ the only kndwn motive power that can operate as well in a vacuum such as outer space as in air. In fact, they work better in a vacuum. They carry their own oxygen, and need no air to "push" against. Absence of air cuts friction on the rocket, in creasing its performance. Invented by Chinese First known use of rockets was in China in 1232, when de fenders of the city of Kaifent shot self-propelled missiles at be siegers. The Chinese later de veloped a fireworks rocket. Rockets became known in Eu rope by 1250. For the next 500 years they were used occasional ly for fighting, but were devel oped "to a high and delightful degree" as pyrotechnics ri i r e works. War rockets began thrir first period of great importance in 1790, when rocketeers of the Prince of Mysore cut up attack ing British forces with iron-tipped missiles in the battle of Seringapatum, India. The Indian rocket inspired further advances pioneered by Sir William Congreve, who de signed a 32-pound sheet-iron weapon. In the War of 1812, sur prise rocket barrages helped the British capture the city of Wash ington. During the night of September 13-14, 1814, the British fleet, in cluding several rocket barges, unsuccessfully .attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. One watcher was Francis Scott Key, hence "the rockets' red glare" in "The Star Spangled Banner." Peaceful uses of the rocket were also developed. By the 1830s rockets were carrying lines to stricken ships, as they still do. They have also been used to deliver mail, to carry cables across gorges as a first step in bridge building, and to lay telephone lines in difficult terrain. Pointed downward, they dig holes for telephone poles as well as soldiers' foxholes. Rockets Aim at Space Improvements in artillery ren dered war rockets seemingly obsolete about the turn of. the century. On Pearl Harbor day the United States armed services had no rockets in use. But by the end of World War II, blan kets of modern rockets were be ing laid down from ships and land launchers; rockets were be ing fired from planes, and the Germans had developed the V-2. Robert H. Goddard, a New England inventor, experimented 'Yankee Doodle' Said Written on Well Curb Albany, N.Y. (U.R) Accord ing to the booklet. "Houses of History in New York State." is sued by the state's commerce department, the song, "Yankee Doodle," was born at Fort Crailo in Rensselaer. N.Y. The booklet says that a Brit ish army surgeon. Dr. Richard Shuckburgh. wrote the words while 'seated on the well curb at the rear of the house. The "fort," now a museum, is an old brick house believed to have been built about 1705. MAIL TRIBUNE in the form of rain, but he said much of it was lost by evapora tion and by the force of gravity pulling it underground toward the ocean. By the time man diverts the flow of the river itself, Gooken said, there often is no water at the river's measuring point at Dome, Ariz. He said it was his opinion that if it were not for human interference, 3 per cent of the annual rainfall would flow down the Gila to its mouth. Testimony Narrowed Frank said the testimony of Gooken and other experts will be narrowed down by other wit nesses to arrive at a definition of "beneficial consumptive use." It appeared Arizona will claim that in using water from the Colorado and its tributaries, credit should be given for sal vage and evaporation, while California opposes this view. California won a victory Tues day when Rifkind ordered .the U.S. Department of the Interior to make records of the Bureau of Declamation available to Call fornia attorneys. California attorney Northcutt Ely said the records were neces sary so California could stab lish a historic case for its defi nition of the controversial term The records in question cover the years from 1902 to. 1944. with liquid-fuel rockets in the 1920s and 30s. His ideas led eventually to the recoilless ba zooka rocket and the Wac Cor poral, which in 1949, from the nose of a V-2, blasted to the present altitude record of 250 miles. Sometime within the next two years, the launching of the first man-made artificial satel lite may fulfill Goddard's dreams of reaching the edge of space. Tomorrow's rockets, scientists say, may be driven by new forms of energy perhaps akin to a stream of light generated by a controlled nuclear reaction, and will travel at speeds compara ble to that of light itself. Examinations Urged For School Children Portland The state board of health has urged parents to obtain complete physical and dental examinations as soon as possible for all children entering school for the first time this fall. Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state officer, said Oregon school au thorities ask parents for records of such medical and dental ex aminations at the time children first register. Examinations should be ob tained early to allow time to complete immunization sched ules and any corrective work which is indicated, Dr. Erickson said. He also reminded parents that many school districts require copies of birth certificates for all new admissions. Copes may be obtained by writing or visit ing the state board of health, room 979, Portland state office building. One dollar should ac company the request for each copy. Information should include the full names of the child and the parents, and the date and place of birth, to enable staff members to locate the records. TEXAS FOUNTAIN ILLEGAL Dallas. Tex. W.R) City offi cials Tuesday ordered the water fountain in front of the county courthouse turned off. They de cided that by leaving the foun tain on they were breaking a new city law limiting watering to 'alternate days. IEiB3l (Vodka in orange juice) It leaves you breathless mirnpff to we anxutt nam " -VOBKA 80pnxf. Midt from 100 (trtinnnitriJsp trio. Ste. fherreSnurood FU. Inc. Hartford, Cona. i -Wednesday, June 27. 1958 Pt-x - - CO , r"f&- I l' ''! i : v - J TWINING FETED Meeting at a Soviet Aviation Day reception are (left to right): Communist Party leader Nikita Khrushchev; Defense Minister Marshall Georgi Zhu kov; General Nathan Twining, USAF Chief of Staff and Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky. 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