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Item # 573932
July 31, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1946

* V-2 rocket - missile launch
* White Sands New Mexico NM
* 1 mile altitude reached for 1st time


This 48 page newspaper has small one column headlines near the bottom of page 6: "V-2 REACHES 104 MILES", "Army Reports Altitude Mark Set by German Rocket".

This tells of the very first rocket to reach a altitude of a mile or more for the first time. A small inside page report, but a first report. It is what it is.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.