This last is from the aviation section in Newsweek based on an Aviation Week report. It shows what little we knew at the time. You can see where I dated it Feb 22 1954. It's
amazing how many of them they thought there were. This type of misinformation is what led to the U-2. Enquiring minds want to know.
A selection of pictures from my misspent youth. In the mid 1950s, for all you youngsters, a kid could go to the corner grocery store (gone, replaced now days by the stop & rob convenience store) and for a penny, 1 cent, buy a bubble gum pack which included a trading card 2"x3" same size as the accompanying thin sheet of gum. There was a competition to see who could sail the gum the farthest. Consider how many must be purchased or traded to get a complete set as one had no idea which card was in the wrapper. Consider the profit margin of the merchant at one cent each. This is the reason I pick up pennies in parking lots, much to the great amusement of my children and great grand children. I offer these initial few for your consideration and if there is interest, I will continue.