SATELLITE LAUNCHED
Russians’ 16th This Year (N.Z P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) MOSCOW, April 19. The Soviet Union today launched its second new earth satellite in two days, and its sixteenth this year. The new craft, Cosmos 215, appeared unconnected either with Cosmos 214, launched yesterday, or with its two predecessors which were automatically coupled in space last Monday and flew together nearly four hours before separating. These two satellites, Cosmos 212 and 213, were believed to be still circling the earth on different orbits today, although there has been no official news of them since Monday. Their link-up was the second time Soviet scientists had performed the feat in six months.
Nearly At Pole.—Five Americans and a Canadian, bidding to become the first surface expedition to reach the North Pole since Admiral Robert Perry went there 59 years ago, were expected to arrive at their goal within the next 24 hours, said an expedition spokesman yesterday.—Chicago, April 19.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31659, 20 April 1968, Page 13
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